Dr. Alex Stehn researches and teaches philosophy across the Americas while exploring the intersections of Ethics, Social & Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, and Philosophy of Education. His most recent research explores Mexican and Mexican American Philosophy, especially the work of Gloria Anzaldúa, in order to develop a bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate philosophy of education to flesh out UTRGV's vision of becoming the USA's "premier Hispanic-serving institution, and a highly engaged bilingual university." He has also published numerous articles on teaching and is the recipient of the University of Texas Regents’ Outstanding…
Dr. Alex Stehn researches and teaches philosophy across the Americas while exploring the intersections of Ethics, Social & Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, and Philosophy of Education. His most recent research explores Mexican and Mexican American Philosophy, especially the work of Gloria Anzaldúa, in order to develop a bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate philosophy of education to flesh out UTRGV's vision of becoming the USA's "premier Hispanic-serving institution, and a highly engaged bilingual university." He has also published numerous articles on teaching and is the recipient of the University of Texas Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award.
Beyond the philosophy department, Dr. Stehn is the Co-founder and President of RGV PUEDE, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate and organize parents, families, and communities to support, improve, and extend dual language bilingual education programs from Pre-K to 12th across the Rio Grande Valley.
