Michael Cowan

Michael Cowan holds an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Dallas and graduate degrees from Boston College and the University of Notre Dame. He has over a decade of experience teaching English and humanities at both the secondary and undergraduate level. In 2021, Michael joined Valor as a school leader, and was Headmaster at Valor South Austin for three years.

In his current role as Dean of Humanities for Valor Education, he enjoys working on Valor's humanities curriculum, leading faculty seminars across all campuses, and coaching IHP teachers, as well as teaching the Integrated Humanities Program and Senior Capstone to high school students at Valor South Austin.