Date of Award
2024-04-17
Degree Name
PhD Leadership Studies
Dissertation Committee
Nydia C. Sánchez, PhD, Chair Leslie Boozer, EdD, JD, Member Elizabeth A. Say, PhD, Member
Keywords
queer, queer studies, queer theory, higher education, higher education leadership, higher education administration, leadership, portraiture
Abstract
Institutions of higher education were historically built to serve a wealthy, White, straight male student population and the leaders of these institutions still largely reflect these demographics. This project specifically aims to celebrate and amplify the life and career of university administrators who identify within the LGBTQ community. Mainly through the use of a portraiture methodology, this three-article study attempts to examine the ways in which LGBTQ identity and career influence one another.
Worldmaking and narrative will be used as a theoretical frame to help analyze the ways in which the telling of a queer individual’s story makes the world at present and in the future, more queer. This research holds significance because it disrupts the heteronormative narrative within higher education administration and shows the unique ways that queer university leaders navigate an institution that has historically excluded them. It also works to archive the story of a trailblazing leader that can inform and inspire future generations of queer individuals looking to make their career in higher education administration.
Document Type
Dissertation: Open Access
Department
Leadership Studies
Digital USD Citation
Lorenzana, Andrew R. E., ""There is Power in Being Out": A Three Article Approach Celebrating the Experiences of Queer University Leaders" (2024). Dissertations. 1010.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/1010
Copyright
Copyright held by the author
Included in
Community College Education Administration Commons, Community College Leadership Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Higher Education Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, History of Gender Commons, Leadership Commons, Leadership Studies Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Education Commons, Other Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Social Justice Commons