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African American Women's Graduate Student Experience The University of San Francisco USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center Doctoral Dissertations Theses, Dissertations, Capstones and Projects Winter 2017 More Than a Silhouette: African American Women’s Graduate Student Experience Bridget Holly Love University of San Francisco, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.usfca.edu/diss Part of the Educational Administration and Supervision Commons Recommended Citation Love, Bridget Holly, "More Than a Silhouette: African American Women’s Graduate Student Experience" (2017). Doctoral Dissertations. 411. https://repository.usfca.edu/diss/411 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, Capstones and Projects at USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center. For more information, please contact [email protected]. UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO MORE THAN A SILHOUETTE: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN’S GRADUATE STUDENT EXPERIENCE A Dissertation Presented to The Faculty of the School of Education International and Multicultural Education Department In Partial Fulfillment For the Requirements for Degree of the Doctor of Education by Bridget Holly Love San Francisco December 2017 Copyright by BRIDGET HOLLY LOVE, 2017 All Rights Reserved ii ABSTRACT MORE THAN A SILHOUETTE: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMENS’ GRADUATE STUDENT EXPERIENCE African American women have been silhouetted. They have been reduced to a one dimensional version of themselves and defined by societies White – male hegemonic background. Currently, limited research exists on the experiences of African American (AA) women graduate students from an Afrocentric perspective. Despite the increase enrollment of AA women in higher education, barriers to degree completion still persist as evidenced by the lower rates of graduation. The lack of AA women in higher education demonstrates that the literature holds a minority position not unlike that of AA women in society. Subsequently, the accomplishments, challenges and overall experiences of these students are missing. To date, both scholarly literature and educational praxis have dimensional voids in addressing the needs of women of African descent in the academy. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe and understand the experiences of African American women graduate students by elevating their voices. The two mechanisms of Black Feminist Thought: Matrix of domination and intersectionality were used to understand the women’s experiences in the context of being Black first, gendered a woman second and then the issues that arise from a textured life where intersections of identity occur. This study addresses the gap in research by not only drawing attention to statistical outcomes as reported by National reporting agencies on student academic success but also brings to the surface the lived experiences of AA women graduate students with respect to how they see their epistemological selves. The researcher used both a survey and interviews to highlight the ways institutions further iii marginalize AA women graduate students. Finally, this study provides recommendations rooted in the African philosophy of Ubuntu to affirm these women and thus affirm our own humanity. Recommendations are shared in relation to faculty and staff working with AA women graduation students, institutional policy and practice, and reconceptualizing human rights. iv This dissertation, written under the direction of the candidate’s dissertation committee and approved by the members of the committee, has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty of the School of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education. The content and research methodologies presented in this work represents the work of the candidate alone. Bridget Holly Love November 7, 2017 Candidate Date Dissertation Committee Dr. Betty Taylor November 7, 2017 Chairperson Dr. Emma Fuentes November 7, 2017 Dr. Onllwyn Dixon November 7, 2017 v DEDICATION To all of the Women in my family on whose shoulders I stand, this work is dedicated to you: some in your memory and others in your honor. “Her children arise up, and call her blessed” Proverbs 31:28 vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. Romans 13:7 My acknowledgments will follow the order of this scripture: tribute, custom, fear and honor. Each part of the legend is unique in contribution to my epistle, may it be alive to those who read it. Tribute This work is dedicated to the woman in this study, the women in my family, the women in my sphere and the women who will be encouraged and strengthened by its contents. Someone once said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. I pay tribute to the women who have stepped strong before me and whose lives have intersected mine either in person or through their scholarly work. Sometimes we step together in unison, sometimes your steps have set the pace for my own and at other times my steps have helped others navigate confined spaces. So I pay tribute to the women on the line as we keep in step. I say to you all: Keep step’n my life is more robust because of your cadence! To my writing buddies, my Saturdays have been enriched by the present of your presence. We spent hours together in communion: Commiserating about life’s challenges; hosting and performing in our version of comedy camaraderie; celebrating each other’s successes and planning our post doc activities. We laughed together and you let me cry in a safe space while we all trudged forward to a common goal. I salute you ladies, you are the sisters that I never had but always wanted. vii Custom As is the custom in graduate school, I recognize my dissertation chair, Dr. Betty Taylor and committee members Drs. Emma Fuentes and Onllwyn Dixon. Their presence on this journey added to my process in invaluable ways. I have learned how to persevere against all odds and have grown tremendously journeying with them. There were times when the road seemed arduous and unbearable but I was reminded that this too would pass and that there was light at the end of the tunnel. Without Dr. Taylor I would never have realized my own strength, resilience and boundaries. For this I say thank you. Dr. Fuentes, my activist. I am thankful for our long talks about community building. It was your example of walking in solidarity in uncomfortable spaces that has enabled me to activate my own agency and truly understand what it means to be socially responsible. Dr. Dixon, my midwife. Thank you, for your dedication to the craft and the profession. You challenged me to push when I did not feel as though there was anything left. You breathed with me when I could not breathe on my own. You made asking questions easy, even when the labor was hard. For your commitment to me- an African American woman scholar and my baby- this dissertation, I thank you. Fear I give reverence to the Lord who is faithful to his preceding word. It is through Him that I live, move and have my being. It is only through submission to Him that I have been able to unlock the wisdom of the ages. viii Bob and Floria Love, my first teachers, and Jesse and Shirley Mae Moland, my God-parents; you set my feet upon the path to seek the Lord. It is this search for the mind of God that has taken me into near and distant lands. You all encouraged my curiosity and gave me structure to pursue and obtain my high places. I esteem you. Honour I honour ALL in my community who have played any part in my journey. No part was too small or will ever be forgotten. From the granting of solitude to write; preparing meals for my consumption; releasing me from other obligations so that I could focus on my studies; providing opportunities for retail and craft therapy; words of encouragement spoken in my hearing as well as the conversations with God on my behalf, I am thankful and grateful. Connected, the community of my beloved, you have fortified, shielded, supported and invigorated my resolve to press toward the mark, forward to do this work. To you I say, ‘¡Gracias para todo y Él es bueno!’ ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... iii DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................................. vii Tribute ........................................................................................................................... vii Custom ......................................................................................................................... viii Fear .............................................................................................................................. viii Honour ........................................................................................................................... ix TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... x LIST OF FIGURES ...........................................................................................................
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