ORCID

https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4489-3602

Date of Award

2025

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Education (Ed.D.)

Department

Administrative and Instructional Leadership

First Advisor

Richard F Bernato

Second Advisor

Katherine Aquino

Third Advisor

Stephen Kotok

Abstract

This study examined intellectual leadership in higher education and applied it to women, in general, and African and Latin American women, specifically, using obituaries. The researcher provided an explanation of intellectual leadership and how the term is defined in the literature. This study was a replication of Macfarlane and Chan’s (2014) study of intellectual leadership in higher education using obituaries. The researcher looked to provide an answer to the following research question: What are the variables that limit opportunities for women, in general, and African and Latin American women, specifically, to become intellectual leaders in higher education? The researcher used content analysis to tell the stories of women, in general, and African and Latin American women, specifically, in higher education through their obituaries, in the same way Macfarlane and Chan did in their study. The researcher reviewed the obituary sections of The New York Times and Times Higher Education over 4 years. The researcher used computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software to analyze and interpret data. The researcher also interviewed six women professors after analysis of the obituaries to ensure trustworthiness. The purpose of this study was to add to the literature on intellectual leadership of women, in general, and African and Latin American women, specifically, in higher education, and it built on the research of Macfarlane and Chan.

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