Donalyn White ’16, MA ’19, MA ’22 | Graduate of the Last Decade Award
Mar 4, 2025
Donalyn is a PhD student in the Cultural Studies Department at Claremont Graduate University and teaches at the University of La Verne. As an activist and an archivist, Donalyn works to collect and preserve the history of radical queer love and liberation.
They earned a bachelor of arts in English in 2016, a master of arts in political science with a focus on public policy and community organizing in 2019, and an additional master of arts in English pursuing queer theory in 2022. All three degrees are from the University of Colorado Denver.
Donalyn taught English for three years at the University of Colorado Denver and the Community College of Denver. They spent 10 years in the nonprofit sector, working internationally with the Global Livingston Institute on community development and locally with Inspire Colorado on youth voter activism. At the consulting firm Strategy with Rox, Donalyn conducted research and created policy, facilitated retreats, and led debate preparation for elected officials.
Currently, Donalyn lives in Southern California immersed in a community of queer artists, activists, and scholars.