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Original Articles

Outsider in the academy: experiences and perspectives of Caribbean women attending predominantly White institutions in the southeastern region of the United States

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Pages 795-814 | Received 10 May 2019, Accepted 11 Jan 2020, Published online: 30 Jan 2020

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