Sister Outsider in the Academy

<p>Institutions of higher education in the United States enroll the largest number of foreign students in the world each year. As such this book presents a phenomenological study that explores the perceptions and experiences of Afro-Caribbean international female graduate students attending Predominately White Institutions <span style=color: rgba(15 36 62 1)>(PWIs) </span>in the southeastern U.S. The experiences of Afro-Caribbean women have often been overlooked or homogenized in the literature as generalizable among foreign students or African Americans. Therefore this book is guided by the following two research questions: 1. <em>What are the academic experiences of Afro-Caribbean international female graduate students attending predominately White colleges and universities in the southeastern United States?</em> And 2. <em>What unique factors have shaped Afro-Caribbean international female graduate students' experiences while attending graduate schools at predominately White colleges and universities in the southeastern United States?</em> The data presented in this book are in-depth interviews with eight (8) Afro-Caribbean international female graduate students attending PWIs in the U.S. The findings indicate that Afro-Caribbean women navigate multiple academic and campus-based challenges associated with race gender and international status in schools. The book presents meditating processes strategies and recommendations for higher education institutions.</p>