Accent-Based Discrimination in U.S. Higher Education

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Brief Overview

Accent is a source of privilege/unprivilege, visible minority status is compounded by “audible minority” status, and race, country of origin and institutional role influence how accent-based prejudice plays out in U.S. higher education.

Author

• Farhana Loonat, Skagit Valley College