Essays reveal how universities discriminate in ways ranging from unintentional to malignant. Explores the unwritten rules of academic hiring and tenure, and how these shifting requirements undermine the quality of reseach and teaching. Also shows how persistence in efforts to create a diverse and more equitable professorate can result in change. Contributors: Ariana E. Alexander, Houston E. Baker Jr., Dionne Bensonsmith, Leslie Bow, Angie Chabram, Andreana Clay, Jane Chin Davidson, April L. Few-Demo, Carmen V. Harris, Rashida L. Harrison, Ayanna Jackson-Fowler, Patricia A. Matthew, Fred P. Piercy, Deepa S. Reddy, Lisa Sanchez Gonzalez, Wilson Santos, Sarita Echavez See, Andrew J. Stremmel, Charyl A. Wall, E. Frances, White, and Jennifer D. Williams. The University of North Carolina Press. 2016. Paper. NEW. $30.00