The academy may claim to seek and value diversity in its
professoriate,but reports from faculty of colour around the country
make clear that departmentsand administrators discriminate in ways
that range from unintentionalto malignant. Stories abound of
scholars-despite impressive records ofpublication, excellent
teaching evaluations, and exemplary service to
theiruniversities-struggling on the tenure track. These stories,
however, are rarelyshared for public consumption. Written/Unwritten
reveals that faculty ofcolour often face two sets of rules when
applying for reappointment, tenure,and promotion: those made
explicit in handbooks and faculty orientationsor determined by
union contracts and those that operate beneath the surface.It is
this second, unwritten set of rules that disproportionally
affectsfaculty who are hired to "diversify" academic departments
and then expectedto meet ever-shifting requirements set by tenured
colleagues and administrators.Patricia A. Matthew and her
contributors reveal how these implicitprocesses undermine the
quality of research and teaching in American collegesand
universities. They also show what is possible when universities
persistin their efforts to create a diverse and more equitable
professorate. Thesenarratives hold the academy accountable while
providing a pragmatic viewabout how it might improve itself and how
that improvement can extend toacademic culture at large. The
contributors and interviewees are Ariana E. Alexander, MarlonM.
Bailey, Houston A. Baker Jr., Dionne Bensonsmith, Leslie Bow,
AngieChabram, Andreana Clay, Jane Chin Davidson, April L. Few-Demo,
EricAnthony Grollman, Carmen V. Harris, Rashida L. Harrison,
AyannaJackson-Fowler, Roshanak Kheshti, Patricia A. Matthew, Fred
Piercy, DeepaS. Reddy, Lisa Sanchez Gonzalez, Wilson Santos, Sarita
Echavez See, AndrewJ. Stremmel, Cheryl A. Wall, E. Frances White,
Jennifer D. Williams, andDoctoral Candidate X.
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