TY - BOOK AU - Nzinga-Johnson,Sekile TI - Lean semesters: how higher education reproduces inequity T2 - Critical university studies SN - 9781421438764 AV - LB2332.32 N999 2020 U1 - 378.1/2082 23 PY - 2020///] CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - African American women college teachers KW - Social conditions KW - Minority women college teachers KW - United States KW - African American women in higher education KW - Minority women in higher education KW - Sex discrimination in higher education KW - Racism in higher education KW - Educational equalization KW - Education, Higher KW - Social aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction. The university as hyper-producer of inequity -- Mortgaging our brains : black women, privatization, and subprime PHDs -- Ain't I precarious : black academic women as contingent -- Black academic women and the family tariff neoliberal era -- Jumping mountains : resisting the marketized university -- Conclusion: Statement of solidarity N2 - "Neoliberal practices of the contemporary university cause disproportionate economic hardships for women, especially those who are students or adjuncts, are members of racialized groups, belong to underpaid disciplines, or are employed at less prestigious institutions. Lean Semesters addresses the reality that women of color, particularly Black women, are vulnerable to compounded forms of exploitation and inequity as faculty members"-- ER -