New From JHU Press
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The Two-Body Problem: Dual-Career-Couple Hiring
Practices in Higher Education
By Lisa Wolf-Wendel, Susan B. Twombly and Suzanne
Rice
Approximately four of every 10 academics have spouses
or partners who are also academics. In fact, dual-career
academic couples are so prevalent that "the two-body
problem" has become a common way of referring to the
situation. Increasingly intense competition to hire the
best faculty requires institutions to assist dual-career
couples in finding suitable employment for the accompanying
spouse or partner. In the new book The Two-Body
Problem, experts in higher education policy examine the
ways in which universities respond to the needs of
dual-career couples. Using extensive data and in-depth case
studies, the authors find that the type of institution
— its location, size, governance, mission and
resources — is a critical factor in determining
dual-career employment options. A valuable contribution to
higher education policy development and the literature on
the academic profession, The Two-Body Problem
addresses a major issue faced by faculty and administrators
everywhere. (January, 288 pages, $42 hardcover)
GO TO JANUARY 26,
2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
GO TO THE GAZETTE
FRONT PAGE.
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