Happy Trailing Spouses

By ROBIN WILSON

The example for academic couples starts at the top at Pennsylvania State University. The president, Graham B. Spanier, is married to Sandra Spanier, a professor of English on the University Park campus. In fact, about 1,400 faculty and staff members are married to colleagues at the university. One incentive to hire spouses and partners: If an academic department agrees to hire a faculty spouse or partner, the Penn State administration will cover as much as two-thirds of the new hire's salary

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The Backlash Against Hiring Couples - April 13, 2001
The Trailing Spouse Track - September 22, 2004
The Trailing Ex-Spouse - December 6, 2007
The Frustrating Career of the 'Trailing Spouse' - March 19, 1999
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