More Couples in Academe Make Career Sacrifices to Be Together

Spouses turn down prestigious job offers if their partners can't come along

By Robin Wilson

In graduate school, Eric Jensen and his wife made a pact: They would not take jobs at universities on opposite sides of the country.

So when Julie Nishimura-Jensen was offered a tenure-track position at Arizona State University and her husband won a coveted...

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