Are colleges dealing well with the increasing number of academic couples who work in the same department?
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"On faculty couples in the same department: Here at the Univ. of Washington History Department, we have no less than three historian couples, and it seems to work..."
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- -- Scott Rausch, Undergraduate adviser, PhD candidate (posted 4/20, 5:08 p.m., E.D.T.)
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"Some further comments on couples working in the same department. More questions are asked than answers provided, which is probably to be expected. Questions include..."
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- -- Abraham L. Gitlow, Dean Emeritus, New York University (posted 4/19, 3:04 p.m., E.D.T.)
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"I am really pleased to see the issue of collaboration among academic couples addressed in The Chronicle because I think it helps to..."
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- -- Elizabeth G. Creamer, Associate Professor, Women's Studies,
Virginia Tech (posted 4/17, 2:09 p.m., E.D.T.)
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"I resigned yesterday from a position I held (and loved) for 4 years at a women's liberal arts college. My spouse and I..."
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- -- anonymous (posted 4/17, 2:07 p.m., E.D.T.)
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"Robin Wilson's article on spouses pursuing similar academic positions at the same institution points to an even broader question on college campuses. What about..."
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- -- Andrew Ceperley, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs & Director of
Career Services, College of Communication at UT-Austin (posted 4/17, 2:04 p.m, E.D.T.)
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"It seems to me that if we do not make a place for academic couples in the same department, we must expect that the appointment at different institutions will put strains on..."
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- -- Dan K. Bell, Adjunct Instructor, James Madison University (posted 4/15, 12:08 p.m., E.D.T.)
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"Robin Wilson's article makes a sincere effort at achieving balance in its discussion of spouses working in the same department. Unfortunately, the points relative to conflicts of ..."
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- -- Abraham L. Gitlow, Dean Emeritus, New York University (posted 4/15, 12 p.m., E.D.T.)
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"I must admit that I am somewhat puzzled by the present Colloquy topic. In my own experience (which is far from unique), obtaining a real academic position at all is..."
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- -- Francis Deblauwe, Adjunct doctoral faculty, U. of Missouri-Kansas
City (posted 4/15, 11:56 a.m., E.D.T.)
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"It is interesting that the critical question that should be asked and answered is frequently ignored. The question is not whether..."
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- -- Ronald C. Martella, Associate Professor, Eastern Washington
University (posted 4/13, 3:48 p.m., E.D.T.)
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"The problems of academic couples with appointments in the same department are indeed real. But they are manageable when they and their colleagues respond in..."
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- -- Dr. George L. Findlen, Dean, General Education, Western Wisconsin
Technical College (posted 4/13, 1:48 p.m., E.D.T.)
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