Dual-Career Academic Couples: What Universities Need to Know
The Clayman Institute is pleased to present our new research study on dual-careers in academia. Dual-career issues are increasingly important in higher education today. We discovered that over 70 percent of faculty are in dual-career relationships; more than a third are partnered with another academic. This trend is particularly strong among women scientists and people in assistant professor positions. As the number of women receiving Ph.D.s continues to rise, U.S. universities will see an increasing number of high quality candidates for faculty positions partnered with another academic. This presents universities with a challenge, but also a great opportunity to access new candidates and diversify their faculty.
Based on the partnering status of full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty in thirteen top U.S. research universities, Dual-Career Academic Couples explores the impact of dual-career partnering on hiring, retention, professional attitudes, and work culture in the U.S. university sector. It also makes recommendations for improving the way universities work with dual-career candidates and strengthen overall communication with their faculty on hiring and retention issues.
Please click on the links below to download PDF files of the executive summary, full report (including executive summary), and news release as appropriate. There is no charge for this report.
Full Report: Dual-Career Academic Couples: What Universities Need to Know (August 2008)
Executive Summary: Dual-Career Academic Couples: Executive Summary (August 2008)
News release (August 20, 2008)
Dual-Career Academic Couples: Media mentions, August to November 2008
We would like to hear about your successes and failures, challenges and solutions, around the issue of dual-careers. Join our Dual-Career Couples Group on Facebook or add your comments to our dual-careers blog.
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