Two-Body Problem

Lisa Wolf-Wendel is an associate professor in the teaching and leadership department of the University of Kansas. Susan B. Twombly is a professor in the teaching and leadership department of the University of Kansas. Suzanne Rice is an associate professor in the teaching and leadership department of the University of Kansas.

• 1. Introduction2. Dual-Career Couples: Who Does What and Why3. Introduction to the Cases and the Qualitative Method4. Relocation Services5. Accommodation through Non-Tenure-Track and Adjunct6. Faculty Positions7. Accommodation through Split and Shared Positions8. Accommodation through Shared Advertising9. In Pursuit of Tenure-Track Positions10. Common Concerns about Dual-Career Hiring Practices11. The Two-Body Problem Revisited: Conclusions and RecommendationsAppendix A: Survey MethodologyAppendix B: Useful Internet ResourcesBibliographyIndex

A useful compendium of how institutions of differing size, type and location are grappling with the dual-career problems... One has the sense of being privy to the kind of uncensored observation that would never show up in official minutes. -- Cynthia Goheen Connection 2004 Anyone aspiring to be a department chair or provost, or something similar, might do well to at least peruse this book. -- Karen Saxe MAA Online 2004 As the first comprehensive national study to systematically examine institutional dual-career policies and practices, The Two-Body Problem will interest administrators and faculty looking for ways to balance the needs of institutions with those of increasingly numerous dual-career couples. -- Karen Rowan On Campus with Women 2004 Administrators and policymakers will also find suggestions... about how to develop and implement an accommodation policy. -- Jessica Demovski Adjunct Advocate 2006 A useful guidebook and a solid, accessible starting point for scholarship on campus couples. -- Lawrence Rodgers Department Chair 2006