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ABOUT THE DUAL-CAREER ACADEMICS PROGRAM

Meeting the needs and expectations of dual-career academic couples - while still ensuring the high quality of university faculty - is one of the great challenges facing universities. Academic couples (those with both partners working in an academic environment) comprise 36 percent of the American professoriate - representing a deep pool of talent. Yet, dual-career academic hiring often remains difficult and controversial.

The Clayman Institute's Dual-Career Academic Couples program includes resources for administrators and for faculty and graduate students interested in negotiating a dual-career life. The resources include findings from our study and conference, listed below, and from our partners who work in this area.

In August 2008, the Clayman Institute published a national study, Dual-Career Academic Couples: What Universities Need to Know (PDF). The study surveyed 30,000 faculty at 13 of the nation's leading public and private research universities. These findings spotlight the challenges of negotiating their positions and living dual-career lives on campus. The report reviews practices, policies and programs for administrators to successfully work with the hiring and retaining of dual-career academic couples.

Dual-Career Videos



"What Universities Need to Know" — Londa Schiebinger
(iTunes U Video)


"Administrator's Panel on Navigating Programs" — Joan Girgus, Robert Weisberg, Shelia O'Rourke, and Londa Schiebinger (Moderator)
(iTunes U Video)


"Couples Panel on Negotiating a Dual-Career Life" - Anthony Antonio, Christine Min Wotipka, Linda Boxer, Steven Boxer and Londa Schiebinger (moderator) (iTunes U Video)


Resources

Rationale for a Dual-Career Program

Key Dual-Career Findings

Dual-Career Policy Recommendations

Who Privileges Their Career? Men or Women?

Raising the Partner Issue

Who Brokers the Deal?

Dual-Career Funding Models

What Counts in Hiring Decisions?

Types of Partner Positions

Dual-Career Programs for Non-Academic Partners

Dual-Career Protocol or No Protocol?

Evaluating the Dual-Hiring Process

Frequently Asked Questions

On June 16, 2009, The Clayman Institute addressed these challenges as representatives of both sides of the negotiating table came together at a conference at Stanford University. The conference titled "Dual-Career Academic Couples: Strategies and Opportunities" featured panels and open discussions with administrators and dual-career academic couples.