title: Dual-career queer couple hiring in southwest Virginia: or, the contract that was not one.
abstract: Although dual-career hires are a common recruitment tool in academe, they remain a challenge for institutions hiring same-sex couples. This narrative tells the story of one such couple--it focuses on our professional and personal journey and the collective social activism that challenged one university to begin to address issues that face LGBT faculty throughout higher education.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Education Development Institute in Learning Technologies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Shelli B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: Karen P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: DePauw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002322:Career Mobility; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D012944:Social Support; D018454:Spouses; D014495:Universities; D014768:Virginia; D014933:Women's Rights; D014931:Women, Working