This book explores the issue and struggle of work-life balance in
higher education. It provides a rare opportunity to shape the
conversation surrounding work-life balance in academia and provide
a venue for dialogue around balance that had previously been forced
into secret. The challenges that surround work-life balance are
something that we must all confront, but they are also something
that is rarely discussed within academia. Faculty and graduate
students face increasing demands to publish, while also being
expected to effectively teach and engage in service to both the
university and the community. The demands of an academic career
have been cited as a reason for faculty and students to leave the
academy, but they have also been tied with rising rates of
depression throughout the community. Concerns about balance have
led to challenges in recruiting diverse students and faculty for
academic careers. Each chapter explores how faculty and graduate
students have sought and found balance. The research included in
this book is by leading scholars who discuss the challenge for
academia to pay attention to the cultures and policies that may
improve, or hinder, work-life balance. The chapters in this book
were originally published as a special issue of Journal of Public
Affairs Education.
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