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...Walder and Oi met in graduate school, and bothstudy aspects of contemporary politics and societyin China. Walder said their experiences closelyparallel those of many young scholars...
...Walder said they decided to come to Harvardabout two years ago as junior professors primarilybecause they were expecting a child and wereanxious to end their commuter status...
...several years, the couple had a commutermarriage, with Walder teaching sociology atColumbia and Oi holding a post in politicalscience at Lehigh College in Pennsylvania. Oispent her weekdays in Pennsylvania, and returnedto New York on the weekends...
Professors said yesterday that the dilemma for Walder and Oi is a classic example of the challenges in faculty recruiting that Harvard and other universities now face as the number of two-career families in academia increases. These professors add that Harvard's response to this case will make clear how responsive the University intends to be to the needs of such couples...
...Walder said he will meet with Dean of the Faculty A. Michael Spence this week to discuss whether he will accept the lifetime post here. "Although I would like to stay, there are a lot of serious issues to be worked out with Spence," Walder said...