The Missoulian: University of Montana: Potential hire under scrutiny
An American professor who teaches Islamic law and the Quran is at the center of a brewing tempest at the University of Montana, which is considering hiring him for an unexpected, unadvertised, unplanned-for job.
Several issues are at play, but they all spring from a single, thorny topic for universities called “spousal accommodation.”
The awkward phrase essentially means this: To get the best person for a job, a university will often help find suitable campus employment for the candidate’s spouse or partner.
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