Gloria B. Clark

Constance Coiner and Diana Hume George edited this collection of personal essays/memoirs that focus on the delicate balance of professional and family life unique to academics. This book was important to me because I raised a family of four children while earning my Ph.D., and then while following the tenure and promotion process. Maintaining a sense of equilibrium between personal and professional demands has been a challenge of time management, patience, cooperation and dedication. These essays speak to the ways that others have met those same challenges. I found that reading the experiences of fellow academics helped me to keep a sense wholeness and perspective in my own life.