Partners may find helpful information in the following articles. Not every article was written for a spouse audience, and points of view may differ from those offered in  Spousework: Partners Supporting Academic Leaders.

Articles About the Spouse/Partner Experience

Added Mar. 15, 2008
The President's Spouse

Marriage Counseling for Boards

The President's House

Supporting the First Family

Traditional Roles Shift for College Leaders' Spouses

Paying the President's Spouse

The Future of Spousework

Not a First Lady

Death by Hostessing

Understanding the Leader's Experience

Added May 21, 2008
Considering an Offer, an excerpt from Jean Dowdall's book,
Searching for Higher Education Leadership

Farewell, Lone Warrior

How Much is Too Much?

Growing Our Own Leaders

Goodbye to Procrustes And Goldilocks

How Presidents Juggle Work and Family

How Can Anyone Lead Others Until They Are Ready to Lead Themselves?

The Authentic, and Effective, College President

A Crash Course for the Loneliest Job on the Campus: the Presidency

Photo of Teresa Oden on OCS assignment in Egypt Photo of a woman and man in conversation Photo of someone representing the institution at a reception Photo of the setup for a dinner party