Last fall, Nels started off the academic year with a post that became the first in a series titled “Sabbatical Diary.” This year, I’d like to continue that tradition. Back in January, I got into a ...

Last month, I kicked off what will be a year-long series on life during a sabbatical. In today’s post, I hope to generate some discussion about what you can do before a sabbatical begins so you start ...

I'm on Ed Yong's newsletter email list. Yong is a science journalist who, in addition to a plethora of award-winning articles and two books, has published some of the best pieces about healthcare ...

The question of the sabbatical -- salaried time away from teaching and all other university activities --is caught up in the larger question of how luxurious - in terms of time to yourself - a ...

(Editor's note: Assistant Professor of History Edward "Ned" Schoolman has been filing reports about his sabbatical in Europe. This is Chapter 4.) I prepared this fourth installment on what professors ...

Taking extended leave wasn’t a new idea for Paul Luning (MBA 2011), it was more of a family tradition: his parents credit their extended honeymoon as a defining moment in their lives. Paul took time ...

This is the second week of my sabbatical and already I have a sinking feeling that I’m not accomplishing enough. I spent last week sorting through stacks of paper and rearranging files in an effort to ...