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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Not many people get to go on a sabbatical during their careers, but if your company has a policy allowing this kind of structured break, you should take it. A career sabbatical offers professionals a ...

The number of companies offering sabbaticals as an employee benefit has been relatively static for the last several years, but there are several notable examples of organizations outside of academia ...