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One of the rewards of academic life is the option to take a sabbatical — to be engaged in an intensive program of research or study, and so become a more effective teacher and scholar. During your sabbatical, you may receive all or a portion of your usual pay.

Sabbaticals are a form of paid leave for academics in ongoing positions at established universities. By tradition, sabbaticals are earned at a rate of one term of sabbatical for every six worked.

The purpose of a sabbatical leave is to provide the opportunity for professors to engage in scholarly and professional activities such as research, writing, and other projects.

During a sabbatical, faculty may take a fully compensated leave from teaching, service, and administrative duties lasting either one semester or one academic year to focus on a professional project of their choosing.

Sabbatical leaves provide a means by which employees increase their knowledge, further their research, stimulate intellectual interests, strengthen their contacts with the world-wide community of scholars, thus enhancing their contribution to the University on their return.”