In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I have seen many questions on sabbatical here, and many suggestions. In particular, I have seen many testimonies of how nice and useful visiting another university is. But I wonder if there is anyone who can testify on the effects of a…

A reader writes in by email: I have been granted a sabbatical for the Spring semester 2026 from my College. Although I have applied for several fellowships, my applications were not successful. Now that the fellowship application period has passed, I'm looking for ways to make the most of my sabbatical.  One option is to…

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I received tenure recently at a research university and am very fortunate to be starting a 12-month sabbatical in July. Because of family circumstances I am not going to relocate during my sabbatical, so I will be working from home, aside from…

In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I’m a few years into my first job and I have a semester-long sabbatical coming up next year, and I’m trying to figure out what to do for it. I have heard of people doing visiting fellowships and stuff like that while…