The Gift of Sabbatical My year-long sabbatical recently came to a conclusion. I am ever thankful to Ambrose University for graciously providing the space and time. To be clear, and as I wrote one year ago, a sabbatical is not synonymous with a vacation nor am I now suddenly “returning to work.” A sabbatical is merely a different division of responsibilities that I am compensated for by my employer. Namely, I am tasked to focus on research, while given release from teaching an