Im in the middle of the first semester of an academic-year sabbatical and find I cant live on half my regular salary. May I switch to a one-semester sabbatical and recoup the other half of my salary?
Sorry, but no. The best we can do is to allow you to defer the second semester of your sabbatical until a time when half salary will be less of a financial hardship. Accordingly, if youre contemplating an academic-year sabbatical without supplementary external funds, think long and hard about whether you can really afford it. This is one of the places where viewing a sabbatical as an entitlement can get you into trouble. Remember, IU sees your sabbatical not as an entitlement, but as a mutually beneficial investment in your career development. Its an agreement between you and the university, and IU expects you to live up to your end of the bargain. If instead you start thinking youre entitled to your sabbatical and there must be some way to get the other half of your money, youll inevitably end up proposing some scheme that could technically constitute ghost employment, which is illegal.
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