University of Montana will reduce sabbaticals - KEILA SZPALLER, Missoulian

The University of Montana will likely reduce the number of sabbaticals it grants by more than 80 percent for the 2018-19 school year to help address budget constraints. In an email this week, Provost Beverly Edmond said UM approved 36 sabbaticals last year. But she said she anticipates the university will be able to fund just five to seven next school year. Faculty take sabbaticals to engage in "scholarly and professional achievement" intended "for the mutual benefit of the university and the grantee," according to the faculty union contract. Applicants must submit a detailed plan to a committee about their professional pursuit. http://missoulian.com/news/local/university-of-montana-will-reduce-sabbaticals/article_69c603c6-34e7-591b-a909-7f8d2358c6b6.html