The Stay-at-Home Sabbatical Increases in Popularity

Spouses careers' discourage travel, so some colleges seek new ways to rejuvenate professors

Howard Good took a sabbatical last year, but he didn't jet off to Europe to do research for his latest book. He holed up at home, writing at a desk wedged between a dresser and his bed.

"The furthest I traveled was from the kitchen to my desk," says Mr. Good, a professor of

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