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Redefining Education by Leaving Physics, Brown, and Home
November 7th, 2018: the day I commonly refer to as my “epiphany,” which would quickly result in my decision to take a personal leave the...
Finding Joy in New Places
I took leave for the entirety of the 2016-2017 academic year, in between my sophomore and junior years. As I approached that half-way...
The Silver Lining of a Study Abroad Gone Wrong
Everyone says study abroad is the most fun time of your life, and it was hard to accept that wasn’t true for me. I fell sick on my junior...
"It's Not as Scary as You Think"
I took leave because I thought I was wasting my time at Brown. I was supposedly studying music and biology, and felt as though I wasn't...
Freshman Year Interrupted: The Value of Recovery
I took leave in the spring of 2017 because in early December of my freshman year, I got a very bad concussion. At the time I didn't...
Mental Illness and Taking Time: A Former Leavetaker Reflects
In January of 2013, this leavetaker decided at the last minute to take a medical leave. This post is a brief reflection of their three...
Letter from a Parent of a Child on Medical Leave
Although this blog is mostly for the stories of leavetaking students past and present, we want to share this letter of reflection and...
Three Students Reflect on Medical Leave
In this post from our archive, three students reflect on their time on medical leave. Although each story is individual to its author's...
Maya Reflects on Personal Leave
Maya Faulstich-Hon, '17.5 took a personal leave of absence after her fourth semester at Brown. Here's what she has to say about it. The...
From the Archives with Devanney Haruta: Farming, Language, and Building Relationships in Austria
A reflection from our archives, from Devanney Haruta, on her semester of leave in Austria.
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