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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...

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...