Department heads and deans must arrange for coverage of faculty member's normal teaching assignment. First, only some faculty use their sabbaticals to write books. Second, very few UW faculty require students to purchase books they ve authored. Some of these books are the leading texts in their fields. Some faculty have donated proceeds from UW textbook sales to UW to fund student scholarships.
More faculty are eligible for sabbaticals than apply or take leave.
Only 44 faculty members applied for sabbaticals 17.9 percent of those eligible.