Founded in 1980 by SabbaticalHomes member Brian Thompson and Marie-Claude Thompson, EVkids has grown into a thriving Boston nonprofit supporting young people through tutoring, mentoring, college guidance and summer camp.
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Historian Giselle Byrnes has been part of the SabbaticalHomes community since 2006, when the platform housed her twice during a Fulbright fellowship at Georgetown. She talks with us about her work as a colonial historian and university leader, and about Aotearoa New Zealand and the Treaty of Waitangi.
One home listing helped Barbara Kolber discover how meaningful connections can form through travel and shared homes around the world.
We first profiled artist Morgan O’Hara in 2017, and she has kept expanding her work since. She catches us up on her activist and experiential art, including the ongoing Handwriting the Constitution project that continues to draw people in.
Alex Carballo-Diéguez, PhD, spent an active academic career at Columbia and used SabbaticalHomes to find apartments while traveling for conferences and lectures. Now retired, he reflects on his research, his travels, and the stays that supported them.
Harvard educator Katherine Merseth has been called an academic entrepreneur for the inventive research and teaching that shaped her 40-plus-year career. A longtime SabbaticalHomes member and Harvard Professor of the Year, she shares what has kept her work fresh.
Each year scholars travel to new universities as visiting researchers, and Fulbright awards remain among the most sought-after honors. Fulbright alumni share their experiences and advice, offering a window into the work and the journeys behind the fellowship.
On a bright and beautiful spring day, I had the pleasure of meeting with one of our wonderful members, Toni Devreaux, at the Huntington Library, Art Collection, and Botanical Gardens in Pasadena, California. We were surrounded by lush plants and creatures that seamlessly existed among…
On a recent trip to Belfast, founder Nadege Conger met Mari Fitzduff, an Irish policy maker, writer, and academic whose peacebuilding work spans decades. Their conversation traces a career devoted to resolving conflict and bringing people together.
We highlight notable member Edward “Edy” Kaufman, a scholar of Israel who has spent much of his life on human rights and peace work, teaching and lecturing in more than 40 countries. He shares what drives that mission.