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relations, petitioner was interested in and focused on the theory
of international politics, such as what makes nations do what
they do, why nations take such positions, and theories of
revolution, counterrevolution, and war. Approximately every 7
years, professors at the University in this field of academics
were expected, although not required, to travel to a foreign
country to learn more about their field of study. Petitioner
took two such trips, both to France, during the 1976-77 and the
1983-84 academic years. The third trip he took, to Spain, during
the 1990-91 academic year, gives rise to this litigation.
Sometime during 1990, petitioner applied with the University
for a "Difference In Pay" leave for the 1990-91 academic year,
which was approved. At trial, the parties referred to the leave
as a sabbatical leave. During this leave period, petitioner was
paid one-half his regular salary. Between August 1990 and until
July 25, 1991, petitioner was in Madrid, Spain, except for 2
weeks at Christmas during 1990 and 4 days in the spring of 1991.
In his application for the sabbatical, petitioner was
required to briefly describe what activity he proposed to engage
in during his leave. Petitioner stated on his application that
he would focus on the "post-industrial era" and "write a book-
length * * * essay on this subject, exploring how and why post-
industrial society's socio-economic political consciousness will
differ from our own". He stated further in his application that
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