Instead, Odouard took a leave of absence after his freshman year — what the University would consider a voluntary leave of absence. Other students also take leaves of absence during their time at Cornell. Justin Park ’19, a staff writer for The Sun, also took a leave of absence — taking a health leave for almost a year. Most of the colleges identify three types of leaves: voluntary, required and health leave. Students take health leave when Cornell Health recommends that students take leave for medical reasons.

Source: Daily Sun October 17, 2017 04:37 UTC