Professor James Sullivan appointed to Commission on Social Impact Partnerships
James X. Sullivan, University of Notre Dame professor of economics and co-founder of the University’s Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO), has been appointed to serve as a member of the U.S. Commission on Social Impact Partnerships.
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Stay the Course Replication Site Selected
Following the success of the original pilot project for Stay the Course, LEO has chosen to expand its study to Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Notre Dame receives $10 million to fund new faculty positions for LEO
LEO has received $10 million to fund two new faculty positions and grow the center’s Social Innovation Fund. The search for new faculty will begin this year.
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