Levitt Center

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Our History
In 1980, the family of long-time public servant Arthur Levitt established the center in his honor. -
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The Justice Lab
Apply now for the spring term Justice Lab! Topic: Immigration and Asylum: Local and Global
Research
Levitt research grants provide funding for students and faculty to conduct collaborative research.
Community Engagement
Our community-engaged learning opportunities help students understand the needs and circumstances of others and to work ethically with them.
Transformational Leadership
Our transformational leadership programming works to develop self-awareness as a tool to confront challenges. It nurtures transformational leaders who follow ethical principles, inspire others and use creativity and innovation to implement change.
Social Innovation
Our social innovation initiatives introduce students to the ideation and creative problem-solving processes, and they nurture creative solutions to social problems with financial and mentoring support.
Sample Projects

Authority in the Borderlands is Students’ Levitt Research Topic
Who do people turn to for help? Many turn to family, close friends, or sometimes, they may even seek out state authorities. But what happens when these options are no longer available—when you have left behind your families and friends, and state authorities will sooner detain you than offer you help? This is the reality for thousands of migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border, and the driving question to Nick Cackett’s ’24 and Quinn Jones’ 23 summer research projects.

Kuo ’23 Takes on Dual Summer Research Projects at Stanford
The United States is facing an unprecedented housing crisis, the effects of which are devastating to low-income renters. With rising rental costs, residents must choose between their homes and other aspects of their life. This reality speaks to the expanding definition of displacement, an important component of Shania Kuo’s ’23 summer research at Stanford.

Myles ’24 Tracks Threats to Alaska Shorebirds in Levitt Research Project
John Myles ’24 has now spent two summers in Utqiagvik, Alaska, a small city in northern Alaska with a dense and unique shorebird population. As part of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service research team, he searched for shorebird nests, monitored chick hatches, and tagged adult birds.

Zhao ’23 Testing Theory About Rent Control Programs in Levitt Project
Many economists agree: like any form of price control, rent control programs are a bad idea. But Alan Zhao ’23 is not like most economists.
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