Thomas Donley

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About Thomas Donley

Thomas Donley is a professor of economics at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. Donley's research expertise is in applied microeconomics and econometrics, with a focus on labor markets and wage inequality. He teaches both graduate and undergraduate-level courses primarily in microeconomics and econometrics and has received teaching excellence awards from the college and university. ​ Donley joined DePaul's faculty in 1990 and rose to professor of economics in 2002. He served from 2007 to 2016 as chair of the Department of Economics, where he established the Master of Science in Economics & Policy Analysis and its innovative fellowship program in Washington, D.C. As associate dean, he oversaw the college's academic operations as well as its graduate business degree programs in Bahrain and international business study abroad seminars around the globe. He served as interim Dean for the college during academic years 20/21 and 21/22. Donley served as president of the DePaul Faculty Council from 2004 to 2006. In this role, he updated the council's faculty representation model and initiated a revision of the Faculty Handbook, which outlines policies and procedures pertaining to DePaul faculty and their governance role at the He has served on a variety of university level comittees including the University Board on Promotion and Tenure and the Strategic Resource Allocation Committee, DePaul presented Donley with its Spirit of DePaul Award in 2015. ​