Opinion: No Time for Moderate Change
In a recent Baltimore Sun op-ed, Ray Offenheiser, William J. Pulte Director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development, highlights the need for democratic change in the White House.
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Pulte Institute's Paul Perrin co-authors report on the US Fragility Strategy
Dr. Paul Perrin, Director of Evidence and Learning at the Pulte Institute, has co-authored a United States Institute of Peace report which focuses on the implementation of the Global Fragility Act.
USAID awards $8 million to Notre Dame to expand early literacy, learning programs
With USAID’s support, Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Haiti and Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC), in partnership with the Pulte Institute for Global Development, have begun work on Strong Beginnings: Leveraging the home, school and church to develop the whole child in Haiti.
Notre Dame innovates at home and abroad to further Paraguayan program despite pandemic restrictions
Faculty and staff from across the University of Notre Dame work together to deliver alternative, virtual solutions for USAID's Rule of Law and Culture of Integrity in Paraguay program.
New book on Honduras includes a chapter co-authored by Pulte Institute associate
A new book, Honduras: Economic, Political and Social Issues, includes a chapter co-authored by Tom Hare, Senior Technical Associate with the Pulte Institute for Global Development.
Universities should lead the battle against poverty through entrepreneurship
Michael Morris recently gave a talk at the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Lekgotla virtual conference that focused on new ways of thinking about concepts as a way of finding solutions to world problems.
Ray Offenheiser elected Chair of the Board of BRAC USA
Ray Offenheiser, William J. Pulte Director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development, was recently elected Chair of the Board of BRAC USA.
Notre Dame researchers uncover lessons for using technology in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) in development
A group of Notre Dame researchers have played a key role in developing MERL Tech’s State of the Field Series, which was launched in July 2020.
Notre Dame receives $40 million federal award to improve global education outcomes
The Pulte Institute for Global Development — together with the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) and its Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child — will lead a five-year program to advance U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) learning priorities in the global education sector.
What's the Best Way for El Salvador to Handle Gangs?
In a recent publication of the Latin America Advisor, a daily publication of The Dialogue, the Pulte Institute's Tom Hare answer's the featured question about the best way for El Salvador to handle gangs.
Watch Now: Pulte Institute Director speaks at Mass Technology Leadership Council event
VIDEO: Ray Offenheiser speaks at a Mass Technology Leadership Council (Mass TLC) event focused on the future of higher ed and work in light of COVID-19.
Social entrepreneurship students create impact through virtual internships in Guatemala
When the coronavirus canceled their plans, these Notre Dame students chose to pursue experiential learning through the Virtual Social Entrepreneur Corps Program: an internship program designed to sustain livelihoods and create opportunities in Guatemala and Ecuador.
Theresa Puhr awarded Raymond C. Offenheiser Fellowship for Active Citizenship
Theresa Puhr, a master of global affairs student in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the Raymond C. Offenheiser Fellowship for Active Citizenship. Puhr is the second individual to receive the award, which was created in honor of Ray Offenheieser, director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development, an integral part of the Keough School.
Closing the Gap: Researchers use evidence to inform USAID private sector engagement
USAID has partnered with the Pulte Institute to find solutions to making evidence-based, informed decisions when engaging the private sector. The result was the development of a unique new tool called the Private Sector Engagement Evidence Gap Map.
The coronavirus has revealed the true nature of hunger in America
In a recent Chronicle of Philantropy op-ed, Ray Offenheiser, William J. Pulte Director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development, highlights the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on America’s food system and proposes policy changes to ameliorate the crisis.
New research on post-conflict constitutions
Laurie Nathan, professor of the practice of mediation and Mediation Program director at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, has published an article on post-conflict constitutions (PCCs) in Third World Quarterly.
Pulte Institute, USGLC advocate for U.S. global leadership during COVID-19
Pulte Institute Executive Director Michael Sweikar joined the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition to advocate for the U.S. to continue to play a global leadership role through development and diplomacy during the pandemic.
Partnerships to Fight Poverty & Inequality: Two Decades of collaboration between Notre Dame and Catholic Relief Services
A co-authored article documents the partnership between Notre Dame and Catholic Relief Services as they seek to fight poverty and inequality worldwide.
Chemonics and University of Notre Dame tackle global development challenges in new partnership
The University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs and the international development consulting firm Chemonics International have begun a collaboration through the Keough School’s Integration Lab (i-Lab), a core component of the Master of Global Affairs program.
Sharing bright spots and practical business solutions for a post-COVID Africa
2019 Mandela Washington Fellow Jess Manhinca has organized the Notre Dame-Mandela Washington Fellows Talk, a series of webinars covering a variety of topics for entrepreneurs. The first webinar "Businesses Post COVID-19" will be held on May 15, 2020.
Pulte Institute researchers find connections between improved cookstoves and reduced domestic violence in Uganda
An article co-authored by Pulte Institute researchers has been published in World Development Perspectives.
Pulte Institute’s Paul Perrin Appointed Keough School Associate Professor of the Practice
The Pulte Institute for Global Development congratulates Dr. Paul Perrin, Director of the Institute’s Evidence and Learning Division, on his appointment as Associate Professor of the Practice within the Keough School of Global Affairs.
Notre Dame graduate students win international data visualization hackathon
The LASER PULSE consortium and the QED’s Center for Global data Visualization (CGDV) recently announced the winners of the ‘Visualizing Venezuelan Migration Issues in Colombia’ Hackathon. Co-organized by the Pulte Insitute, the first place prize went to a group of four graduate students from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
Faculty insights help shape historic US effort to build peace
University of Notre Dame faculty shared recommendations for strategic monitoring and evaluation within fragile states at an April 14 virtual roundtable hosted by the Keough School of Global Affairs and the US Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations.
Mandela Washington Fellow develops app to fight COVID-19 disinformation in Africa
2017 Mandela Washington Fellow Alfred Kankuzi is taking action to help stop disinformation and provide potentially life-saving information to his fellow Malawians. In early April, Alfred discovered that most Malawians were learning about COVID-19 through social media, which was causing more confusion, fear and panic, and saw an opportunity to create an app that could break local language barriers and provide accurate information to as many people in Malawi as possible.
Notre Dame researchers produce policy recommendations for refugee resilience in Kenya
Dr. Rahul Oka, Research Associate Professor of Global Affairs and Anthropology, and the Pulte Institute produced policy recommendations for USAID's Research Technical Assistance Center, to help them understand the personal, economic, and social complexities that may affect refugee and host community self-sufficiency.
The Burden of Lockdown: Understanding Gender Inequality in the Midst of COVID-19
As millions of people retreat into their homes in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, many women have added teacher, daycare provider, remote worker, and nurse to their daily repertoire. It has been argued that the implications of lockdown - especially when more people become symptomatic - will disproportionately affect women and their work productivity. In times of uncertainty, change, and anxiety it can be asked: who bears the burden at home? Estela Rivero explores this question.
The Green Revolution: Norman Borlaug and the Race to Fight Global Hunger
Raymond C. Offenheiser, the William J. Pulte Director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development and Distinguished Professor of the Practice at the Keough School of Global Affairs, reflects on Norman Borlaug's work in an interview with PBS's American Experience.
Pulte Institute receives $1.4m from USAID for food security evaluation in Bangladesh
The Pulte Institute for Global Development, part of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, has received a $1.4 million grant cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Office of Food for Peace to conduct a long-term evaluation of its principal food security programs in Bangladesh.