Sept. 30 marks Canada’s 3rd National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Pulte Institute’s inaugural director, Ray Offenheiser, reminds us that reconciliation requires the cooperative building of concrete development opportunities, not simply nice words and public spectacle. It also means economic justice.
Since 2020, Ethiopia’s northernmost Tigray region has been at the center of a civil conflict. The violence has triggered a refugee crisis, and the impact on children’s education outcomes is among the most pervasive consequences. Focusing on barriers to educational access, SHARE’s research on Reading for Ethiopia’s Achievement Developed II identified obstacles and paths to student success.
Within the Keough School of Global Affairs, the Pulte Institute stands at the nexus of research informing policy on issues such as poverty, sustainability, education, and global development, translating knowledge into practical, evidence-based tools to make a tangible, positive impact on vulnerable…
The Keough School, in partnership with the Pulte Institute, recently hosted its i-Lab Showcase. The annual event was an opportunity for Master of Global Affairs students to present their summer fieldwork and internships, research and creative activities, conducted in conjunction with partners across the world as part of the i-Lab's Global Partner Experience — a learning-by-doing approach that allows MGA students to work at the front lines of today’s most pressing challenges.
Communities most vulnerable to climate change are at risk for higher disaster impacts. The increasing threats made the Pulte Institute’s research approach useful to an organization striving to identify the best interventions.
In 2022, Global Ministries,…
Gautam's article assesses the extent of COVID-19 pandemic disruptions in Nepal on the availability and access of agricultural inputs and the impact on agricultural production and food security. Read full article.
The Pulte Institute recently welcomed eight new core affiliated faculty members whose work is distinguished by an emphasis on poverty and inequality, and the social dimensions of environmental issues.
Rivero and Hare's article argues that the association between street code values and delinquency, substance use, and bullying perpetration in Central American youth is not as direct as previous scholarship suggested. Read the article here.
Pulte Institute Visiting Associate Rachel Svetanoff says as the United Nations convenes the SDG Summit at its New York Headquarters during the General Assembly high-level week in September, the session mark a crucial milestone in the journey towards achieving the 2030 Agenda and the urgent need to put the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track.
In June 2023, Pulte Institute researchers visited Capitol Hill to brief Senate Foreign Relations staff and the offices of Indiana’s Sen. Mike Braun and Sen. Todd Young on the impact of the USAID-funded LASER (Long-term Assistance and Services for Research) PULSE (Partners for University-Led Solutions…