In Notre Dame’s new Poverty Initiative, The Pulte Institute will be at the forefront of developing strategies, researching best practices, and implementing innovative programs. “We are lowering the barriers to conducting global research and increasing discovery, pursuing promising paths forward that only a collective effort can forge,” says William J. Pulte Director Tracy Kijewski-Correa.
Measuring human dignity — assessing various aspects of an individual's well-being, rights, and intrinsic value — is inherently challenging due to its subjective nature. While there isn’t a universally accepted tool for measuring human dignity, the Pulte Institute explores how institutions and individuals demonstrate respect for human dignity.
For the past 12 years, FLARE (Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement) has catalyzed cutting-edge research to promote the benefits of forests. The collaborative hub of scholars, educators, and practitioners is working across different disciplines to halt the loss of ecosystems and protect biodiversity. FLARE also sees Indigenous People's push for protecting their rights to lands as critical to slowing deforestation.
In an interview with the Pulte Institute, Ugandan entrepreneur and former Mandela Washington Fellow Tushabe “Ronnie” Ronard ’22 ascribed the benefits of innovation training at Notre Dame, saying the University encourages the kind of creativity and problem-solving that lets ingenuity thrive.
The Pulte Institute has a long record of bringing together cross-sector academics and researchers from Central America to study the root causes of migration and what can be done to mitigate it at the local level — and to support those forced to flee desperate circumstances.
CSIS Americas Program and the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development, in partnership with the Keough School and Pulte Institute, organized "Democracy and the Catholic Church in Nicaragua," an event focusing on democratic backsliding in Nicaragua and the role of the Catholic Church and faith-based society.