NDIGD launches new faculty fellows program with 100 committed
NDIGD has launched its new NDIGD Faculty Fellows program, with 100 interdisciplinary Notre Dame faculty committed to five-year terms through 2024.
Notre Dame researchers’ article on resilience, cohesion, and violence involvement in Honduras published in Development in Practice
An article, co-authored in part by two NDIGD researchers, which examines the relationship between two social protective factors and violence involvement among Honduran young adults, has been published in Development in Practice.
NDIGD researcher's co-authored article on Mexican youth voter registration published in Coyuntura Demográfica
An article, co-authored by an NDIGD researcher, which examines the voter registration habits of young, newly eligible Mexican citizens, has been published in the electronic journal, Coyuntura Demográfica.
NDIGD launches new podcast hosted by director Ray Offenheiser
NDIGD's new Global Pathways Podcast with Ray Offenheiser features leading policy-makers, academics, researchers, activists, entrepreneurs, and others working to address today's most pressing global challenges.
New book, Practicing Development, includes a chapter by NDIGD director
Kumarian Press has published a new book, Practicing Development: Upending Assumptions for Positive Change, which includes a chapter on “Reimagining Development Practice” by Ray Offenheiser, NDIGD's director.
Notre Dame director of public affairs welcomes 2019 Mandela Washington Fellows to campus
Karrah Herring, Notre Dame's director of public affairs, and some 100 guests from across the University and the greater South Bend area welcomed the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellows to Notre Dame and the community on June 24.
NDIGD executive director advocates for U.S. global leadership on Capitol Hill with USGLC
Michael Sweikar, the executive director of NDIGD, recently joined other U.S. global leaders on Capitol Hill to advocate for the United States to continue to play a global leadership role through development and diplomacy.
Sofía del Valle awarded first Raymond C. Offenheiser Fellowship for Active Citizenship
Sofía del Valle, a Master of Global Affairs Student in the Keough School, has been awarded the first Raymond C. Offenheiser Fellowship for Active Citizenship, created in honor of Ray Offenheiser, director of NDIGD.
Hare, Offenheiser pen op-ed in The Hill on cuts to Central American aid
Two NDIGD staff members rebuke the Trump administration's March 30 decision to cut foreign aid to several Central American countries in an op-ed published by The Hill.
Pulte Institute to bring leading global policy and practice experts to Notre Dame
NDIGD's new Paul G. Hoffman Policy and Practice Visiting Associates Program seeks to bring leading experts on global policy and practice to Notre Dame to write evidence-based, strategic publications.
NDIGD to host 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
NDIGD has been selected as an institute partner for the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, NDIGD will host 25 of Africa’s bright, emerging business leaders for a six-week leadership institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
NDIGD researcher co-authors two policy briefs on gender economic equity for T20 Argentina
A researcher at NDIGD has co-authored two policy briefs on gender economic equity, which were recently published by Think20 (T20) Argentina at the 2018 G20 summit.
NDIGD unveils new, five-year strategic plan focused on global poverty, inequality
The Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD) has completed a new, five-year strategic plan, which will be implemented between the years of 2019 and 2024.
2016 YLAI Fellow Germán Santillán Ugarte returns to Notre Dame
Two years ago, Germán Santillan Ugarte was part of Notre Dame's inaugural class of YLAI Professional Fellows. In 2018, he returned to Notre Dame—"a second home," as he calls it—and took some time to talk about his own positive experience in the program.
NDIGD researcher publishes book on citizen security in Central America
Fordham University Press has published a new book on policies and programs aimed at reducing crime and violence in Central America by Tom Hare, a senior technical associate at the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD).
$1M Klau family gift establishes new NDIGD fellowship program, courses
Rick and Molly Klau have made a $1 million endowment gift to the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development for the development of a new student fellowship program and new academic courses, all focused on social innovation, entrepreneurship, and intrapreneurship.
Notre Dame to bring Michiana organizations, Latin American entrepreneurs together for third year
The University of Notre Dame will welcome 14 new business and social entrepreneurs from across Latin America and the Caribbean for the 2018 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program.
NDIGD researcher’s article on sachet water published in American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
An article, co-authored by an NDIGD researcher, which explores the results of a study on the quality of bagged sachet water in rural communities in Ghana, has been published in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Social Science & Medicine publishes Notre Dame researcher’s co-authored paper on IDP mental health
An article, co-authored by Paul Perrin, the monitoring and evaluation director at NDIGD and a concurrent associate professor of practice in the Keough School of Global Affairs, has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Social Science & Medicine.
Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., welcomes 2018 Mandela Washington Fellows to campus
University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., and some 100 guests from across the University and the greater South Bend area convened in Jenkins Nanovic Halls on June 21 to welcome the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellows to campus.
The Global Pathways Podcast with Ray Offenheiser: Episode 1
Host Ray Offenheiser and guest Michael Shifter, the president of Inter-American Dialogue, discuss the economic and political crises in Venezuela, as well as the upcoming elections and path forward for peace in Colombia.
Notre Dame researchers’ new violence risk assessment tool featured in Journal of Crime and Justice
An article, co-authored in part by two NDIGD researchers, which details the creation of a new violence risk assessment tool in Honduras, has been published in the Journal of Crime and Justice, the peer-reviewed journal of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association.
Executive director of NDIGD named concurrent faculty in the Keough School
Michael Sweikar, the executive director of the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD), has received a concurrent faculty appointment within the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.
NDIGD accepting applications for student worker to document 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship
NDIGD is currently accepting applications for the paid position of summer student photographer / communications assistant who will primarily document the experience of 25 participants in the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
NDIGD's researcher's co-authored paper on CHOICE program in Indonesia published in Maternal and Child Health Journal
An article co-authored by a researcher at the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD), which examines the results of a post-project sustainability study (PSS) of a USAID-funded program in Indonesia, has been published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal.
Two policy papers by NDIGD researchers appear in University of Minnesota's Reconsidering Development
Two policy papers, authored by researchers at the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD), have been published by the University of Minnesota in Reconsidering Development, a peer-reviewed journal of policy and practice.
Notre Dame awarded $1 million to increase research output of universities in the West Bank
The Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development will host a number of residencies, which will bring Notre Dame and West Bank academic researchers together.
NDIGD accepting positions for monitoring and evaluation research associate
The Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD), part of the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs, is now accepting applications for the position of monitoring and evaluation research associate in NDIGD's Impact Evaluation Division.
Event: Bart W. Édes, "Contemporary Development Challenges in a Rising Asia"
Bart W. Édes, the Asian Development Bank’s representative in North America, will discuss current economic prospects in developing Asia, sustainable development goals, and the role(s) of ADB and other actors, such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
NDIGD researcher’s co-authored paper on SMS health project in Uganda published in World Development
An article co-authored by Juan Carlos Guzman, a researcher at the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD), which examines an alternative to monitoring staff at a public health clinic in rural Uganda, has been published in World Development.