Statement from Dean Scott Appleby on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The academic community of the Keough School of Global Affairs condemns Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine in the strongest possible terms.
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Pulte Institute shares benefits of Mandela Washington Fellowship with Indiana legislators
On February 2, the Pulte Institute’s Education and Entrepreneurship Division met with three Indiana legislative offices to share the importance of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
Policy Brief: Amazonía Lee Long-Term Impact Evaluation
The Pulte Institute's Danice Guzmán and Mathematica's Camila Fernández, Larissa Campuzano, Ivonne Padilla, and Nancy Murray have co-authored a policy breif about the influence of an early grade reading program on regional policy.
Recent Journal Article Co-Authored by Pulte Institute Innovation and Practice Program Director
A recently published journal article, “Creating a Tool to Measure Children's Wellbeing: A PSS Intervention in South Sudan,” is co-authored by Tom Purekal, Innovation and Practice Program Director with the University of Notre Dame’s Pulte Institute for Global Development.
New book explores the role of Catholic peacebuilders in addressing global mining issues
A new book, “Catholic Peacebuilding and Mining: Integral Peace, Development, and Ecology” (Routledge), features a chapter written by Ray Offenheiser on the need for mining companies to move from operating with impunity to negotiating and receiving consent from local communities.
Mandela Washington Fellowship returns to the University of Notre Dame in summer 2022
The University of Notre Dame is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, the Pulte Institute for Global Development, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, will host 25 of Africa’s bright, emerging Business leaders for a six-week Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
Private Sector Engagement Evidence Gap Map named a top resource for 2021 by USAID-supported Marketlinks
The tool created for USAID by the Pulte Institute’s Evidence & Learning Division, Purdue University, and Catholic Relief Services has been named a top resource for 2021 by the USAID-supported Marketlinks platform.
Pulte Institute Research Associate publishes article on the influence of social origin on earnings inequality by education in Mexico
Dr. Harold J. Toro has published an article in The British Journal of Sociology that evaluates how unequal social origin hurts the educational chances of those from disadvantaged backgrounds and contributes to earnings inequality.
The Pulte Institute Celebrates the Peace Corps and Notre Dame
The Pulte Institute celebrates the often untold story of the Peace Corps and Notre Dame. Alumni and staff share their unique experiences with the Peace Corps, Father Hesburgh, and their career paths to global development.
Opinion: As democracy wanes in Central America, citizens vote with their feet
The Pulte Institute's Tom Hare and María Estela Rivero Fuentes have co-authored an op-ed in The Hill about the waning democracy in Central America.
New book on youth out of school and the labor force in Latin America includes a chapter co-authored by Pulte Institute associate
A new book, (Re)significado a los Jóvenes que ni estudian ni trabajan, includes a chapter co-authored by Dr. Maria Estela Rivero Fuentes.
Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor provides students with experiential learning opportunities for Spring 2022
Students and staff explain how experiential learning can advance social entrepreneurship teaching and post-graduation success.
Desierto named chair-rapporteur of UN expert group finalizing first human rights treaty in nearly a decade
Diane Desierto, professor of law and global affairs in the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, was named chair-rapporteur of the United Nations’ Expert Group on the Right to Development, with her official mandate starting in January.
Notre Dame researchers’ article on maternity care in peri-urban settings published in PLOS ONE
Kellogg, Pulte Partner on Paraguayan Rule of Law Initiative
Can an American university empower legal professionals in another country to fight corruption and uphold the rule of law?
It’s a challenge two institutes at the University of Notre Dame recently took on in Paraguay as part of a larger push to…
Exploiting Ida, Rita, Katrina—and human dignity
The flood waters of Hurricane Ida have receded, the media circus has moved on, and Anderson Cooper is back in the studio in New York...
New ThinkND series to explore the realities of migration from Central America
“Beyond the Border: The Realities of Migration from Central America” is a three-part series hosted on the ThinkND platform; sessions will be held on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. EDT beginning Sept. 29 and ending Oct. 13.
Pulte Institute's Tom Purekal receives 2021 Presidential Award
The Pulte Institute congratulates Tom Purekal, program director of the Innovation and Practice Division, on being a recipient of the 2021 Presidential Achievement Award.
Pulte Institute researcher’s article on NYC taxicab labor supply published in Labour Economics
Swapnil Motghare explores the results of his study on how workers change their work hours in response to a permanent wage change in a recent article published in Labour Economics.
Notre Dame tops $222 million in research awards, breaking previous records
The University of Notre Dame received $222.7 million in research award funding for fiscal year 2021. This is more than $42 million over the previous record and the first time the University has surpassed the $200 million mark.