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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.
Researchers develop early warning system to fight disinformation online
The project is an effort to combat the rise of coordinated social media campaigns to incite violence, sow discord and threaten the integrity of democratic elections.
Pulte Institute offices operating remotely
In accordance with new University procedures, meant to safeguard the health and well-being of members of our community, the Pulte Institute is making alternative arrangements to continue our central work of education and research. The Pulte Institute will remain open virtually to ensure the continuity of our services in the best ways possible.
Pulte Institute events canceled through April 13
Due to the University of Notre Dame's decision to suspend all in-person classes through April 13, the Pulte Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing events scheduled from now through April 13. This includes the Gary Gereffi Public Talk 'Where in the World Has Development Gone' originally scheduled for April 1.
Global Value Chains expert Gary Gereffi to speak at Notre Dame
The Pulte Institute for Global Development will welcome Gary Gereffi, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Director of the Global Value Chains Center at Duke University, to campus for a public talk on Wednesday, April 1, 12:30 - 1:30 pm in 1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls. The event will be hosted by Scott Appleby, the Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs.
Pulte Institute for Global Development to Host 2020 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
The Pulte Institute for Global Development, part of the Keough School for Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2020 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, the Pulte Institute will host 25 of Africa’s bright, emerging Business leaders for a six-week Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
2019 Mandela Washington Fellows awarded funding for social entrepreneurship
Four of Notre Dame’s 2019 cohort of Mandela Washington Fellows have received grant funding for their developing businesses.
Pulte family’s $111 million partnership provides Notre Dame with resources to fight poverty
The University of Notre Dame has developed a variety of tools to address the problems of the poor and to develop and measure the impact of anti-poverty programs. Now, thanks to a $111 million partnership between the University and the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation — the largest of its kind at Notre Dame — the University is positioned to enhance and expand its practices, teaching and research to create, identify and advance programs that best serve those most in need. The endowments provided by the foundation to Notre Dame will focus on serving those most in need, the most alienated and the most displaced.
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.
Notre Dame announces significant growth in research funding
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have received $180.6 million in research funding for fiscal year 2019 — $100 million more than 10 years ago and a more than 27 percent increase from last year.
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.
Keough School World Refugee Day statement
Today, as we mark World Refugee Day, the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs stands in solidarity with the 70.8 million persons forcibly displaced around the world, including more than 25 million refugees, over half of whom are children.