Palm oil, the most widely traded vegetable oil globally, is an essential ingredient in many products, from food and cosmetics to biofuels. Its versatility and high demand make it a lucrative crop for farmers and corporations. However, palm oil cultivation comes with significant environmental costs,…
Pulte Core Affiliated Faculty Daniel C. Miller, an associate professor of environmental policy, says the Pope's recent apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum "is a powerful affirmation that tackling climate change and caring for our common home cannot be sidelined."
The Pulte Institute conducted a ‘rapid systems’ diagnostic study in Uzbekistan to inform, in a timely manner, the design of new support programs to improve the quality of instruction for children with disabilities — and to proactively guide the process of developing inclusive and accessible classrooms, offerings, and teaching styles to further engage students and better meet their needs.
Mandela Washington Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame alum Beatrice Schultz delivered an Ignite Talk at the Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit in Washington, D.C., in August 2023.
After completing the six-week program at Notre Dame, Schultz, along with her cohort members,…
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…
Mushtaque R. Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi development worker, researcher, academic, and micro-philanthropist, has joined the Pulte Institute for Global Development and the Eck Institute for Global Health as a visiting scholar.
The McKenna Center for Human Development, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, received the 2023 Entrepreneurship Practice Award for its Urban Poverty and Business Initiative from the Academy of Management at its annual meeting on August 4-8 in Boston.
USAID/Ghana’s Transition-to-English Plus (T2E+) activity improves English reading skills by teaching knowledge and skills transferable from one language to another.
The Pulte Institute, in association with international experts and partners at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, joined forces to establish the inaugural Reimagining Business Excellence program. Hosted by the University's Global Gateway in Jerusalem, the program serves leaders and entrepreneurs who work and care for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Tracy Kijewski-Correa, engineering and global affairs professor, became the Pulte Institute's William J. Pulte Director, effective July 1. She replaces Ray Offenheiser, who became senior advisor to Scott Appleby, the Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keough School, and serves as the director of the McKenna Center for Human Development.
University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., welcomed 23 of Africa’s brightest emerging leaders to campus on June 26 for a six-week Leadership Institute sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The Pulte Institute has been a Young African Leaders Initiative partner since 2013.