Poverty
U.S. Poverty Numbers Continue to Decline, Researchers Find
A more accurate measure of the poverty rate, based on how much people consume, highlights the dramatic decline in poverty over the past four decades, a fact that is missed by the...
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Sidewalk Insights From the Streets of Chicago
Junior Natalie Behling reflects on her experience with the Summer Service Learning Program and her service at the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.
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Forum 17-18: Global Citizenship for Human Development: A Conversation with Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus, a social entrepreneur, banker and economist from Bangladesh who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts...
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When is Poverty a Virtue and Wealth a Vice
Keynote address given by Bishop Godfrey Onah (Diocese of Nsukka, Nigeria) at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference titled “When is Poverty a Virtue and Wealth a Vice? The Struggle...
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Fighting to End Poverty
In Dandora, Kenya, a sprawling neighborhood in Nairobi, housing for 250,000 people is built around the city’s largest dumpsite. Life near a large trash heap exposes the...
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The Power of Evidence: Transforming the Fight Against Poverty Through Research
The Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) is answering Fr. Sorin’s challenge to be a “powerful force for good” by using economic research and evaluation to...
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Catholic Relief Services Agency Panel
Kim Lamberty, director of university and mission engagement for Catholic Relief Services, leads this panel discussion which addresses the intersection between integral human...
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Fighting for Displaced People
There are 60 million displaced people in the world and every day an estimated 40,000 people flee their homes in search of safety elsewhere. For many, a temporary stop in a refugee...
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Fighting to Create Economic Opportunity
A degree from a reputable community college has the potential to lift people out of poverty, but 60 percent of community college students drop out before they graduate. The...
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