| DCID to Host Expert Panel in Recognition of International Women's Day
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In recognition of International Women’s Day, DCID will host "Amplifying Women’s Voices: The State of Research on Women’s Empowerment" on Thursday, March 3 at 12:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. EST. The webinar will feature experts from leading development organizations in a discussion about groundbreaking research on critical issues in women’s rights and international development.
Moderator Kate Vyborny, PhD, associate director of Duke University’s DevLab and instructor in DCID’s Master of International Development Policy program, will be joined by the following presenters:
- Jan E. Cooper, PhD, MPH, research associate in the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Diya Dutta, PhD, social development research consultant, Oxfam America
- Jacobus de Hoop, PhD, senior economist, World Bank’s Poverty and Equity Global Practice, co-leader of the Gender Innovation Lab for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Susan D. Hyde, PhD, co-author of MetaKeta project and professor and Department of Political Science chair, co-director, Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley
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Kerilyn Schewel receives award to study rural development & migration
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Kerilyn Schewel, lecturing fellow at the Duke Center for International Development (DCID), has received an award from the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) for her research project titled “Rural Development and the Capability to Stay.” As part of the two-year project, Schewel and her research team will host two workshops and a virtual speaker series that focuses on advancing sustainable rural development in a way that enhances a person’s capability to stay and flourish in rural places.
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| Executive Education team develops new digital toolkit for US Department of State
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When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered classroom doors around the world nearly two years ago, the Executive Education team at DCID went into action to identify and deliver innovative digital tools so that faculty members could provide uninterrupted, cutting-edge instruction virtually.
Today, the team is continuing to envision new ways of teaching development through the Distinguished Humphrey Fellowship Program, a leadership program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Institute of International Education. The Executive Education team recently launched a digital toolkit on development economics for the program, which features curated content developed by DCID faculty that teaches practitioners about fundamental principles of development. Congratulations to the ExecEd team! Check out another one of their digital creations above.
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Marcos Rangel discovers missing links in research on women's land rights
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In West African countries, husbands and wives farm separate pieces of land, but women consistently produce fewer crops on their plots, even after considering differences such as plot sizes and crop choices. Given that families in the region rely heavily on agricultural production, these shortfalls can result in lower food security, nutritional deficiencies, and lower incomes.
To improve agricultural production, one proposed solution is to reallocate land ownership from women to men. DCID Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics Marcos Rangel shares research that illustrates why this is a bad idea.
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New Faces of DCIDWelcome to our newest faculty and staff members! Click on their names below to learn more about them!
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- Del Francis Wreh (MIDP 2015) was just awarded the Government Staff (Male) of the Year award from the Government of Liberia.
- Sophia Hyder Hock (MIDP 2012) is now chief diversity officer at Destinations International, an organization that works to transform destination communities. Read more about her new position.
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On Wednesday, February 23 at 8:00 p.m. EST, DCID will join the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School to host "Political Risk Analysis in the Global Economy: A Case Study of China's Belt and Road Investments in Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port," featuring NUS Vice-Dean and Professor Andrew Delios and DCID Director and Professor Eddy Malesky. Using a case study of China’s Belt and Road investments in Sri Lanka, Delios and Malesky will lead an interactive session that highlights the importance of interconnecting knowledge of business analytics and political institutions in understanding critical events in the global economy. Invited participants include alumni from the NUS Business School and Duke’s Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) Program. For more information, contact danny.hamrick@duke.edu.
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Are you interested in earning a scholarship towards a Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) degree at Duke University? Applications are now being accepted for Rotary Peace Fellowships! Each year, the Rotary Peace Center selects and trains Rotary Peace Fellows through joint programs at Duke and UNC, based on their ability to have positive impacts on peace and development.
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Apply to the MIDP Program!
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Are you a development professional with at least five years of experience? Are you interested in boosting your career with a graduate degree from a top-ranked school? If so, apply for the Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program. There is still time to apply for the fall 2022 cohort!
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