Poverty - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Mar 2021
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Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges

figure out which innovations will be with the school forever.” Navigating Complexities As principal of the Ira A. Murphy Elementary School, a K–8 public school in suburban Phoenix with the highest poverty level in its district, Mills,... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2005
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WATER Ltd.

water. But at the end of the day, it starts with governments implementing the correct policies, not just regarding water reform, but in matters such as poverty alleviation, environmental regulations, and so forth. We need to focus on the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2020
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books

by Sigel’s irresistible mix of clear reporting, empathy, and thoughtful examination of the link between poverty and violence. A Blessing: Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive By Bonita C. Stewart (MBA 1983) and Jacqueline... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2022
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What We’re Reading

people while visiting 34 diverse countries—places without available medical care, where corruption and poverty have ruled, and where armed people are part of the daily scene. In the Philippines, strangers tried to kidnap me. I was robbed... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

29 Apr 2022
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Clean Slate

2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office, and in a stroke of good fortune, he made accessibility to toilets a top priority in one of his earliest public addresses. “People may criticize me for talking about toilets,” he told the crowd, “but I am from a poor... View Details

Keywords: Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

21 Dec 2018
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Bridging the Gap

Valley, called Carbon 3D, that’s revolutionizing 3D printing. When I talked to her about that choice of a career move, she describes that underlying it is this deep commitment to figuring out how to return to West Africa and how to use entrepreneurship to help... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

28 May 2019
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A More Perfect Union

the political realm in 2017 and by comparison about $400 billion spent on philanthropy. If you look at the resources being spent in philanthropy—whether it’s related to climate change or poverty or immigration—the political system’s... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar

03 Jun 2016
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Again in a Great City

grayed plywood. Cummings doesn’t have a clear vision for these properties yet. He’s aware that this investment could look like an outsider trying to make a buck on the back of poverty or trying to dictate the development of a neighborhood... View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly

26 Feb 2020
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Phoenix Rising

unemployment that peaked at 28 percent, while more than 44 percent of the population slipped below the poverty line. And violent protests.So many years of protest, much of it fueled by anti-austerity anger and the inherent tensions from... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

School Publishing) Public and philanthropic dollars are not enough to address global issues of poverty and disease, but innovative finance can bring governmental, commercial, and philanthropic resources to bear on the common good. Keohane... View Details

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