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March 30, 2020 | High Country News
Land-Grab Universities
Expropriated Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system.
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March 27, 2020 | Iowa Public Radio
How Tribes and Other Partners in Southeast Oklahoma Are Preparing for the Next Big Drought
The Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation and other area partners began developing a drought mitigation plan for the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer in 2015.
March 27, 2020 | Science Magazine
Mathematics of Life and Death: How Disease Models Shape National Shutdowns and Other Pandemic Policies
COVID-19 isn’t the first infectious disease scientists have modeled—Ebola and Zika are recent examples—but never has so much depended on their work.
March 26, 2020 | The American Prospect
Still Marching to Secure the Right to Vote
Fifty-five years after the beatings in Selma shocked the nation, Southern blacks are still dealing with voter suppression.
March 26, 2020 | Iowa Public Radio, KCUR 89.3
Prairie Research Could Help Farming Become More Resilient, Sustainable
Fire, climate, and grazing weigh heavily on prairie ecosystems.
March 26, 2020 | London Review of Books
Where Water Used to Be
Almost nothing remains of the five lakes Mexico City was built on.
March 26, 2020 | The New York Times
Military Judge in 9/11 Trial at Guantánamo Is Retiring
Col. W. Shane Cohen had served on the case for less than a year and set a January 2021 jury selection date that now appears uncertain.
March 25, 2020 | Iowa Public Radio
For One Small Town, Moving To Protect Itself From Future Flooding Is Illegal
As Nebraska’s climate continues to shift, one riverside town wants to protect itself from more damage.
March 24, 2020 | Iowa Public Radio
With Their Boots on the Ground, South Dakota Farmers Weather Changing Climate
Farmers in South Dakota say increases in snow and rain have changed how they farm.
March 24, 2020 | KCUR 89.3
In North Dakota, A Changing Climate Threatens Crop Diversity
Climate change shifts the growth of North Dakota's crops.
March 19, 2020 | The Chicago Tribune
Ice Shapes Economy, Identity of Lake Superior’s Coastal Towns. But It’s Disappearing: ‘Culture Is Defined by How the World Around Us Looks — and Now That’s Changing’
Ice fishing, curling, and other winter activities popular on Lake Superior may be fading into history.
March 17, 2020 | Oxford American
An Intersection at the End of America
A portrait of Dilley, Texas, home of the largest immigration detention center in the United States.
June 29, 2012 | General news
Pulitzer Center Kicks Off Free Spirit Media Summer Program
Chicago youth begin a six-week summer workshop in documentary filmmaking, a collaboration between Free Spirit Media and the Pulitzer Center.
June 22, 2012 | General news, Project news
This Week in Review: The New Conquistadors
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Panama to Pakistan.
June 15, 2012 | General news
A Call to Action for Child Survival
Capitol Hill meets the Hollywood Hills as Hillary Clinton and Ben Affleck join leaders in the global health field to call for an end to preventable child mortality.
June 14, 2012 | Project news, Awards
Chris Hondros Fund Recognizes Dominic Bracco II
Photographer Dominic Bracco II recognized by inaugural Chris Hondros Award for tackling challenging stories with a 'brave and clear purpose.'
June 07, 2012 | Education news, Awards
2012 CineYouth Festival: Free Spirit Media Students Win Chicago Award
The Pulitzer Center congratulates Free Spirit Media student filmmakers on their award for "Peace Building in Chicago".
May 11, 2012 | General news
This Week in Review: Boy Finds Harmony in Juarez
Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting on a clarinetist in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's free-market outlook, and Tariq Mir's dispatch about Salafism in Kashmir.
April 27, 2012 | General news
Jon Sawyer: Remarks to Graduates, Defense Information School
Jon Sawyer spoke to graduates of the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Maryland about conflict reporting and multimedia journalism.
April 24, 2012 | General news, Education news
Pulitzer Center Announces 2012 Student Reporting Fellows
Ten Pulitzer Center student fellows will report from abroad on topics such as environmental policy in Thailand, health and nutrition in the United Arab Emirates and gender equality in South Africa.
April 13, 2012 | General news
Pulitzer Center's Jon Sawyer Participates in Narrative Arc Conference
Pulitzer Center Executive Director Jon Sawyer focuses on non-profit funding and new media innovation at Boston University's Narrative Arc Conference.
April 03, 2012 | Project news
Radio Program Highlights Pulitzer Center Partnership With North Carolina Universities
Listen to Wake Forest Journalism Director Justin Catanoso discuss his school's partnership with the Pulitzer Center, Guilford College and High Point University.
March 09, 2012 | General news
Betsy Dietel Joins Pulitzer Center Board
The Pulitzer Center is pleased to announce the election of Betsy Dietel to its board of directors.
March 09, 2012 | Project news
"Pax Ethnica: Where and How Diversity Succeeds"
Pulitzer Center grantees Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac uncover stories of peace among people of diverse ethnicities in their third book together, “Pax Ethnica: Where and How Diversity Succeeds."