Join The Harkin Institute team as an AmeriCorps VISTA
The Harkin Institute is hiring an AmeriCorps VISTA member to work as a Special Projects Coordinator! The person who fills this year-long position will play a critical role in advancing The Harkin Institute’s outreach efforts on the Drake University campus,...
Brief: Why the tax plan threatens food security for millions of Americans
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ensures that over 41 million low-income Americans have a meal on their table every day. Those millions of Americans include children, veterans, people with disabilities, and struggling parents, both working and...Brief: New climate change report shows humans’ impact on environment
In the wake of the new Climate Science Special Report (NCA4) [link: https://science2017.globalchange.gov/] we need to take a moment to consider how our diet impacts the environment. The special report states that there is “no convincing alternative explanation” to the...
Video: Senator Harkin receives 2017 Dole Leadership Prize
Senator Tom Harkin received the 2017 Dole Leadership Prize from The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics on October 29, 2017. Senator Harkin sat down with Dole Institute Executive Director Bill Lacy during the Dole Leadership Prize program to discuss his 40 years on...The Harkin Institute announces three new research fellows
The Harkin Institute is pleased to introduce three research fellows, who are beginning their work for the organization this fall.