Shepherd University has been named a Peace Corps Prep institution, joining a select group of colleges dedicated to preparing students for global service, according to a community announcement.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will ...

The Peace Corps Prep certificate program requires you to take preparatory classes and participate in a cross-cultural, service-oriented experience to build intercultural competency, develop an ...

The Smithsonian Institution Archives, the record keeper of the history of the Smithsonian, features a blog in THE BIGGER PICTURE, in recognition of the Folklife Festival's Peace Corps program.

Guide to Smithsonian Archives. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983. Archives and Special Collections of the Smithsonian Institution Number 4., p. 161 The Smithsonian contracts with ...

CEDAR CITY — Southern Utah University last month announced it has been selected as an official Peace Corps Prep university, becoming the Beehive State's second such institution and only one in ...

CU Boulder is ranked No. 2 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers, with 39 alumni currently serving around the world, according to the recently released Peace Corps 2025 Top ...

Russia has failed to renew the visas of almost half the Peace Corps volunteers currently working in the country. Unlike their work in less-developed countries, Peace Corps staff in Russia focus almost ...

In July 1968, seventy-two young Americans volunteered for a rigorous training program at the University of Washington (UW), preparing them to serve as Volunteers in the US Peace Corps mission to Chile ...

The Peace Corps turns 65 this year, and it is not ready to retire. The agency, founded by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, has spent the last 65 years fulfilling its mission of sending men and women ...