Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, his administration has slashed the work of many U.S. government agencies, including those focused on foreign policy. Now, ...
The Peace Corps celebrates its 60 th anniversary this year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic there are currently no Peace Corps volunteers serving abroad. As the Peace Corps program practices ...
On a cold October night in 1960, 10,000 University of Michigan students awaited presidential candidate John Kennedy. He arrived at 2 a.m. In an impromptu speech, he asked for volunteers to work in ...
On May 20, the U.S. Peace Corps posted a brief statement on its website announcing that the volunteer cohorts scheduled to depart in June for Cameroon and the Kyrgyz Republic were cancelled. “As part ...
Peace Corps The Gambia on Tuesday held a swearing-in ceremony for 30 new cohorts from United States specialising in agriculture, health and education at a ceremony held at its Masembeh Peace Corps ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Smithsonian Institution Archives, the record keeper of the history of the Smithsonian, features a blog in THE BIGGER PICTURE, in recognition ...
Peace Corps volunteers pose with the U.S. flag after they are sworn in during a 2002 event in Burkina Faso. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images The United States Agency for International Development ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The United States Agency for International Development largely shut down in February ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Thomas J Nisley, Kennesaw State University (THE CONVERSATION) Since President Donald ...