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.

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 ...

WASHINGTON (Mainichi) -- Twenty-six-year-old Quentin Powers was born and raised in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., but for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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, ...

BRATTLEBORO -- Back in the 1960s, the School for International Training pioneered a unique training course for Peace Corps volunteers to vaccinate women and children in Afghanistan. In 1968, SIT ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...