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Being born in Nepal and moving to the United States at the age of five, my parents never allowed me to forget our culture, heritage, or motherland.

We’re just three months into President Trump’s second term, and already the Peace Corps is on the chopping block. While he touts solutions of tariffs and “government efficiency,” he shatters our ...

Two former members of the United States Peace Corps told 20 students and faculty members last night that the most profound lesson they learned from their service was the “similarity of humanity.” ...

More than 200,000 Peace Corps volunteers have served in 139 countries since 1961, when the agency was established by Executive Order 10924. Signed by President Kennedy on March 1, 1961, the two-page ...

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, ...