In 1960, presidential candidate John F. Kennedy's campaign proposals included one particularly novel idea. He wanted to recruit an army of volunteers who would counter the threat of international ...

Please join us for a conversation with Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn on the future of the Peace Corps and its role in the Indo-Pacific. The event will take place on Monday, November 25th, from 9:00 ...

On March 1, the Peace Corps will celebrate its 64th anniversary as an independent agency established by President John F. Kennedy. Given the recent halt of foreign aid and the gutting of U.S. Agency ...

March 1 was the day President John F. Kennedy signed the Peace Corps into existence in 1961, though I suspect that few, even former volunteers, are aware of Peace Corps Day. These volunteers deserve ...

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, the nearly quarter-million individuals who served in the Peace Corps are also preparing for a key milestone, launched 65 years ago on Oct. 14. In ...

Cornell placed fourth in the nation among mid-sized schools on the Peace Corps’ 2011 ranking of colleges and universities, released Tuesday. Fifty five former Cornell undergraduates are currently ...

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 ...