With five University of Mary Washington alumni currently serving in the Peace Corps across Albania/Montenegro, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Senegal and Timor-Leste, UMW’s commitment to public service and global engagement continues to thrive. That dedication has earned the University a spot among the Peace Corps’ top 10 volunteer-producing schools for 2025 in the small college category […]
For Peace Corps volunteer Sebrine Abdulkadir ’19, posted in the southern African country of Botswana, the upheaval happened fast.On a Monday morning in mid-March, she received an email saying she and other Peace Corps volunteers worldwide would be evacuated from their posts because of the COVID-19 pandemic.In three hours Abdulkadir packed what possessions she could […]
Teenage boys can be a handful, no matter which country or culture they come from.Amal Hajjami learned that fact within her first few weeks of Peace Corps training in Morocco, when the 2019 alumna encountered a young man who refused to participate or follow the rules – when he even bothered to show up – […]
Once again the University of Mary Washington’s alumni commitment to global service has earned UMW recognition as a Peace Corps top producer.Mary Washington took the 15th spot among U.S. schools with fewer than 5,000 students. The distinction marks the 11th consecutive year UMW has made the top 25. More than 260 Mary Washington alums have […]
For the 11th year, the Peace Corps has ranked the University of Mary Washington among the nation’s top-producing colleges for alumni now serving as Peace Corps volunteers. UMW ranks 20th on the Peace Corps’ list of small schools or institutions with less than 5,000 undergraduates, making it the seventh-highest volunteer-producing institution in Virginia this year […]
