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Peace Corps launches English-language program in Vietnam

By Kulsoom Khan

What are the biggest barriers to educating girls around the globe?

A new U.S. government effort in partnership with the Peace Corps is aimed at educating the 62 million girls around the world who do not attend school. The initiative, called the Let Girls Learn program, will train volunteers to support…

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Facing declining applications, Peace Corps rethinks how to reach a new generation

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New Grads Increasingly Turning to Jobs in Service, Volunteer Sectors

With the nation's unemployment rising to a 25-year high this month and the financial sector in turmoil, job prospects look bleak for many college seniors set to graduate this spring.

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