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The Peace Corps has used fear‐based and speculative standards and ignored sound medical advice in denying volunteer assignments to numerous individuals with mental health disabilities, according to a federal class‐action complaint filed in Washington, D.C., late last month....
I’ve been me the whole time, but only at a certain weight did I feel good about myself. Never mind my intelligence; never mind my altruistic commitment as a Peace Corps Volunteer. The only thing that seemed to matter was that I was down a pant size. And then I thought… what would...
Unfortunately, because it was a postcard, somehow it got into the hands of students at a local university and they were outraged at what she had written about their country. There were demonstrations and the Peace Corps almost needed to be evacuated. They managed to talk it out with the pe...
(the term is borrowed from Richard Dawkins), in terms of helping broaden my perspective and understanding of the current human condition. In this way, I hope that I will achieve some level of personal growth throughout my experience. As for professional aspirations, following the Peace Corps, ...
Unfortunately, because it was a postcard, somehow it got into the hands of students at a local university and they were outraged at what she had written about their country. There were demonstrations and the Peace Corps almost needed to be evacuated. They managed to talk it out with the pe...