News and Updates -- June 2026

Date & Time: June 22, 2026 01:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

The Fulbright Program and the U.S. Peace Corps represent two of America's most enduring commitments to international exchange and global service. Both programs share the goal of creating the conditions for a more peaceful and prosperous world.

Join the Fulbright Association on June 22 for a dynamic, 75-minute forum bringing together generational leaders from the Fulbright and Peace Corps communities. Our distinguished panel will discuss whether grassroots international service and international exchange can serve as building blocks for global peace in an increasingly divided world.

The Program participants include: Host: Kevin Quigley – National Board Member, Fulbright Association; three-time Fulbright Senior Specialist, PCV and CD in Thailand. Moderator: Matt Schultz – current Peace Corps Volunteer in Georgia and Fulbright ETA in Colombia. Panelists: Dr. Jody Olsen – Former Director of the U.S. Peace Corps and PCV in Tunisia, James Ham – Director, International Affairs NC Central University and three time CD and PCV in Guinea, Courtney Vaughan – Fulbright ETA to Laos and PCV in Armenia.

Between Two Homelands: Growing Up in Korea,

Returning as Peace Corps Volunteers

Date & Time: June 29, 2026. 5:00 - 6:00 pm ET

Of the nearly 2000 individuals who served with the Peace Corps in South Korea, there were a handful who were unique – they had lived in Korea as children of missionary families.  Unlike the typical volunteer who had to look up exactly where Korea was when they got their invitation letter, these recruits knew Korea intimately – they spoke the language and were familiar with the food and the brutal winters. But was it the same as going home?

This session features three RPCVs who grew up in Korea and returned to serve.  What was behind that decision to return to Korea as a volunteer?  How was the Korea they knew as children different from what they experienced as a PCV? Were there unique challenges they faced given their childhood experiences in Korea?

The speakers are Donald Clark, Donna Sidwell DeGracia, and Brent Burkholder.  They will share their experiences and challenges navigating the Korea they knew from their childhood and the one they experienced as a volunteer.

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The Peace Corps Park - Carved to Last, Letter by Letter

Read the latest update here

To learn more about the Peace Corps Park in Washington DC and how you can get involved, click on the button below. To date, Peace Corps Korea RPCVs have contributed more than $45,000 towards the construction of the Park.

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Paths of Grass and Stone - A Journey 

Through the Korean Countryside

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