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How to Help Boulder Victims' Families People from across the country are looking for ways to help families of the 10 people killed at a King Soopers in Boulder on March 22. We've compiled a list of area groups that are collecting contributions in the aftermath of the shooting. In July, we published this statement in recognition of the work we needed to begin at CPR to confront issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in our newsroom and organization as a whole. We know this work is urgent, and we are dedicated to doing it thoroughly and connecting it with our vision and mission to reach ...

ONLINE: Celebrating 60 Years of Service and Friendship Mar 1, 2021 6:00 PM UW International Division "Celebrating 60 Years of Service and Friendship" is a panel discussion featuring former directors of Peace Corps at UW-Madison. Since the Peace Corps was created by executive order on March 1, 1961, by President John F. Kennedy, more than 6,400 Wisconsinites have signed on for international service; more than half of those — 3,300 — attended UW-Madison. So it's fitting that on the 60th anniversary of the Peace Corps, UW-Madison is hosting a live panel discussion featuring past direct...

Rahama Wright served in the Peace Corps in Mali from 2002 to 2004. Photo courtesy of Rahama Wright. The Smithsonian Folklife Festival presents The Peace Corps at 60 and Beyond: A Towering Task Screening & Panel Discussion Thursday, March 4. The panel discussion will envision the Peace Corps’ next chapter in a lively conversation featuring several prominent Returned Peace Corps Volunteers: Carol Spahn, acting director of the Peace Corps; film director Alana DeJoseph; Smithsonian curator emerita Rayna Green; and social entrepreneur Rahama Wright. “This pivotal moment in Peace Corps history,...