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Politics: President John F. Kennedy Newsletter for 2019-03-24 ( 7 items )  
Allegheny College Is Among Top 10 Small Colleges in Producing Peace Corps Volunteers (10)
MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- Allegheny College issued the following news: The Peace Corps announced today that Allegheny College ranked No. 9 among small schools on the agency's list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019. There are 12 Allegheny alumni currently volunteering in countries around the world. This is the first year since 2016 that Allegheny has ranked among the top 25 small schools. "We have seen time and again that the colleges and universities that more PR

CSU Ranks 15th Nationally in Peace Corps Volunteers (10)
FORT COLLINS, Colorado, March 21 -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: CSU is 15th in the annual rankings for Peace Corps volunteers. With a connection that dates to the debut of the Peace Corps in 1961, CSU has a long history of producing volunteers for the organization known for its service projects throughout the world. Currently, CSU has 46 students serving around the globe. "Colorado State University is an incubator that supports scholars as they become global l more PR

House Education & Labor Committee Issues Report on Paycheck Fairness Act (10)
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The House Education and Labor Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-18) on legislation (H.R. 7) to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex. The report was advanced by Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, on March 18. Excerpts of the report follow: Purpose When President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) into law, he observed that the statute "adds to our laws another structure basic to d more ST

Humboldt State University Among Peace Corps' 2019 Top Volunteer-Producing Schools (10)
ARCATA, California, March 20 -- Humboldt State University issued the following news: * * * - Peace Corps announced today that Humboldt State University ranked No. 8 among medium schools on the agency's list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019. There are 30 alumnae currently volunteering in countries around the world. * * * Humboldt has ranked among the top 10 medium schools for the last five years. It is on the list along with five other schools in California this ye more PR

Macalester College Among Peace Corps' 2019 Top Volunteer-producing Schools (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 20 -- Macalester College issued the following college news: For the second year in a row, Macalester College ranks No. 2 among small schools (fewer than 5,000 undergraduates) on the Peace Corps' list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019. There are 19 Macalester alumni currently volunteering in countries around the world. Since the Peace Corps' founding in 1961, more than 380 alumni from the college have served abroad as volunteers. In 2018, M more PR

Peace Corps Announces 2019 Top Volunteer-Producing Schools (10)
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release: The University of Wisconsin-Madison boasts the No. 1 spot for large schools on Peace Corps' Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list, with 75 volunteers serving around the world. For the third consecutive year, Wisconsin holds the coveted top spot, but Badgers beware: the University of Virginia Cavaliers are closing the gap, jumping from No. 15 to No. 2 in just two years. With 74 UVA alumni serving as Peace more PR

The Kalb Report: A Conversation With Astronaut Michael Collins on the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing (10)
ADELPHI, Maryland, March 21 -- The University of Maryland's University College issued the following news release: * * * - Collins to Join Marvin Kalb on April 15 at National Press Club * * * In 1865, Jules Verne wrote the science fiction novel "From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around it." Nearly 105 years later, Michael Collins "lived" what Jules Verne could only imagine. In July 1969, against the backdrop of the raging war in Vietnam and the social upheaval in American society, the ey more PR