CSBS Alumna Nominated to Lead Peace Corps
Josephine Olsen (BS sociology '65), will be named to lead the Peace Corps. Her nomination comes at a challenging time
for the organization with proposed budget cuts to the program despite its history
of bipartisan support. Olsen, who served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tunisia in
the 1960s, took several high-profile positions with the organization throughout her
career, including a stint as acting director during the first months of the Obama
administration. Read more.