Adventure with Purpose: Peace Corps Stories from the Field
Thursday, March 5, 4 – 5 p.m.
The Fordham University graduate program in international political economy and development (IPED) invites the Fordham community to hear stories from the field from our very own returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs). Listen as they share their adventures in other countries while doing Peace Corps service in agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health, and youth development.
Hear from IPED graduate students Claire Bodger, who served in Mongolia; Sydney Clapham, who served in Fiji; Trevor Cox, who served in Kenya; Tymber Felts, who served in Ecuador; Andrew Galbraith, who served in Guinea; Christopher Lempa, who served in Costa Rica; and Richard Whiting, who served in Mongolia. We are also featuring Christopher Dietrich, PhD, chair of the history department, who served in the Dominican Republic.
IPED joins the celebration of Peace Corps week this March 1 to 5, 2026, to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Peace Corps. IPED is a partner institution for the Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows program, which offers financial assistance to RPCVs for pursuing a master’s degree in IPED. In addition to their graduate degree, Peace Corps fellows gain valuable on-the-job training in project management while interning with a community development organization in an underserved U.S. community.
