UW-Madison regains status as top producer of Peace Corps volunteers [View all]

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http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/uw-madison-regains-status-as-top-producer-of-peace-corp-volunteers-b99202613z1-244793611.html

The University of Wisconsin-Madison now leads the nation as the top producer of Peace Corps volunteers with 90 alumni currently serving in 42 countries, the Peace Corps plans to announce Tuesday in Madison.

Peace Corps Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet, who grew up in Appleton, will be on campus Tuesday morning to celebrate the Wisconsin flagship's new No. 1 ranking and longtime support of the Peace Corps.

UW-Madison is historically the second-highest producer of Peace Corps volunteers in the country, with a total of 3,112 alumni who have served. The University of California-Berkeley holds the top all-time spot, with a total of 3,576 volunteers since the Peace Corps' founding in 1961.

UW last held the No. 1 spot in the annual rankings from 2001 through 2006. Ohio State ranks fourth and Michigan ranks fifth in the new rankings.

Woo Hoo for the Big 10 Schools, and Cal-Berkeley.