As far back as the third grade, I dreamed of being a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa. My patriotic granddaddy tried to convince me that we had more than enough problems to tackle here in ‘Merica, but I always had a global calling. The year after my graduation from Duke, I joined the Peace Corps and worked as a health educator with village health workers in Togo, West Africa. Together we built wells and latrines and educated people about clean water, sanitation and other healt

Only about 5% of US college students who travel internationally are African American, according to a recent article in The Atlantic. This is a loss for African American students, who are missing out on the unique learning opportunities and career boost that study abroad affords. It's also a loss for international study program participants and in-country counterparts, who would benefit from African American students' academic and social contributions. Early education and fund