Department alumnus completes first year of Peace Corps

Bethany Anne Bell, who graduated from UCA with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in International Studies in August 2014, recently completed her first year as a Peace Corps Volunteer (English teacher) in Rwanda.  Bethany earned a M.A. in Global Development Policy at Boston University in January 2016.  Bethany worked as a Curriculum Writing Fellow and Global English Team Lead Fellow at Bridge International Academies in Cambridge, Massachusetts beginning in January 2016.  She also worked as an Associate Research Analyst for Calvin Edwards & Company and Temporary Project Manager for The New Teacher Program (TNTP) in Atlanta, Georgia from December 2016 to September 2018.  While a student at UCA, Bethany studied the French language and participated in a study abroad program in Rwanda in 2013.