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First Take: Esprit de Corps |
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 Move over, Madison. For the first time in more than 20 years, the University of Wisconsin does not lead the nation in Peace Corps volunteers. That distinction now belongs to another UW, the one in Seattle, which has 110 graduates currently serving in developing countries around the world. Wisconsin dropped to second place in the annual rankings, with a respectable 106. Being the top producer is a badge of honor, and the announcement is widely reported in the media every year. But for something so hotly contested, it hasn’t been much of a contest in the last two decades. Wisconsin has led the list every year since 1985. So it’s a real coup for the Huskies, although they still trail the Badgers in another race: Wisconsin can claim a grand total of 2,764 volunteers through the years to Washington’s 2,436. The two schools stand in second and third place, respectively, on the overall list—both have a way to go before they catch Cal-Berkeley, which has contributed 3,282 graduates to the corps since John F. Kennedy established it in 1961.
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