The UMB Pulse Podcast

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is working to strengthen social impact and galvanize innovation. This season of “The UMB Pulse” podcast is featuring stories about how UMB is taking creative action to overcome barriers and solve social problems. Be sure to tune in – new episodes drop on the FIRST FRIDAY of the month! “The UMB Pulse” is produced by the UMB Office of Communications and Public Affairs. Co-hosted by Charles Schelle, lead social media specialist and Dana Rampolla, director of integrated marketing.

Guest

Jody Olsen, PhD, MSW '72

Jody Olsen, PhD, MSW '72, served as Peace Corps director from 2018 to 2021.

She is a former visiting professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and was director of its Center for Global Education Initiatives for eight years.

Olsen was a Peace Corps volunteer in Tunisia from 1966 to 1968 and has served the agency in five other senior positions, including deputy director. Her memoir about her decades of Peace Corps service, “A Million Miles: My Peace Corps Journey,” was published in October 2024.

Guest appearance on:

From Social Work to Global Leadership: Jody Olsen on Service, Empowerment, and the Peace Corps