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Four UAC-CP Nursing students won first place in a national research competition that was organized by the National Science Assembly of Nursing Students in Bolivia.  First-year Nursing students Carlos Ticona, Narda Tintaya, Teresa Choque and Erik Poma were one of 14 research teams from top Bolivian universities that presented their findings in October 2018 at…

It is with heavy hearts that Carmen Pampa Fund announces the passing of UAC-CP co-founder Dick Leahy on Wednesday, October 31, 2018. From the moment Sr. Damon Nolan, MFIC, asked him to help build a college in rural Bolivia, Dick was a committed to the cause of providing higher education for Bolivia’s most marginalized populations.…

Today the UAC-CP celebrates its 25th anniversary! Planning for the UAC-CP, a college for the rural poor, began in 1990 when Sr. Damon Nolan, FMS, a 12-year veteran educator in the Yungas, concluded that a high school education was not adequate to give the rural poorcontrol over their own destiny. The initial planning for the…

Practice your Spanish! A video produced by the UAC-CP in honor of the College’s 25th anniversary, profiles the five undergraduate degree-granting programs available to students in Carmen Pampa.

On September 26, the College kicked off its first 3-day international conference: “Environment, Education, & Health in the Era of Sustainable Development.” The conference, which was co-hosted by the College’s academic partner: la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Mexico, showcased academics from the UAC-CP, the UAEM, and Catholic University of Bolivia. All speakers touched on…