People who have participated in exchange programs at U.S. colleges often go on to do amazing things. Their talents, combined with their early international experience studying at an excellent U.S. college, have helped several to eventually become ambassadors to the United Nations or heads of international organizations. Several exchange program graduates have won the Nobel Prize …

Every month, former students of the University of Texas at Austin meet to listen to an expert speaker or cheer on the school’s football team. Recently, the group started an annual Texas-style barbecue to raise money to send promising local young people to study at their alma mater. This alumni club is not meeting in …

One studied in Hong Kong and today prepares the next generation of tech leaders. Another, a former exchange student in Spain, helps journalists in conflict areas. Another is the only United Nations high-level commissioner under the age of 45. They made Forbes’s annual  30 Under 30 , which recognizes bright young entrepreneurs, breakout talent and change agents in 20 different professional …

Fulbright Program  participants do amazing things: 54 went on to win the Nobel Prize; 33 have served as heads of state or government. Named for former U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright, the program is considered by many the nation’s flagship international educational exchange program. It’s helped 360,000 participants — from the U.S. and more than 160 participating countries — …