Lott Leadership Exchange Programs

Each year the Trent Lott Leadership Institute, in association with the Study Abroad Office at The University of Mississippi, sponsors the Lott Leadership Exchange Programs for University of Mississippi students. These programs provide scholarships for selected students to learn about and in another part of the world. The groups also include students from partner institutions abroad who come to the United States to learn about and in the South and Washington, DC. Learning together at home and abroad provides amazing experiences for students from both partner institutions.

Lott Leadership Exchange Program for Rising Sophomores

The 2008 exchange program for rising sophomores pairs UM students with Konkuk University students for a month of experiences in Mississippi, Washington, DC, and Seoul, South Korea. Along the way, students from Konkuk University and UM will have a chance to learn together and from each other on topics ranging from international diplomacy to pop culture.

Lott Leadership Exchange Program for Graduate Students

The 2008 exchange program for graduate students links UM students with University of Ulster and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University students to study in Mississippi, Northern Ireland, and South Africa. The group is challenged with studying Race, Religion and Reconciliation using events in the three countries as case studies.