Residential college exchange connects cultures

By Danielle Alio, Office of Communications on Nov. 6, 2014, noon
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Students from the University of Cambridge and the Chinese University of Hong Kong visited Princeton this fall as part of a residential college exchange program. During the spring, Princeton undergraduates were hosted by students at those two universities.

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