Making history, learning languages
Rebecca King is the first student in University of Delaware history to receive both a Boren Award and Critical Language Scholarship.
CLS In the Press — Shared from UDaily on November 19, 2019
News and Stories
Erin Smith
“I never would have predicted the career I’m in today. CLS helped to put me in the circles I needed to be in for it to fall into place.”
As an undergraduate student at North Park University, Erin Smith studied music, but also chose to focus on courses on subjects that interested her...
Alumni Profiles — Posted by Jessica Klink on November 19, 2019
Domestic student profile: Anglel Trachta
University of Iowa student Angela Trachta received a Critical Language Scholarship Award to study Korean in 2019.
CLS In the Press — Shared from The University of Iowa on November 19, 2019
Building bridges from OSU to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan might not be a familiar country to many Americans aside from, perhaps, political junkies and geography buffs, but for Oklahoma State students it will soon feel much closer.
CLS In the Press — Shared from The O'Colly on November 18, 2019
Podcast Seeks Greater Understanding Between Appalachia and Arab World
People on the outside looking in often misunderstand Appalachia’s cultural ways and traditions. Those same attitudes are often leveled at people from the Middle East. The new student podcast Sandstone, by Clara Haizlett, seeks to introduce people from both cultures, with the aim of developing greater understanding between them.
CLS In the Press — Shared from WV Public Broadcasting on November 15, 2019
Letter: It's time for ND college students to 'get loud'
Opinion article written by University of North Dakota CLS advisor Yee Han Chu encouraging students in North Dakota to apply for competitive awards.
CLS In the Press — Shared from Inforum News on November 15, 2019
Appalachian Faces: Clara Haizlett Connects Appalachia and Arabia
Clara Haizlett (Arabic 2017) received funding through the Alumni Development Fund to start a podcast project called the “Sandstone Podcast,” which is designed to provide an accessible educational source of information about the Middle East for her fellow West Virginians and which explores connections between those living in Appalachia and the Arab world.
CLS In the Press — Shared from expatalachians on November 15, 2019
Making History, Learning Languages
Senior Rebecca King becomes first University of Delaware student to receive Critical Language Scholarship and Boren Award.
CLS In the Press — Shared from UDaily on November 15, 2019
AC Insights: Being Black In
CLS Alumna Ermida Koduah (Arabic 2016) and her cousin Jasmine Oduro are interviewed about their blogging project "Being Black In," a platform created for black travelers to freely share tips, lessons and personal experiences abroad.
CLS In the Press — Shared from American Councils for International Education on November 12, 2019
Macalester’s Portuguese program seeks its own language house
In 2019, Macalester Portuguese minor Gloria Odoemelam was awarded the highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship to study Portuguese in Brazil. Now Portuguese professor Ernesto Ortiz-Díaz is looking to build on his program's successes.
CLS In the Press — Shared from The Mac Weekly on November 11, 2019