Josh Phillips is an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in Economics, Political Science and Government. Josh participated in the 2024 CLS Arabic Program in Amman, Jordan hosted by Jordan Language Academy and is an alumnus of CLS Spark Arabic hosted by the Teaching…
CLS Program News — August 22, 2024
From Indonesia to the Bronx, TC master’s student Benjamin Jones leverages innovative methods and culturally sensitive pedagogy to help students with language skills
CLS in the Press — August 21, 2024
A St. John’s University scholar is honing her skills to empower deaf students while gaining fluency in Swahili by spending the summer in Tanzania as one of more than 500 college students selected from across the nation for the US Department of State’s 2024 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program.
CLS in the Press — August 19, 2024
Two U of A students and one alumna were selected to participate in the nationally competitive Critical Language Scholarship Program, an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
CLS in the Press — August 16, 2024
Ninamarie Avedissian is participating in the 2024 CLS Arabic Program hosted by Arab American Language Institute in Meknes, Morocco. Ninamarie is an alumna of CLS Spark Arabic hosted virtually by the TAFL Center in Alexandria, Egypt. She graduated from George Mason University with a degree in T…
CLS Program News — August 12, 2024
[Daniel] Thomas was selected as one of 500 undergraduate students in the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program.
CLS in the Press — August 12, 2024
Jahleel Johnson participated in the 2023 CLS Turkish Program hosted by Ankara University TÖMER Institute in Ankara, Turkey. Jahleel is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a major in Political Science and minor in German. Jahleel hopes to one day work for the U.S. Department of State…
Alumni Profile — August 09, 2024
Wajahat Mohiuddin participated in the 2023 CLS Arabic Program hosted by Noor Majan Arabic Institute in Nizwa, Oman. Wajahat received his Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Development and Bachelor of Arts in World Cultures & Literature with a concentration in Middle Eastern Studies from the Univ…
Alumni Profile — August 09, 2024
Javier participated in the 2023 CLS Chinese Program hosted by Tamkang University (TKU) in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Javier is a recent graduate from the University of North Texas with a degree in International Studies with an emphasis on International Security and Diplomacy and minors in B…
Alumni Profile — July 31, 2024
Madison Ianniello participated in the 2023 CLS Hindi Program hosted by American Institute of Indian Studies in Jaipur, India. Madison is a graduate of International Studies, Advanced Leadership and History at American University in Washington, DC. Madison currently works as a Military Operations An…
Alumni Profile — July 31, 2024
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