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Podcast: Introducing Drum Tower

Alice Su (Arabic 2013) co-hosts the Economist's new weekly podcast "Drum Tower," in which correspondents from the Economist analyze the stories at the heart of China and its changing role in the world.

CLS in the Press — November 14, 2022


CLS 2023 Application Now Open!

We are pleased to announce that the application for the 2023 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is now open! We welcome American undergraduate and graduate students to apply now to study a critical language next summer on a fully funded virtual or overseas language program. The application…

CLS Program News — October 05, 2022


OCC Student Awarded U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship

After 20 years, Rosiland Townes returned to college to obtain an associate degree in global studies at Oakland Community College. Along the way, she was selected to be part of a prestigious virtual initiative to learn languages essential to the United States’ engagement with the world, taking her global studies to another level.

CLS in the Press — September 22, 2022


Announcing the 2022 Alumni Photo Contest

We are pleased to invite alumni of the 2022 CLS Program to submit photos to the 2022 photo contest! We welcome submissions from those who participated virtually as well as those who were abroad at their program sites this summer. Submissions will be accepted through Monday, September 26, 2022 and …

CLS Program News — September 08, 2022


Announcing the 2022 CLS Refresh Alumni Program

The CLS Program is pleased to announce the second year of CLS Refresh, a language learning opportunity for CLS Program alumni. To support alumni in their continued commitment to critical languages, individualized virtual language instruction will be offered beginning in October 2022, at no cost to …

CLS Program News — September 01, 2022