Mark Arey is a great international traveler—something he only recently learned about himself. Hailing from rural Somerset and having never left the United States, Arey nurtured his passion for languages and global affairs by seizing opportunities to get involved on and off campus.
CLS in the Press — May 19, 2023
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has announced that an ASU-record six students have been named recipients of the Critical Language Scholarship, a federal program that promotes rapid language gains and essential intercultural fluency in regions that are critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity.
CLS in the Press — May 11, 2023
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program chose two University of Alabama in Huntsville students for courses of study this summer.
CLS in the Press — May 11, 2023
Robert Bryant will be traveling to Taiwan to continue learning Mandarin and teaching English.
CLS in the Press — May 11, 2023
Ball State University sophomore Scott Webster of Fishers has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), which will provide two months of intensive language study this summer.
CLS in the Press — May 11, 2023
U students' prestigious awards are opportunities to study abroad, learn critical languages and develop public service experience.
CLS in the Press — May 11, 2023
Critical Language Scholarships and Boren Awards enable students to study in Taiwan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan
CLS in the Press — May 11, 2023
During a year abroad, Cheng will study Arabic in Jordan and Kisker will study Swahili in Tanzania.
CLS in the Press — May 11, 2023
An Interview with Alumna Rosiland Townes Twenty years after she left school, Rosalind Townes returned to the classroom. That would be a big enough challenge for most people, but she decided to also study Arabic—considered one of the world’s most difficult languages to learn. For Rosiland the chall…
CLS Program News — May 10, 2023
Pamela Ortiz is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Japanese Program hosted virtually by Okayama University in Okayama, Japan. Pamela recently graduated with her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science from Dickinson College. Pamela plans to put her Japanese language skills to action working as…
Alumni Profile — April 28, 2023
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