Chirine Yamout is a two-time alumna of the CLS Chinese Program having participated in the CLS Chinese Program in 2021 and 2022 hosted by Tamkang University in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Chirine received her bachelor’s in International Relations with a certificate in Chinese studies from Florida Inter…
Alumni Profile — March 29, 2023
Kana Cummings is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Chinese Program hosted by National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan. Kana is an Associate at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in the firm’s Chicago office. She recently graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (Data S…
Alumni Profile — March 29, 2023
Maeve Knepper is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Arabic Program hosted by Jordan Language Academy in Amman, Jordan. She is a senior at University of Wyoming and will be graduating in May with a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. in International Studies. Maeve hopes to attain a master’s degree in development e…
Alumni Profile — March 28, 2023
Hannah Scholze is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Russian Program hosted by American Councils in Tbilisi, Georgia. Hannah received a bachelor’s in International Politics and a bachelor’s in Global and International Studies with a minor in Russian from Penn State University. Hannah is a research analyst a…
Alumni Profile — March 28, 2023
A Southeastern Oklahoma State University Honors Program student is the recipient of a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) from the U.S. Department of State.
CLS in the Press — March 28, 2023
Four University of Pittsburgh students have been named 2023 Critical Language scholars.
CLS in the Press — March 28, 2023
CLS in the Press — March 28, 2023
Alejandra Sanchez is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Swahili Program hosted by MS-Training Centre for Development Cooperation in Arusha, Tanzania. Alejandra is a third-year master’s student at Texas State University and a social studies teacher at Austin Peace Academy in Austin, Texas. After finishing he…
Alumni Profile — March 27, 2023
Douglas Andreasen is an alumnus of the 2022 CLS Indonesian Program hosted by Universitas Negeri Malang in Malang, Indonesia. Douglas is a final semester senior majoring in History at California State University Sacramento. Douglas is a huge history buff and hopes to teach history at the university …
Alumni Profile — March 27, 2023
Derek Sherrange is an alumnus of the 2022 CLS Hindi Program hosted by American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) in Jaipur, India. He is a senior at St. Lawrence University and a double major in global studies and combined international economic-multilanguage. Derek hopes to use his Hindi language…
Alumni Profile — March 27, 2023
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