Since middle school, Thai Nguyen has been captivated by Russian history. Ask the average person to name a significant moment in Russian history and you’ll likely be met with blank stares; Ask Thai and he’ll give you his top three. In order to take his Russian history knowledge to the next-level, Th…
CLS Program News — September 20, 2023
This year’s Critical Language Scholar finalist is Saba Rehman, a third-year political science and Arabic language and culture student with a certificate in legal studies. Rehman studied Arabic in Morocco this past summer.
CLS in the Press — September 07, 2023
As the 2023 spring semester wrapped up on the Durant campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Chelsea Maxwell was exploring new challenges and opportunities as she looked ahead to her second year as a Southeastern student.
CLS in the Press — September 06, 2023
Luther College announces that Audrey Fashimpaur, class of 2023, completed the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Spark program – a competitive and intensive 8-week online course where Fashimpaur was immersed in Chinese language and culture to learn Mandarin.
CLS in the Press — September 01, 2023
Josh Phillips is a undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in Economics, Political Science and Government. Josh participated in 2023 CLS Spark Arabic hosted by the Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) Center of the University of Alexandria in Egypt. Josh hop…
CLS Program News — August 24, 2023
Meet Critical Language Scholarship Russian language partner, Mirlan Ulanov! Mirlan has been a language partner for CLS Russian students for the last two summers at partner institute American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. When asked why, Mirlan shared, “I want to int…
CLS Program News — August 07, 2023
Two Middlebury students who were awarded Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) and will spend part of their summer overseas intensively studying languages in preparation for related careers.
CLS in the Press — August 01, 2023
Boston College undergraduates Isaiah Brown ’24 and Hunter Linton ’25 and 2023 graduate Agustin Tornabene are spending part of the summer broadening their international perspectives through prestigious fellowships from the United States Department of State.
CLS in the Press — July 28, 2023
CLS Program News — July 27, 2023
The rising Brown junior and aspiring doctor is in Busan for the summer to take intensive Korean language courses — and to investigate the surprising similarities between traditional medicine in Korea and her home country of Ghana.
CLS in the Press — July 27, 2023
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