Josie Krieger is a two-time alumna of the CLS Turkish Program having participated in CLS Turkish in 2019 hosted by Azerbaijani University of Languages in Baku, Azerbaijan and again in 2022 hosted by TÖMER Institute in Ankara, Turkey. Josie graduated from Pennsylvania State University with degrees i…
Alumni Profile — March 27, 2023
Loren Macon is an alumna of the CLS Korean Program hosted by Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea. She recently graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a B.A. in Anthropology with a double minor in Studio Art and Korean Studies. She currently works at her alma mater as a …
Alumni Profile — March 27, 2023
Mayisha Haque is a two-time alumna of the CLS Korean Program having participated in CLS Korean in 2021 hosted by Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea and again in 2022, hosted by Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea. Mayisha is a senior at Wayne State University double-maj…
Alumni Profile — March 24, 2023
Critical Language Scholarship Program provides a cultural immersion experience for students
CLS in the Press — March 21, 2023
Critical Language Scholarship and CLS Spark Program honorees will study languages with the goal of helping improve U.S. diplomatic relationships.
CLS in the Press — March 21, 2023
Zion Shih is an alumna of the CLS Chinese Program hosted by Tamkang University in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Zion attends Loma Linda University where she studies Translational Medicine as an MD-PhD student. As a future physician-scientist, Zion plans to bring her work with patients into the lab to in…
Alumni Profile — March 20, 2023
Ellie Penner ’23, a Washington and Lee University senior, has received a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Bangla this summer in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
CLS in the Press — March 20, 2023
Eugeniu Prodan is an alumnus of the 2022 CLS Indonesian Program hosted by Universitas Negeri Malang in Malang, Indonesia. He is a second-year student in the Master of International Affairs Program at Texas A&M University. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Busi…
Alumni Profile — March 16, 2023
Yumei Lin is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Indonesian Program hosted by Universitas Negeri Malang in Malang, Indonesia. She is a graduate of Tufts University with a degree in International Relations with a concentration in Security Studies and a minor in Economics. Yumei hopes to apply her Indonesian a…
Alumni Profile — March 14, 2023
We are pleased to announce that approximately 500 finalists were selected for the opportunity to study critical languages through the overseas CLS Program and through its virtual initiative, CLS Spark. We applaud all applicants for the 2023 CLS Program for their commitment to language learning …
CLS Program News — March 14, 2023
A Program of the 
