A Program of the Pitt Medical Student Awarded 2024 Critical Language Scholarship to Tajikistan
Third-year medical student at the University of Pittsburgh awarded 2024 Critical Langauge Scholarship to Tajikistan.
CLS in the Press — October 16, 2024
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Josh Phillips
Josh Phillips participated in the 2023 CLS Spark for Arabic hosted by the TAFL Center in Alexandria, Egypt and the 2024 CLS Arabic Program hosted by the Jordan Language Academy in Amman, Jordan. He is a recent graduate from Mississippi State University (MSU) where he studied Political Science,…
Alumni Profile — October 08, 2024
Apply for the 2025 CLS Program!
We are pleased to announce that the application is now open for the 2025 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program! We welcome American undergraduate and graduate students to apply now to learn a critical language next summer on a funded language and cultural enrichment program. The CLS Program…
CLS Program News — October 04, 2024
Hunter Linton
Hunter Linton participated in the 2023 CLS Portuguese Program hosted by Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hunter is a recent graduate from Boston College, where he majored in Economics and Hispanic Studies. He plans to apply his CLS experience and Portuguese skills to a care…
Alumni Profile — September 30, 2024
Kirk Preston
Kirk Preston participated in the 2023 CLS Japanese Program hosted by Okayama University in Okayama, Japan. Kirk graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and International Studies. He currently works at Deloitte as a Risk & Financial Advis…
Alumni Profile — September 30, 2024
Maria Guadalupe (Lupita) Partida
Maria Guadalupe (Lupita) Partida participated in the 2023 CLS Korean Program hosted by Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea. Lupita is a third-year graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin pursuing master's degrees in Global Policy Studies and Information Studies. S…
Alumni Profile — September 30, 2024
Mileyka M. Rodríguez Figueroa
Mileyka M. Rodríguez Figueroa participated in the 2023 CLS Korean Program hosted by Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea. Mileyka studies Industrial Design at Universidad Ana G. Mendez in Gurabo, Puerto Rico. She stays connected with Korean culture by volunteering at K-pop conc…
Alumni Profile — September 30, 2024
Eleanor (Ellie) McCutchen
Eleanor (Ellie) McCutchen participated in the 2023 CLS Chinese Program hosted by Tamkang University in New Taipei City, Taiwan 2023. Ellie is a recent graduate from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she majored in Political Science, Economics, and Sociology and minored in Ch…
Alumni Profile — September 30, 2024
Abigail Gillespie
Abigail Gillespie participated in the 2023 CLS Swahili Program hosted by MSTCDC in Arusha, Tanzania. Abigail is a graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Art in Biology and English and Comparative Literature with a minor in African, African American, and Diaspora …
Alumni Profile — September 30, 2024
Sara Ahlich
Sara Ahlich participated in the 2022 CLS Spark for Russian hosted by American Councils for International Education in Tbilisi, Georgia and the 2023 CLS Russian Program hosted by the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Sara is a senior at University of California, Berkely whe…
Alumni Profile — September 30, 2024