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 …
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…
Tianna Burke participated in the 2023 CLS Portuguese Program hosted by Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Tianna is currently pursuing a PhD in mathematics at Purdue University. Tianna’s professional goal is to become a math professor and conduct research on the spread of inf…
Ryan Vogt participated in the 2023 CLS Persian Program hosted by American Councils Dushanbe Language Center in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. He has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Minnesota and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington. He i…
The CLS Program is pleased to announce another cycle of CLS Refresh, a funded language learning opportunity for CLS alumni. To support alumni in their continued commitment to critical languages, one-on-one virtual language instruction will be offered between October 2024 – March 2025 at no cos…
Political science undergrad Cooper Baldwin wins prestigious U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to learn ‘one of the most critical languages for future United States policy’
Ashley Wilson, a rising senior double majoring in economics and international affairs with a concentration in comparative politics at the University of Maine, spent the summer living and learning in Japan as a participant in the competitive Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program.
Grace Wheeler participated in 2024 CLS Spark Chinese hosted virtually by Dalian University of Technology in Dalian, China and served as a 2024 CLS Digital Ambassador. Grace is a French Studies major at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Keep reading to hear Grace's five tips for getting th…
Savannah Everett is a Speech Pathology major at St John's University in Queens. Savannah participated in the 2024 CLS Swahili Program hosted by MSTCDC in Arusha, Tanzania and is a 2024 CLS Digital Ambassador.
Savannah (far right) during her visit to the Patandi Teacher's College …