High Point University senior Mac Mollins was awarded the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Turkish at Ankara University in Ankara, Turkey.
CLS in the Press — April 03, 2025
Five Washington and Lee University students have received a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for the summer of 2025. The CLS Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and is a fully-funded summer overseas language and cultural immersion program for American college students.
CLS in the Press — April 03, 2025
Alex Wagner, a first-year global studies major at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has received a Critical Language Scholarship to study Arabic in Nizwa, Oman, this summer.
CLS in the Press — April 03, 2025
On April 2, MTSU’s Middle East Center welcomed Robert S. Ford, the former U.S. ambassador to Syria. He spoke to students in the Business and Aerospace building about what pursuing a career in foreign relations entails.
CLS in the Press — April 02, 2025
University of Pittsburgh graduate student Elaina Hopkins has been awarded a 2025 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS).
CLS in the Press — April 01, 2025
Sophomore Lilian Branch has been awarded a 2025 Critical Language Scholarship.
CLS in the Press — March 31, 2025
Marshall University sophomore Eddie Sorah has been selected for the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Spark virtual initiative, a nationally competitive language learning program.
CLS in the Press — March 27, 2025
Congratulations to the over 500 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students selected for the 2025 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program! We applaud all applicants for their commitment to critical language study and congratulate the finalists and alternates selected from an impressive pool of ove…
CLS Program News — March 17, 2025
This blog is written by CLS alumnus Hyunbean Park. Hyunbean is an alumnus of the 2024 CLS Russian Program hosted by American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Hyunbean graduated from the University of North Georgia where he studied International Relations, Security Studies and Russ…
CLS Program News — March 06, 2025
When he first stepped into the classroom at SUNY New Paltz, Jonathan Pickarski ’24 (International Relations), didn’t realize just how quickly he would be transported into the world around him.
CLS in the Press — March 03, 2025
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