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
Bianca Visekruna is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Russian program hosted by American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Bianca is a senior at Portland State University’s School of Business Honors College majoring in Management and Leadership with a certificate in Entrepreneurship. …
Alumni Profile — March 07, 2023
Meet Philip Broussard CLS Advisor and Director of International Education at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), a Historically Black college and land-grant institution in Princess Anne, Maryland. Philip has experienced first-hand how language leaning opens doors. A desire to understan…
CLS Program News — February 28, 2023
Sofia Hrycyszyn is an alumna of the CLS Chinese program hosted by Tamkang University in New Taipei City, Taiwan. She is a sophomore at the University of Chicago majoring in economics while on the premed track. Sofia is exploring different avenues for using her Chinese language skills within the med…
Alumni Profile — February 27, 2023
Eight WKU students have been selected this spring as Semi-Finalists for 2023 Critical Language Scholarships.
CLS in the Press — February 22, 2023
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