A Program of the Taking Flight: Priscilla Riggs’ Journey Towards a Global Education
Priscilla Riggs is a young woman ready to embrace the myriad opportunities that come with exploring new and different spaces around the world.
CLS in the Press — August 26, 2024
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From Indonesia to the Bronx, TC master’s student Benjamin Jones leverages innovative methods and culturally sensitive pedagogy to help students with language skills
CLS in the Press — August 21, 2024
National Scholarship Helps Aspiring Speech Therapist Champion Deaf Students
A St. John’s University scholar is honing her skills to empower deaf students while gaining fluency in Swahili by spending the summer in Tanzania as one of more than 500 college students selected from across the nation for the US Department of State’s 2024 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program.
CLS in the Press — August 19, 2024
U of A Students, Alumna Receive Critical Language Scholarships
Two U of A students and one alumna were selected to participate in the nationally competitive Critical Language Scholarship Program, an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
CLS in the Press — August 16, 2024
CLS Scholar Spotlight: Ninamarie on Musical Exchange in Meknes, Morocco
Ninamarie Avedissian is participating in the 2024 CLS Arabic Program hosted by Arab American Language Institute in Meknes, Morocco. Ninamarie is an alumna of CLS Spark Arabic hosted virtually by the TAFL Center in Alexandria, Egypt. She graduated from George Mason University with a degree in T…
CLS Program News — August 12, 2024
Fox Chapel graduate crosses the globe to learn new language
[Daniel] Thomas was selected as one of 500 undergraduate students in the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program.
CLS in the Press — August 12, 2024
Alumnus Khan Shairani named US Department of State Critical Language Scholar
University of Notre Dame alumnus Khan Shairani, who received his doctorate in peace studies and history from the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies in May, has been selected for the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship Program.
CLS in the Press — July 30, 2024
CHS Alum Evan Sing Receives U.S. State Department Scholarship to Study Russian Abroad
Evan Sing, who graduated from Chelsea High School in 2022, is currently participating in the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program studying Russian in Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia.
CLS in the Press — July 25, 2024
‘I’ve gained a lifetime amount of knowledge’: Rice sophomore Nathan Chen joins elite group of critical language scholars
Rice University sophomore Nathan Chen has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program, an elite initiative aimed at promoting the study of languages critical to U.S. national security and economic competitiveness.
CLS in the Press — July 24, 2024
Goshen College student selected for U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
Billy Easton II, an undergraduate student from Goshen College, is participating in the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program to study Swahili during the summer of 2024.
CLS in the Press — July 22, 2024