A Program of the Seven URI students will travel abroad thanks to prestigious foreign language scholarship programs
Critical Language Scholarships and Boren Awards enable students to study in Taiwan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan
CLS in the Press — May 11, 2023
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Eric Cheng ’23 and Susanna Kisker ’24 earn Critical Language Scholarships
During a year abroad, Cheng will study Arabic in Jordan and Kisker will study Swahili in Tanzania.
CLS in the Press — May 11, 2023
CLS Spark Spotlight: It's Never Too Late
An Interview with Alumna Rosiland Townes Twenty years after she left school, Rosalind Townes returned to the classroom. That would be a big enough challenge for most people, but she decided to also study Arabic—considered one of the world’s most difficult languages to learn. For Rosiland the chall…
CLS Program News — May 10, 2023
Pamela Ortiz
Pamela Ortiz is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Japanese Program hosted virtually by Okayama University in Okayama, Japan. Pamela recently graduated with her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science from Dickinson College. Pamela plans to put her Japanese language skills to action working as…
Alumni Profile — April 28, 2023
Rana Yelen
Rana Yelen is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Korean Program hosted by Pusan National University (PNU) in Busan, South Korea. She is an undergraduate student at the University of Central Arkansas majoring in Biology and studying on the pre-dental track. In the future, Rana plans to collaborate with the …
Alumni Profile — April 28, 2023
Janelle Mateo
Janelle Mateo participated in the 2022 CLS Japanese Program hosted by Okayama University in Okayama, Japan. Janelle is an International Studies major at Hawai'i Pacific University. Janelle works as a Development Coordinator at University of Hawai'i Foundation and hopes to continue to work on initia…
Alumni Profile — April 27, 2023
Libby Pollak
Libby Pollak is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Turkish Program hosted by TÖMER Institute in Ankara, Turkey. Libby is an undergraduate student at CUNY LaGuardia Community College where she majors in music. Libby interns for the NYS courts as a translator and interpreter and hopes to use her Turkish langu…
Alumni Profile — April 27, 2023
Strong Student Success Continues for Prestigious International, National Scholarships
From 10 Fulbrights to second-straight Truman and more, 17 students and recent alumni receive highly competitive scholarships
CLS in the Press — April 24, 2023
Jordan Franklin ending one journey and beginning another
Life after college can be a stressful time for new graduates. Some have trouble creating a plan for the future and others just go with the flow. One Spring ‘23 graduation senior’s plans after graduation will be to spend eight to 10 weeks in Taiwan.
CLS in the Press — April 24, 2023
Advisor Chat: Tyler Kynn
Meet CLS Advisor, historian, and 2010 CLS Turkish alumnus—Tyler Kynn! Tyler is an Associate Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University where his research centers on Islam, the pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj), and Ottoman sovereignty and power in Arabia. Tyler also explores the inters…
CLS Program News — April 24, 2023