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Jahnavi Kirkire

Jahnavi Kirkire participated in the 2024 CLS Hindi Program hosted by the American Institute for Indian Studies (AIIS) in Jaipur, Rajasthan. She is pursuing a J.D. at the University of Virginia Law School and recently graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park. She hopes to work in in…

Alumni Profile — July 12, 2025


Jack Brown

Jack Brown participated in the 2024 CLS Portuguese Program hosted by Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jack is currently pursuing a PhD in romance studies at Cornell University. His research deals with representations of the body in contemporary Latin American speculative fi…

Alumni Profile — July 12, 2025


Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee participated in the 2024 CLS Korean Program hosted by Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea. She is currently majoring in Asian studies and double minoring in biology and interdisciplinary studies while on the pre-medicine track at Boston University. Jessica aspires to bec…

Alumni Profile — July 12, 2025


Calvin Older

Calvin Older participated in the 2024 CLS Russian Program hosted by American Councils in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is currently majoring in international relations with a minor in geographic information systems at Central Michigan University. Calvin's ultimate professional goal is to work as a Foreign S…

Alumni Profile — July 12, 2025


Brooklyn Burgess

Brooklyn Burgess participated in the 2024 CLS Urdu Program hosted by the American Institute of Indian Studies in Lucknow, India. She is currently pursuing a BS in microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics with a minor in global health at the University of California, Los Angeles. Brooklyn's …

Alumni Profile — July 12, 2025


Alyssa Taylor

Alyssa Taylor participated in the 2024 CLS Korean Program hosted by Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea. She is currently a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in South Korea. Alyssa's professional goal is to become a Public Diplomacy Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of…

Alumni Profile — July 12, 2025


Ashley Wilson

Ashley Wilson participated in the 2024 CLS Japanese Program hosted by Okayama University in Okayama, Japan. Ashley is pursuing her MBA in global policy with a concentration in trade and commerce beginning this fall, following her recent graduation with a BA double majoring in economics and internat…

Alumni Profile — July 12, 2025


Andrea Chen

Andrea Chen participated in the 2024 CLS Chinese Program hosted by Tamkang University in New Taipei, Taiwan. She is currently a medical student at Tulane University School of Medicine, and her professional goal is to become a bilingual physician practicing in immigrant communities. Why Chinese? …

Alumni Profile — July 12, 2025


Addison Miller

Addison Miller participated in the 2024 CLS Chinese Program hosted by Tamkang University in New Taipei, Taiwan. Addison is currently studying international and comparative education policy at the University of Alabama. Her professional goal is to become a professor of higher education law and inter…

Alumni Profile — July 12, 2025


Anna Walter

Anna Walter participated in the 2024 CLS Arabic Program in Meknes, Morocco. She is currently working as a project engineer for a construction company. Anna's professional goal is to work on international projects within the construction industry.  Why Arabic?  I've always loved studying languag…

Alumni Profile — July 12, 2025