Daniel Mota-Villegas, a new Kalamazoo College Posse alum, graduated last spring with degrees in East Asian studies, political science and psychology. He has been selected for the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program, a prestigious fellowship for American students learning critical foreign languages.
CLS in the Press — September 10, 2021
Three Florida Gulf Coast University students recently wrapped up an intensive summer program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State designed to immerse participants in the study of foreign languages that have been deemed vital to the nation’s economic and security interests.
CLS in the Press — September 03, 2021
Fellowships Office coordinator and CLS Program advisor Pamela Kittelson sits down to talk about applying for fellowships and why Gusties should take advantage.
CLS in the Press — September 01, 2021
Two recent Goshen College graduates were selected for the Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship: Ariana Perez Diener '21 and Sophia Martin '20.
CLS in the Press — August 31, 2021
East Asia For All is a podcast hosted by Melissa Brzycki (Chinese 2013) and Stephanie Montgomery (Chinese 2013) focused on discussing East Asian pop cultural products and their relevance to understanding different aspects of East Asian life and culture. In this episode they interview CLS Alumna Professor Fang Yu Hu (Japanese 2010) and explore the legacy of Japanese occupation in Taiwan.
CLS in the Press — August 23, 2021
The CLS Program is pleased to announce CLS Refresh, a new language learning opportunity for CLS alumni. To support alumni in their continued commitment to critical languages, individualized virtual language instruction will be offered for approximately 220 CLS alumni beginning in October 2021, at n…
CLS Program News — August 18, 2021
Raavi Asdar’s Critical Language Scholarship not only helped him explore his own sense of self but exposed him to other cultures, all of which play a key factor as he ponders a career abroad after graduation.
CLS in the Press — August 18, 2021
Four students were awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships for intensive study of Arabic, Japanese, and Chinese.
CLS in the Press — August 16, 2021
Three Middlebury Institute students, one currently enrolled and two who recently graduated, have been awarded highly competitive scholarships to advance their study of languages considered critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity.
CLS in the Press — August 16, 2021
A Vanderbilt University student who is a 2019 graduate of Henry County High School, is in the midst of completing a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) summer program that has him studying his fifth different language. Jaret Rushing, a rising junior studying philosophy and classical studies at Vanderbilt, was awarded the scholarship to study Urdu, which is the national language of Pakistan.
CLS in the Press — August 16, 2021
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