A Program of the 116 WKU students competed for nationally competitive scholarships in 2020-21
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
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Student and Recent Graduates Awarded Highly Competitive Critical Language Scholarships by U.S. State Department
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
HCHS Student Learning Fifth Language During Vanderbilt Studies
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
Stanford student Sofia Pesantez ’24 awarded 2021 Critical Language Scholarship
Sofia Pesantez ’24 is one of 685 college students from across the nation to receive the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Mandarin — one of 15 languages considered critical to American security and economy.
CLS in the Press — August 16, 2021
A Love of Languages Leads RCSJ Grad to Federal Scholarship
Alexandra Dionisi (Indonesian 2021) is one of nearly 700 American students to receive the U.S. Department of State's prestigious Critical Language Scholarship.
CLS in the Press — August 11, 2021
2021 Alumni Photo Contest
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the CLS Program, we are pleased to invite alumni from all program years to enter the 2021 CLS Alumni Photo Contest. Submissions will be accepted through Friday, September 10, 2021 and each entry should fall into one of four categories: Mutual Understanding: ph…
CLS Program News — August 10, 2021
What Do We Call This? Expanding the Bounds of International Exchange
What Do We Call This? is a podcast created and produced by the CLS Alumni Society. This episode explores the experiences of Jessica (Russian 2018) and Jordan (Arabic 2019), both former Community College students involved in Global Community College Transfers (GCCT), a network that promotes and organizes opportunities for current and former community college students to engage with the world.
CLS in the Press — August 09, 2021
Grad Earns Second Critical Language Scholarship
Susquehanna University’s Hannah Kelly-Quigley ’20 has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Chinese during the summer of 2021. Kelly-Quigley graduated from Susquehanna with a double major in neuroscience and psychology and a minor in Asian studies.
CLS in the Press — July 28, 2021
U.S. Government Issues Statement in Support of International Education
This week, as part of the opening of the EducationUSA Forum, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona announced a Joint Statement of Principles in support of international education with support from the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Securit…
CLS Program News — July 27, 2021
Transylvania student studying Swahili this summer through Critical Language Scholarship
Transylvania University student Cynthia Kayitesi ’24 is studying Swahili this summer through a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship.
CLS in the Press — July 27, 2021