A graduate student and a recent graduate from the University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship to participate in intensive foreign language programs this summer.
Spencer Hazeslip, a biochemistry and Spanish major from Cabot, has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship to study critical languages this summer. Critical language scholars gain language and cultural skills that enable them to contribute to U.S. economic competitiveness and national security.
University of Central Arkansas student Vanessa Rogers-Wright has received two scholarships that allow her to study in South Korea. Rogers-Wright is a recipient of a Critical Language Scholarship, and she has received a Freeman Award for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA).
CLS Japanese alumnus and 2021 participant Jayden Thomas, a senior political science and international affairs major from Glasgow, has earned a $25,000 David L. Boren Scholarship to fund intensive language study abroad in the 2021-2022 academic year.
Two University of Guam students have been awarded scholarships through a federal program designed to further their study of foreign languages critical to national security and economic prosperity.
Ammaar A. Dawood, a graduate student at St. John’s University is studying Arabic this summer after earning a highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) from the US Department of State.
CLS Japanese scholars watched a performance by Yakage High School students and learned about sustainable community development in Yakage Village, Japan.
CLS Japanese scholars watched a special lecture on Water Environment Management by Professor Yoshitaka Nakajima in Okayama University's Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering. Students learned about different types of water quality conservation activities at Okayama University and greater Okayama Prefecture.