Five University of Miami students and two alumni are heading overseas this summer to study and learn new languages after being conferred prestigious national scholarship awards.
CLS alumnus Will Bausch (Azerbaijani 2021) is one of four Carleton students who will travel the world and participate in advanced research and culturally immersive experiences as part of this year’s grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Marcus Dunn (Korean 2011) is one of nine visual artists named as South Arts 2022 State Fellows. State Fellowships acknowledge, support, and celebrate the highest quality art being created in the South.
Rena Wang (Chinese 2018), Asian Health Services COVID Program Manager, is recognized as one of fifteen recipients of the Geiger Gibson Emerging Leader Award.
Following a highly competitive application process, CLS alumnus Chad Peterson (Korean 2021) is one of 15 individuals nationwide selected by the U.S. Department of State for the notable Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship.
Three Florida State University students have earned Critical Language Scholarships through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to help further their study of foreign languages and cultures.
This summer, seven University of Iowa students will head abroad for intensive language studies in Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Hindi, Urdu, and Persian, thanks to the Critical Language Scholarship, a highly competitive award funded by the U.S. Department of State.
Millikin University senior, Angela Arnold, an international business major with minors in music and French, has been named a recipient of the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Turkish Program through the U.S. Department of State making her the first student at Millikin to receive the prestigious honor.
Adam Elzarka (Arabic '22) received the Truman and two other nationally competitive awards. Adam Elzarka is only the second University of Cincinnati student to win the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship, following his passion for refugee and immigrant resettlement toward a future role shaping public health policy.