“In learning a language, you open your eyes and mind to a whole new world of opportunities and people,” says Henry O’Connor ’24. As a Critical Language Scholarship recipient, he will spend the summer immersed in Mandarin.
CLS in the Press — April 22, 2021
Erin Matson’s journey started with an interest in farming and environmental conservation. After graduating from the University of Chicago with a degree in South Asian languages and civilizations, she began a career in urban farming, co-founding Creciendo Farms, an urban farm bringing fresh local pr…
Alumni Profile — April 22, 2021
Mark Haver was a student at Florida Southern College, studying political science and marine biology, when he decided to apply for the 2018 CLS Indonesian program. Mark came onto the program as an absolute beginner in Indonesian, but by the end he had the language skills to communicate about h…
Alumni Profile — April 21, 2021
An interview with CLS Alumna Mariel Reed (Chinese 2010), the CEO & co-founder of CoProcure who spoke at the 2019 Code for America Summit.
CLS in the Press — April 21, 2021
After Laura Sanchez graduated from the University of Florida in 2017, she was unsure if she wanted to pursue a career in language and international politics, or ecology and conservation. While participating on the CLS Program in 2018, she was able to further explore her interests by signing up for …
Alumni Profile — April 20, 2021
What Do We Call This? is a podcast project produced by the CLS Alumni Society. In this episode, they explore how two CLS Program alumni--William Yuen Yee (Chinese 2019) and Jessica Jue (Chinese 2019)--created a pen pal program, to strengthen the ways we learn and communicate with people in China. Don't underestimate the power of penpal friendships!
CLS in the Press — April 19, 2021
The U.S. State Department has awarded a Critical Language Scholarship to Louisiana State University freshman Bridget Seghers, a native of Covington, to study Swahili during the summer of 2021.
CLS in the Press — April 19, 2021
Six finalists for the U.S. Department of State’s 2021 Critical Language Scholarship are students at the University of Pittsburgh—five undergraduate and one graduate.
CLS in the Press — April 19, 2021
Cheydon Paulson has received the Critical Language Scholarship, a scholarship sponsored by the U.S. State Department. The language scholarship is a challenging process, one that sees about 10% of applicants accepted and for a rural North Dakota school like Richardton to have a student selected in no small feat — an example highlighting their strong academic focus.
CLS in the Press — April 19, 2021
Four Western Kentucky University students were awarded Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) that fully fund summer study in intensive language programs abroad. Recipients were selected from a diverse nationwide pool of over 4,600 applicants.
CLS in the Press — April 19, 2021
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