CLS Program scholars visited the Parliament of Georgia and met with the Chair of the Education and Science Committee Giorgi Amilakhvari and committee member Khatua Kvitsiani.
CLS in the Press — August 08, 2022
David Anderson (Japanese 2019) paid a visit to Okayama University President Makino Hirofumi before returning to the US, where he will continue his studies at Harvard University.
CLS in the Press — August 08, 2022
(This article is in Chinese) CLS Chinese scholars in the CLS Program in Tainan, Taiwan participated in a traditional coming-of-age ceremony.
CLS in the Press — August 08, 2022
For William Yuen Yee being a beginner again is a challenge he embraces wholeheartedly. After dedicating over a decade to Mandarin Chinese, participating in CLS Chinese in 2019 and NSLI-Y in 2018, William dove headfirst into learning Indonesian and is currently participating in CLS Indonesian hosted…
CLS Program News — August 03, 2022
The CLS Program is pleased to announce the results of its inaugural CLS Spark competition. We applaud all applicants to CLS Spark for their commitment to language learning and congratulate the finalists and alternates selected from this impressive pool of students. Finalists for CLS Spark were sel…
CLS Program News — August 03, 2022
Manhattan College student Paris Lecleir, Class of ’24, received a Critical Language Scholarship to study Swahili for this summer in Tanzania, Africa. Lecleir is the first Manhattan College student to ever receive the scholarship.
CLS in the Press — August 01, 2022
What do snakes, public health and the Arabic language have in common? Ask CLS Arabic scholar Chloe Vasquez! Chloe is participating in CLS virtually from San Jose, Costa Rica while creating a documentary on snake bites and Costa Rica’s health response. When Chloe’s mom was bitten by a pit viper in O…
CLS Program News — August 01, 2022
Meet Brenda Tooley! As CLS Advisor at Grand Valley State University and Associate Director of the Center for Undergraduate Scholar Engagement, Brenda inspires students to go after fellowship and scholarship opportunities that will set them up for academic and professional success. She is a strong b…
CLS Program News — July 11, 2022
Francesca Bagala is an alumna of the CLS Russian Program hosted virtually by Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod. Francesca graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies with a concentration on Europe and a minor in Italian studies. Francesca is curren…
Alumni Profile — July 08, 2022
Mushfequr Rahman is an alumnus of the 2021 Urdu Program hosted virtually by American Institute of Indian Studies in Lucknow, India. Mushfequr received a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies specializing in Latin American and Iberian Studies and Bachelor of Science in Health & Society from Sout…
Alumni Profile — July 08, 2022
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