Azerbaijan might not be a familiar country to many Americans aside from, perhaps, political junkies and geography buffs, but for Oklahoma State students it will soon feel much closer.
CLS In the Press — Shared from The O'Colly on November 18, 2019
People on the outside looking in often misunderstand Appalachia’s cultural ways and traditions. Those same attitudes are often leveled at people from the Middle East. The new student podcast Sandstone, by Clara Haizlett, seeks to introduce people from both cultures, with the aim of developing greater understanding between them.
CLS In the Press — Shared from WV Public Broadcasting on November 15, 2019
Opinion article written by University of North Dakota CLS advisor Yee Han Chu encouraging students in North Dakota to apply for competitive awards.
CLS In the Press — Shared from Inforum News on November 15, 2019
Clara Haizlett (Arabic 2017) received funding through the Alumni Development Fund to start a podcast project called the “Sandstone Podcast,” which is designed to provide an accessible educational source of information about the Middle East for her fellow West Virginians and which explores connections between those living in Appalachia and the Arab world.
CLS In the Press — Shared from expatalachians on November 15, 2019
Senior Rebecca King becomes first University of Delaware student to receive Critical Language Scholarship and Boren Award.
CLS In the Press — Shared from UDaily on November 15, 2019
CLS Alumna Ermida Koduah (Arabic 2016) and her cousin Jasmine Oduro are interviewed about their blogging project "Being Black In," a platform created for black travelers to freely share tips, lessons and personal experiences abroad.
CLS In the Press — Shared from American Councils for International Education on November 12, 2019
In 2019, Macalester Portuguese minor Gloria Odoemelam was awarded the highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship to study Portuguese in Brazil. Now Portuguese professor Ernesto Ortiz-Díaz is looking to build on his program's successes.
CLS In the Press — Shared from The Mac Weekly on November 11, 2019
“CLS equipped me with valuable experience and knowledge that I continue to use in my work every day. Participating in the CLS Program opened many doors to incredible professional opportunities that enable me to apply the experience I gained in Tajikistan to global health research and service...
Alumni Profiles — Posted by Jessica Klink on November 11, 2019
Former Olympian and CLS Alumna Siobhan Heekin-Canedy (Russian 2016) writes about the importance of sports diplomacy in the context of the Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
CLS In the Press — Shared from The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs on November 06, 2019
Ghazi Ghazi spent eight weeks studying Arabic in Morocco as part of the U.S. State Department's Critical Language Scholarship Program.
CLS In the Press — Shared from Patch on November 06, 2019
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