Ashley Wilson, a rising senior double majoring in economics and international affairs with a concentration in comparative politics at the University of Maine, spent the summer living and learning in Japan as a participant in the competitive Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program.
CLS in the Press — September 05, 2024
Grace Wheeler participated in 2024 CLS Spark Chinese hosted virtually by Dalian University of Technology in Dalian, China and served as a 2024 CLS Digital Ambassador. Grace is a French Studies major at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Keep reading to hear Grace's five tips for getting th…
CLS Program News — August 31, 2024
Savannah Everett is a Speech Pathology major at St John's University in Queens. Savannah participated in the 2024 CLS Swahili Program hosted by MSTCDC in Arusha, Tanzania and is a 2024 CLS Digital Ambassador. Savannah (far right) during her visit to the Patandi Teacher's College …
CLS Program News — August 28, 2024
Priscilla Riggs is a young woman ready to embrace the myriad opportunities that come with exploring new and different spaces around the world.
CLS in the Press — August 26, 2024
Josh Phillips is an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in Economics, Political Science and Government. Josh participated in the 2024 CLS Arabic Program in Amman, Jordan hosted by Jordan Language Academy and is an alumnus of CLS Spark Arabic hosted by the Teaching…
CLS Program News — August 22, 2024
From Indonesia to the Bronx, TC master’s student Benjamin Jones leverages innovative methods and culturally sensitive pedagogy to help students with language skills
CLS in the Press — August 21, 2024
A St. John’s University scholar is honing her skills to empower deaf students while gaining fluency in Swahili by spending the summer in Tanzania as one of more than 500 college students selected from across the nation for the US Department of State’s 2024 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program.
CLS in the Press — August 19, 2024
Two U of A students and one alumna were selected to participate in the nationally competitive Critical Language Scholarship Program, an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
CLS in the Press — August 16, 2024
Ninamarie Avedissian is participating in the 2024 CLS Arabic Program hosted by Arab American Language Institute in Meknes, Morocco. Ninamarie is an alumna of CLS Spark Arabic hosted virtually by the TAFL Center in Alexandria, Egypt. She graduated from George Mason University with a degree in T…
CLS Program News — August 12, 2024
[Daniel] Thomas was selected as one of 500 undergraduate students in the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program.
CLS in the Press — August 12, 2024
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