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Posted Jun 11, 2019
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University of Illinois students receive Critical Language Scholarships
Two University of Illinois undergraduates have been awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarshipsto study critical languages during the summer of 2019.
Posted Jun 03, 2019
Graduate College announces external fellowship award winners
Andrea Pinon, doctoral student in geography, was awarded the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). CLS is a fully-funded, intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
Posted Jun 03, 2019
Rutgers University recognizes its highest academic achievers
Anna Baker is on her way to becoming a global citizen. She volunteered at an integrated camp for Jewish and Arab children in the Palestinian territories, landed a Critical Language Scholarship to study Arabic in Morocco this summer and, come fall, will teach English to children in Spain as a Fulbright student.
Posted Jun 03, 2019
UM student Matthew Travers wins scholarship to learn Swahili in African nation
A University of Mississippi student, who is looking to learn about Swahili culture and find common ground between Swahili and Chinese, has won a Critical Language Scholarship to study Swahili in Tanzania.
Posted Jun 03, 2019
BMCC Students Earn Scholarships to Global Learning Experiences
Mario Altamirano, Jr. (Criminal Justice) earned a scholarship to the Critical Language Scholarship Program.
Posted Jun 03, 2019
UIC student goes to Morocco on State Department scholarship
University of Illinois at Chicago sophomore Luana Davila of Joliet has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Arabic in Morocco this summer.
Posted Jun 03, 2019
Influenced by home, Freeport native to travel to India to study language, impacts of climate change
Spurred by a love of the environment and a call to social justice, Tims will leave for Kolkata, where he will dive into his second eight-week, intensive study of the Bangla language at the American Institute of Indian Studies through a fully funded Critical Language Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State.
Posted Jun 03, 2019
U of I Student Receives Prestigious Critical Language Scholarship
The University of Idaho Distinguished Scholarships Program, along with the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, is pleased to announce that Mikayla Sievers, an English graduate student, has been selected to receive a 2019 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Panjabi in India. Read more.
Posted Jun 03, 2019
Congressman Cummings To Speak At Morgan State 2019 Commencement
CLS Alumnus Isaiah Weaver is among the graduates highlighted for this year's Morgan State University Commencement.
Posted May 20, 2019