A Program of the DAAD RISE, CLS award recipients from OHIO recognized with video tribute
Five OHIO students were awarded CLS for summer 2020: Feven Berhe, Andrew Howard, Will Mullen, Aaron Reinhard and Megan Westervelt.
CLS in the Press — April 27, 2020
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Congratulations to Drexel's 2020 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Honorees
We are pleased to announce that a Drexel student has received a Critical Language Scholarship for 2020, and two have been named alternates.
CLS in the Press — April 20, 2020
Critical Language Scholarship Winner to Study in Brazil
University of Iowa student Holly Harris of Waterloo, Iowa, has been awarded a 2020 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) and will travel to Florianópolis, Brazil, this summer for an intensive language and cultural immersion program.
CLS in the Press — April 20, 2020
Three VCU Students Named Critical Language Scholars
Three Virginia Commonwealth University students have been selected for the 2020 Critical Language Scholarship, a highly competitive scholarship funded by the U.S. Department of State for the study of 15 languages deemed critical to the United States’ diplomatic and security interests.
CLS in the Press — April 20, 2020
Promoting a Right Not a Privilege
In her application to become a 2020 Truman Scholar, Abrita Kuthumi ’21 proposed an idea that would provide educational resources for the lowest caste group in Nepal. She mapped out a plan offering economic assistance as well as support for students who face social challenges. She called the initiative “Daylight.”
CLS in the Press — April 16, 2020
Global Conflict Studies Student Wins State Department Language Scholarship
Growing up alongside a large Lebanese community in Toledo, Ohio, Brad Koenig often heard Arabic spoken. In high school, he took four years of German and later lived in West Germany for three years. It was not until he served in the Gulf War in Iraq in 1990-1991, however, that he began to feel a strong international connection, particularly with the Middle East.
CLS in the Press — April 16, 2020
Student with Aspirations for Foreign Service Spends Year in Indonesia Practicing Foreign Policy
Unable to speak the language, Camille Bismonte (C’21) did not know that when she first travelled to Indonesia for eight weeks in the summer of 2018 that she would end up studying abroad there for the entirety of her junior year. Now a Boren Scholar, she has won a speech competition, represented the United States at the 12th Annual Bali Democracy Forum, and met the President of Indonesia.
CLS in the Press — February 24, 2020
Michael: Software Consultant Leading with Japanese
Profile of CLS Japanese alumnus Michael Mauer
CLS in the Press — February 24, 2020
Student with Aspirations for Foreign Service Spends Year in Indonesia Practicing Foreign Policy
Profile of CLS Indonesian alumna Camille Bismonte
CLS in the Press — February 24, 2020
A student abroad: Two summers in South Korea
Once upon a time, at the age of 18, I imagined I would study, work and dwell within my rural town in New Hampshire for my entire life; that all changed once I received the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study abroad for eight weeks in Busan, South Korea during Summer 2018 and Gwangju, South Korea during Summer 2019.
CLS in the Press — February 14, 2020