About 20 percent of Americans speak more than one language. Sofia Latif, a third-year Lehman student, speaks seven. Now, thanks to a pair of prestigious study-abroad scholarships, she’s being recognized for her linguistic skills—and is receiving some highly coveted opportunities to sharpen them.
CLS in the Press — May 03, 2021
In this episode of The HayesXChange podcast, Avonda and Mycal (Chinese 2015) talk about how they took advantage of multiple study abroad opportunities, scholarships, and national fellowships like the Boren, the Critical Language Scholarship, and the Fulbright.
CLS in the Press — May 03, 2021
University of Alabama at Birmingham students Kathryn Hargett and Soumya Khanna have been selected for the United States Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship Program.
CLS in the Press — April 29, 2021
Profile of CLS Arabic alumna Gzeonie Hampton, who will graduate from the University of Louisville this May.
CLS in the Press — April 29, 2021
The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that two Wildcats have been awarded Critical Language Scholarships, which provide funding to participate in intensive language and cultural immersion programs for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities.
CLS in the Press — April 29, 2021
After 26 years of service — the last 18 advising students in their pursuit of highly competitive national and international awards — University of Nebraska’s CLS advisor Laura Damuth will retire in June.
CLS in the Press — April 28, 2021
CLS alumnus Patrick Beyrer (Chinese 2019) has been selected as a 2021 Yenching Scholar, with full funding to pursue an interdisciplinary master’s degree in China studies at the Yenching Academy of Peking University, in Beijing.
CLS in the Press — April 23, 2021
“In learning a language, you open your eyes and mind to a whole new world of opportunities and people,” says Henry O’Connor ’24. As a Critical Language Scholarship recipient, he will spend the summer immersed in Mandarin.
CLS in the Press — April 22, 2021
An interview with CLS Alumna Mariel Reed (Chinese 2010), the CEO & co-founder of CoProcure who spoke at the 2019 Code for America Summit.
CLS in the Press — April 21, 2021
What Do We Call This? is a podcast project produced by the CLS Alumni Society. In this episode, they explore how two CLS Program alumni--William Yuen Yee (Chinese 2019) and Jessica Jue (Chinese 2019)--created a pen pal program, to strengthen the ways we learn and communicate with people in China. Don't underestimate the power of penpal friendships!
CLS in the Press — April 19, 2021
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