Aaron M. Shew (Urdu 2009, 2010) is an Assistant Professor and REL Wilson Endowed Chair of Agricultural Economics at Arkansas State University. In this language spotlight, he shares with us what brought him to the study of Urdu and Hindi, how these language learning experiences helped to shape his scholarship, and about the importance of language immersion programs.
CLS in the Press — November 10, 2020
Pacific Daily News, a local media outlet in the U.S. territory of Guam, features the Critical Language Scholarship Program as an opportunity for all Americans.
CLS in the Press — November 09, 2020
Earlier this year, Olivia Moffett (Chinese 2018) organized a Chinese New Year celebration for DC-area CLS alumni.
CLS in the Press — November 05, 2020
Foreign language and international economics/Chinese and international studies major and Chellgren Fellow Michael Di Girolamo has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Chinese.
CLS in the Press — November 05, 2020
Two students studying Russian in the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Department of Modern Languages and Literatures have been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship, a U.S. Department of State award that fully funds intensive language learning.
CLS in the Press — November 02, 2020
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo's op-ed in Newsweek makes the case for Americans to learn critical languages and announces the launch of languages.state.gov.
CLS in the Press — October 28, 2020
After years of following national headlines regarding the refugee crisis, Roni Sosis (Arabic 2020) decides to better the situation
CLS in the Press — September 28, 2020
International travel is currently restricted for most of the world, but there is much that students who want to study abroad during their time at Tech can do now to make these dreams a reality.
CLS in the Press — September 28, 2020
“Although beginning my civil service career amidst a pandemic was a bit unusual, I’m grateful to be contributing my skills and knowledge to the U.S. government’s coronavirus response efforts.” Lauren, an alumna of the 2017 CLS Indonesian program, landed a position in early 2020 as a Stabilization …
Alumni Profile — September 21, 2020
Hannah Horton (Korean 2019), a 2020 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is a recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award.
CLS in the Press — September 10, 2020
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