Growing up in rural West Virginia in a town of only 544 people, I had resigned myself to never coming out. I was mainly concerned for my safety, but I also feared the judgment and strange looks I would receive from members of my hometown. Yet, seeing thousands of out and proud LGBTQ+ people, like S…
CLS Program News — May 31, 2022
Several other Ohio University students and alumni have also received prestigious awards including Shawn Liming who was awarded a Critical Language Scholarship.
CLS in the Press — May 31, 2022
Nicholas Fegreus wants to work for the government and knows that being able to speak a foreign language would improve his chances. That pursuit has netted him a prestigious Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) from the U.S. State Department.
CLS in the Press — May 31, 2022
Meet CLS Advisor Yee Han Chu! Yee Han advises for the CLS Program in her role as Academic Support and Fellowship Opportunities Coordinator at University of North Dakota (UND). Yee Han uses an individual-centered approach when advising students, a skill she has honed from years as a clinical social …
CLS Program News — May 26, 2022
Manmeet Pelia (Punjabi 2021) was selected as a 2022 Brooke Owens Fellow
CLS in the Press — May 25, 2022
Lauren Palmieri is an alumna of the 2021 CLS Turkish Program hosted virtually by the TÖMER Institute in Bursa, Turkey. Lauren graduated from James Madison University with bachelor's degree in history with an emphasis in Middle East history. Lauren is currently conducting research on female pub…
Alumni Profile — May 23, 2022
A Mississippi State graduate who will participate in the U.S. Department of State-sponsored Critical Language Scholarship Program this summer also is a Fulbright finalist selected to study in Germany.
CLS in the Press — May 23, 2022
Five University of Miami students and two alumni are heading overseas this summer to study and learn new languages after being conferred prestigious national scholarship awards.
CLS in the Press — May 23, 2022
Nayla Huq is an alumna of the 2021 CLS Indonesian Program hosted virtually by Universitas Negeri Malang in Malang, Indonesia. She is a third-year Sociology PhD student at Stony Brook University. The ability to communicate in Bahasa Indonesian has become central to Nayla’s academic and career goals.…
Alumni Profile — May 23, 2022
Sasha DeLellis is an alumna of the 2021 CLS Russian Program hosted virtually by KORA Russian Learning Center in Vladmir, Russia. Sasha is in her senior year at Central Michigan University finishing her Bachelor of Science in Economics. After graduating later this year, Sasha plans to pursue graduat…
Alumni Profile — May 20, 2022
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