The University of Kansas has endorsed applications from five students and a recent graduate applying for prestigious fellowships for study in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Finish finals early. Move out of U-Hall. Go to Jordan. This was Clare VanSpeybroeck’s pre-summer checklist last June after winning the Critical Language Scholarship, CLS, a summer-intensive program targeting critical languages — non-Western European languages with critical demand, but limited access. With the scholarship, she travelled to Amman, Jordan for eight weeks, where she studied Arabic.
Nine WKU students were awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships for intensive language study in China, Japan, Morocco, and Taiwan, and an additional six students were selected as alternates.
The University of Wyoming (UW) will host the Energy and Natural Resources Fair this week with alumni of two prestigious State Department Programs: the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program and the Critical Language Scholarship Program.
UW will host the U.S. Future Leaders Seminar in Energy and Natural Resources Thursday and Friday, Sept. 5-6. The participants will learn from UW, State Department and private industry experts on a variety of energy and natural resources topics.
As a participant in the Critical Language Scholarship program in Amman, Jordan, this summer, Beckie Bull '20 spent four hours each day, five days a week, honing her Arabic language skills.
A San Diego State University undergraduate won a prestigious scholarship that allowed her to participate in an intensive language immersion program this summer.
Kate Knight (Arabic 2019), who has Shelbyville connections, is working toward a career in diplomacy after graduating from Rollins College earlier this year.