Maya Best is an alumna of the 2020 CLS Bangla virtual institute hosted by the American Institute of Indian Studies in Kolkata, India. She graduated in 2020 from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Philosophy in international and area studies, anthropology, and English writing, and a m…
Alumni Profile — May 10, 2021
Shabbir Abbas is an alumnus of the 2020 CLS Persian virtual institute hosted by Dushanbe Language Center in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. He’s a graduate student at Columbia University focusing on Islamic legal and intellectual history. He holds a master’s and bachelor’s degrees in religion and religious s…
Alumni Profile — May 10, 2021
Abiodun Adeoye is an alumnus of the 2020 CLS Swahili virtual institute hosted by MS Training Centre for Development Cooperation in Arusha, Tanzania. He’s a 2020 graduate of Salisbury University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in history and political science, and a 2021 Summer Fellow at the …
Alumni Profile — May 10, 2021
Abigail Hawkins is an alumna of the 2020 CLS Arabic Virtual Institute hosted by Noor Majan Arabic Institute in Muscat, Oman. She’s currently a junior at George Mason University studying global affairs and Arabic planning to graduate in 2022. She plans to use her Arabic language skills in a career i…
Alumni Profile — May 10, 2021
Drexel University students Francisco Cruz-Urbanc (BA Global Studies '24) and Afrah Howlader (BS Public Health '21, Honors) awarded Critical Language Scholarships
CLS in the Press — May 03, 2021
Four Western Kentucky University students were awarded critical language scholarships that fully fund summer study in intensive language programs.
CLS in the Press — May 03, 2021
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
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