Reporter Benny Becker (Indonesian 2012) tells the story of Derek Akal and his family. Akal currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky. He was working for Cumberland Mine Service, but was laid off during the pandemic.
CLS in the Press — June 24, 2020
CLS alumni Melanie Rohla and Matthew Schultz have been awarded full scholarships to participate in the African Flagship Languages Initiative.
CLS in the Press — June 12, 2020
Two CLS alumni, Mitchell Bacci (Turkish 2015) and Elizabeth Cecil (Hindi 2013), have been awarded 2020 CAORC Fellowships
CLS in the Press — June 10, 2020
CLS Chinese alumna Shelley Zhou is the recipient of a Fulbright Research Grant, which she will use to expand her graduate research on the history of illustrated children’s stories in China.
CLS in the Press — June 10, 2020
Dashiell Hunter ’22, was awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Arabic.
CLS in the Press — June 02, 2020
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is pleased to announce CLS Virtual Institutes in six critical languages in summer 2020 for a limited number of participants. CLS Virtual Institutes will provide remote language instruction and cultural learning in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Pers…
CLS Program News — May 29, 2020
CLS Chinese alumnus Ryan Mills reflects on the value of his time in Dalian on the CLS Program.
CLS in the Press — May 26, 2020
CLS advisor Patricia Whitlow wins University of Kentucky's Global Impact Award for Distinguished Staff Achievement in Campus Internationalization.
CLS in the Press — May 26, 2020
2016 DeForest graduate and senior rower at Oklahoma University is one of four Oklahoma students that were awarded the U.S. Department of State’s prestigious Critical Language Scholarship for the summer of 2020.
CLS in the Press — May 21, 2020
Abrita Kuthumi, a Nepalese American and alumna of the Critical Language Scholarship Program in South Korea, has been named a 2020 Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
CLS in the Press — May 14, 2020
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