“Language learning will always be a part of my life. I am so grateful for the doors that the CLS Program has opened for me .”Ezra Baker studied Economics and French at Ohio State University, and wanted to broaden his horizons to learn a more challenging and less commonly taught language. When he he…
Alumni Profile — June 01, 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
“I cannot overstate the value of the CLS Program. It changed my life and what I have been able to do as a student and as a professional. I’m so excited for the waves that the CLS Program will continue to make in my life and the way CLS will continue to change the lives of American scholar…
Alumni Profile — May 25, 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
Leona Amosah is a heritage speaker of Russian and went on to study the language and Russian literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Russian literature classes enabled them to connect more deeply with the history and culture of Russia, and helped prepare Leona for their first …
Alumni Profile — May 18, 2020
CLS Alumna Rhys Leahy (Persian 2014) and colleague Dr. Neil Johnson were interviewed about their research into the spread of misinformation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CLS in the Press — May 15, 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
Students at Baylor University receive a number of prestigious awards, including two Critical Language Scholarship Program awards.
CLS in the Press — May 14, 2020
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