The university announced Monday that Colin Lopez (CLS Arabic 2016), of Lancaster Pennsylvania, has been chosen for the prestigious scholarship, which sends students to Tsinghua University in Beijing for a year of study and cultural immersion.
Adam LoBue, Ph.D. student in history, received The Critical Language scholarship in 2017. Focusing on Swahili, his primary research language, LoBue spent the summer in Arusha, Tanzania. He learned the language and immersed himself in the culture as a historian of East Africa.
An incredibly inspiring story about a former CLS Bangla participant who was diagnosed with MS and returned to India to receive treatment. Walsh has continued to live his life to the fullest and pursue his passions.
The State Department is continuing its efforts to broaden participation in US-sponsored exchange programmes, including the Fulbright Programme, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Gilman Programme.
The State Department is continuing its efforts to broaden participation in U.S.-sponsored exchange programs, including the Fulbright Program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Gilman Program.
Franklin & Marshall College junior Ngoun Lay spent last summer in Changchun, a provincial capital in northeastern China, where the experience offered him insights into his American identity as well as Chinese viewpoints of the United States.
University of Arkansas student Jessica Garross spent the summer studying the Urdu language in Lucknow, India as an awardee of the 2017 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship.
Students interested in expanding their global identities by delving into a foreign language can take advantage of a wide range of programming opportunities during Global Languages Week, Oct. 23-27.
All students interested in the Critical Language Scholarship are strongly encouraged to attend this information session hosted by a CLS Alumni Ambassador and Alumni Fellows.