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Cora Woloson

Cora Woloson participated in the 2023 CLS Hindi Program hosted by the American Institute of Indian studies (AIIS) in Jaipur, India. She has a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with a concentration in Developing World Politics from the State University of New York at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo)…

Alumni Profile — October 23, 2024


Mehreen Shahid

Mehreen Shahid participated in the 2023 CLS Arabic Program hosted by the Arab American Language Institute in Meknes, Morocco. She is currently a senior at Carleton College, where she studies biology and Arabic. Mehreen plans to use her Arabic skills to communicate with immigrant communities in…

Alumni Profile — October 23, 2024


Josh Phillips

Josh Phillips participated in the 2023 CLS Spark for Arabic hosted by the TAFL Center in Alexandria, Egypt and the 2024 CLS Arabic Program hosted by the Jordan Language Academy in Amman, Jordan. He is a recent graduate from Mississippi State University (MSU) where he studied Political Science,…

Alumni Profile — October 08, 2024


Apply for the 2025 CLS Program!

We are pleased to announce that the application is now open for the 2025 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program! We welcome American undergraduate and graduate students to apply now to learn a critical language next summer on a funded language and cultural enrichment program. The CLS Program…

CLS Program News — October 04, 2024


Hunter Linton

Hunter Linton participated in the 2023 CLS Portuguese Program hosted by Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hunter is a recent graduate from Boston College, where he majored in Economics and Hispanic Studies. He plans to apply his CLS experience and Portuguese skills to a care…

Alumni Profile — September 30, 2024


Kirk Preston

Kirk Preston participated in the 2023 CLS Japanese Program hosted by Okayama University in Okayama, Japan. Kirk graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and International Studies. He currently works at Deloitte as a Risk & Financial Advis…

Alumni Profile — September 30, 2024