News and Stories

Past visits spur love of Turkey and its language for Isabelle McRae

Portland Community College student Isabelle McRae has focused her education on international studies and hopes to someday be a translator.

CLS in the Press — June 20, 2016

A startup sparks conversations with Syrian refugees

About once a week, CLS Alumna Kelsey Norman plops into a chair at her kitchen table in Los Angeles, fires up Skype and dials Asalah Razzouk, a refugee living in the mountains of Lebanon.

CLS in the Press — June 16, 2016

Grant Allows Eight UVA Scholars to Deep-Dive into Foreign Language Study

Eight University of Virginia scholars will spend their summers immersed in foreign cultures and languages, thanks to Critical Language Scholarships from the U.S. Department of State.

CLS in the Press — June 15, 2016

Students receive prestigious scholarships to study critical languages abroad

Eight Florida State University students have received prestigious scholarships that will allow them to travel abroad to study languages deemed critical to the nation’s interests.

CLS in the Press — June 15, 2016

U.S. State Department Chinese language program opens in Taiwan

Twenty university students selected under a U.S. State Department scholarship plan embarked on an eight-week intensive Chinese-language program at National Cheng Kung University in Tainan.

CLS in the Press — June 15, 2016

Three St. Olaf students earn State Department scholarship

St. Olaf College students Jordan Brown ’16, Abbigail Hull ’17, and Anja Selland ’16 will spend the summer in an intense learning environment abroad after receiving a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship.

CLS in the Press — June 15, 2016

Two students win language scholarship

This summer, rising College sophomore Daniel Blackey and 2016 College graduate William Dossett will each embark on a unique study abroad experience through the Critical Language Scholarship program.

CLS in the Press — June 15, 2016

Supporting Environmental Sustainability through Study and Research Abroad

CLS in the Press — June 13, 2016

Standout Sophomore: Meghan Murphy

This summer, Murphy will spend eight weeks in Taiwan, taking an intensive Chinese language program and living with a host family.

CLS in the Press — May 17, 2016

Dasvidanya: Graduate Heads to Russia to Teach English

After graduating from UT, Desiree Dube will say dasvidanya—goodbye—to America for a while.

CLS in the Press — May 12, 2016