“CLS gave me the initial boost of confidence to make friendships in a foreign language, try new foods for which I only know the Arabic name and, eventually, dream in the language. This was the foundation on which my professional life in the Middle East has unfolded.” Rachel Sider participated in CL…
Alumni Profile — October 24, 2019
The University of Kansas has endorsed applications from five students and a recent graduate applying for prestigious fellowships for study in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
CLS in the Press — October 15, 2019
Finish finals early. Move out of U-Hall. Go to Jordan. This was Clare VanSpeybroeck’s pre-summer checklist last June after winning the Critical Language Scholarship, CLS, a summer-intensive program targeting critical languages — non-Western European languages with critical demand, but limited access. With the scholarship, she travelled to Amman, Jordan for eight weeks, where she studied Arabic.
CLS in the Press — October 15, 2019
This past summer, Penn State sophomore Jocelyn Krieger studied Turkish in Baku, Azerbaijan, through the CLS program.
CLS in the Press — October 11, 2019
Jamal Russell Black was a CLS participant in 2016 in China, and is now the CEO and Head Researcher at Veridian Analytics in San Diego, California. His goal was always to work in international and economic development, and during his undergraduate program it became apparent to Jamal that learnin…
Alumni Profile — October 01, 2019
Thanks to everyone who was able to join in for any of our launch webinars over the past two weeks. If you were unable to attend a webinar you were hoping to catch, we've uploaded recordings of each session to the CLS YouTube page. See what you missed and let us know if you have any questions! Infor…
CLS Program News — October 01, 2019
The CLS program is pleased to announce the 2019 photo contest, open to 2019 alumni of all CLS program sites. Submissions will be accepted through October 22, 2019 and should fall into one of four categories: Mutual Understanding Photos and captions in this category should highlight the impact o…
CLS Program News — October 01, 2019
Nine WKU students were awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships for intensive language study in China, Japan, Morocco, and Taiwan, and an additional six students were selected as alternates.
CLS in the Press — September 25, 2019
While participating in the 2019 CLS Bangla program, Evan Tims was featured in a Bangla web magazine.
CLS in the Press — September 20, 2019
We are pleased to announce that the application for the 2020 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is now open! American undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to apply now to learn a critical foreign language next summer on a fully-funded study abroad program. The application is no…
CLS Program News — September 12, 2019
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