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
The University of Wyoming (UW) will host the Energy and Natural Resources Fair this week with alumni of two prestigious State Department Programs: the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program and the Critical Language Scholarship Program.
CLS in the Press — September 09, 2019
UW will host the U.S. Future Leaders Seminar in Energy and Natural Resources Thursday and Friday, Sept. 5-6. The participants will learn from UW, State Department and private industry experts on a variety of energy and natural resources topics.
CLS in the Press — September 04, 2019
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