Leona Amosah is a heritage speaker of Russian and went on to study the language and Russian literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Russian literature classes enabled them to connect more deeply with the history and culture of Russia, and helped prepare Leona for their first …
Alumni Profile — May 18, 2020
Abrita Kuthumi, a Nepalese American and alumna of the Critical Language Scholarship Program in South Korea, has been named a 2020 Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
CLS in the Press — May 14, 2020
Students at Baylor University receive a number of prestigious awards, including two Critical Language Scholarship Program awards.
CLS in the Press — May 14, 2020
Four FSU students won Boren Awards, offered through an initiative of the National Security Education Program, while two students won Critical Language Scholarships, offered through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
CLS in the Press — May 12, 2020
Cutty Ashley, a University of Richmond rising junior from New Orleans, was awarded a prestigious U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship.
CLS in the Press — May 11, 2020
Conor McMahon Spent Summer 2019 Studying Mandarin in Taiwan on a CLS Program award..
CLS in the Press — May 08, 2020
Campus advisors at universities like Vanderbilt provide invaluable support to applicants and finalists for awards like the CLS Program.
CLS in the Press — May 06, 2020
CLS Alumnus Sydney Spiegel was one of two Colorado State University students to receive a Boren award to study language abroad this year.
CLS in the Press — May 06, 2020
Cate McLaughlin of Rehoboth, Massachusetts was awarded the Critical Language Scholarship by the U.S. Department of State, which sponsors a two-month intensive language study program abroad.
CLS in the Press — May 05, 2020
Congratulations to the finalists and alternates for the 2020 CLS Program, representing students from 306 institutions across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico! Although the summer 2020 program has been suspended, we applaud the commitment of the students who prepared applic…
CLS Program News — May 01, 2020
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