Spurred by a love of the environment and a call to social justice, Tims will leave for Kolkata, where he will dive into his second eight-week, intensive study of the Bangla language at the American Institute of Indian Studies through a fully funded Critical Language Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State.
CLS in the Press — June 03, 2019
The University of Idaho Distinguished Scholarships Program, along with the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, is pleased to announce that Mikayla Sievers, an English graduate student, has been selected to receive a 2019 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Panjabi in India. Read more.
CLS in the Press — June 03, 2019
CLS Alumnus Isaiah Weaver is among the graduates highlighted for this year's Morgan State University Commencement.
CLS in the Press — May 20, 2019
This semester, CLS Alumnus Daniel Lang was recognized as senior scholar of the Reynolds School of Journalism, as well as Outstanding Senior at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Honor the Best Awards and the Excellence in Honors Award by the Honors Program at the university.
CLS in the Press — May 20, 2019
Bard College senior Evan Tims ’19, a written arts and human rights major, has won a highly selective Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for the 2019 summer session.
CLS in the Press — May 16, 2019
A top Mississippi State student from Starkville has been selected to participate this summer in the U.S. Department of State-sponsored Critical Language Scholarship Program.
CLS in the Press — May 10, 2019
Jacob Burch-Konda is an alumnus of the 2018 CLS Turkish program in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is currently a junior at Oklahoma State University where he’s majoring in Animal Science. He plans to attend veterinary school or pursue a master’s degree in Animal Sciences. Jacob grew up on a small peach farm …
Alumni Profile — May 06, 2019
Simone Yuille is an alumna of the 2018 CLS Swahili program in Arusha, Tanzania. She’s currently a fourth year student at the University of Florida, where she’s studying International Studies with a concentration in Africa and a language focus in East Africa. She plans to use her Swahili to build gl…
Alumni Profile — May 06, 2019
Tyler Le is an alumnus of the 2018 CLS Russian program in Tbilisi, Georgia. He’s currently a junior at University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in Biomedical Engineering. Tyler plans to pursue a medical degree at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where he intends to speci…
Alumni Profile — May 06, 2019
Luiza Daude Laurents is an alumna of the 2018 CLS Russian program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. She’s a senior at Texas State University majoring in German with a minor in International Studies, with associate’s degrees in Russian and Arabic. After completing her bachelor’s degree, she plans to study law…
Alumni Profile — May 06, 2019
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