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2018 CLS Alumni Development Fund

As the CLS alumni community grows to over 6,000 members, we continue our work to remain a resource for your language-related endeavors. To this end, the CLS Program is pleased to invite program alumni from all years to apply for a 2018 Alumni Development Fund (ADF) grant. The Alumni Development F…

CLS Program News — October 23, 2018


2018 Alumni Photo Contest

The CLS program is pleased to announce the 2018 photo contest, open to 2018 alumni of all CLS program sites. Submissions will be accepted through November 13, 2018 and should fall into one of four categories: Mutual Understanding Photos and captions in this category should highlight the impac…

CLS Program News — October 23, 2018


Troy Spier

Troy E. Spier is an alumnus of the 2017 CLS Swahili program in Arusha, Tanzania. He is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in linguistics at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Troy is also an Adjunct Instructor of English/ESL at Delgado Community College. His research focuses on language document…

Alumni Profile — July 23, 2018


Tristan Hilderbrand

Tristan Hilerbrand is an alumna of the 2017 CLS Japanese program in Hikone, Japan. She recently graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in Global Studies and minors in Asian Studies and Japanese. In addition to Japanese, Tristan also speaks Mandarin and Korean. Sh…

Alumni Profile — July 23, 2018


Aaron Yang

Aaron Yang is an alumnus of the 2017 CLS Chinese Program in Changchun, China. A graduate of Claremont McKenna College with a bachelor’s degree in international relations, Aaron now works in the U.S. Senate as a Correspondence Aide in Washington, D.C. He is pursuing a career in public service focusi…

Alumni Profile — July 23, 2018