College of DuPage student Roseanne Garrido knows she's fortunate to have spent time studying in South Korea while in high school, but she never imagined she'd get a second opportunity to revisit this country thanks to a Critical Language Scholarship through the U.S. Department of State.
CLS in the Press — November 21, 2016
Are you interested in sharing your experiences while working to support and promote the CLS Program? The application to become a 2017 CLS Alumni Ambassador is now open! CLS Alumni Ambassadors take leadership roles as active representatives of the CLS Program and of the U.S. Department of State. …
CLS Program News — November 07, 2016
University of Chicago students receive Alumni Development Fund award from CLS.
CLS in the Press — November 02, 2016
“I remember after my first Arabic class at Gettysburg, I called my mom and dad and said, ‘this is what I want to do for the rest of my life—speak this language.’ ”
CLS in the Press — October 19, 2016
In the summer of 2015, neuroscience and biology major Amber Barrow boarded a plane to Dalian, China.
CLS in the Press — October 06, 2016
“I was really happy. I felt really lucky and excited to have this experience,” University of Delaware alumna Elana Metz said of the moment she learned she had received an esteemed Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to Jordan last summer.
CLS in the Press — October 03, 2016
We are pleased to announce the opening of the competition for the U.S. Department of State 2017 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program in fourteen critical foreign languages. The CLS Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It is…
CLS Program News — September 16, 2016
Attention new CLS alumni! We are pleased to announce the 2016 alumni photo contest. This contest is open to 2016 alumni of all CLS Program sites. Submissions will be accepted from September 12 to October 5. Submissions should fall under one of four categories: Par…
CLS Program News — September 12, 2016
UNM students Joseluis Ayala, Erin Bush, Matthew Chavez and Annie Edwards received the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Award this year—doubling the number of CLS awards received over last year. UNM’s Global Education Office (GEO) played a crucial role in guiding these students through the application process for the CLS scholarship.
CLS in the Press — August 31, 2016
Benjamin Smuin (CLS 2014 Turkish and CLS 2012 Arabic) received an Alumni Development Fund to attend the annual conference of the Middle East Studies Association in Washington, DC. Benjamin presented a paper entitled “Globalizing the Local: Speaking to the State and Acts of Citizenship in the Early …
CLS Program News — August 29, 2016
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