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Maeve Knepper

Maeve Knepper is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Arabic Program hosted by Jordan Language Academy in Amman, Jordan. She is a senior at University of Wyoming and will be graduating in May with a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. in International Studies. Maeve hopes to attain a master’s degree in development e…

Alumni Profile — March 28, 2023


Hannah Scholze

Hannah Scholze is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Russian Program hosted by American Councils in Tbilisi, Georgia. Hannah received a bachelor’s in International Politics and a bachelor’s in Global and International Studies with a minor in Russian from Penn State University. Hannah is a research analyst a…

Alumni Profile — March 28, 2023


Alejandra Sanchez

Alejandra Sanchez is an alumna of the 2022 CLS Swahili Program hosted by MS-Training Centre for Development Cooperation in Arusha, Tanzania. Alejandra is a third-year master’s student at Texas State University and a social studies teacher at Austin Peace Academy in Austin, Texas. After finishing he…

Alumni Profile — March 27, 2023


Douglas Andreasen

Douglas Andreasen is an alumnus of the 2022 CLS Indonesian Program hosted by Universitas Negeri Malang in Malang, Indonesia. Douglas is a final semester senior majoring in History at California State University Sacramento. Douglas is a huge history buff and hopes to teach history at the university …

Alumni Profile — March 27, 2023


Derek Sherrange

Derek Sherrange is an alumnus of the 2022 CLS Hindi Program hosted by American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) in Jaipur, India. He is a senior at St. Lawrence University and a double major in global studies and combined international economic-multilanguage. Derek hopes to use his Hindi language…

Alumni Profile — March 27, 2023


Loren Macon

Loren Macon is an alumna of the CLS Korean Program hosted by Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea. She recently graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a B.A. in Anthropology with a double minor in Studio Art and Korean Studies. She currently works at her alma mater as a …

Alumni Profile — March 27, 2023


Josie Krieger

Josie Krieger is a two-time alumna of the CLS Turkish Program having participated in CLS Turkish in 2019 hosted by Azerbaijani University of Languages in Baku, Azerbaijan and again in 2022 hosted by TÖMER Institute in Ankara, Turkey. Josie graduated from Pennsylvania State University with degrees i…

Alumni Profile — March 27, 2023