Omar Albert is an alumnus of the 2016 CLS Chinese program in Changchun, China. He is currently a senior at the City University of New York, Hunter College majoring in economics and Chinese. He is active on his campus, serving on Hunter’s senate and the executive board of multiple clubs. Next year h…
Alumni Profile — March 28, 2017
Jacqualine Asuquo is an alumna of the 2016 CLS Chinese program in Tainan, Taiwan. She is currently at sophomore at the University of Maryland at College Park majoring in Chinese with a minor in Middle Eastern studies. Jacqualine is grew up in Capitol Heights, Maryland and recently transferred to UM…
Alumni Profile — March 28, 2017
Caitlyn Carpio is an alumna of the 2016 CLS Chinese Program in Suzhou, China. She is currently a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pursuing a B.A. in global studies (Asia and international politics) and minoring in Chinese. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a fellowship …
Alumni Profile — March 28, 2017
Abena Amoakuh is an alumna of the 2016 CLS Chinese program in Dalian, China. She is a recent graduate of Boston University and will begin working toward a Master of Public Health at The George Washington University in fall of 2017, specializing in global health epidemiology. The oldest of three sib…
Alumni Profile — March 28, 2017
Paige Giarmona is an alumna of the 2016 CLS Bangla program in Kolkata, India. She is currently a sophomore at Northern Virginia Community College earning her Associate’s Degree in liberal arts. After graduating, she plans to pursue a degree in political science with a focus on international relatio…
Alumni Profile — March 28, 2017
Lon Gibson is an alumnus of the 2016 CLS Azerbaijani program in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is currently a Ph.D. student in international conflict management at Kennesaw State University. Lon was born and raised in Macon, Georgia with four brothers and two sisters; he is an uncle to 10 nieces and nephews.…
Alumni Profile — March 28, 2017
Sheen Atwa is an alumnus of the 2016 CLS Arabic program in Tangier, Morocco. He is currently a sophomore at Georgia State University Perimeter College majoring in political science and foreign languages. He is also a 2016-2017 fellow for the National Network of Arab American Communities. Sheen conn…
Alumni Profile — March 28, 2017
Ermida Koduah is an alumna of the 2016 CLS Arabic program in Tangier, Morocco. She is currently a senior at the University of Albany and will be graduating with degrees in political science and globalization studies. After she graduates, Ermida plans to either work for an NGO or join the Foreign Se…
Alumni Profile — March 28, 2017
Catherine Smith is an alumna of the 2016 CLS Arabic program in Ibri, Oman. She is currently a junior at Ohio State University majoring in criminology and international studies with a concentration in security and intelligence and a minor in Arabic. Despite the difficulties of being a first-generati…
Alumni Profile — March 28, 2017
Thank you everyone for your patience during our application and selection process! We are happy to announce that final notifications have been sent for the 2017 Summer CLS Program. We are also excited to announce our hosting institutions for the 2017 programs, and especially proud to note that we …
CLS Program News — March 08, 2017
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