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Two students win language scholarship

This summer, rising College sophomore Daniel Blackey and 2016 College graduate William Dossett will each embark on a unique study abroad experience through the Critical Language Scholarship program.

CLS in the Press — June 15, 2016


Alex Miller

John Alexander (Alex) Miller is an alumnus of the 2015 CLS Indonesian program in Malang, Indonesia. He grew up in Gig Harbor, Washington, and currently lives in Utah where he works as an Advanced Supervisor at Vail Resorts Retail. He has both studied and taught Indonesian at Brigham Young Universit…

Alumni Profile — May 03, 2016


Dana Fager

Dana Fager is an alumna of both the 2011 and 2012 CLS Japanese programs in Kyoto, Japan. She grew up in a suburb of Chicago and currently serves as the Development Coordinator at the U.S.-Japan Council. Why Japanese? Having been born and raised in a suburb of Chicago, I had no connections…

Alumni Profile — May 03, 2016


Qimmah Najeeullah

Qimmah Najeeullah is an alumna of the 2015 CLS Arabic program in Madaba, Jordan. She grew up in Maryland in a multi-ethnic Muslim home, so global citizenship has always been a basic value of her life. She is currently the Program Manager / SEVIS Coordinator in the Division of International Affairs …

Alumni Profile — May 03, 2016


Jauhara Ferguson

Jauhara Ferguson is an alumna of the 2015 CLS Arabic program in Ibri, Oman. She is from Atlanta, Georgia, but is currently studying abroad in China; she is a third-year International Studies major and Religious Studies minor at Spelman College. When she isn’t working on becoming trilingual, she lov…

Alumni Profile — May 03, 2016