Members of the Washington and Lee University community, including CLS alumnus Nick Mosher (Russian 2021) are responding to last month’s incursion by offering educational opportunities and raising funds for relief efforts.
CLS in the Press — March 10, 2022
Saint Louis University’s Office of Competitive Fellowships and Scholarships announces that first-year student Maryum Khaja has been selected as a recipient of the Critical Language Scholarship.
CLS in the Press — March 10, 2022
Victoria Gilbert (Chinese 2019) discusses her journey and professional pursuits, and her new podcast in an interview with VoyageDallas.
CLS in the Press — March 08, 2022
The CLS Program is pleased to announce the results of its 2022 summer competition. We applaud all applicants for the 2022 CLS Program for their commitment to language learning and congratulate the finalists and alternates selected from this impressive pool of students. Finalists for the 2022 CLS …
CLS Program News — March 03, 2022
Twelve Western Kentucky University students have been selected this spring as Semi-Finalists for the 2022 Critical Language Scholarship Program.
CLS in the Press — February 25, 2022
On International Women and Girls in Science Day (February 11), we celebrate the achievements of women in science and bring attention to the gender gap that still exists in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields globally. In recognition of International Women and Girls i…
CLS Program News — February 11, 2022
Meet 2014 CLS Hindi alumnus Benjamin Simington! In the seven years since CLS, Benjamin has been on quite a journey: a year in India conducting fieldwork as a Fulbright scholar, working as a fellowship and CLS advisor at Texas A&M University, pursuing a master’s in Asian Studies, and, on top of it a…
CLS Program News — February 07, 2022
Meet Chisom Obasih, psycholinguistics researcher, 2017 CLS Japanese alumna, and current CLS Refresh participant! For Chisom, what began as a curiosity for Anime and Japanese voice acting has evolved into a career in psycholinguistics research merging her interests in Japanese language and culture w…
CLS Program News — January 31, 2022
Meet hip-hop diplomat Victor Yau! Victor is an alumnus of the 2015 CLS Korean Program in Gwangju, South Korea and the 2021 CLS Refresh Program. For Victor, what began as a fascination with Korean breaking — the proper term for ‘breakdancing’ — has evolved into a public diplomacy career as a U…
CLS Program News — January 26, 2022
Meet Heather Sweetser— CLS Program Advisor, 2007 Arabic alumna and overall rockstar. Heather advises for CLS at University of New Mexico where she has taught Arabic for over seven years. Heather’s Arabic language journey began in 1998 when she enlisted as a linguist in the U.S. Army. An unsatisfact…
CLS Program News — January 25, 2022
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