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環境理工学部「水域環境管理学」講義と米国務省重要言語奨学金(CLS)プログラム」夏期オンラインコースが合同授業を実施

CLS Japanese scholars watched a special lecture on Water Environment Management by Professor Yoshitaka Nakajima in Okayama University's Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering. Students learned about different types of water quality conservation activities at Okayama University and greater Okayama Prefecture.

CLS in the Press — July 14, 2021


Powell student receives language scholarship

Three University of Wyoming students, including one from Powell, have been awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) to study languages this summer. Students selected have diverse interests and are from a wide range of fields of study and career paths.

CLS in the Press — July 14, 2021


St. Tammany residents win top awards in Baton Rouge

This school year, a record number of LSU students received national scholarships and recognitions, including three from St. Tammany Parish — Slidell resident Brianna Robertson and Covington residents Bridget Seghers and Jacob Lyons. Segers, a freshman, was awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Swahili during this summer.

CLS in the Press — July 13, 2021


Lehman student wins honors

Sadaf Sofia Latif, a social work major at Lehman College, has received both a Boren Award and a Critical Language scholarship. Latif is the second student to receive either award, according to Lehman, but the first to receive both.

CLS in the Press — July 13, 2021


King George alum continues study of culture, language

received a scholarship from the U.S. State Department to learn Azerbaijani, a Turkic language spoken in southwestern Asia, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran. If it wasn’t for the pandemic, she would have gone to Turkey to study, but is doing the sessions online instead.

CLS in the Press — July 13, 2021