Founded in 1988, The University of Arizona Critical Languages Program has grown from four Hungarian students in one class to over 200 students enrolled in 12 languages.
How can CLP utilize your support?
- Scholarships We continue to make scholarships available to select number of students each semester.
- Improving Facilities In the last year, we have worked in one way or another to upgrade something in every one of our classrooms from carpeting, the paint, to the chairs our students sit on.
- Keeping Up with Technology Your donations will help us to upgrade our classrooms, expand our technology capabilities, and expand offerings to outside students.
- Materials Development In the age of AI, we are turnings towards new initiatives to generate teaching materials for our languages. We are continually working to expand available materials for less commonly taught languages--particularly for student self-study.
CLP is committed to giving students unique skills and opportunities. Help us continue by giving online.
Ways to Give:
Support the Critical Languages Program by making an online donation to one of the following funds:
Friends of the Critical Languages Program
Gifts to this fund will provide flexible resources and enable us to respond to our greatest needs as they arise.
Alexander and Mary Tsien Dunkel Endowment for Critical Languages
The scholarship is intended to support undergraduate or graduate students studying Swedish, Swahili, or an under-enrolled language.
All donations to the Critical Languages Program are tax deductible.
Meet Some of Our Scholarship Recipients
Collins Maiyo
Recipient of the Julie Reitan Memorial Scholarship
"I plan on connecting with Swahili speaking healthcare professionals and researchers to get more insight into the way they practice medicine in other countries that speak Swahili such as Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda."
Lydia Nguyen
Recipient of the 9-11 Memorial Scholarship
"The comprehensive and immersive nature of the CLP classes has been invaluable, significantly enhancing my reading, writing, and speaking abilities and equipping me with the confidence and knowledge to support the Vietnamese community and other non-English-speaking communities."
Skylar Ma
Recipient of the Dennis Evans Memorial Scholarship
"Cantonese is a vital part of my identity, and deepening my skills will allow me to connect more meaningfully with my heritage and communicate with confidence. This opportunity brings me one step closer to achieving both my academic and professional goals."