ELI Adjunct Instructor Awarded Critical Language Scholarship

Logann Shorter

Logann Shorter, a graduate student earning her Master of Art in teaching English to speakers of other languages from Dothan, was selected to study Korean in Busan, South Korea. Shorter earned her bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from Auburn University at Montgomery in 2023. Logann was recently appointed as an adjunct ESL instructor with UA’s English Language Institute.

The Critical Language Scholarship, or CLS program, is part of a U.S. State Department effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. CLS scholars gain critical language and cultural skills that enable them to contribute to U.S. economic competitiveness and national security.

Welbourne, Bryant. “4 UA Students Offered Critical Language Scholarships.” UA News Center, May 27, 2025.