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Find the latest news and information from our departments and programs including student experiences, faculty research and awards, and alumni updates.

Cinema and Media Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, French, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Exploring French Art and Film: Brendan Berger’s ‘Life-Changing’ Year Abroad

The senior French and film student took in art at renowned museums and attended the Cannes Film Festival.

October 14, 2024 English, History, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

2024-2025 Maya Brin Resident Maxim Osipov

The Maya Brin Residency Program is thrilled to announce the visit of Maxim Osipov.

October 10, 2024 Communication, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

2024 Mark and Heather Rosenker Lecture featuring Joe Mazza

Joe Mazza presents "Enduring Words" for the 2024 Rosenker Lecture

September 17, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Honoring ‘Las Muertes’

Ana Patricia Rodríguez and two of her students highlight how D.C.’s Salvadoran diaspora uses art to grapple with painful past in new documentary

June 12, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Persian

PERS 251 / HIST219: Student research reflects study in Iranian modernity

A digital exhibit of student work created for PERS251 / HIST219

June 07, 2024 Arabic

Four Arabic Flagship Students Win Prestigious 2024–25 ARHU Boren Scholarships

The students will embark on two semesters of immersive language study in Meknes, Morocco.

June 06, 2024 Persian Flagship, Persian, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies

Persian Flagship Program Renewed for 2024–28

The University of Maryland offers the only Persian Flagship Program in the United States.

April 02, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Meet the Eight Language Students Awarded $10,000 in Scholarships

Students prepare for careers in translation, counseling psychology, medicine, linguistics and microbiology informed by language studies and study abroad.

January 23, 2024 Russian, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

2024 Maya Brin Artist-in-Residence Mikhail Durnenkov

The Maya Brin Residency Program is proud to announce Artist-in-Residence, Mikhail Durnenkov, who will be a visiting faculty member in the SLLC and the TDPS for the Spring 2024 semester.

November 20, 2023 Spanish and Portuguese, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, College of Arts and Humanities

Spanish Professor Retakes the Stage

Concert in Chile to reunite his influential 1990s rap group.

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Maryland Today

UMD Announces Independent Scholarship, Research and Creativity Award Recipients

January 27, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, English, School of Music, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Program supports faculty projects with grants.

Winter Session January 3-23, 2023

December 22, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Gain ground and earn UMD credits through this convenient 3-week session. Classes meet online. Current UMD students simply register. All other students must first apply.

Language learners and tutors gather to share international dishes at “Around the World Food Tasting”

December 19, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The Language Learner Partner Program holds its end of semester event

Students unpack the legacy of colonialism through the lens of an Italian Ethiopian community

December 06, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Italian, Cinema and Media Studies

The students of the Italian Black Writers in Translation course presented "Asmarina" on Monday, December 5 at the Language House. Asmarina is a documentary film about the Habesha (Eritrean and Ethiopian) community in Milan, Italy.

Iran Update, November 18, 2022

November 18, 2022 Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, Persian, Persian Flagship

A message from the faculty and staff of Roshan Institute for Persian Studies:

Japan from the Margins

November 13, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Japanese

Students in JAPN 424 visit the Prange collection in the library

In Memoriam: Professor Rose-Marie Oster and Professor Günter Pfister

November 09, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies

It is with sadness that the Department of German Studies and the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures announce the passing of two beloved faculty members, Professor Emerita Rose-Marie Oster and Professor Emeritus Günter G. Pfister

Professor of Cinema and Media Studies and French Wins Prestigious Camargo Fellowship

November 04, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Caroline Eades is working on a project that examines the contributions of Habib Benglia, the first actor of African origin in French cinema.

SPAP Celebrates el día de los muertos

November 02, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

SPAP invites you to visit the altar and contribute an ofrenda to the altar in JMZ 2215