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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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International Women Day event at the Italian Embassy with our students

March 11, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Italian

Students of Italian participated in a special event at the Italian Embassy with the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives. The event was officiated by the Ambassador of Italy in the United States, Mariangela Zappia.

German Studies, Hester Baer is a featured speaker at NeMLA

March 11, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies

Her talk is entitled "Nuclear Futures: Conceptualizing Care for the Post-Fukushima Age”

Two ARHU Professors Named 2022 HumetricsHSS Community Fellows

March 10, 2022 Communication, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Trevor Parry-Giles and Lindsay Yotsukura will work to bring a values-based framework to the college and campus community.

The Language House Japanese Cluster Learn to Play the Koto

March 02, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House, Japanese

Kyoko Okamata from the School of Music demonstrates how to play the koto

Fête de la Francophonie 2022

February 28, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House, French

The Department of French and Italian proposes a full slate of events to celebrate the French-speaking world throughout the month of March.

World-Class Film Festival Brings Historic Films to Maryland For One Night.

February 08, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Cinema and Media Studies, Italian

The first Maryland edition of "Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour" (Re-discovered Cinema on Tour) will take place on March 18, at the Old Greenbelt Theatre in Greenbelt, MD.

Department receives gift from Institute for Studies in Latin American Art for the study of Latin American Art

January 17, 2022 Art History and Archaeology, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

ISLAA supports research in and study of American Art at University of Maryland, Temple University, and the University of Pittsburgh with multi-year gift

Summer Institute in Persian or Arabic accepting applications

January 17, 2022 Arabic, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The Application for the 2022 Summer Language Institute is now available