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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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SLAers in the Spotlight: Fall 2020 Successful Defenses

February 10, 2021 Second Language Acquisition

While so many of our SLAers are getting ready to defend their Qualifying Papers (QPs) and PhD theses this semester, it's time to remind ourselves of all the defenses from Fall 2020.

ARHU Researchers Earn NEH Grants for Digital Humanities Efforts

February 05, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

Projects will make Persian and Arabic manuscripts more accessible and enhance discoverability of archival radio collections.

Welcome to Language House Coffee Conversation!

January 28, 2021 Language House

You're invited to join the Language House Virtual Coffee Conversation. The purpose of Coffee Conversation is to provide you with a chance to practice, improve, or maintain your language skills in an informal, relaxed setting.

Valerie Anishchenkova wins ISRCA

January 27, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Arabic

Associate Professor of Arabic, Dr. Anishchenkova, is one of this year’s recipients

SPAN 374 students go above and beyond

January 25, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Spanish in the Community course surpasses required hours of service under direction of Dr. Rodriguez

Land Acknowledgement

January 11, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Every community owes its existence and strength to the generations before them, around the world, who contributed their hopes,

Congratulations to our Winter 2020 Graduates

January 07, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Arabic, French, German Studies, Japanese, Persian, Russian, Second Language Acquisition, Spanish and Portuguese

The SLLC is pleased to celebrate our Winter graduates!

‘Learning it by doing it’: Marisa Fried ’20 Finds Her Calling in Linguistics Research

December 18, 2020 Linguistics, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Fried graduates with a double major, a minor, a certificate—and a bedrock of research and cultural experiences.

Congratulations Language House Graduates!

December 17, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House

This semester, seven current and former Language House students are graduating! We asked them to provide us with some information about their plans, and we wish them the best in their future endeavors.

Hojas de otoño: Revisa los videos del ciclo

December 14, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Aquí puedes ver los videos de las charlas del ciclo Hojas de otoño que realizamos en conjunto con el Instituto Cultural Mexicano.