News

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

Arabic, Chinese, Cinema and Media Studies, French, German Studies, Japanese, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Unlock New Skills This Summer: Explore our 2025 Course Offerings

Gain ground and earn UMD credits through convenient 3 and 6-week summer sessions.

February 14, 2025 Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Love Speaks Every Language

These SLLC students met their spouses while studying language.

February 11, 2025 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Foreign language studies are overlooked. A mandate would change that.

After spending a summer immersed in Jaipur, India, one University of Maryland student argues that language learning isn’t just a personal skill—it’s a global necessity.

January 15, 2025 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The 10 Best Books of 2024

The staff of The New York Times Book Review chooses the year’s top fiction and nonfiction, including Álvaro Enrigue's "You Dreamed of Empires".

October 29, 2024 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.

Showing 351 - 360 of 542 Results

The Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship

April 26, 2018 German Studies

Scholarship Recipients: Agnieszka Bieganowska and Lauren Moyer

Professor Ana Patricia Rodríguez Participates in ARTH Forum

April 16, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SPAP Professor Ana Patricia Rodríguez participated in the ARTH Spring Plenary/College Forum to address hate and violence at UMD

Students Celebrate Francophonie with Music, Poetry, Dance

April 10, 2018 French

UMD French Departments celebrate francophone cultures with festivities

Korean Culture Day

March 29, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Korean

With Special Guest MD's First Lady, Mrs. Yumi Hogan

Dr. Hervé-Thomas Campangne Featured in Renaissance Quarterly

March 27, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

Dr. Campangne was featured in Renaissance Quarterly for his article "Framing the Early Modern French Best Seller: American Settings for François de Belleforest’s Tragic Histories"

Raúl Vallejo Visits as Part of "Return of the Alumni Series"

March 26, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Department Hosted Visit from SPAP Alumni and Writer Raúl Vallejo

3rd Annual Language House Gala

March 06, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House

Saturday April 21st, Register now to attend!

Chekhov's Three Sisters in Russian Sign Language

February 21, 2018 Russian

Chekhov's Three Sisters in Russian sign language is coming to the United States on March 1, 2018.

Lunar New Year Celebration

February 15, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Chinese, Center for East Asian Studies

The SLLC Welcomes the Year of the Dog!

PhD Student, Jillian Bruns, featured in Pléiades Magazine

February 08, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

Jillian's co-translation with Professor Gayle Levy features in recent issue.