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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.

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SPAP Professors Present At Columbia Festival of the Arts

April 06, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center

Professors Eyda Merediz and Ryan Long to Present at the Columbia Festival of the Arts in Columbia, Maryland

Professor Juan Carlos Quintero-Herencia Publishes New Book

April 05, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

SPAP Professor Juan Carlos Quintero-Herencia Publishes First Part of Study on Caribbean Literature

16 Ways to Experience Spanish-Speaking Cultures around DC

April 01, 2016 Spanish and Portuguese

From film festivals to walking tours to churros to dance

2016 Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship Awardees

March 28, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies

Congratulations to Evan Peaco and Katherine Mosley, recipients of the 2016 Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship for Language Study

Successful Open House and Reveal of new SPAP Branding

March 08, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

SPAP Open House Featured Food, Music, Dancing, Games, Prizes, and the Unveiling of Our New Branding

Celebrated Writer and SPAP Alumni Rosario Ferré Dies

February 22, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Puerto Rican Writer and UMD Alumni, Rosario Ferré, Dies at Age 77

Armed Ambiguity, by Dr. Julie Koser

February 18, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies

The Department of Germanic Studies congratulates Dr. Julie Koser on her new book!

New Poetry Collection by Juan Carlos Quintero Herencia

February 08, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center

"El cuerpo del milagro" is hot off the press from Bokeh Press in Leiden, Netherlands

Museums Must Reach Into Communities

February 05, 2016 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Op-ed piece in the Baltimore Sun discusses the importance of the UMD-Phillips Collection partnership and the NEH-funded "Baltimore Stories" project.

10 Ways to Experience French Culture around Washington, DC

February 01, 2016 French

Explore Francophone and French culture from film festivals to live music, and art.