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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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Latino Heritage Month: Latino/A Contributions Across Campus

October 14, 2011 American Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

An interview with Associate Professor Ana Patricia Rodriguez as Latino Heritage Month comes to an end. 

"Recuerditos Salvaoreños/Salvadoran Memories"

October 14, 2011 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese hosted guest artist Karla Rodas on Thursday, September 29 for an i

ARHU Emeriti Granted

October 06, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, Art, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

UMD announces six new ARHU emeriti for 2010-2011 at Faculty and Staff Convocation.H. Eleanor Kerkham, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Tadeusz A. Lapinski, Department of Art

SLLC Undergraduate New DAAD Young Ambassador

October 05, 2011 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SLLC's Lawson Ota selected as a 2011-2012 DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service Young Amba

Language Science Day Showcases Umd'S Uniquely Broad Expertise In Language

October 04, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, English, Linguistics, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The event brought together 200 researchers to improve awareness of language-related research at the university.

2011-2012 New Faculty Appointments

September 02, 2011 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Arabic, Persian, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

College of Arts & Humanities welcomes new cohort of 13 faculty to campus. Updated: Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Umd Students Win Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships

June 03, 2011 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, English, History, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

13 ARHU doctoral students receive Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships from the UMD Graduate School for 2011-2012.

Umd Students Win Summer Research Fellowships

June 03, 2011 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Communication, English, History, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, German Studies, Spanish and Portuguese

14 ARHU students awarded Summer Research Fellowships for 2011 from the UMD Graduate School.

From UMD To Cairo: Being In The Middle Of An Uprising

April 06, 2011 History, College of Arts and Humanities, National Foreign Language Center, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Arabic

Two people from UMD speak about their experience while in Egypt.By Fariba Amini
La Voz Latina

D.C. Latino Tour

December 04, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

ARHU prof develops tour to highlight and chronicle history of D.C. Latino community.By Darlene ReyesStaff Writer, La Voz Latina