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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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Truthout

What Haiti Needs Is Human Rights Support—Not More Military Interventions

March 07, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Professor of French and Francophone Studies Cécile Accilien publishes her analysis in Truthout.

Fête de la Francophonie 2024

March 01, 2024 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.

Grant Supports Work to Curate Data From Premodern Islamic Geographical Manuscripts

March 01, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The innovative digital humanities project will enable historians to better identify geographic locations and place names from medieval documents.

SLLC Students Visit Villa Full of Italian Art Treasures

February 29, 2024 Italian

Italian students take a trip to see “Villa Firenze Contemporanea”

Jorge Aguilar Mora, Professor Emeritus in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Dies at 77

February 23, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Aguilar Mora was a renowned Mexican essayist, literary critic, poet and novelist.

Assistant Professor of French Receives NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grant to Create Digital Edition of Global Antislavery Periodical

February 23, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The Revue des Colonies was published in France between 1834 and 1842.

Russian Department announces Maya Brin Scholarship in Cultural Competency

February 20, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Russian, Language House

The Russian Department in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures invites applications for Maya Brin Scholarships in Cultural Competency starting summer of 2024 for $5,000 each.

Maryland Today

The Most Important Black Educator You've Never Heard Of

February 16, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Alum's new play premieres at Arena Stage.

‘Harmony Fellowship’ Will Strengthen Connections Between Faculty, Staff in ARHU and SPH

February 15, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SLLC’s Nacie Grigsby will work with Elaine Rudder in the School of Public Health.

UMD community gathers to celebrate Carnaval with music, masquerade masks

February 14, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Students immersed themselves in the cultural celebrations of Carnaval on Tuesday, complete with food, music and dancing.