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Maryland Global

Fearless Fulbrights: Dr. Valerie Orlando

March 12, 2024 French, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Dr. Valerie Orlando is a decorated three-time Fulbright scholar. Her travels haven't just taken her around the world, they've also led to the publication of her six books as a distinguished literary scholar!

The Diamondback

UMD Screens Restored Surrealist Film During International Festival Tour

March 11, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Cinema and Media Studies, Italian, College of Arts and Humanities

The Diamondback spotlights the Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour film festival.

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”

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.

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.

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.