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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.

Arabic, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

UMD Launches Immersive Arabic Program in Jordan

Education Abroad announces Maryland-in-Amman, a new study abroad program launching Spring 2026 that transforms Jordan's vibrant capital into your classroom.

May 27, 2025 Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Celebrating SLLC Graduates

Watch our students step into the next chapter.

May 21, 2025 Arabic, Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Meet the 2025 SLLC Scholarship Awards Recipients

Five language students are awarded SLLC Scholarships.

May 06, 2025 Arabic, Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Languages Compete in SLLC Mini World Cup 2025

SLLC hosts its third mini world cup for students and faculty.

May 06, 2025 Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SLLC Celebrates Maryland Day 2025

Maryland Day was filled with cultural events and international performances.

March 26, 2025 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.

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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.

SLLC Dedicates the Lauretta Clough Community Room

February 09, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Members of the SLLC community gathered to remember their longtime friend and colleague

“A national scholarship? I’m just Alyssa from Frederick!”

February 07, 2024 Korean, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Meet Alyssa Taylor '24—she spent the 2022-23 school year in Korea as a Gilman scholar at Seoul National University. Now, she's connecting students to their own study abroad journeys as a Global Learning Ambassador for Education Abroad.

Inaugural ‘Harmony Fellows’ Blend Disciplines, Forge New Directions for ARHU and UMD

January 31, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, History, Art History and Archaeology, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Art, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Classics, American Studies

Seven pairs of fellows, from ARHU and beyond, are working on a range of projects to innovate curricula, research and programming.

SLLC Graduate Students Awarded for Commitment to Students

January 25, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French, Spanish and Portuguese

Theavy Din and Daniela Paz Henandez have been recognized by the Graduate School.

2024 Maya Brin Artist-in-Residence Mikhail Durnenkov

January 23, 2024 Russian, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

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.

New York Times

Alvaro Enrigue, a Spanish Department Alumnus, Dreams of Empires in His Latest Book - The New York Times

January 11, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

For Álvaro Enrigue, a novelist fascinated with historical detail, the first meeting of the Aztecs and Spanish conquistadors is the obsession of a lifetime. He brings it to life in “You Dreamed of Empires.”