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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.

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

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

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.

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.

November 13, 2023 French, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

French Program Alumni receives $50,000 grant for research on Haitian women’s literature

Dr. Cae Joseph-Masséna will use her year-long research fellowship from American Association of University Women to work on her first book manuscript.

November 09, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, College of Arts and Humanities, Russian

Trampoline Gymnast Jumps to the Top

Undergrad heads to world championships with Olympic berth on the line.

September 22, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, History, Douglass Center

Breaking the M.O.L.D. Launches Second Cohort for Leaders of Color and Women in Higher Ed

The Mellon Foundation-funded initiative prepares underrepresented arts and humanities faculty at three Maryland universities for leadership roles.

June 06, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The SLLC Celebrates its Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Graduates

The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC) at the University of Maryland recently held its Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony, honoring the achievements of its undergraduate and graduate students.

May 22, 2023 History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Paulina Leder ’23 Named Undergrad Researcher of the Year

The triple major explored filmmaker’s striving for artistic freedom in East Germany.

March 16, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Russian

2023 Maya Brin Resident Liudmila Novikova

The Maya Brin program brings leading Russian cultural figures to the University of Maryland for short term stays.

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PhD Admissions

October 22, 2020 Spanish and Portuguese

Due to deferrals, graduation delays during pandemic, and reductions in available funding, admissions to our graduate programs will be more competitive for Fall 2021.

Race, Equity, Justice Committee: 2020-2021 Speaker Series

October 07, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French, German Studies, Second Language Acquisition, Spanish and Portuguese

Join the members of the SLLC and invited guests to discuss race, equity and justice through the lens of language and culture.

Latinx Heritage Month 2020 Events

September 03, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

During Latinx Heritage Month 2020, the Dept.

Resmini awarded Auerbach research Award

August 28, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Cinema and Media Studies, Italian

The Program in Cinema and Media Studies is happy to announce Dr. Mauro Resmini as winner of the inaugural Jonathan Auerbach Cinema Research Award.

Washington Post

Thamee Got National Acclaim For Its Burmese Food

July 10, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Now it wants to become a model for racial justice.

New Language House Director Announced

June 29, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House

Please join us in welcoming the new Language House director, Dr. Marilyn Matar

Elizabeth Robinson awarded Snouffer Dissertation Fellowship

June 22, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

Elizabeth Robinson, French PhD candidate, has been awarded the Mary Savage Snouffer Dissertation Fellowship for the 2020-2021 AY.

Welcome Dr. Marjan Moosavi

June 20, 2020 Persian, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies

The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies is pleased to extend a warm welcome to new lecturer hire Dr. Marjan Moosavi.

Join us in congratulating our SLA graduates!

June 15, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Second Language Acquisition

Join us in congratulating our Second Language Acquisition graduates from the 2020 class! Despite the challenges we are all facing during the pandemic, we are very proud of our fearless Ph.D. and M.A.