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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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El Espectador, Colombia

Luis Charry debuts biweekly column in Colombian Newspaper

November 20, 2021 Spanish and Portuguese

Focusing on writers

Dean's Senior Scholars Announced

November 15, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Two scholars, in Spanish and Arabic, balance rigorous academics with service to the community

Winter Session January 3-21, 2022

November 12, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Gain ground and earn UMD credits through this convenient 3-week session. Classes meet online. Current UMD students simply register. All other students must first apply.

The Diamondback

James Gao (1948-2021), Historian of the Chinese Revolution and Member of the Center for East Asian Studies

November 10, 2021 Center for East Asian Studies

James Gao, Professor of Modern Chinese History at the University of Maryland, College Park, died on October 26, 2021, at the age of 73. The cause was cancer.

SPAP community engagement at DC Bilingual School

November 09, 2021 Spanish and Portuguese, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Juguemos a leer. Reading in Your Heritage Language.

Japanese and Computer Science alum, Eric Nichols, wins award for research

November 05, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Japanese

Project analyzes collaborative story generation to produce a more "social robot"

The Diamondback

Cinema and Media Studies major, Zoe Pierce, to become the next editor in chief of The Diamondback

November 05, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Cinema and Media Studies

The Diamondback's parent company announced Pierce, who currently serves as the managing editor, will take over as editor in chief at the student newspaper in the week of November 21.

Día de los muertos celebration

November 04, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

UMD community celebrates Dia de los Muertos, honors those lost to COVID-19 and migration

Maryland Today

5 Recommendations for a ‘Bad’ Movie Night

October 28, 2021 Cinema and Media Studies

Maryland Today reports on the course "The Baddest Decade: The 1970s in American Film and American History,”

SLA Program hosts tree planting ceremony to honor Dr. Mike Long

October 25, 2021 Second Language Acquisition, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Current and former students and faculty meet together in memory of Dr. Long