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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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French program attends Haitian Studies Association Conference

October 11, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

The Department of French and Italian was out in full swing at this year's annual Haitian Studies Association conference, co-sponsored by the University of Maryland, College Park, George Washington University and Howard University, which took place Oct 6-9

Celebration of the Centennial of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Birth

October 10, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Cinema and Media Studies, Italian

The Italian Program and the Program in Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Maryland are proud to present a two-day event to celebrate the centennial of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s birth

Maryland Today

Spicing Up the Terp Teaching Kitchen

September 15, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

UW professor cooks up fresh lessons for Big Ten course in UMD visit.

SLLC Faculty awarded funding to “Reimagine Learning”

September 01, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The University’s Teaching and Learning Transformation Center has awarded funding to over 100 educational projects across campus focused on expanding active and experiential learning.

Roshan Institute celebrates Rumi's 815th Birthday

August 31, 2022 Persian, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies

Join us on September 18 for poetry, music, creativity, and community!

Digital Skills ‘Break Through’ Across Disciplines

August 24, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Communication, Art, School of Music

92 students in 24 majors participate in tech program’s Summer Guild.

Persian Flagship Students earn ACTFL Superior Proficiency rating

August 10, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Persian Flagship

Through the Persian Capstone immersion component students reached ILR level 3

NSF Grant Funds Research on Islamicate Manuscript Transcription Methods

August 02, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The innovative humanities-computer science collaboration will enable tools for accurate and automatic transcription of Arabic script.