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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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Maryland Global

Former UMD Exchange Student Returns to Champion International Student Inclusion

March 28, 2024 Spanish and Portuguese, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Rebeca Moreno, ISSS Assistant Director of Engagement & Inclusion, first came to UMD as an exchange student. Now, she’s drawing from her own experiences and professional background to support international students at her alma mater.

2024 German Studies Gerald E. and Martha M. Kightlinger Award Recipient: Justin Goodwin

March 27, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies

Congratulations to Justin Goodwin, the 2024 recipient of the Gerald E. and Martha M. Kightlinger Family Student Support Current-Use Fund

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”

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.

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.