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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.

October 14, 2024 English, History, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

2024-2025 Maya Brin Resident Maxim Osipov

The Maya Brin Residency Program is thrilled to announce the visit of Maxim Osipov.

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SLLC Hosts Poetry in Conversation Event in Honor of Lauretta Clough

October 10, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Family, friends, faculty and staff come together for the inaugural poetry reading in Clough’s memory.

2024 Mark and Heather Rosenker Lecture featuring Joe Mazza

October 10, 2024 Communication, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Joe Mazza presents "Enduring Words" for the 2024 Rosenker Lecture

Maryland Global

First Comes Draniki, Then Comes Connection: Elle’s Semester in France

September 23, 2024 French, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Double linguistics and French major Elle Kaminski ‘25 reflects on her Spring 2024 semester abroad with Maryland-in-Nice.

Honoring ‘Las Muertes’

September 17, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Ana Patricia Rodríguez and two of her students highlight how D.C.’s Salvadoran diaspora uses art to grapple with painful past in new documentary

Honoring ‘Las Muertes’

September 17, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Terps highlight how D.C.’s Salvadoran diaspora uses art to grapple with painful past in new documentary.

Maryland Global

Learn the Language You Love: Amaya’s Journey to Morocco

September 10, 2024 Arabic, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Boren Scholar Amaya Greenberg’s '25 shares the story so far of her linguistic and cultural journey in Morocco.

Regina Haag, New President of the DC-Metro Chapter of AATG

September 04, 2024 German Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Congratulations to Regina Haag, who was elected the new President of the Maryland-DC Metro Chapter of AATG!

Terp Goes for Trampoline Gymnastics Glory

July 31, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Russian, criminology and criminal justice student competes in Paris Olympics.

Japanese Graduates: Where Are They Now? | Elece '20

June 26, 2024 Japanese

See where life has taken Elece Smith since graduating in 2020.