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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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2014-2015 Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship Recipients

May 15, 2014 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French, German Studies, Second Language Acquisition, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ARHU graduate students receive prestigious Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowships.

2014-2015 Research And Scholarship Semester Award Recipients

May 15, 2014 Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ARHU faculty members receive prestigious Research and Scholarship Semester Award.

2014-2015 Graduate Student And Faculty Fellowships And Awards

May 15, 2014 Art, American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French, German Studies, Second Language Acquisition, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ARHU graduate students and faculty members receive fellowships and awards.

2014-2015 Research And Scholarship Summer Award Recipients

May 15, 2014 History, American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

ARHU faculty members receive prestigious Research and Scholarship Summer Award.

Span408I Students featured in major newspaper in El Salvador

May 07, 2014 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Their "Entre Mundos/Between Worlds" presentations make front page news.

Digital Stories of the Salvadoran Community Maryland Day '14

April 28, 2014 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Salvadoran Transmigrations and Transnationalism presented their digital stories of the Salvadoran transnational migration.

H. Baer Vambery Distinguished Professor Comparative Studies

April 24, 2014 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

H. Baer receives award for her project, Digital Feminisms: Transnational Activism in German Protest Cultures.

Professor Peter Beicken awarded SCALG-Robert L. Kahn Prize for poetry in German

March 28, 2014 German Studies

The Society for Contemporary American Literature in German supports contemporary literature by German writers in North America.

Recent SLLC Graduate Returns to German as CBYX Participant

March 24, 2014 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Kai Dambach will gain language and work experience abroad.

Meet an Alum: Krystle Norman

March 21, 2014 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Krystle Norman, a 2008 Spanish Language and Literature graduate, speaks about her Maryland experience.