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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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Safia Latif’s Profound New Explorations of Islam Through Art

June 26, 2024 Arabic, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

How painter Safia Latif’s unique take on magic realism is redefining Islamic art in the 21st century

PERS 251 / HIST219: Student research reflects study in Iranian modernity

June 12, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Persian

A digital exhibit of student work created for PERS251 / HIST219

Four Arabic Flagship Students Win Prestigious 2024–25 ARHU Boren Scholarships

June 07, 2024 Arabic

The students will embark on two semesters of immersive language study in Meknes, Morocco.

2024–25 ARHU Boren Recipients

June 06, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The scholarships provide up to $25k for two semesters of critical language study.

2024 ARHU Critical Language Scholarship Recipients

June 06, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, History, Persian Flagship

These language students were awarded the U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship for intensive language study.

Persian Flagship Program Renewed for 2024–28

June 06, 2024 Persian Flagship, Persian, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies

The University of Maryland offers the only Persian Flagship Program in the United States.

2024–25 ARHU Fulbright Recipients

June 05, 2024 Communication, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Six ARHU alums and one student received the prestigious grant.

Prange Collection

The Gentle Art of Drawing (Part 2)

May 30, 2024 Japanese

To mark Kodomo no Hi (子供の日), celebrated every May 5th in Japan, we bring to you an article by Madeleine Willette who during her internship at the Prange conducted research on a drawing book for children.