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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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A Message to Winter 2021 Graduates

December 17, 2021 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Art, Classics, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill addresses graduating students.

Creating Community Connections

December 15, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

During her years at UMD, graduating senior Erin Namovicz ’21, a double major in Spanish and criminology and criminal justice, took her language skills and interest in law to the local community.

Message from the Director, Juan Uriagereka

December 14, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

2021 News and Awards

Selena Cen named Merrill Scholar

December 13, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Selena is a double major in Spanish and Public Policy

Italian student awarded $3000 scholarship for study abroad

December 10, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Italian

The Italian program is pleased to announce that the recipient of this year’s Gloria Friedgen Scholarship is our distinguished student Marcella Finelli. Marcella is a junior double majoring in Italian Studies and Education.

Maryland Today

Two graduating language minors among those named Senior Marshals

December 10, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Students with minors in French and Spanish honored as senior marshals

German Cluster wins first place at Language House Film Festival

December 08, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House, German Studies

A friendly competition among language clusters at this annual event

Call for proposals: Héros et Héroïnes ordinaires: micro et macro-résistances dans les films de fiction après 2001

December 08, 2021 French, Cinema and Media Studies

A bilingual film studies conference

Delta Phi Alpha Scholarship Recipient

December 07, 2021 German Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The German Studies program congratulates Caroline Pugh