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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.

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.

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

2024 Mark and Heather Rosenker Lecture featuring Joe Mazza

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

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

Honoring ‘Las Muertes’

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

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

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

A digital exhibit of student work created for PERS251 / HIST219

June 07, 2024 Arabic

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

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

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

Persian Flagship Program Renewed for 2024–28

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

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Fête de la Francophonie 2022

February 28, 2022 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.

World-Class Film Festival Brings Historic Films to Maryland For One Night.

February 08, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Cinema and Media Studies, Italian

The first Maryland edition of "Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour" (Re-discovered Cinema on Tour) will take place on March 18, at the Old Greenbelt Theatre in Greenbelt, MD.

Department receives gift from Institute for Studies in Latin American Art for the study of Latin American Art

January 17, 2022 Art History and Archaeology, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

ISLAA supports research in and study of American Art at University of Maryland, Temple University, and the University of Pittsburgh with multi-year gift

Summer Institute in Persian or Arabic accepting applications

January 17, 2022 Arabic, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The Application for the 2022 Summer Language Institute is now available

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