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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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In Memoriam: Mike Long

March 01, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Second Language Acquisition

Mike was one of a kind. He was able to leave an imprint in everything and everyone. He was able to change things and change lives. And he changed mine. (Gisela Grañena, SLA Ph.D. graduate)

Fête de la Francophonie

February 27, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

Join us in celebrating the annual Fête de la Francophonie

Dr. Minglang Zhou interviewed in Wall Street Journal

February 16, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Chinese, Center for East Asian Studies

Dr. Zhou was interviewed in WSJ regarding students learning Chinese in today's political climate.

SLAers in the Spotlight: Fall 2020 Successful Defenses

February 10, 2021 Second Language Acquisition

While so many of our SLAers are getting ready to defend their Qualifying Papers (QPs) and PhD theses this semester, it's time to remind ourselves of all the defenses from Fall 2020.

ARHU Researchers Earn NEH Grants for Digital Humanities Efforts

February 05, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

Projects will make Persian and Arabic manuscripts more accessible and enhance discoverability of archival radio collections.

Welcome to Language House Coffee Conversation!

January 28, 2021 Language House

You're invited to join the Language House Virtual Coffee Conversation. The purpose of Coffee Conversation is to provide you with a chance to practice, improve, or maintain your language skills in an informal, relaxed setting.

Valerie Anishchenkova wins ISRCA

January 27, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Arabic

Associate Professor of Arabic, Dr. Anishchenkova, is one of this year’s recipients

SPAN 374 students go above and beyond

January 25, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Spanish in the Community course surpasses required hours of service under direction of Dr. Rodriguez

Land Acknowledgement

January 11, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Every community owes its existence and strength to the generations before them, around the world, who contributed their hopes,

Congratulations to our Winter 2020 Graduates

January 07, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Arabic, French, German Studies, Japanese, Persian, Russian, Second Language Acquisition, Spanish and Portuguese

The SLLC is pleased to celebrate our Winter graduates!