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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.

April 02, 2024 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.

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.

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Terps thrive not just survive: Conferences & publications

August 28, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Second Language Acquisition

Conferences and publications 2019-2020 This year was challenging for the majority of students in the U.S. and globally.

Gironzetti awarded NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grant

August 16, 2021 Spanish and Portuguese

This competitive award seeks to engage scholars, educators, and students in the field of Spanish as a heritage language.

Spanish Ph.D. Wins Distinguished Dissertation Award

June 07, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Lisa W. Carney’s dissertation explored the stories told about dreams in Kichwa, a Quechuan language spoken in Ecuador.

Dr. Carmen Benito interviewed on Spanish Radio

June 04, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Professor Carmen Benito-Vessels speaks with Spanish National Radio

2021–22 ARHU Fulbright Recipients

June 02, 2021 American Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, History, Spanish and Portuguese, French

Five ARHU students and alumni receive the prestigious grant.

2021–22 ARHU Boren Recipients

June 01, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The scholarships provide up to $20k for two semesters of critical language study.

Roshan Institute Awards 2021

May 24, 2021 Persian, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies

The Ulrike and Jamshid Amouzegar Undergraduate Scholarship in Persian Studies (AMUS) is awarded to:Isabelle LareauNathan Boyle

German Student Awards 2021

May 24, 2021 German Studies

Anjali Gajendiran is the recipient of The Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship for Language Study. She is currently studying Bioengineering and Germanic Studies at UMD and plans to study abroad in Berlin in Spring 2022.

SLLC Director Addresses our Graduates

May 24, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Dr. Fatemeh Keshavarz addresses our 2021 Graduates in this video message. SLLC: Reflections on the Past and Hope for the Future

2020-2021 SLA MA and PhD Graduates

May 22, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Second Language Acquisition

Congratulations to the Second Language Acquisition graduates from the 2020-21 class! We are very proud of our fearless MA and PhD graduates who have succeeded in obtaining their degrees in SLA from the School of Languages, Lite