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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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Outstanding New German Majors Award

May 08, 2018 German Studies

Congratulations to our New German Majors!

2018 Boren Scholarship Recipients

May 01, 2018 Arabic, College of Arts and Humanities, French, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Eight UMD students awarded Boren Scholarships, which provide up to $20,000 for long-term language-focused study abroad.

SLLC Programs Celebrate With Calligraphy Demonstration

April 30, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Arabic, Chinese, Persian

The Persian, Arabic, and Chinese programs demonstrated calligraphy techniques

German Society of Maryland Merit Award

April 26, 2018 German Studies

German Major Awardees: Nick Brazones and Nick Gross

The Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship

April 26, 2018 German Studies

Scholarship Recipients: Agnieszka Bieganowska and Lauren Moyer

Professor Ana Patricia Rodríguez Participates in ARTH Forum

April 16, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SPAP Professor Ana Patricia Rodríguez participated in the ARTH Spring Plenary/College Forum to address hate and violence at UMD

Students Celebrate Francophonie with Music, Poetry, Dance

April 10, 2018 French

UMD French Departments celebrate francophone cultures with festivities

Korean Culture Day

March 29, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Korean

With Special Guest MD's First Lady, Mrs. Yumi Hogan

Dr. Hervé-Thomas Campangne Featured in Renaissance Quarterly

March 27, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

Dr. Campangne was featured in Renaissance Quarterly for his article "Framing the Early Modern French Best Seller: American Settings for François de Belleforest’s Tragic Histories"

Raúl Vallejo Visits as Part of "Return of the Alumni Series"

March 26, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Department Hosted Visit from SPAP Alumni and Writer Raúl Vallejo