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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.

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.

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Two ARHU Faculty Members Named Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

June 09, 2020 Communication, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Xiaoli Nan of the Department of Communication and Saúl Sosnowski of the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures were selected for the honor.

Medium

Five Things DACA Recipients Want You To Know

May 29, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

This article was originally published by the Latin American Studies Center’s 'El Foro.'

French Department Spring 2020 Commencement Celebration

May 27, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French, Italian

The Department of French and Italian celebrated their Spring 2020 graduates on Saturday, May 23

SLLC Faculty Promotions

May 27, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Chinese, French

Congratulations to Dr. Minglang Zhou and Dr. Mercédès Baillargeon on their promotions

Spanish Department Spring 2020 Commencement Celebration

May 27, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

The Spanish and Portuguese Department celebrated their Spring 2020 graduates on Thursday, May 21.

French Department UG Scholarships & Awards - Spring 2020

May 15, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

The French Department announces their Spring 2020 undergraduate scholarship and award recipients.

Saul Sosnowski selected as Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

May 12, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

The SLLC Community is very pleased to announce that Prof. Saúl Sosnowski has been selected as a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

SPAP honors undergraduate awardees in virtual ceremony

May 11, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

The Spanish & Portuguese program held a virtual ceremony to honor their 2020 inductees into Sigma Delta Pi.

Charlee Bezilla Awarded Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship

May 07, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

Charlee Redman Bezilla has been awarded the Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship for Fall 2020.

Chinese Program Announces 2020 Scholarship Recipients

May 07, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Chinese

The Chinese Program congratulates the six 2020 Austin Rickett Memorial and Tsung Chin Chinese Calligraphy Scholarship recipients.