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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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3rd Annual Language House Gala

March 06, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House

Saturday April 21st, Register now to attend!

Chekhov's Three Sisters in Russian Sign Language

February 21, 2018 Russian

Chekhov's Three Sisters in Russian sign language is coming to the United States on March 1, 2018.

Lunar New Year Celebration

February 15, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Chinese, Center for East Asian Studies

The SLLC Welcomes the Year of the Dog!

PhD Student, Jillian Bruns, featured in Pléiades Magazine

February 08, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

Jillian's co-translation with Professor Gayle Levy features in recent issue.

Apply for an all-expense paid summer internship in Japan!

February 05, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Apply to the all-expense paid Kanagawa summer internship program in Japan.

UMD RECEIVES GRANT TO DEVELOP CULTURAL LITERACY CURRICULUM

January 31, 2018 Arabic, Arabic Flagship, College of Arts and Humanities, Persian Flagship, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Web-based materials in English, Arabic, Chinese and Russian will prepare students to be global professionals.

UMD’s new Hebrew minor was a decade in the making

January 26, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Hebrew

The University of Maryland's language school approved a Hebrew Studies minor this fall.

Luka Arsenjuk wins award in the field of Film Studies

January 11, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Cinema and Media Studies

Luka Arsenjuk was awarded the Society for Cinema and Media Studies 2018 Best Essay in an Edited Collection Award

Renowned Mexican Intellectual Elena Poniatowska Visits UMD

December 11, 2017 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Arts and Humanities

Celebrated Mexican Writer Elena Poniatowska’s Visited UMD as Part of the José Emilio Pacheco Distinguished Lecture Series

Celebrated Mexican Writer Cristina Rivera Garza Visits UMD

December 08, 2017 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Author Cristina Rivera Garza Visited UMD to Discuss the Recent Translation of Her Novel, The Iliac Crest.