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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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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.

Professor Naharro-Calderón Organizes Colloquium and Concert

December 04, 2017 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Professor Naharro-Calderón Organizes Transatlantic Colloquium Concert in Honor of Juan Ramón Jiménez's Itineraries

LOC Book Presentation By Professor Naharro-Calderón

December 04, 2017 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SPAP Professor Naharro-Calderón presented his newest book at the Library of Congress in September.

2017-18 Capaa And Rasa Award Recipients

November 27, 2017 American Studies, Art, Communication, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The College of Arts and Humanities extends its congratulations to outstanding faculty for RASA and CAPPA awards.

2017-18 Scholarship Recipients

November 16, 2017 Art, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Chinese, German Studies, Persian, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ARHU is pleased to announce the 2017-18 Senior Scholars, Scholarship Recipients and Freshmen Scholars.

The Cyber Crossroads

October 27, 2017 Persian, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies

Poetry, Performance, and Visual Arts in Present day Iran

"Poniatowska in Dialogue With Jose Emilio Pacheco"

October 24, 2017 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Special Events Room McKeldin Library 6137Wednesday, November 01, 2017 - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: The Utopian Projects

October 13, 2017 Russian

Check out Ilya and Emilia Kabakov's art exhibit of The Utopian Projects at the Hirshhorn Museum today! Admission is FREE and the exhibit will be at the Hirshhorn Museum until March 4, 2018.