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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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GRADUATING FRENCH MAJOR WILL TEACH IN FRANCE AND WORK AT STATE DEPARTMENT

May 17, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

Colton Seigel ’18 majored in French and government and politics with a minor in history.

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"