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Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Celebrating SLLC Graduates

Watch our students step into the next chapter.
May 21, 2025 Arabic, Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Meet the 2025 SLLC Scholarship Awards Recipients

Five language students are awarded SLLC Scholarships.

May 06, 2025 Arabic, Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Languages Compete in SLLC Mini World Cup 2025

SLLC hosts its third mini world cup for students and faculty.

May 06, 2025 Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SLLC Celebrates Maryland Day 2025

Maryland Day was filled with cultural events and international performances.

March 26, 2025 Arabic, Chinese, Cinema and Media Studies, French, German Studies, Japanese, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Unlock New Skills This Summer: Explore our 2025 Course Offerings

Gain ground and earn UMD credits through convenient 3 and 6-week summer sessions.
February 14, 2025 Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Love Speaks Every Language

These SLLC students met their spouses while studying language.
February 11, 2025 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Foreign language studies are overlooked. A mandate would change that.

After spending a summer immersed in Jaipur, India, one University of Maryland student argues that language learning isn’t just a personal skill—it’s a global necessity.
January 15, 2025 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.

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Maryland Today

Eugenia Brin, Longtime Supporter of Science, Performing Arts at UMD, Dies

December 09, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Donor and family funded research, fellowships, faculty positions and more.

SLLC Mourns Loss of Cynthia Martin

December 05, 2024 Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The associate professor of Russian was also a mentor, a generous colleague and a dear friend.

Russian Language Teachers from Latvia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan Visit UMD

December 02, 2024 Russian

Russian language teachers from Latvia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan visit UMD as part of the NSLI-Y program, exploring new teaching methods, exchanging ideas, and experiencing campus life. Read more about their visit and cultural exchange!
The Diamondback

Language house students center international conflicts, social inequality in annual film festival

November 20, 2024 Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Attendees of the Language House's Short Film Festival watch a film about gender inequality in China in St. Mary's Hall on Nov. 14, 2024. The festival featured films created by members in various language learning clusters at this university.

The Diamondback

Acclaimed Russian Author Discusses Literary Career, War in Ukraine at UMD Event

November 11, 2024 Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

University of Maryland community members attended a panel Thursday featuring Russian writer Maxim Osipov for a discussion at McKeldin Library about his literary career and experiences.

Exiled Russian Writer to Give Classes, Lectures at UMD in November

November 04, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Maxim Osipov is the 2024-25 Maya Brin Resident.

Exploring French Art and Film: Brendan Berger’s ‘Life-Changing’ Year Abroad

October 29, 2024 Cinema and Media Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, French, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The senior French and film student took in art at renowned museums and attended the Cannes Film Festival.

Russian Program Glass Display at The Stamp

October 28, 2024 Russian

The new glass display at the Stamp showcases the vibrant Russian program. Discover information about majors, minors, upcoming courses and the Maya Brin Residence Program.

Winter Session January 2-22, 2025

October 22, 2024 Cinema and Media Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Gain ground and earn UMD credits through this convenient 3-week session. Classes meet online. Current UMD students simply register. All other students must first apply.
The Diamondback

‘Las Muertes Más Bellas Del Mundo’ explores loss, identity

October 16, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

University of Maryland community members learned how art is used to heal from trauma in a Thursday screening of “Las Muertes Más Bellas del Mundo,” a story of Salvadoran artists who found sanctuary in Washington, D.C., after fleeing the El Salvador civil