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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.

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.

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Congratulations, Germanic Studies Awardees

April 28, 2016 German Studies

German Majors receive prestigious scholarships and awards

Professor Jorge Aguilar Mora Wins Prestigious Literary Award

April 18, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center

Professor Emeritus Jorge Aguilar Mora’s Most Recent Book Awarded Prestigious Xavier Villaurrutia Award

10 Ways to Experience Korean Culture around Washington, DC

April 15, 2016 Korean

Everything from K-pop to classical art, film festivals to a bell garden and norebang (Korean-style karaoke)

Roshangar Journal

April 15, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Roshan Institute for Persian Studies releases first issue of Roshangar: Roshan Undergraduate Persian Studies Journal

Humanities Futures

Persian Literature and Educating the Whole Person

April 11, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, Persian, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Fatemeh Keshavarz on why "seeking questions is more important than finding answers."

Alumni Spotlight: Arthur Paul Massaro III

April 11, 2016 German Studies

German Major, 2014

SPAP Professors Present At Columbia Festival of the Arts

April 06, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center

Professors Eyda Merediz and Ryan Long to Present at the Columbia Festival of the Arts in Columbia, Maryland

Professor Juan Carlos Quintero-Herencia Publishes New Book

April 05, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

SPAP Professor Juan Carlos Quintero-Herencia Publishes First Part of Study on Caribbean Literature

16 Ways to Experience Spanish-Speaking Cultures around DC

April 01, 2016 Spanish and Portuguese

From film festivals to walking tours to churros to dance

2016 Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship Awardees

March 28, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies

Congratulations to Evan Peaco and Katherine Mosley, recipients of the 2016 Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship for Language Study