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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 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 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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Important New Developments in Arabographic OCR

October 05, 2016 Arabic, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, Persian

Important New Developments in Arabographic Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

2016 Maya Brin Residents: Valera and Natasha Cherkashin

September 27, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Russian

The Maya Brin Residency Program is pleased to welcome the Russian artists Valera and Natasha Cherkashin

Central American International Film Festival

September 23, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

On September 16 through September 18, 2016 LASC and SPAP with the support of Film Studies, USLT, and MICA co-hosted the Central American International Film Festival at the Stamp Student Union in the University of Maryland.

Mauro Resmini Presents at The Italian Cultural Society

September 23, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Italian

Mauro Resmini presented a lecture on “Nanni Moretti and the Crisis of the Italian Left” at The Italian Cultural Society of Washington D.C.

Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Fedewa

September 20, 2016 German Studies

German Studies and History, 2015

2016-17 Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship Recipients

July 07, 2016 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, Linguistics, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Nine ARHU doctoral students receive 2016-17 Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships.

2016-17 Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship Recipients

July 07, 2016 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

EIGHT ARHU graduate students receive 2016-17 Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowships.

2016-17 Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award Recipients

July 07, 2016 Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

ARHU graduate assistants make exceptional contributions in 2016-17.

Arhu Faculty Earn Promotions And Tenure

June 08, 2016 Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Eight faculty members from the College of Arts and Humanities were awarded tenured positions and promotions to full professor.

2016-17 Capaa And Rasa Award Recipients

May 24, 2016 Art, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, Linguistics, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

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