News

Find the latest news and information from our departments and programs including student experiences, faculty research and awards, and alumni updates.

Art, Arts for All, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

Sadat Winners 'Celebrate Our Differences and Strengthen Community'

Student arts competition focused this year on democracy, civic responsibility.

March 30, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

From Page to Stage: Ukrainian Opera Rediscovered with Help of UMD Professor Presented at The Clarice

The program explored “Harkusha” and the evolution of Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko’s vocal music in conversation with influential works.

February 11, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, Persian, Persian Flagship, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

UMD Launches Master of Professional Studies in Persian

During this new yearlong program, students will become Persian language experts through immersive coursework and hands-on learning.

December 02, 2025 Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Vladimir Paperny Visits UMD as 2025 Maya Brin Resident

Vladimir Paperny sparks dialogue in weeklong residency with the UMD community.

November 19, 2025 French, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Maryland-in-Aix: A New Chapter for Global Learning in French at UMD

Beginning Fall 2026, EA and the French department within SLLC will open a new chapter with Maryland-in-Aix.

November 12, 2025 German Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Berlin Scholar Visits UMD to Explore Relationships in the Performing Arts

Assistant Professor Jenny Schrödl joined German studies and TDPS for a weeklong residency exploring how relationships are portrayed in the performing arts.

November 11, 2025 French, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Maryland-in-Aix Launching Fall 2026

Maryland-in-Aix invites you to immerse yourself for a full semester in the historic and culturally rich city of Aix‑en‑Provence

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

Bonjour, Ciao, Nǐhǎo: The community at UMD’s weekly language meetings

The Language House Chats connect more than a dozen languages.

October 30, 2025 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Miguel Valerio’s ‘Sovereign Joy’ Featured in ‘Global Black Thought’

Associate professor’s book explores the performance of festive black kings and queens among Afro-Mexicans between 1539 and 1640.

October 08, 2025 American Studies, Art, Arts for All, Communication, English, Linguistics, Maryland Language Science Center, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Art and Humanity of AI

From classrooms to research labs, the College of Arts and Humanities is shaping how we understand artificial intelligence and guiding its responsible future.

Showing 551 - 560 of 612 Results

Digital Stories of the Salvadoran Community Maryland Day '14

April 28, 2014 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Salvadoran Transmigrations and Transnationalism presented their digital stories of the Salvadoran transnational migration.

H. Baer Vambery Distinguished Professor Comparative Studies

April 24, 2014 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

H. Baer receives award for her project, Digital Feminisms: Transnational Activism in German Protest Cultures.

Professor Peter Beicken awarded SCALG-Robert L. Kahn Prize for poetry in German

March 28, 2014 German Studies

The Society for Contemporary American Literature in German supports contemporary literature by German writers in North America.

Recent SLLC Graduate Returns to German as CBYX Participant

March 24, 2014 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Kai Dambach will gain language and work experience abroad.

Meet an Alum: Krystle Norman

March 21, 2014 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Krystle Norman, a 2008 Spanish Language and Literature graduate, speaks about her Maryland experience.

José Emilio Pacheco (1939-2014)

January 29, 2014 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

José Emilio Pacheco died on Sunday, January 26 in Mexico City, at the age of 74. He was a soaring figure in contemporary poetry

Ana Patricia Rodríguez, Ideas that Serve

January 28, 2014 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Ana Patricia Rodriguez was recently awarded a Foxworth Creative Enterprise Initiative grant.

Meet The Faculty Of The Foxworth Initiative

December 06, 2013

Psyche Williams-Forson, Ana Patricia Rodriguez and Leigh Wilson Smiley deliver Foxworth courses to serve the pressing issues of community partners.

Germanic Studies Major Named Dean's Senior Scholar

November 26, 2013 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SLLC student Paul Massaro is one of seven seniors in Arts and Humanities recognized for academic performance.