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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.

February 07, 2024 Korean, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

“A national scholarship? I’m just Alyssa from Frederick!”

Meet Alyssa Taylor '24—she spent the 2022-23 school year in Korea as a Gilman scholar at Seoul National University. Now, she's connecting students to their own study abroad journeys as a Global Learning Ambassador for Education 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.

November 13, 2023 French, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

French Program Alumni receives $50,000 grant for research on Haitian women’s literature

Dr. Cae Joseph-Masséna will use her year-long research fellowship from American Association of University Women to work on her first book manuscript.

November 09, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, College of Arts and Humanities, Russian

Trampoline Gymnast Jumps to the Top

Undergrad heads to world championships with Olympic berth on the line.

September 22, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, History, Douglass Center

Breaking the M.O.L.D. Launches Second Cohort for Leaders of Color and Women in Higher Ed

The Mellon Foundation-funded initiative prepares underrepresented arts and humanities faculty at three Maryland universities for leadership roles.

June 06, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The SLLC Celebrates its Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Graduates

The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC) at the University of Maryland recently held its Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony, honoring the achievements of its undergraduate and graduate students.

May 22, 2023 History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Paulina Leder ’23 Named Undergrad Researcher of the Year

The triple major explored filmmaker’s striving for artistic freedom in East Germany.

March 16, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Russian

2023 Maya Brin Resident Liudmila Novikova

The Maya Brin program brings leading Russian cultural figures to the University of Maryland for short term stays.

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Student Wins J.LIVE Bronze Award

April 14, 2017 Japanese

Japanese-major Hyung Jin Cho took home the bronze award in the very competitive speech contest J.LIVE.

Alumni Spotlight: Menyae Christopher

April 10, 2017 German Studies

Government & Politics and Germanic Studies, 2016

Germanic Studies Awardees, Spring 2017

April 07, 2017 German Studies

Congratulations to Rachael Zehrung and Katie Mosley!

Celebrating National Poetry Month 2017

April 03, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Join the conversation on social media where we’ll be featuring work by ARHU faculty and alumni poets.

Professor Juan Carlos Quintero-Herencia Presents Book At LOC

March 16, 2017 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SPAP Professor and Writer Presents Newest Book at Library of Congress

Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Marsteller

March 10, 2017 German Studies

History and German Major (2016)

Lecture by Cristián Opazo

February 06, 2017 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese was pleased to welcome Dr. Cristián Opazo, Associate Professor of Literature from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, for an exciting event on Friday, February 3, 2017.

SPAP Alumnus Wins Poetry Prize

January 31, 2017 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Raúl Vallejo Awarded Literary Prize

Inauguration of the José Emilio Pacheco Series

December 17, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Inauguration of the José Emilio Pacheco Distinguished Lecture Series

Dr. Hernán Sánchez M. de Pinillos at the Library of Congress

November 16, 2016 Spanish and Portuguese

On October 21 professor Hernán Sánchez Martínez de Pinillos presented a lecture on Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra at the Library of Congress as part of the library’s celebration of Cervantes’ life and work.