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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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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

Successful Open House and Reveal of new SPAP Branding

March 08, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

SPAP Open House Featured Food, Music, Dancing, Games, Prizes, and the Unveiling of Our New Branding

Celebrated Writer and SPAP Alumni Rosario Ferré Dies

February 22, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Puerto Rican Writer and UMD Alumni, Rosario Ferré, Dies at Age 77

Armed Ambiguity, by Dr. Julie Koser

February 18, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies

The Department of Germanic Studies congratulates Dr. Julie Koser on her new book!

New Poetry Collection by Juan Carlos Quintero Herencia

February 08, 2016 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center

"El cuerpo del milagro" is hot off the press from Bokeh Press in Leiden, Netherlands

Museums Must Reach Into Communities

February 05, 2016 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Op-ed piece in the Baltimore Sun discusses the importance of the UMD-Phillips Collection partnership and the NEH-funded "Baltimore Stories" project.

10 Ways to Experience French Culture around Washington, DC

February 01, 2016 French

Explore Francophone and French culture from film festivals to live music, and art.

Foxworth Initiative Grant Recipients For 2015-16 Announced

December 11, 2015 Art History and Archaeology, Art, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Karen Bradley, Audra Buck-Coleman, Roberta Lavine And Jason Kuo Represent Third Foxworth Faculty Cohort.

Emily Tuttle: Connecting The Humanities With The Sciences

December 09, 2015 College of Arts and Humanities, College Park Scholars-Arts, English, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Emily Tuttle '17 uses the sciences to fuel her enduring passion for writing.

10 Ways to Experience Arabic Culture around Washington, DC

December 08, 2015 Arabic

From film festivals to live music to classical and contemporary art