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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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Fête de la Francophonie 2024

March 01, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House, French

The Department of French and Italian proposes a full slate of events to celebrate the French-speaking world throughout the month of March.

Grant Supports Work to Curate Data From Premodern Islamic Geographical Manuscripts

March 01, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The innovative digital humanities project will enable historians to better identify geographic locations and place names from medieval documents.

SLLC Students Visit Villa Full of Italian Art Treasures

February 29, 2024 Italian

Italian students take a trip to see “Villa Firenze Contemporanea”

Assistant Professor of French Receives NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grant to Create Digital Edition of Global Antislavery Periodical

February 23, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The Revue des Colonies was published in France between 1834 and 1842.

Jorge Aguilar Mora, Professor Emeritus in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Dies at 77

February 23, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Aguilar Mora was a renowned Mexican essayist, literary critic, poet and novelist.

Russian Department announces Maya Brin Scholarship in Cultural Competency

February 20, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Russian, Language House

The Russian Department in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures invites applications for Maya Brin Scholarships in Cultural Competency starting summer of 2024 for $5,000 each.

Maryland Today

The Most Important Black Educator You've Never Heard Of

February 16, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Alum's new play premieres at Arena Stage.

‘Harmony Fellowship’ Will Strengthen Connections Between Faculty, Staff in ARHU and SPH

February 15, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SLLC’s Nacie Grigsby will work with Elaine Rudder in the School of Public Health.

UMD community gathers to celebrate Carnaval with music, masquerade masks

February 14, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Students immersed themselves in the cultural celebrations of Carnaval on Tuesday, complete with food, music and dancing.

SLLC Dedicates the Lauretta Clough Community Room

February 09, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Members of the SLLC community gathered to remember their longtime friend and colleague