By Kendrick Brown
At the University of Maryland Tea Club, students gather for brewing and bonding at weekly meetings in St. Mary’s Hall. Continue reading UMD Tea Club brings a space for culture, tea-making and games
By Danielle Ngamegni
The Portuguese and Brazilian studies and the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures hosted the Global Carnaval 2026 to teach students about Carnaval traditions from around the world. Continue reading UMD students celebrate, learn about global Carnavals
By Stella Henretta
Every Monday evening, students, staff and alumni at the University of Maryland head down to the multipurpose room in St. Mary’s Hall to attend weekly Language Chat sessions. Continue reading Bonjour, Ciao, Nǐhǎo: The community at UMD’s weekly language meetings
By Jack Wynn Students shared personal and professional poems in various languages on Tuesday at an open mic poetry night in St. Mary’s Hall, home to the Language House Living Learning program, as part of the University of Maryland’s School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (SLLC) poetry week. In a partnership between the Language House and the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House, students from different academic backgrounds … Continue reading Multilingual poetry on display at Language House/SLLC open mic
By Angel Gingras Marilyn Matar took an interest in literature and theatre in high school, where she developed a passion for learning through teaching and mentoring her peers. For over 20 years, she’s lived out that passion, teaching French to students of all ages. Now she’s taking on a new role: director of the University of Maryland’s Language House. “I teach French and francophone studies, … Continue reading Matar of UMD’s Language House reflects on her first in-person semester
By Maxine Friedman The University of Maryland’s Language House hosted an event, Food Odysseys: Tastes, Techniques and Terroirs, Wednesday night via Zoom for students and faculty to learn about “food and im(migration) in North Africa and the Levant,” according to the Language House’s Instagram post. The Language House Immersion Program, one of UMD’s 29 living-learning programs, “provides students who are serious about language learning with … Continue reading Language House event brings North-African and Levantine food cultures and traditions to the table
Next to the Health Center and seconds from McKeldin Library, you can find St. Mary’s Hall, home to the University of Maryland’s oldest living and learning program, the Language House. Language House was started in 1989 by French and Italian professor Ralph Tarica in order to create a community where students with a mutual passion for a certain language could live together. This semester, about 97 … Continue reading An inside look at the Language House: the oldest living and learning community on campus
