Partners in Print continues to aid local communities in breaking language barriers

KARLA CASIQUE Partners in Print, a mentorship program based in the Leadership and Community Service Learning office at the University of Maryland, is responding to the needs of local communities by eliminating language barriers. Students are granted federal work study for their mentoring services, which are twice a week for 45 minutes. Transportation is also provided by the University of Maryland. When it was founded … Continue reading Partners in Print continues to aid local communities in breaking language barriers

An inside look at the Language House: the oldest living and learning community on campus

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