Escape the cold and come celebrate Carnaval as the Departments of French, Spanish & Portuguese, Language House, and SLLC offer a day of workshops and talks, and throw a party!

Join the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures to celebrate Lunar New Year 2024! We will make dumplings and engage in Chinese cultural activities. Food and drinks will be provided.

Please join the German Studies Film Series for a free screening of Sieben Sommersprossen / Seven Freckles (Hermann Zschoche, GDR, 1978). All films will be shown with English subtitles. Snacks and drinks starting at 6:30pm in the Language House Multipurpose Room.

Under the direction of I Nyoman Suadin, the UMD Balinese Gamelan Saraswati Ensemble presents an evening of traditional Balinese music.

Experience the vibrant beat of samulnori under the direction of Sebastian Wang. This modern incarnation of traditional Korean folk music celebrates harvest time and provides a lively soundtrack to dancing.

Directed by Kyoko Okamoto, the UMD Japanese Koto Ensemble features elegant music played on the koto, a traditional Japanese 13-string instrument.

Please join the Roshan Institute for Persian Studies for a screening of the Persian documentary Alborz: We Climb Mountains, (2023), which tells the story of Iran's famous Alborz High S

Come experience Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba Fusion ensemble, El Laberinto del Coco founded by visionary percussionist Hector “Coco” Barez in 2017. With a unique blend of sizzling musical ideas, Barez presents new ways to the traditional sounds of Puerto Rican Bomba.

Are you an undergraduate student, Pell Grant recipient, and U.S. citizen? Are you interested in studying abroad? You may be eligible to apply for the U.S. State Department’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which provides up to $5,000 for studying or interning abroad!