The faculty, instructors, and staff in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures come from fifteen different countries and four different continents. Some of us were born here and just like you, many of us have made the United States of America our new home. We live here, we work here, and we have our families and friends here. We would like to let you know that we wholeheartedly welcome you on our campus and in our community. All of us together make this university, the city of Washington, D.C., and this country a more diverse, multicultural, and better place.
As members of the Modern Languages and Literatures department here at The Catholic University of America, we deeply believe that cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity is a strength. We place the importance of cultural encounters and intercultural dialogue at the center of our scholarship and teaching, because “we may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race” (Kofi Annan, Nobel Peace Prize Winner). As Pope Benedict XVI has said, “closing our eyes to our neighbor also blinds us to God.” You are dear neighbors to us and you belong in our community.
The Faculty, Instructors, and Staff
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures