The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures comprises a community of scholar-teachers based in the humanities division of the College of Arts and Letters, the oldest and largest of the four undergraduate colleges of Notre Dame. As the University of Notre Dame's largest foreign language and literature Department, Romance Languages and Literatures plays a critical role in interpreting and expressing Notre Dame's complex identity as both a residential liberal arts college and a dynamic research university, and in contributing to the University's mission as a Catholic institution of international standing.