A young woman has been named the first dean of the Pontifical Gregorian University, the renowned Jesuit university in Rome that traces its origins to Saint Ignatius of Loyola's Roman College, founded in 1551. Paola Mollo is a 41-year-old scholar from Pavia. She understands Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Syriac. "I also had basic knowledge of Akkadian, or Assyrian Babylonian, but I haven't practiced it for a while", she explains. She also speaks English, French, Spanish, and German. The faculty is the companion institution of the Biblical faculty at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, one of the world's most esteemed centers for biblical research, situated overlooking Rome's Piazza della Pilotta, only a short distance from the Trevi Fountain. The two faculties—one dedicated to biblical exegesis and the other, under the leadership of Mollo, specializing in the study and history of ancient languages—utilize a common library. This collection of invaluable codices, papyri, and rare ancient volumes serves as a resource for priests, nuns, and scholars from across the globe who dedicate their days to its study. Italians today account for only 20% of the student body; the rest are from other parts of Europe, Africa, South and North America, and, increasingly, Asia, "particularly India and Korea, destined to become teachers, exegetes, and translators".