Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

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The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences is a graduate school at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Its offices are in the historic Car Barn building on the edge of the campus in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.

History

The graduate program was first founded in 1820, when Georgetown College graduates expressed the desire for continued studies. The school offered its first graduate degree in 1821.[1] The school existed independently from 1855 until the end of the American Civil War, when low student numbers forced its suspension. The school was reestablished in 1891, conferring its first doctoral degree in 1897.[2]

Programs

The school is currently the largest graduate school at Georgetown and offers 46 programs in 34 departments.[3]

List of deans

Deans
No.NameYearsNotesRef.
1Henry J. Shandelle SJ1900–1906[4]
2Charles Macksey SJ1906–1907[4]
3Thomas I. Gasson SJ1914–1923[4]
4John H. Fasy SJ1923–1925[4]
5Louis J. Gallagher SJ1925–1926[4]
6Robert A. Parsons SJ1926–1927[4]
7Arthur A. O'Leary SJ1927–1928[4]
8R. Rush Rankin SJ1928–1931[4]
9John J. McLaughlin SJ1931–1932[4]
10Miles J. O'Mailia SJ1932–1934[4]
11Frederick W. Sohon SJ1934–1936[4]
12Aloysius J. Hogan SJ1936–1938[4]
13Wilfrid Parsons SJ1938–1940[4]
14Edward C. Phillips SJ1940–1942[4]
15J. Hunter Guthrie SJ1942–1949[4]
16Gerard Yates SJ1949–1955[4]
17John M. Daley SJ1955–1960[4]
18James B. Horigan SJ1960–1967[4]
19Rocco E. Porreco1967–1973[5]
20Donald G. Herzberg1973–1981[5]
21Richard B. Schwartz1981–1998[5]
22Joseph Serene1998–2001[5]
23David W. Lightfoot2001–2006[5]
24Timothy A. Barbari2006–2011[6]
25Gerald Mara2011–2013Acting dean[7]
26Norberto Grzywacz2014–2019[8]
27Alexander Sens2020–2025[9]

With the transition from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences to the Office of Graduate Studies, the role of Dean was replaced with that of Vice President for Graduate Studies.[10]

No.NameYearsNotesRef.
1Alexander Sens2025-2026Interim[11]
2Alison Mackey2026-present[12]

References

  1. 1."Georgetown History". Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  2. 2.Easby-Smith, James Stanislaus (1907) [1907]. Georgetown University in the District of Columbia, 1789-1907, Its Founders, Benefactors, Officers, Instructors and Alumni. Original from the New York Public Library: The Lewis publishing company. p. 22. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  3. 3."Graduate Degree Programs". Georgetown University. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-04-19. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
  4. 4.[4.2][4.3][4.4][4.5][4.6][4.7][4.8][4.9][4.10][4.11][4.12][4.13][4.14][4.15][4.16][4.17][4.18]Curran 2010b, p. 399, Appendix D: Deans of the Graduate School, 1900–1967
  5. 5.[5.2][5.3][5.4][5.5]Curran 2010c, p. 292, Appendix D: Deans of the Graduate School, 1960–2010
  6. 6.Rusch, Emilie (April 20, 2020). "Colorado School of Mines selects Timothy Barbari as new graduate dean". Colorado School of Mines. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  7. 7.Shrinath, Kshithij (August 26, 2014). "Academic Leadership Shifts Over the Summer". The Hoya. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  8. 8.DeGioia, John J. (November 22, 2019). "Announcement Regarding Dean Norberto Grzywacz". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  9. 9.Ferrazzi, Anna (February 4, 2020). "Graduate School Names Interim Dean". The Hoya. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  10. 10.Williams, Hannah (2025-06-23). "Announcing Dr. Alexander Sens as Interim Vice President for Graduate Studies". Georgetown University. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
  11. 11.Williams, Hannah (2025-06-23). "Announcing Dr. Alexander Sens as Interim Vice President for Graduate Studies". Georgetown University. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
  12. 12.Djajapranata, Cliff (2026-06-22). "Alison Mackey Named New Vice President for Graduate Studies at Georgetown". Georgetown University. Retrieved 2026-07-04.