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.
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Former names | Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1820 |
Parent institution | Georgetown University |
| Affiliations | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Vice President for Graduate Studies | Alison Mackey |
| Location | , United States 38°54′19″N 77°04′11″W |
| Campus | |
| Website | grad |
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History
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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
| No. | Name | Years | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry J. Shandelle SJ | 1900–1906 | [4] | |
| 2 | Charles Macksey SJ | 1906–1907 | [4] | |
| 3 | Thomas I. Gasson SJ | 1914–1923 | [4] | |
| 4 | John H. Fasy SJ | 1923–1925 | [4] | |
| 5 | Louis J. Gallagher SJ | 1925–1926 | [4] | |
| 6 | Robert A. Parsons SJ | 1926–1927 | [4] | |
| 7 | Arthur A. O'Leary SJ | 1927–1928 | [4] | |
| 8 | R. Rush Rankin SJ | 1928–1931 | [4] | |
| 9 | John J. McLaughlin SJ | 1931–1932 | [4] | |
| 10 | Miles J. O'Mailia SJ | 1932–1934 | [4] | |
| 11 | Frederick W. Sohon SJ | 1934–1936 | [4] | |
| 12 | Aloysius J. Hogan SJ | 1936–1938 | [4] | |
| 13 | Wilfrid Parsons SJ | 1938–1940 | [4] | |
| 14 | Edward C. Phillips SJ | 1940–1942 | [4] | |
| 15 | J. Hunter Guthrie SJ | 1942–1949 | [4] | |
| 16 | Gerard Yates SJ | 1949–1955 | [4] | |
| 17 | John M. Daley SJ | 1955–1960 | [4] | |
| 18 | James B. Horigan SJ | 1960–1967 | [4] | |
| 19 | Rocco E. Porreco | 1967–1973 | [5] | |
| 20 | Donald G. Herzberg | 1973–1981 | [5] | |
| 21 | Richard B. Schwartz | 1981–1998 | [5] | |
| 22 | Joseph Serene | 1998–2001 | [5] | |
| 23 | David W. Lightfoot | 2001–2006 | [5] | |
| 24 | Timothy A. Barbari | 2006–2011 | [6] | |
| 25 | Gerald Mara | 2011–2013 | Acting dean | [7] |
| 26 | Norberto Grzywacz | 2014–2019 | [8] | |
| 27 | Alexander Sens | 2020–2025 | [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. | Name | Years | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Sens | 2025-2026 | Interim | [11] |
| 2 | Alison Mackey | 2026-present | [12] |
