Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences

Not to be confused with Georgetown College.

Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences

Seal of Georgetown University
Former name	Georgetown College (1789– ,1990–2022)
Type	Private college
Established	1789;236 years ago (1789)
Parent institution	Georgetown University
Affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Dean	David M. Edelstein
Students	3,566 (2021 [update] ) [1]
Location	Washington, D.C. , United States 38°54′32.1″N77°4′20.2″W / 38.908917°N 77.072278°W / 38.908917; -77.072278
Campus	Urban
Website	college.georgetown.edu

The Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) is a college of Georgetown University, a private Jesuit research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. It is the oldest and largest undergraduate school at Georgetown, and, until the founding of the School of Medicine in 1850, was the only higher education division of the university. In 1821, it granted its first graduate degrees, though the graduate portion has since been separated as the Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. From 1990 to 2022, it was named Georgetown College. ^[2]

The college enrolls over 3,500 students in 30 academic majors within 23 departments. ^[3]

History

Main article: History of Georgetown University

From 1789 until the founding of the School of Medicine in 1850, Georgetown College was the only secondary school at what became Georgetown University. Robert Plunkett, the first president of Georgetown, oversaw the division of the school into three parts, "college", "preparatory", and "elementary". Elementary education was eventually dropped by Patrick Francis Healy, and preparatory eventually separated as Georgetown Prep. ^[4]

The White-Gravenor Hall houses most of the college's staff and faculty offices, including the Office of the Dean

Over the years many schools have broken off of the College. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences first broke off in 1855, but rejoined the college organization following the downturn in admissions caused by the American Civil War, until reestablishment in 1891. The School of Languages and Linguistics, itself organized out of the School of Foreign Service in 1949, was collapsed into the College in 1995, as the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, though it maintains its separate programs. ^[6]

Degrees

The college offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree programs.

List of deans and prefects of studies

From 1811 to 1931, Georgetown College was led by a prefect of studies. Since 1931, it has been led by a dean. Andrew Sobanet has been the interim dean of the school since July 1, 2024. ^[7] The following people have led the college:

Deans and prefects of studies

No.	Name	Years	Ref.
Prefects of Studies
1	Giovanni Antonio Grassi SJ	1811–1817	[8]
2	Roger Baxter SJ	1819–1824	[8]
3	William Feiner SJ	1825–1826	[8]
4	James NeillSJ	1826–1827	[8]
5	Peter WalshSJ	1827–1828	[8]
6	Thomas F. Mulledy SJ	1829–1831	[8]
7	William GraceSJ	1831–1833	[8]
8	Thomas F. Mulledy SJ	1833–1837	[8]
9	William McSherry SJ	1837–1839	[8]
10	George FenwickSJ	1840–1841	[8]
11	James A. Ryder SJ	1841–1843	[8]
12	George FenwickSJ	1843–1845	[8]
13	Thomas F. Mulledy SJ	1845–1848	[8]
14	James A. Ryder SJ	1848–1851	[8]
15	Charles H. Stonestreet SJ	1851–1852	[8]
16	Bernard A. Maguire SJ	1852–1853	[8]
17	Francis KnackstedtSJ	1853–1854	[8]
18	Bernard A. Maguire SJ	1854–1858	[8]
19	John Early SJ	1858–1865	[8]
20	Bernard A. Maguire SJ	1866–1867	[8]
21	Joseph O'Callaghan SJ	1867–1868	[8]
22	Patrick F. Healy SJ	1868–1880	[8]
23	William WhitefordSJ	1880–1881	[8]
24	James A. Doonan SJ	1881–1882	[8]
25	James B. BeckerSJ	1882–1883	[8]
26	Edward I. Devitt SJ	1883–1886	[8]
27	James A. Doonan SJ	1886–1888	[8]
28	J. Havens Richards SJ	1888–1898	[8] [9]
29	James P. FaganSJ	1898–1901	[9]
30	John A. ConwaySJ	1901–1903	[9]
31	W. G. Read Mullan SJ	1903–1905	[9]
32	Charles MackseySJ	1905–1909	[9]
33	John B. Creeden SJ	1909–1918	[9]
34	Edmund A. Walsh SJ	1918	[9]
35	W. Coleman Nevils SJ	1918–1922	[9]
36	William T. Tallon SJ	1922–1924	[9]
37	Louis J. Gallagher SJ	1924–1926	[9]
38	Robert A. ParsonsSJ	1926–1928	[9]
39	R. Rush RankinSJ	1928–1931	[9]
Deans
1	John J. McLaughlinSJ	1931–1932	[9]
2	Vincent J. Hart SJ	1932–1933	[9]
3	George F. StrohaverSJ	1933–1934	[9]
4	John E. GrattanSJ	1934–1942	[9]
5	Stephen F. McNameeSJ	1942–1946	[9]
6	Charles L. CoolahanSJ	1946–1949	[9]
7	Edward G. JacklinSJ	1949–1951	[9]
8	Brian A. McGrathSJ	1951–1957	[9]
9	Joseph A. Sellinger SJ	1957–1964	[10]
10	Thomas R. Fitzgerald SJ	1964–1966	[10]
11	Royden B. Davis SJ	1966–1989	[10]
12	Robert B. Lawton SJ	1989–1999	[10]
13	Jane Dammen McAuliffe	1999–2008	[10]
14	Chester Gillis	2008–2017	[11]
15	Christopher Celenza	2017–2020	[12]
16	Rosario Ceballo	2022–2024	[13] [14]
17	David M. Edelstein	2025–present	[15]

References

Citations

1. "Key Facts". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
2. "Georgetown University's College of Arts & Sciences Announces Name Change". Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
3. "Prospective Students". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
4. O'Neill, Paul R.; Paul K. Williams (2003). Georgetown University. Arcadia. pp. 13–14. ISBN   978-0-7385-1509-0.
5. "Connect With Us". College of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
6. Curran, Robert Emmett (2007). "Georgetown: A Brief History". Archived from the original on 2007-05-24. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
7. DeGioia, John J. (June 26, 2024). "Announcing the Interim Dean of Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
8. Curran 2010a , p. 366, Appendix D: Presidents, Prefects, and Deans in Georgetown's First Century
9. Curran 2010b , p. 398, Appendix C: Prefects of Studies/Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1889–1964
10. Curran 2010c , p. 291, Appendix C: Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1957—2010
11. "Thank You, Dean Gillis". Georgetown University. April 28, 2017. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
12. DeGioia, John J. (March 2, 2017). "Announcing Christopher S. Celenza, Ph.D. as Dean of Georgetown College". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
13. "Women's and Gender Studies, Psychology Scholar Named Dean of Georgetown College". Georgetown University. July 27, 2021. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
14. DeGioia, John J. (June 20, 2024). "Leadership Transition at the Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
15. "Longtime Georgetown Professor, Administrator Named Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences". Georgetown University. February 3, 2025. Archived from the original on February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

Sources

• Curran, Robert Emmett (2010a). A History of Georgetown University, From Academy to University, 1789—1889. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. ISBN   978-1-58901-689-7.
• Curran, Robert Emmett (2010b). A History of Georgetown University: The Quest for Excellence, 1889–1964. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. ISBN   978-1-58901-689-7.
• Curran, Robert Emmett (2010c). A History of Georgetown University: The Rise to Prominence, 1964—1989. Vol. 3. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. ISBN   978-1-58901-691-0.