Foreword by John J. DeGioia Preface Part One: Toward a Greater Georgetown, 1889-1928 1. Joseph Havens Richards and the Emergence of the University 2. Georgetown in the Early Twentieth Century 3. Over Here: World War I and the 1920s 4. "Hoya Saxa": Georgetown Athletics From the 1890s to the 1920s Part Two: Keeping the Dream Alive, 1928-1945 5. Depression, Centralization, and Expansion: 1928-1935 6. Renaissance and the "Clouds of War," 1935-1941 7. "We Are Eager to Render Service": The University and the Second World War Part Three: Recovering the Idea of a Catholic University, 1945-1964 8. In a Hot and Cold War World: 1946-1952 9. Edward Bunn and the Consolidation of the University, 1952-1964 10. Toward the Fulfillment of a Vision AppendicesA. Student Enrollments, 1889-1965B. Presidents of the University, 1888-1968C. Prefects of Studies/Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1889-1964D. Deans of the Graduate School, 1900-1967E. Deans of the Medical School, 1889-1974F. Deans of the Law School, 1889-1969G. Deans of the Dental School, 1901-66H. Superintendents/Principals/Deans of the School of Nursing, 1903-67I. Deans of the School of Foreign Service, 1919-66J. Directors of the Institute of Languages and Linguistics/Deans of the School of Languages and Linguistics, 1949-74K. Directors/Deans of the School of Business Administration, 1957-65L. Directors/Deans of the School of Summer and Continuing Education (School of Continuing Education), 1953-67M. Academic Vice Presidents, 1955-67N. Executive Vice Presidents for Medical Center Affairs, 1960-68O. Regents of the Law, Medical, Dental, Nursing, Foreign Service, Language and Linguistics, and Business Schools, 1920-68P. Georgetown University Buildings by Construction Date, 1890-1962 Selected Bibliography Index
Georgetown enriched my life in so many ways, and the habits of mind and friendships I found there continue to enrich it today. I loved it when I was there, I love it still, and I am honored to be part of a family that gave me so much. This beautifully told history by Professor Curran captures the unique spirit of a remarkable institution that has contributed greatly to our common good. -- William Jefferson Clinton, Forty-second President of the United States Everyone who loves the Hilltop, and many of their friends too, will want to have a copy of this splendid history-exhaustively researched, comprehensive in its viewpoint, and vivid in its telling. It is a story both of the university and of the nation with which it was founded. -- Leo J. O'Donovan, SJ, president emeritus, Georgetown University This modern history of Georgetown University is good news-and good reading-on several counts. It tells the 20th century story of Georgetown inside and out. It fills in gaps about Catholic higher education. Above all, it confirms Georgetown University's significance within the total landscape of contemporary American higher education. -- John Thelin, university research professor, University of Kentucky, and author of A History of American Higher Education In these meticulously researched and long-awaited volumes, Emmett Curran provides a rich, complex history of the first 200 years of America's oldest Catholic, Jesuit university, tracing the struggles of John Carroll's 'modest academy' in the new nation to the emergence of Georgetown as an international leader in higher education. Throughout, Curran demonstrates the university's remarkable fidelity to its mission of educating leaders who serve. It is fine history and a good read. -- Dorothy M. Brown, professor of history emerita, Georgetown University
Robert Emmett Curran is a professor emeritus of history at Georgetown University, where he served as a faculty member for 32 years. He currently resides, with his wife Eileen, in Richmond, Kentucky.
A magnum opus that reflects credit on both subject and author... Thoroughly researched and meticulously presented, this history of Georgetown University sets a high standard as the definitive scholarly account of the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the United States. The Catholic Historical Review
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