With over 300 illustrations and photographs, A History of Georgetown University tells the remarkable story of the administrators, faculty, students, and programs that have made Georgetown a leading institution of higher education. With a keen eye for detail, historian Robert Emmett Curran--a member of the Georgetown community for over three decades--explores the broader perspective of Georgetown's sense of identity and its place in American culture. Volume One traces Georgetown's evolution during its first century. Volume Two highlights the efforts of administrators and faculty over the next seventy-five years. Volume Three examines Georgetown's remarkable rise to prominence as an internationally recognized research universityboth culturally engaged and cosmopolitan while remaining grounded in its Catholic and Jesuit character. Each volume features numerous illustrations, photographs, and appendices that include student demographics, enrollments, and lists of board members.