Dear Prospective Student:

Thank you for your interest in the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts. I welcome the opportunity to describe the unique advantages of graduate study in the liberal arts at Duquesne University.

You may be wondering whether you should make the commitment to graduate study and if Duquesne is the right school for you. While you may have many reasons for undertaking graduate work, probably the most important among them is a desire to deepen your understanding of a particular body of knowledge or discipline. You may also anticipate that developing some mastery in a particular field of study is the first step you need to take to prepare for your chosen career or profession.

Whether you see yourself as a future college or university teacher or as a practitioner in any number of professional fields, as a student in the McAnulty Graduate School you will be assisted and guided by outstanding scholar-teachers. Our faculty are dedicated to teaching, and their teaching is enhanced and nourished by their nationally and internationally acclaimed scholarship and expertise. They bring their learning and professional experience to the classroom and devote themselves to the education of tomorrow's leaders, in the academy and the professions.

We live in a time when ethical concerns are paramount. As a student in the McAnulty Graduate School you will find that moral, ethical, and spiritual values are integral to all of our educational programs. Our mission emanates from Duquesne University's mission: education is for the mind, the heart, and the spirit.

Here you will engage in your studies in an intellectually rich and challenging academic setting. Moreover, because our beautiful campus is located only minutes from downtown Pittsburgh, you will be able to take advantage of the many cultural, social, and educational resources of the city.

I invite you to read about the programs in the McAnulty Graduate School of Liberal Arts, and to consider becoming part of its distinguished tradition.

Best wishes for your graduate studies and future.

Sincerely yours,

Albert C. Labriola , Ph.D.
Acting Dean