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==History==
[[File:The Graduate Center Wiki photo credit Alex Irklievski.jpg|thumb|right|260px|The Graduate Center is located in the former [[B. Altman and Company Building]] at 365 Fifth Avenue.]]

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CUNY began offering doctoral education through its Division of Graduate Studies in 1961,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gc.cuny.edu/About-the-GC|title=Institutional Profile|website=www.gc.cuny.edu|access-date=15 December 2017|archive-date=22 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122120752/http://www.gc.cuny.edu/About-the-GC|url-status=dead}}</ref> and awarded its first two PhD to [[Daniel N. Robinson|Daniel Robinson]] and Barbara Stern in 1965. Robinson, formerly a professor of philosophy at the [[University of Oxford]], received his Ph.D. in psychology,<ref name=robinson>{{cite web|title=Prof Dan Robinson|url=http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/members/senior_research_fellows/dan_robinson|work=University of Oxford > Faculty of Philosophy > Members > Senior Research Fellows > Robinson Dan|access-date=17 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003214123/http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/members/senior_research_fellows/dan_robinson|archive-date=3 October 2013}}</ref> while Stern, late of [[Rutgers University]], received her Ph.D. in English literature.<ref name=bstern>{{cite journal|last=Holbrook|first=M. B.|title=In memoriam -- Barbara B. Stern (Co-Editor of Marketing Theory, 2000--2008)|journal=Marketing Theory|volume=9|pages=5–7|doi=10.1177/1470593108104217|date=1 March 2009|s2cid=143845097}}<!--|access-date=17 May 2013--></ref>

In 1969, the Division of Graduate Studies formally became the Graduate School and University Center.<ref name=minaAMS>{{cite web|title=Memorial Articles - Mina Spiegel Rees (1902-1997)|url=https://www.ams.org/notices/199807/memorial-rees.pdf|work=Notices of the American Mathematical Society|publisher=American Mathematical Society|access-date=17 May 2013|author1=Judy Green |author2=Jeanne LaDuke |author3=Saunders Mac Lane |author4=Uta C. Merzbach |pages=866–873|date=August 1998}}</ref> Mathematician [[Mina S. Rees]] served as the institution's first president from 1969 until her retirement in 1972.<ref name=biosMR>{{cite web|last=Riddle|first=Larry|title=Mina Rees (August 2, 1902 - October 25, 1997)|url=http://www.agnesscott.edu/Lriddle/women/rees.htm|work=Biographies of Women Mathematicians|access-date=17 May 2013}}</ref> Rees was succeeded as president of the Graduate Center by environmental psychologist Harold M. Proshansky, who served until his death in 1990.<ref name=Proshan_nyt>{{cite news|last=Narvaez|first=Alfonso A.|title=Harold M. Proshansky Dies at 70; Head of CUNY's Graduate School|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/14/obituaries/harold-m-proshansky-dies-at-70-head-of-cuny-s-graduate-school.html|access-date=17 May 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=14 December 1990}}</ref> Provost [[Steven M. Cahn]] was named acting president in Spring 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Presidents|url=https://www.gc.cuny.edu/About-the-GC/President-s-Office/Former-Presidents|access-date=2021-07-07|website=www.gc.cuny.edu}}</ref> Psychologist [[Frances Horowitz|Frances Degen Horowitz]] was appointed president in September 1991.<ref name=Horowitz>{{cite web|title=Pres. Frances Degen Horowitz|url=http://www.cuny.tv/bio/frances_degen_horowitz|work=CUNY TV » City University Television|access-date=17 May 2013}}</ref> In 2005, Horowitz was succeeded by the school's provost, Professor of English Literature William P. Kelly.<ref name=kelly>{{cite web|title=President William P. Kelly|url=http://www.cuny.edu/about/trustees/hearings/manhattan/kelly.html|work=Trustees>>Borough Hearings>>Manhattan|access-date=17 May 2013}}</ref>

During Kelly's tenure at the Graduate Center, the university saw significant growth in revenue, funding opportunities for students, increased Distinguished Faculty, and a general resurgence.<ref name=kelly_up>{{cite web|title=Update from President Kelly|url=http://philosophy.commons.gc.cuny.edu/update-from-president-kelly/|work=Program in Philosophy Graduate Center, CUNY Commons|access-date=17 May 2013|date=2013-04-15}}</ref> This is in accordance with three primary goals articulated in the Graduate Center's strategic plan.<ref name=Draft-Strategic-Plan>{{cite web|title=Strategic Plan: 2012–2016|url=http://www.gc.cuny.edu/CUNY_GC/media/CUNY-Graduate-Center/PDF/Provost/Strategic%20Planning/Draft-Strategic-Plan-091211.pdf|work=CUNY Graduate Center Strategic Plan for 2012–2016|access-date=17 May 2013|date=November 2011}}</ref> The first of these involves enhancing student support. In 2013, 83 dissertation-year fellowships were awarded at a total cost of $1.65 million. The Graduate Center is also developing new programs to advance research prior to the dissertation phase, including archival work. The fiscal stability of the university has enabled the chancellery to increase, on an incremental basis, the value of these fellowships. The packages extended for the 2013–14 years increase stipends and reduce teaching requirements. In 2001, the Graduate Center provided 14 million dollars in student support, and, in Fall 2013, 51 million in student support.<ref name="Draft-Strategic-Plan" />

On April 23, 2013, the CUNY Board of Trustees announced that President Kelly would serve as interim chancellor for the City University of New York beginning July 1 with the retirement of Chancellor [[Matthew Goldstein]].<ref name=Kelly_interim>{{cite web|title=Graduate Center President William P. Kelly Appointed as CUNY Interim Chancellor Beginning July 1|url=http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2013/04/23/graduate-center-president-william-p-kelly-appointed-as-cuny-interim-chancellor-beginning-july-1/|publisher=The City University of New York|access-date=17 May 2013|date=23 April 2013|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042853/http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2013/04/23/graduate-center-president-william-p-kelly-appointed-as-cuny-interim-chancellor-beginning-july-1/|url-status=dead}}</ref> GC Provost [[Chase F. Robinson]], a historian, was appointed to serve as interim president of the Graduate Center in 2013, and then served as president from July 2014 to December 2018.<ref name=Rob_interim>{{cite web|title=Provost Robinson to Lead GC as Interim President|url=http://www.gc.cuny.edu/News-Events-Public-Programs/GC-News/Detail?id=18599|publisher=The Graduate Center City University of New York|access-date=17 May 2013|date=1 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gc.cuny.edu/News/All-News/Detail?id=46717|title=Appointment of Interim President|publisher=[[City University of New York|CUNY]] Graduate Center|access-date=10 Dec 2018}}</ref>

[[Joy Connolly]] became provost in August 2016 and interim president in December 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gc.cuny.edu/News/All-News/Detail?id=35585|title=New Provost Announcement|publisher=[[City University of New York|CUNY]] Graduate Center|access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> [[Julia Wrigley]] was appointed as interim provost in December 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gc.cuny.edu/News/All-News/Detail?id=47032|title=Appointment of Interim Provost and Senior Vice President|publisher=[[City University of New York|CUNY]] Graduate Center|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref> In July 2019, [[James Muyskens]] became interim president, as Connolly had been appointed president of the [[American Council of Learned Societies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gc.cuny.edu/News/All-News/Detail?id=48529|publisher=[[City University of New York|CUNY]] Graduate Center|title=Welcome Dr. James Muyskens, Our Next Interim President}}</ref> On March 30, 2020, [[Robin L. Garrell]], vice provost for graduate education and dean of graduate division at [[University of California, Los Angeles]], was announced as the next president of the Graduate Center. She assumed office on August 1, 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gc.cuny.edu/News/All-News/Detail?id=55528|title = News and Events}}</ref> and served until September 28, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2023/08/28/statement-from-chancellor-matos-rodriguez-on-president-garrells-announcement-that-she-will-step-down-as-president-of-the-cuny-graduate-center/ |title=Statement from Chancellor Matos Rodríguez on President Garrell's Announcement that She will Step Down as President of the CUNY Graduate Center }}</ref>

Steve Everett assumed the position of provost and senior vice president in August 2021. Norman Carey succeeded him as interim provost in August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Message from the President |url=https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/message-president-aug21-2024 |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=www.gc.cuny.edu |language=en}}</ref> 

Joshua Brumberg assumed the position of interim president on October 2, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/joshua-c-brumberg-named-interim-president-cuny-graduate-center |title=Joshua C. Brumberg Named Interim President of the CUNY Graduate Center }}</ref> He was appointed president of the CUNY Graduate Center in June 2024.