Alexander Sens
Alexander Sens | |
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| Occupations | Markos and Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis Professor of Hellenic Studies, Georgetown University |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (PhD) and (MA), classical philology
Brown University (BA), classics and Sanskrit |
Alexander Sens is an American professor of classics at Georgetown University, where he is the Markos and Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis Chair of Hellenic Studies. Sens is a specialist in post-classical literature, especially epigram.[1][2] His research has revealed the literary merit of often-neglected authors such as Matro of Pitane and Lycophron.[3]
Early life and education
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 28 September 1964. He has one brother. He attended public elementary and high school in Brookline, Massachusetts.[4] He earned a B.A. at Brown University in 1986, and an MA (1988) and PhD (1991) at Harvard University.[5]
Academic career
Prior to his current post he was the Joseph Durkin SJ Professor of Classics, a chair named for a noted Georgetown historian.[6] Sens recently served first as Interim Dean and then Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 2020-2026, following Norberto Grzywacz.[7] Sens was also the interim vice president for graduate studies from 2025-26.[8] Under his leadership Georgetown completed a four-year process of reforming its structures for graduate education, making Sens the last dean of the old structure.
References
- ^ Sens, Alexander, ed. (2020). Hellenistic Epigrams: A Selection. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-84955-5.
- ^ Chaldekas, Matthew. "Review of: Hellenistic epigrams: a selection". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. ISSN 1055-7660.
- ^ McNelis, Charles; Sens, Alexander (2016). The Alexandra of Lycophron: A Literary Study. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-108858-2.
- ^ Murivan (year book). Brookline, Massachuetts: Brookline High School. 1980. p. 96.
- ^ "Back Matter". The Classical Journal. 102 (3). 2007. ISSN 0009-8353.
- ^ Brown, Erin (August 22, 2003). "A Jesuit for the Century". The Hoya.
- ^ Ferrazzi, Anna (February 4, 2020). "Graduate School Names Interim Dean". The Hoya.
- ^ De Haan, Noah (February 20, 2026). "Faculty Senate Approves Changes to Faculty Responsibility, Grievance Codes". The Hoya.