Contact GRS

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GRS)

* The Admissions, Financial Aid, Records, and Graduate Affairs offices of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GRS) will be closed from 1pm on December 19, 2025, until 9am on January 5, 2026. If you try to contact our office during this time, we will respond to you after we reopen on January 5, 2026. *

Address & Phone
705 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 112
Boston, MA 02215
Telephone: +1 617 353 2696
Fax: +1 617 358 5492

Email us
Please include your full name, the name of your program & degree, and your BU ID or Application ID

Master’s Admissions email grsmams@bu.edu
PhD & MFA Admissions email grsphd@bu.edu
Applicant Technical Support email support@bu-grs.myliaison.com
Financial Aid email grsaid@bu.edu
Final Transcripts (admitted & accepted students only) email grs@bu.edu
Graduate Services email grsgs@bu.edu
Records & Registration email grsrec@bu.edu

IMPORTANT: There are over 40 institutions of higher education in the Boston area, many with similar sounding names. We only serve students of & applicants to Boston University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GRS). Boston University has 17 separate graduate schools (ex: Communication, Engineering, Fine Arts, Medical Sciences, (…), and Arts and Sciences). If you have questions about a program at Boston University that is not offered by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GRS), please reach out to the respective school(s) directly:

Senior Associate Dean

Malika Jeffries-EL
Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
grsdean@bu.edu

Assistant Dean

Kirstie Miller
Assistant Dean, Master’s Admissions
grs@bu.edu

Senior Staff Associate

Sarah Heghinian
Senior Staff Associate
grs@bu.edu

PhD Admissions & Financial Aid

	Janette Countryman Director, Finance and PhD Admissions & Financial Aid janette@bu.edu
	Martin Gastmann Associate Director, PhD Admissions & Financial Aid grsphd@bu.edu (PhD and MFA Admissions) grsaid@bu.edu (PhD Financial Aid)
	Peter Donato Associate, PhD Admissions & Financial Aid grsphd@bu.edu (PhD and MFA Admissions) grsaid@bu.edu (PhD Financial Aid)

Master’s Admissions & Financial Aid

	Mark Khan Director, Master’s Marketing & Enrollment mikhan@bu.edu
	Szu-Yu (Candice) Chen Assistant Director, Master’s Marketing & Communications grsmams@bu.edu
	Guadalupe (Lupita) Rodriguez Assistant Director, Master’s Admission, Recruitment, & Financial Aid grsmams@bu.edu
	Charlie Want Associate, Master’s Admissions & Financial Aid grsmams@bu.edu (Master’s Admissions) grsaid@bu.edu (Master’s Financial Aid)

Graduate Affairs

	Abby Raspallo Director of Graduate Affairs araspall@bu.edu
	Kristen Shannon O’Connor Assistant Director, Graduate Affairs & Student Support ksoc@bu.edu
	Tyler Wasson Records Manager grsrec@bu.edu
	Erin Murphy Associate, Graduate Services & Programs grsgs@bu.edu
	Nico Quesada Program Associate, Society of Fellows & Graduate Professional Development grsgs@bu.edu (PhD Travel & Research Fellowship/Internship Applications) sofcas@bu.edu (Society of Fellows)