Fairfield University the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions. In 1941, Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J., Provincial for the New England Province of the Society of Jesus, received written permission from Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe of the Hartford Archdiocese to establish a Jesuit high school and college in the southwestern area of Connecticut. Fairfield University was officially founded in 1942 when the Jesuits acquired the two contiguous estates of the Brewster Jennings and Walter Lashar families. Upon its founding, it became the 26th Jesuit college/university in the United States. In the same year, Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J. appointed the Rev.
University of Connecticut Department of Periodontology University of Connecticut Department of Periodontology The Department of Periodontology is a division of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences. It carries out research and offers training for pre-doctoral and postgraduate students. The School of Dental Medicine was established at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington during the 1960s. John Dempsey Hospital was opened in Farmington at this time and has been operated by UConn ever since. The School of Dental Medicine has seven speciality programs. The Department of Periodontology has made significant contributions to dentistry in general and