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 School of Law University of Connecticut School of Law The University of Connecticut School of Law (commonly known as UConn Law) is the only public law school in Connecticut and one of only four in New England. The school was recently ranked 50th overall, and 51st<ref name="http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2012/03/2013-us-news-.html"></ref> by academic peer reputation, out of the 206<ref name="http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools.html"></ref> American Bar Association-accredited law schools in the United States by "U.S. News & World Report", while the evening program was recently ranked 11th in the country. The law school is located in Hartford, Connecticut. Considered a Public Ivy, the main campus of the University of Connecticut is