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.
Connecticut Huskies softball Connecticut Huskies softball The Connecticut Huskies softball team represents the University of Connecticut in the sport of college softball in at the Division I level of the NCAA. The team was founded in the spring of the 1974-1975 academic school year, and is a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). They play their home games at Connecticut Softball Stadium on campus in Storrs, Connecticut. In its inaugural season the UConn Huskies compiled a 4-4 overall record. The Huskies are currently led by fourth-year head coach Jen McIntyre, who succeeded Karen Mullins in 2015. Mullins led the Huskies to