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ERIC Number: EJ627484
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-3711
A Short History of Blacks at Harvard Medical School.
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n31 p122-23 Spr 2001
Reviews the racial history of Harvard University Medical School. Highlights include: the schools' founding (1782); unsuccessful petitioning by black men for entry (1850); graduation of the first black student (1896); graduation of the first black women (1951); attacks on affirmative action policies (1976); founding of the Coleus Society (1988); and events commemorating 30 years of affirmative action (1999). (SM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Black Students, Educational History, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Students, Racial Bias
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Harvard University Medical School MA