Robert Tanner Freeman, DMD (the First African American to Graduate from HSDM)
Portrait of Robert Tanner Freeman standing in front of Harvard Dental School.
Robert Tanner Freeman was the first African American to receive a degree in dentistry from an academic institution in the United States.
Thirteenth Amendment Formally Abolishes Slavery
Amendment XIII to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment when a person has been convicted of a crime.
Vicki Rosen, PhD, Serves as Interim Dean of Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Dr.
Vincenzo G. Terán, PsyD, Named New Diversity Officer at HSDM
Photo courtesy of Vincenzo Terán
Dr. Vincenzo G.
William Giannobile, DDS, MS, DMSc, Named Dean of HSDM
Photo Source: Harvard Medical School
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June 19th (Juneteenth): News Reaches Texas that “All Slaves are Free”
Medicare and Its Role in the Desegregation of Hospitals
Medical Committee for Civil Rights
Photo credit: Getty Images https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2013/08/28/mccr-was-there/
Thomas William Patrick, MD, Founder, Patrick School of Pharmacy
Thomas William Patrick was born in Haiti in 1872 and raised in Trinidad, West Indies. There, he studied pharmacy for six years as an apprentice, beginning in 1885, and acquired his license in pharmacy.
University of Rwanda Graduates First Class of Dentists
University of Rwanda graduates its inaugural class of dentists in the Fall of 2018.