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Article: Georgetown University to Shut Down Dental School
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- The Washington Post
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- March 21, 1987
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Georgetown University dental school officials announced to
students and faculty members yesterday that the 86-year-old school
would be phased out over the next three years because of financial
difficulties.
The school has 600 students. This year's freshman class would
complete the four-year dental program, according to dental students.
The university's board of directors has grappled with the
decision of how to cope with the school's financial problems for
about a year, and in recent months school officials have repeatedly
told students that rumors that the school would close were unfounded.
Yesterday, a spokeswoman for the dental school refused to comment
on the meetings held with ...