Founded in 1878, Creighton College started as a high school and graduated its first class holding bachelor's degrees in 1891. Between 1892 and 1905 it added the professional schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and law. Its benefactor, Count John A. Creighton, was reluctant to support the training of lawyers, but he trusted the wisdom and vision of his friend and counsel Father Michael P. Dowling and Creighton welcomed its first law students in...
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