This Day In History: October 4 marks 75 years since the start of The UWI's first class

This Day In History:
October 4 marks 75 years since the start of The UWI’s first class
October 4 is significant for The University of the West Indies (The UWI) as it marks 75 years since the official opening of its inaugural Campus in Mona, Jamaica. On this day in 1948, The UWI (then called the University College of the West Indies) held its first class for 33 medical students—a chemistry lecture by Professor Dr. Cedric Hassall.