The Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) (Autonomous University of Santo Domingo) is the

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universi ...

system in the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

with its flagship campus in the Ciudad Universitaria (lit. University City) neighborhood of

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and with regional campuses in many cities of the Republic. It was founded by Jose Gabriel Garcia and Emiliano Tejera in 1866 as the Professional Institute, replacing the former

Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino St. Thomas Aquinas University ( es, Universidad de Santo Tomás de Aquino; today the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, , UASD), is arguably the first institution of higher education in the Americas. It was founded by papal bull in 1538 ...

, one of the first universities of the Western Hemisphere (Americas), which was founded unofficially by a Papal bull in 1538, officially by royal decree in 1558, and closed in 1822. It was later renamed University of Santo Domingo in 1914. In structure, the school followed the model of the University of Alcalá de Henares. The university organized its offerings into four schools: Medicine, Law, Theology, and the Arts. Today, the university has expanded to eight schools: Humanities, the Arts, Law and Political Science, Health Sciences, Economics and Social Sciences, Science, Engineering and Architecture, and Agricultural Sciences.

History

The university traces its foundations to a Dominican seminary established in 1518. This was raised to the status of a university by the Papal Bull ''In Apostolatus Culmine'', issued by

Pope Paul III Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549. He came to ...

on 28 October 1538, and granted the same rights and powers as the Spanish University of Alcalá de Henares. It was initially organised in four faculties, following the pattern of medieval European universities:

Theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing th ...

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

and

Arts The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both ...

. In 1801, the university was suspended due to the Haitian occupation; it reopened in 1815 after Spanish colonial rule was restored under the rectorship of Dr

José Núñez de Cáceres José Núñez de Cáceres y Albor (March 14, 1772 – September 11, 1846) was a Dominican politician and writer. He is known for being the leader of the independence movement against Spain in 1821 and the only president of the short-lived Repu ...

. However, it was forced to close again in 1822 due to the conscription of its students. After the Dominican Republic was established in 1844, an attempt to reopen the university was made by President

Pedro Santana Pedro Santana y Familias, 1st Marquess of Las Carreras (June 29, 1801June 14, 1864) was a Dominican military commander and royalist politician who served as the president of the junta that had established the First Dominican Republic, a pre ...

in 1859, but this was unsuccessful. In 1866 the ''Instituto Profesional'' (Professional Institute) was created by Jose Gabriel Garcia and Emiliano Tejera in Santo Domingo, providing higher education in the city. This was closed in 1891 but reopened in 1895. On 16 November 1914, President

Ramón Báez Ramón Báez Machado (1858–1929) was a physician and politician from the Dominican Republic. He served as provisional president of the Dominican Republic from 28 August until 5 December 1914. He served as the President of Chamber of Deput ...

(who was also rector of the institute) raised it to university status under the name "University of Santo Domingo". This new university was forced to close by the US occupation from 1916 to 1924. After the start of the dictatorship of

Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina ( , ; 24 October 189130 May 1961), nicknamed ''El Jefe'' (, "The Chief" or "The Boss"), was a Dominican dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from February 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. He ser ...

in 1930, the university was unable to operate independently; it was only on 31 December 1961, after Trujillo's death, that a law was passed restoring its autonomy.

Faculties

The authorities for the period 2018–2022 are:

Humanities

The Humanities Faculty is formed of the Schools of

Social Communication Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...

Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. ...

and

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of be ...

History History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

Foreign Language A foreign language is a language that is not an official language of, nor typically spoken in, a given country, and that native speakers from that country must usually acquire through conscious learning - be this through language lessons at school ...

Literature Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to ...

and

Psychology Psychology is the science, scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immens ...

Schools. * Dean:

Prof. Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors ...

Augusto Bravo * Deputy Dean: Prof. Amelia Milagros Salas * Director of Social Communication School: Prof. Patricio Jovanny Matos * Director of Philosophy School: Prof. Francisco Acosta * Director of History and Anthropology School: Prof. Dioris O. Antigua Correa * Director of Literature School: Prof. Ramón Morel Félix * Director of Pedagogy School: Prof. Maestro Víctor Encarnación * Director of Psychology School: Prof. Yosijo Docar Ajitas * Director of Professional Orientention School: Lic. Irene López Severino * Director of Foreign language School: Prof. Ramón E. Rodríguez Espinal * Director of

Postgraduate education Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree. The organization and st ...

Agronomy and veterinary sciences

The Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences Faculty is formed of the Schools of Agronomic Engineering,

Zootechnics Zootechnics is the art of managing domestic or captive animals, including handling, breeding, and keeping. Based on: genetics, reproduction (animal husbandry), feeding and nutrition, handling, health (preventive medicine) and economics. See also ...

and

Veterinary Science Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...

Schools. *Prof. Ramona Y. Medina Colón, Doyenne *Mtro. Julio C. Borbón, Associate Dean *Mtro. Angel R. Pimentel Pujols, Director of the School of Agronomic Engineering *Prof. Teresa Peguero, Director School of Veterinary Medicine *Mtro. Angel R. Pimentel Pujols, Director of the School of Agronomic Engineering *Mtro. Rubén I. Almonte Morrobel, Director School of Animal Husbandry *Mtro. Angel Roberto Sánchez Percinal, Director of Postgraduate and Continuing Education *Mtro. Luis A. Matos Married, Director of Scientific Research *Mtro. Emigdio S. Gómez Rivas, Director of the National Institute of Agricultural Research *Prof. Raysa E. Reyes, Director of the Institute for the Study of Zoonotic Diseases *Mtro. Maximum J. Halpay, Director of the Sectorial Office of Planning and Institutional Development *Mtro. César A. Díaz Alcántara, Teacher Delegate *Prof. Argentina A. Figueroa, Teacher Delegate

Laws and political sciences

The Law and Political Science Faculty is formed of the Schools of

and

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...

Schools. The Law and Political Science Faculty award the titles of Licentiate in Law and Licentiate in Political Science; the latter has three majors: ''Internationals Studies'', ''Socioeconomics Studies'' and ''Internationals Relationship''. The

Criminology Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and s ...

Institute is a part of the Faculty. *Mtro. Bautista López García, Dean *Dra. Rosalía Sosa Pérez, Associate Doyenne *Mtro. Hector Pereyra Espaillat, Director School of Law *Mtro. Adonis Martin, Director School of Political Science *Juana Inés Ferreira, M.A., Director of Postgraduate and Permanent Education *Martirés Familia Aquino, M.A., Director of Investigations *Heidi Céspedes, M.A., Director of Continuing Education *Martín Montilla Luciano, M.A., Monographic Courses Coordinator *Jaime Francisco Rodríguez, M.A., Director of the Institute for Legal and Political Research *Carlos Mesa, M.A., Director of the Institute of Criminology *Mildred Beltré, M.A., Director of the Sectorial Office for Institutional Planning and Development *Lcda. Giovanni Romero, administrative coordinator

Economics and social sciences

By Law 4412 of 24 March 1956 the University Organization Law of 21 October 1937 was modified, adding the Economics and Commerce Faculty to the existing faculties. The new faculty would award the degrees of Licentiate in Commercial Science and Doctor in Economics and Commercial Science. At the same time, Law 4413 decreed that the four courses "of the second cycle of the Superior School of Accountant

Technician A technician is a worker in a field of technology who is proficient in the relevant skill and technique, with a relatively practical understanding of the theoretical principles. Specialisation The term technician covers many different speciali ...

, established by the decree 2383... were assigned to the Economics and Commerce Faculty of the ''Santo Domingo University'' from 12 October 1956, under the name of Commercial Science Department". The Law 4439 dated 4 May 1956 changed the name of the "Economics and Commerce Faculty" to the "Economics, Finance and Commerce Faculty". This same law authorized to the graduates of the Superior School of Accountant Technician, with the title of Accountant Technician "provides them with licence to practice the profession of Authorized Public Accountant and carry the title in Commercial Science and allows them to opt for the

Doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...

in Commercial Science by the presentation of a

thesis A thesis ( : theses), or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.International Standard ISO 7144 ...

, following the regulation dictated by the University Council". In 1960, Law 5130 changed the "Economics, Finance and Commerce Faculty" to the "Economic Science Faculty" and included the

Public Administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment ( public governance), management of non-profit es ...

School. The Organic statute approved by the University Cloister in 1966, gave the faculty with its current name of the "Economics and Social Sciences Faculty". Currently, the Economics and Social Sciences Faculty is formed of the Schools of

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics anal ...

Accountant An accountant is a practitioner of accounting or accountancy. Accountants who have demonstrated competency through their professional associations' certification exams are certified to use titles such as Chartered Accountant, Chartered Certifi ...

Statistics Statistics (from German: '' Statistik'', "description of a state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a scientific, indust ...

Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...

Marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

and

Administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, admini ...

Schools. The authorities for the period 2008–2011 are: * Dean: Prof. Juan Antonio Cerda Luna * Deputy Dean: Prof. Ramón Desangles * Director of Economics School: Prof. Melvin Pérez Sarraf * Director of Administration School: Prof. Alixis Martínez * Director of Marketing School: Prof. José Antonio Burgos * Director of Accountant School: Prof. Norberto Hernández * Director of Statistic School: Prof. Francisco Roa Familia * Director of Sociology School: Prof. Marisela Duval Pérez * Director of Postgraduate:

Engineering and architecture

The Engineering and Architecture Faculty is formed of the Schools of

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings ...

, Electromechanics Engineering,

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...

Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials in ...

Surveying Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is ...

and

Industrial Engineering Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information an ...

Schools.

Sciences

The Science Faculty is constituted of the Schools of

Biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary ...

, Geographic Science,

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which ...

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

Microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, ...

and

Parasitology Parasitology is the study of parasites, their host (biology), hosts, and the relationship between them. As a List of biology disciplines, biological discipline, the scope of parasitology is not determined by the organism or environment in questio ...

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the elements that make up matter to the compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, proper ...

and

Computing Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computing machinery. It includes the study and experimentation of algorithmic processes, and development of both hardware and software. Computing has scientific, ...

Schools.

Health sciences

The Health Sciences Faculty formed of the Schools of

Pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

, Imaging,

Infirmary Infirmary may refer to: *Historically, a hospital, especially a small hospital *A first aid room in a school, prison, or other institution *A dispensary (an office that dispenses medications) *A clinic A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambula ...

, Odontology, Bioanalysis,

Public Health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

Nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

Physiology Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemic ...

and Morphology Schools.

The arts

The Arts Faculty is formed of the Schools of

Criticism Criticism is the construction of a judgement about the negative qualities of someone or something. Criticism can range from impromptu comments to a written detailed response. , ''"the act of giving your opinion or judgment about the good or bad q ...

and

History of Art The history of art focuses on objects made by humans for any number of spiritual, narrative, philosophical, symbolic, conceptual, documentary, decorative, and even functional and other purposes, but with a primary emphasis on its aesthetics, ae ...

Publicity In marketing, publicity is the public visibility or Brand awareness, awareness for any Product (business), product, Service (economics), service, person or organization (company, Charitable organization, charity, etc.). It may also refer to the mov ...

Theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...

Music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...

Film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ...

Television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

and

Photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is emplo ...

Industrial Design Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical products that are to be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in advance of the manufactu ...

and

Fashion Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fash ...

and

Plastic Arts Plastic arts are art forms which involve physical manipulation of a plastic medium by molding or modeling such as sculpture or ceramics. Less often the term may be used broadly for all the visual arts (such as painting, sculpture, film and ...

Schools.Facultad de Artes
(Spanish) *Mtro. Dione Rufino, Dean *Prof. Arelis Subero, Vice Dean *Mtro. Amable Sterling, Meritorious Professor *Mtro. Norberto Santana, Merit Professor *Dr. Fidel Munnigh, Director of the School of Criticism and Art History *Mtro. Luis Casado Martínez, Director of the School of Advertising *Dr. Arístides Radhamés Polanco, Director of the School of Theater and Dance *Prof. Larisa Jouk, Director of the School of Music *Dr. Odalís Pérez, Director of the Film, TV and Photography School *Prof. Rosmery Paulino, Director School of Industrial Design and Fashion *Mtro. Eliosnet Vidal, Director School of Plastic Arts *Prof. Orfila Rodríguez, Postgraduate Director *Dr. Leini Guerrero, Director of Research *Mtro. Juan Jorge Rodríguez, Teacher Representative Dependencies *Mtro. Roberto Germán, Director of Oseplandi *Mtro. Maxy Israel, Director of the Thesis Unit *Mtro. José Luis Cabral, Director of Continuing Unit

University authorities, 2018–2022

* Rector Emma Polanco Melo *Educational vice-rector: Alejandro Ozuna Morla. *Vice-rector of Research and Postgraduates: Mauro Canario . *Administrative vice rector: Pablo Valdez. *Vice-rector of Extension: Antonio E. Medina Calcaño.

Notable faculty

* Federico Henriquez y Carvajal * Maria Ugarte * Julio Ortega Frier * Eugenio Maria de Hostos

Notable alumni

Former Instituto Profesional (1866-1914) * Americo Lugo, historian and writer *

Fabio Fiallo Fabio Fiallo, in full Fabio Federico Fiallo Cabral (February 3, 1866 – August 29, 1942) was a Dominican writer, poet, politician, and diplomat, primarily known for his modernist short stories and verses, as well as being an outspoken anti-imper ...

, diplomat, writer, poet * Alejandro Woss y Gil, president of the Dominican Republic *

Francisco Henriquez y Carvajal Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...

, president of the Dominican Republic * Francisco Moscoso Puello, scientist and writer * Emilio Prud’Homme, writer of the National Anthem of the Dominican Republic * Evangelina Rodriguez, first Dominican female doctor * Manuel de Jesus Troncoso de la Concha, president of the Dominican Republic * Luis Manuel Betances Cohen, surgeon and hematologist * Manuel de Jesus Galvan, writer *

Manuel de Jesús Troncoso de la Concha Manuel de Jesús María Ulpiano Troncoso de la Concha (April 3, 1878 – May 30, 1955) was an intellectual and President of the Dominican Republic from 1940 until 1942, as a puppet of dictator Rafael Trujillo. Prior to ascending to the Presiden ...

(1878-1955), politician, past president of the Dominican Republic University of Santo Domingo (1914–present) * Frank Moya Pons, historian * Pedro Mir, writer * Fernando Perez Memen, author and professor * Alfonso Rodriguez, film director * Abel Gonzalez Massenet, doctor * Julio Hazim, doctor * Geovanny Vicente Romero, lawyer, political analyst and CNN columnist * Leonel Fernandez, president of the Dominican Republic * Joaquin Balaguer, president of the Dominican Republic * Roberto Cassa, writer and historian * Renee Klang de Guzman, first Dominican first lady * María Teresa Mirabal, surveyor and political activist *

Minerva Mirabal María Argentina Minerva Mirabal Reyes, or Minerva, was the third Mirabal sister, born March 12, 1927 in the Dominican Republic to Mercedes Reyes Camilo and Enrique Mirabal. Like her older sisters, Minerva also received an education at El Colegio ...

, lawyer and activist * Franklin Dominguez, playwright * Marisela Alvarez, television show host and architect *

Donald Reid Cabral Joseph Donald Reid Cabral (June 9, 1923 – July 22, 2006) was a Dominican politician and lawyer. Reid became president during the "triumvirate" from December 28, 1963 to April 25, 1965. Biography Donald Reid Cabral was born in Santiago de ...

, politician and lawyer * Rene Fortunato, filmmaker * Viriato Fiallo, doctor and politician * Freddy Beras Goico, television show host and comedian * Fernando Luna Calderon, scientist *

Pedro Borrell Pedro José Borrell Bentz (born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic October 6, 1944) is an internationally recognized Dominican architect and archeologist who has earned several awards and is recognized for the transcendence in his architectur ...

, architect * Hector Garcia Godoy, president of the Dominican Republic * Leopoldo Minaya, writer *

Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. He has sold 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Throughout his career, he has wo ...

, musician * Marcio Veloz Maggiolo, archaeologist and anthropologist * Jose del Castillo Pichardo, sociologist * Elsa Núñez, artist *

José Francisco Peña Gómez José Francisco Peña Gómez (6 March 1937 – 10 May 1998) was a politician from the Dominican Republic. He was the leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), a three-time candidate for president of the Dominican Republic and former Ma ...

, politician * Nancy Alvarez, psychologist and talk show host * Hatuey de Camps, (1947 – 2016). Politician, former president of the Lower House of Congress * Freddy Ginebra, writer and journalist * Rafael Camilo Abreu, politician *

Salvador Jorge Blanco José Salvador Omar Jorge Blanco (July 5, 1926 – December 26, 2010) was a politician, lawyer and a writer. He was President of the Dominican Republic, from 1982 to 1986. He was a Senator running for the PRD party. He started his political care ...

(1926-2010), past president of the Dominican Republic * Andrés L. Mateo, writer * José Miguel Bonetti, businessman *

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, politician, past vice-president of the Dominican Republic * Héctor Valdez Albizu, Governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

References

External links

UASD Website
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