LeRoy C. Keagle, president of the New England College of Pharmacy, was appointed the school's the first dean and 205 students enrolled in the new endeavor.
[6] Students who participate in the co-op program supplement semesters of study with work in full-time positions that include community pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, private companies and government agencies.
[8] In 2012, the School of Pharmacy moved its administrative offices into a renovated facility called 140 The Fenway, which has a historic exterior dating back to the 18th century.
The 101,000 square feet (9,400 m2) building contains laboratory space for different departments and is located next to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which owns the building[9][10] The pharmacy school is also located near the Longwood Medical Area, an area of Boston that includes the Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H.
Chan School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute and Joslin Diabetes Center.