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Boston State College

Motto	Education for Service
Type	Public
Active	1872–1982 (merged into the University of Massachusetts Boston)
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Campus	Urban
Nickname	Warriors

Boston State College was a public university from 1872 to 1982 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was merged into the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1982.

History

Boston State College's roots began with the Girls' High School, which was founded in 1852. In 1872, the Boston Normal School separated from Girls' High School and became an independent institution, although it still occupied the building alongside the high school and Girls' Latin School. The Normal School was renamed the Teachers College of the City of Boston in 1924. In 1952, it became a state college, the State Teachers College at Boston. The college was renamed the State College at Boston, also known as Boston State College, in 1960.

Boston State College merged with the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1982. After the merger, in the mid-1980s, its former main campus, located at 621 Huntington Avenue, was acquired by the Massachusetts College of Art, and serves as that institution's primary campus.

Notable alumni

• Jack Beatty – writer and radio commentator
• Bill Berglund – ice hockey player
• Edward G. Connolly – politician
• Peter Petrigno – politician, teacher, and community organizer.
• Michael L. Coyne – lawyer
• Richard Curwin – professor
• Daniel Anthony Hart – prelate
• Mel King – politician, teacher, and community organizer
• Bruce Lehane – Cross country coach at Boston University
• Dan Rea – television and radio journalist
• Francis Roache – Boston Police Commissioner from 1985 to 1993
• Edward F. Shea – federal judge
• Anna Tolman Smith – educator, writer, editor
• Robert Travaglini – politician
• John Tsang – civil servant and Financial Secretary of Hong Kong
• Gladys Wood – Boston Public Schools' first Black principal
• Mike Gorman – Boston Celtics play-by-play announcer
• James "Jay" Killackey III - public servant, U. S. Postal Service manager, elected official National Association Postal Supervisors (NAPS)

References

1. Loth, Renee (25 August 1981). "Anatomy of a merger: Will UMass smother Boston State?". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

External links

• UMass Boston: Boston State College
• Boston State College collection, 1900-1982, University Archives and Special Collections, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston
• Boston State College (and predecessors) yearbooks, 1917-1982
• Boston State College newspaper (Chalkdust), 1954-1971

v t e University of Massachusetts Boston
Campus	Bayside Expo Center Boston Harbor/Dorchester Bay Boston Harborwalk Calf Pasture Pumping Station Complex Dorchester Columbia Point Savin Hill Dorchester Shores Reservation Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate JFK/UMass station John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Massachusetts Archives and Commonwealth Museum Monan Park Morrissey Boulevard
Chancellors	John W. Ryan (1965–1968) Francis L. Broderick (1968–1972) Carlo L. Golino (1973–1978) Claire Van Ummersen (1978–1979) Robert A. Corrigan (1979–1988) Sherry A. Penney (1988–1995) Jean F. MacCormack (1995–1996) Sherry A. Penney (1996–2000) David MacKenzie (2001) Jo Ann M. Gora (2001–2004) J. Keith Motley (2004–2005) Michael F. Collins (2005–2007) J. Keith Motley (2007–2017) Barry Mills (2017–2018) Katherine Newman (2018–2020) Marcelo Suárez-Orozco (2020–)
Miscellaneous	Boston State College John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies The New England Quarterly Park Square Armory of the First Corps of Cadets Boston Park Plaza WUMB-FM
Italics indicates interim chancellor

v t e Public institutions of higher education in Massachusetts
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University of Massachusetts	University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Boston University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of Massachusetts Lowell UMass Chan Medical School University of Massachusetts School of Law University of Massachusetts Global (private affiliate based outside the state)
Merged	Boston State College Bradford Durfee College of Technology Lowell State College Lowell Technological Institute New Bedford Institute of Technology
Closed	Hyannis State Teachers College Massachusetts State College–Fort Devens

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