Boston State College
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Motto | Education for Service |
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Type | Public |
Active | 1872–1982 (merged with UMass Boston) |
Location | Boston , , |
Campus | Urban |
Nickname | Warriors |
Boston State College was a public university located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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 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
- Mike Gorman – sports commentator
- 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
- Robert Travaglini – politician
- John Tsang – civil servant and Financial Secretary of Hong Kong
- Gladys Wood – Boston Public Schools' first Black principal
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
- Defunct universities and colleges in Massachusetts
- Universities and colleges in Boston
- Embedded educational institutions
- Educational institutions established in 1872
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1982
- 1872 establishments in Massachusetts
- 1982 disestablishments in Massachusetts
- Northeastern United States university stubs
- Massachusetts school stubs
- Boston building and structure stubs