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 Boston Latin Academy (BLA) is a public exam school founded in 1878 in Boston, Massachusetts providing students in grades 7th through 12th a classical preparatory education. Originally named Girls' Latin School until 1977, the school was the ...

. 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 Jack J. Beatty (born May 15, 1945) is a writer, senior editor of ''The Atlantic'', and news analyst for ''On Point'', the national NPR news program. Born and raised in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Beatty attended Boston Latin School, ...

– writer and radio commentator * Bill Berglund – ice hockey player *

Edward G. Connolly Edward G. "Sonny" Connolly (August 22, 1928 – May 25, 2006) was an American politician who was Mayor of Everett, Massachusetts and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Early life Connolly was born on 22 August 1928 in E ...

– politician *

Peter Petrigno Peter Petrigno (born January 7, 1954) is an American politician, educator, and community organizer who is currently serving as a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for Hillsborough 43 - Milford. He was first elected ...

– politician, teacher, and community organizer. *

Michael L. Coyne Michael L. Coyne is Massachusetts School of Law's (MSLAW) dean, as well as a professor of law. He teaches civil procedure and conflict resolution, evidence, case preparation and strategy, and remedies. He is a graduate of Boston Latin School, B ...

– lawyer *

Richard Curwin Richard Curwin (May 25, 1944 - December 26, 2018) was an expert in the fields of school discipline and classroom management, and taught at the State University of New York at Geneseo, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, San Francisco Stat ...

– professor * Daniel Anthony Hart – prelate *

Mel King Melvin Herbert King (born 20 October 1928) is an American politician, community organizer, and educator, who holds the position of Senior Lecturer Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in their Department of Urban Studies and Plan ...

– politician, teacher, and community organizer *

Bruce Lehane Bruce Lehane (January 11, 1949 – September 23, 2017) was the cross country, middle distance, and long distance track and field coach at Boston University from 1982 to 2017. Early life and running career Lehane grew up in South Boston, Massachuset ...

– Cross country coach at Boston University * Dan Rea – television and radio journalist * Francis Roache – Boston Police Commissioner from 1985 to 1993 *

Edward F. Shea Edward Francis Shea (born June 6, 1942) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Education and career Born in Malden, Massachusetts, Shea received a Bachelor of Scien ...

– 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

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
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 {{Boston-struct-stub