Boston State College was a public

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located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

History

Boston State College's roots began with the

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, 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

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in 1982. After the merger, in the mid-1980s, its former main campus, located at 621 Huntington Avenue, was acquired by the

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, and serves as that institution's primary campus.

Notable alumni

* Jack Beatty – writer and radio commentator *

Bill Berglund Bill Berglund (born September 24, 1945 in Everett, Massachusetts) is an American former ice hockey goaltender who played five games in the World Hockey Association for the New England Whalers. Biography Berglund played college hockey with Bost ...

– ice hockey player * Edward G. Connolly – 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, Bo ...

– lawyer * Richard Curwin – professor *

Daniel Anthony Hart Daniel Anthony Hart (August 24, 1927 – January 14, 2008) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Norwich from 1995 to 2003. Biography Daniel Hart was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the third son of John and Su ...

– prelate * Mel King – 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 Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...

Dan Rea Dan Rea is the conservative-leaning host of "NightSide with Dan Rea" WBZ radio, following the death of Paul Sullivan. Education and background A graduate of Boston Latin School (Class of 1966), Boston State College (English major) and Boston Un ...

– television and radio journalist *

Francis Roache Francis Michael Roache (August 3, 1936 – December 17, 2018) was an American law enforcement officer and politician who served as the Boston Police Commissioner from 1985 to 1993. He was also a member of the Boston City Council from 1996 to 2002 ...

– Boston Police Commissioner from 1985 to 1993 * Edward F. Shea – federal judge *

Anna Tolman Smith Anna Tolman Smith (January 4, 1840 – August 28, 1917) was an American educator, editor, and writer. She worked for the US Office of Education from 1879 until 1917, usually writing reports on comparative education topics. She was decorated by t ...

– educator, writer, editor *

Robert Travaglini Robert Edward Travaglini (born July 20, 1952 in Massachusetts) is an American politician and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2007, Travaglini served as President of the Massachusetts Senate. He represented the first Middlesex and Suffolk senate distri ...

– politician *

John Tsang John Tsang Chun-wah, GBM, JP (; born Mui; born 21 April 1951) is a Hong Kong former senior civil servant and government official who was the longest-serving Financial Secretary in the Special Administrative Region period to date. Born in ...

– civil servant and Financial Secretary of

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Gladys Wood Gladys Sara Wood (May 16, 1916 – August 3, 2017) was an American educator and Academic administration, academic administrator. She was the first African-American principal in the Boston Public Schools. Early life and education Gladys Wood ...

– Boston Public Schools' first Black principal *

Mike Gorman Michael Gorman (born November 24, 1945) is an American television play-by-play commentator for the Boston Celtics on NBC Sports Boston. Gorman also did play-by-play, alongside Fran Fraschilla, for NBC for basketball games during the 2016 Summ ...

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,

Boston State College (and predecessors) yearbooks, 1917-1982

Boston State College newspaper (''Chalkdust''), 1954-1971
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