Boston State College

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

. 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

, 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

References

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