When was umass boston built

The project will also establish a new parking lot to replace campus parking from the Bayside Lot, which will then enable the development of the Bayside site. Kearns added that efforts are being made to accelerate demolition and construction while the student body remains remote.

Download this week's Reporter print issue or subscribe today to "Dorchester's Hometown Weekly Newspaper! Skip to main content. Its evening programs were designed for nontraditional students with full-time jobs. Closing the college enabled the commonwealth to eliminate program redundancies with UMass Boston and organize the remainder under a single university administration. When Boston State was incorporated into UMass Boston in January , the university gained graduate and undergraduate programs in education; undergraduate programs in criminal justice, nursing, and regional studies; and an evening division.

This gave the university the momentum to add more graduate degree offerings, including doctoral programs, throughout the s and into the s. By , UMass Boston had 31 graduate degree and certificate programs, with graduate students comprising 21 percent of total enrollment. Search Search Search. Through the talent we develop, the research we conduct and the service we perform, UMass has become a key thread in the social, cultural and economic fabric that makes Massachusetts the greatest state in the nation, with a top innovation ecosystem, the best K schools, and the most educated workforce.

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