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The University of Massachusetts Boston was established by vote of the State Legislature in 1964.

Freshmen classes started for 1, 227 undergraduate students in September 1965 at a renovated building in the Park Square area of downtown Boston.

The Founding Day Convocation was held December 10, 1966 at the Prudential Center in Boston.

John W. Ryan was installed as the university's first chancellor.

UMass / Boston is part of the Greater Boston Urban Education Collaborative, In 1982 it merged with Boston State College ( est.

1852 ).