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

UMass Boston is located off Interstate 93, sited within walking distance of the JFK / UMass MBTA stop on the Red Line.

UMass Boston's graduate student employees ( teaching assistants, research assistants, and administrative assistants ) are represented by the Graduate Employee Organization / UAW Local 1596 — UMass Boston Chapter.

Other than the Belchertown Shuttle and Belchertown / UMass lines of the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority bus service that pass along Route 9, there is no bus service to town.

South of downtown, the line splits at JFK / UMass station, where one branch provides service to Braintree station and the other to Ashmont station.

Approximate travel times to or from Park Street station are as follows: northbound to Harvard station, 11 minutes ; Alewife station, 20 minutes ; southbound to JFK / UMass, 8 minutes ; Ashmont station, 17 minutes ; Braintree station, 28 minutes.

A platform on the South Shore Line opened at JFK / UMass ( formerly Columbia ) on December 14, 1988.

The connection to this yard is at the junction where the two branches split, near JFK / UMass station.

* Paul Rudolph and His Architecture-This web site is a comprehensive reference resource on this famous man and his architecture with an emphasis on SMTI / UMass Dartmouth.

A student may use his or her " UMass Pass " swipe card to pay at these locations if he / she has a meal plan or money pre-loaded onto the card ; otherwise cash, debt and credit is also accepted.

* 8 Harbor Point / UMass via South End Medical Area & Dudley Station

JFK / UMass Station is a commuter rail and rapid transit station located at the intersection of Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

The Red Line platforms at JFK / UMass have an unusual configuration.

On December 1, 1982, the station was renamed as JFK / UMass, although most station signs are subtitled as Columbia.

Commuter rail service on the Middleborough / Lakeville and Plymouth / Kingston lines was restored in September 1997, but the commuter platform at JFK / UMass did not open until April 30, 2001.

JFK / UMass station also borders Mount Vernon Street, where the Harbor Point Housing Complex ( formerly known as Columbia Point ) is located.

JFK / UMass Station is a proposed stop on the MBTA's planned Urban Ring Project.

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