Framingham State University

It offers undergraduate programs as well as graduate programs, including MBA, MEd, and MS. As the first secretary of the newly created Board of Education in Massachusetts, Horace Mann instituted school reforms that included the creation of an experimental normal school, the first one in the United States, in Lexington, in July 1839.In 1922, the school granted its first Bachelor of Science in Education degrees in conjunction with its adoption of a four-year study program.In subsequent years, Masters' of Education, Arts, and Science degrees were added as well, remaining a part of the school's curriculum today.[12] The Henry Whittemore Library has over 200,000 volumes, Wi-Fi, access to over 70,000 electronic journals,[13] and includes Archives and Special Collections.[20] Framingham State University has an Office of Student Involvement and Leadership Development and a Center for Inclusive Excellence.Total enrollment (Fall 2021): 4,495 total (3,213 undergraduate and 1,282 graduate students)[23][24] Framingham State University fields 14 varsity athletic teams (6 men's, 8 women's) competing at the NCAA Division III level and 4 club athletic teams (1 men's, 2 women's, 1 co-ed) that compete in various leagues.
Cyrus Peirce , first president
May Hall, 19th-century architectural rendering
The old logo for Framingham State University used until May 2023
Minuteman statue at the intersection of Main St. and Union Ave.
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