Spotlights

Framingham State University is preparing to kickoff a transformative project to redesign and modernize the aging Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning following approval of $5 million in funding from the Massachusetts State Legislature.  Read more...

Framingham State University Psychology Professor Mirari Elcoro is part of a new cohort of 36 higher education professionals who will participate in the 2022 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP), a premier leadership development program of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). The program was created in 2015 to prepare early to mid-career academic and administrative emerging leaders who aspire to advance to administrative roles with greater responsibility and oversight.  Read more...

Framingham State University is excited to announce that Dr. Kristen Porter-Utley, Dean of the Bartlett College of Science and Mathematics at Bridgewater State University,  has accepted the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Framingham State University. Read more...

Tanisha Tanis of Leominster knew that paying for college was likely going to mean taking on a fair amount of debt. To reduce the impact on her and her family, she started searching far and wide for scholarship opportunities when she found the Mancuso Scholarship at Framingham State University. Read more...

Star defense football player Joshua Onujiogu has signed a contract with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent following last week's NFL draft. According to D3Football.com, Onujiogu is one of just two NCAA Division III student-athletes to get a contract with an NFL team following the 2022 draft.  Read more...

Framingham State University’s annual science festival–Science on State Street–returns in-person on Saturday, April 30^th, with interactive activities, demonstrations, planetarium programs, and discussions that stimulate further learning in science, technology, engineering, and math with a particular focus on themes relating to planet Earth, environmental science, and environmental justice. Representatives from Framingham State’s Department of Environment, Society and Sustainability, Biology Department, Campus Sustainability and Green Initiative Club will be available to guide us on explorations of planet earth and sustainable environments. Read more...

Star defense football player Joshua Onujiogu is getting looked at by some NFL teams ahead of this year's draft following a stellar career at Framingham State University and a strong Pro Day at Holy Cross a few weeks back.  Read more...

Framingham State University has been ranked a top 30 "Best Value College for 2022" in the U.S. by the rankings website College Consensus.  Read more...

The office of U.S. Congresswoman Katherine Clark has announced a federal appropriation of $600,000 to Framingham State University and MassBay Community College to expand its innovative MetroWest Scholars Early Start Program within Waltham Public Schools. Read more...

Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named 173 student civic leaders who will make up the organization's 2022-2023 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. Framingham State’s own Leighah Beausoleil '23 joins students from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico to form the cohort.
The Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes students who stand out for their commitment to creating positive change in communities locally and around the world. The fellowship is named for the late Frank Newman, one of Campus Compact's founders, who was a tireless advocate for civic engagement in higher education. In the spirit of Dr. Newman’s leadership, fellows are nominated by Campus Compact member presidents and chancellors, who are invited to select one outstanding student from their campus each year. Read more...

Framingham State University is proud to announce its involvement in the recently launched Massachusetts Alliance for Early College, a coalition of more than 80 organizations across Massachusetts that are collaborating to substantially increase the number of students in Early College programs from 4,500 today to 45,000 in five years. Read more...

When people talk about sustainable fashion, they often think about things like thrift shopping or producing pricey garments from sustainably sourced materials. But sustainable fashion is more than that, according to FSU senior Gabriela Mendez-Acevedo '21. Read more...

More than 180 years after our founding as the nation's first public college for the education of teachers, Framingham State University's (FSU) Education Department continues to meet the highest national standards for teacher preparation.  Read more...

Framingham State University has again been placed among the most environmentally responsible colleges in the country, according to The Princeton Review’s latest guide to green colleges.  Read more...

Framingham State University (FSU) is partnering with Framingham Public Schools (FPS) and the National Center for Teacher Residencies to develop a new residency program that will guide applicants from bilingual and underrepresented backgrounds toward teaching careers at the early, elementary, or secondary level. Read more...

History major Samantha Frost’s honors thesis on the gender implications of the homespun movement during the American Revolution has earned the prestigious Nels Andrew Cleven Founder's Prize from the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor society.Read more...

The Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University is excited to announce the opening of three new exhibitions in Fall 2021, focusing on contemporary, regional artists and a diversity of processes and materials.  Read more...

The Climate Imagination Fellowship is a project of Arizona State University's Center for Science and the Imagination

When we read about the future of the planet in the face of the dire consequences of Climate Change, the stories are often so dark, they can leave you with a sense of hopelessness. The stories foretell of a dystopian world with megastorms, crop failures, heatwaves and rising oceans that consume coastal cities. Read more...

Few who are old enough to remember can forget the images of President George W. Bush being informed that America was under attack during 9/11 while he was reading to a group of school children in Florida.  Read more...

Today, Framingham State University received the 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Inspiring Programs in STEM Award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Framingham State University will be featured, along with 78 other recipients, in the September 2021 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.  Read more...

Following an extremely difficult year in the lives of so many, members of the Framingham State University community gathered virtually to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021. Read more...

Framingham State University is gearing up for two virtual ceremonies and the in-person Ram Graduation Walk to celebrate the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021. Read more...

The state's campaign to vaccinate the large majority of Massachusetts residents by early summer has Framingham State University planning for a fall opening that will look much more like a traditional academic semester. Read more...

The Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning at Framingham State University, a Smithsonian Affiliate, announces their win of the Teens Dream Changemaker Challenge, a global competition sponsored by the Global CoLab Network, and in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution. The McAuliffe Center mentored six teams of teens who made it to the final round of judging in the competition. Because of the number of outstanding proposals submitted by the students, the McAuliffe Center was awarded the competition's first-ever Mentor Award of $500 which was matched by $1000 from the Smithsonian. Read more...

Framingham State University is excited to announce the launch of the Mancuso Humanities Workforce Preparation Center (MHWPC), a new resource to promote the benefits of a humanities education and help students launch successful careers. Read more...

Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has announced the 290 students who will make up the organization's 2021-2022 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. McKenzie Ward, a sophomore at Framingham State University, will join 212 students from 39 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico to form the 2021 cohort. Read more...

Framingham State is pleased to announce that Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark will deliver the commencement address to Framingham State University's Class of 2021 during a virtual ceremony on Sunday, May 23^rd.Read more...

The college ranking website intelligent.com recently ranked Framingham State University as the top regional public college in Massachusetts for 2021. Read more...

Ten of Framingham State University's initial licensure areas within the Education Department have successfully gone through the process of achieving full national recognition from the specialized professional associations connected to each program. Read more...

Framingham State University (FSU) and MassBay Community College have been selected to take part in a new Equity Transfer Initiative (ETI) that is designed to increase transfer rates from 2-year to 4-year colleges for African American, Hispanic, adult, and first-generation learners. Read more...

Framingham State University and MassBay Community College are part of a new scholarship program that provides free access to residence halls, meal plans and case management to homeless teens who enroll at one of the two institutions. Read more...

December 12^th marks the five-year anniversary of the world coming together to sign on to the Paris Agreement and Framingham State University is marking the moment by committing to a national mobilization for a clean energy economy and centering their own operations in pursuit of climate action. In doing so, FSU] joins over 1,000 leaders from local governments, businesses, universities, and other institutions across the country as part of the “America Is All In” joint statement.Read more...

Framingham State University has been ranked a top college for United States Veterans by College Factual, an online site that bills itself as one of the largest sources of higher education data in the United States. Read more...

Framingham State University has joined 15 percent of colleges across the country that have been recognized with a CPN (Campus Prevention Network) Seal of Prevention for its commitment to promoting well-being, safety and inclusion.Read more...

Framingham State University has again been placed among the most environmentally responsible colleges in the country, according to The Princeton Review’s latest guide to green colleges.  Read more...

Framingham State University has again been recognized for its efforts to support diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus with a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. Read more...

Beginning this week, 11 faculty members from Framingham State University and 4 from MassBay Community College will take part in the Framingham State University STEM Racial Equity Institute, which is the centerpiece of a $1 million grant FSU received from the Howard Hughes Institute (HHMI) in 2018.  Read more...

The Danforth Art School at Framingham State University is moving its Summer Arts Program online, providing students with a wonderful creative outlet while they are stuck at home.  Read more...

Nicolle Fernandes has dreamed of going to college since she was a young child, motivated in part by having opportunities her mother lacked growing up in Brazil.  Read more...

Framingham State is pleased to announce that Pine Street Inn President and Executive Director Lyndia Downie and Associated Press White House Reporter and Political Analyst Jonathan Lemire will serve as the University's commencement speakers on Sunday, May 24. Read more...

—By Thomas Maye, Publications Intern

Until recently, the McCarthy Campus Center alcove by the third floor stairwell was only home to a soda and candy machine.Read more...

Framingham State University Offensive Coordinator Aynsley Rosenbaum has been named the new Head Coach of the Rams football program.Read more...

After 13 seasons as the head coach of the Framingham State University football program, Director of Athletics Thomas Kelley is retiring from coaching, but will remain with the Rams as Director of Athletics.Read more...

On Tuesday, Nov. 12th, Framingham State University dedicated its student Veterans Services Center in honor of alumnus Michael Haskell ’76, a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps who died in combat in 1983.Read more...

Environmental Science and Policy major Rose Determan ’20 knew she had found the perfect experiential internship opportunity at the Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) in Weston during the summer following her junior year. Read more...

North Hall will soon be renamed in honor of Mary Elizabeth (Miles) Bibb, a pioneering abolitionist and the first African American graduate of Framingham State University, after the proposal received approval from the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education on Tuesday, October 22.Read more...

Members of the Framingham State University Police Department will be sporting vibrant pink versions of their uniform patches in October as part of the Pink Patch Project, which seeks to raise money and awareness for the fight against breast cancer. Read more...

MassBay Community College and Framingham State University are pleased to announce that the Baker-Polito Administration has awarded a $210,351 Higher Education Innovation Fund grant to collaborate with Framingham High School and Joseph P. Keefe Regional Technical School to increase the number of underrepresented and underserved students pursuing degrees in computer science related fields. The Commonwealth has identified computer science occupations a growing workforce gap and this projects focuses on improving the pipeline of computer science majors and careers, with a specific focus on underrepresented populations.Read more...

Framingham State University has been awarded a $500 grant from the Foundation for MetroWest’s Hunger Relief Fund to support the Rams Resource Center, which provides free food and toiletries to FSU students in need. Read more...

A group of eight Political Science students and one History student at Framingham State University have been selected by the United Nations Academic Impact and Millennium Campus Network (MCN) as Class of 2019 Millennium Fellows. Read more...

MassBay Community College and Framingham State University (FSU) are pleased to announce that MassBay students are eligible for housing on the Framingham State campus. The 2019-2020 academic year will be the third consecutive year MassBay students will be residents on the FSU campus, which has welcomed approximately 50 MassBay students to residential life since fall of 2017. Read more...

Framingham State will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing on Thursday, July 18th, with a special event at the Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning that will feature hands-on activities and a film screening in the Planetarium. Read more...