Framingham State University

Type: Public University

Slogan: Live to the Truth

Date of Foundation: 1839

Founder: Horace Mann

President: Timothy J. Flanagan

Admission rates: 66% (2010)

Number of registered: 5 953 (2010)

Address: 100 state St, Framingham, MA 01702, United States

Phone: + 1 508-620-1220

Web site: www.Framingham.edu 

University of State of Framingham or FSU is a University American located in Framingham in the Massachusetts . It is a public offer of University liberal arts and science scheduled.

In addition to its original mission of training teachers, the University offers of many degree programs in the arts and sciences, as well as traditional liberal channels arts-oriented. It is very famous for being the University of Christa Mc Auliffe, who was projected to be the first teacher in space. There is a Center at the University devoted to it.

As the first Secretary of the Board newly created education Massachusetts, Horace Mann instituted rapid school reforms. A centerpiece of these last changes was the creation of experimental normal school in Lexington. Opening its doors in 1839, it was the first normal school (teacher training) in the United States. A companion was opened the following year in Bridgewater. Growth has forced the relocation of the normal school in Newton in 1843, followed a decade later by a movement at the current location on the bare hillside in Framingham.

In 1922, Framingham normal school granted its first Bachelor of Science in education degrees at the same time that a program of four years of study. Ten years later, with the degree of teachers becoming the norm, normal schools removed teachers of State universities. This was changed again in 1960 to at Framingham State University when licensees in the arts have been added. Currently, master of education, there is both art and Science degrees.