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The University of Massachusetts Boston, one of five campuses of the University of Massachusetts, is nationally recognized as a model of excellence for urban universities. A comprehensive, doctoral-granting campus, we provide challenging teaching, distinguished research, and extensive service which particularly respond to the academic and economic needs of the state's urban areas and their diverse populations.

UMass Boston's aspirations are similarly reflected in the following "vision statement," which is a joint product of the campus's Faculty Council and the Office of the Chancellor.

The University of Massachusetts Boston, a doctoral-granting, research university, will be a leading urban public university in the nation. Through the depth and breadth of its commitment to the following areas of endeavor, the University will serve as a model to other such institutions. The University of Massachusetts Boston will:

* sustain a superior faculty dedicated to excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching;
* provide innovative and often interdisciplinary programs that can respond in a timely manner to societal issues and problems;
* meet the needs of both traditional and nontraditional students; continue to promote diversity among students, faculty, and staff; and conduct educational, scholarly, and service activities that contribute to meeting the needs of a diverse society;
* nurture both pure and applied research to advance knowledge and to create a better society for all;
* devote a high proportion of research and public service activities to the cultural, social, and economic development of the Commonwealth and the global community; and dedicate itself especially to understanding and improving the environment and the well being of citizens of this region.


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