![Chancellor Robert A. Corrigan giving the address at the 1980 Commencement held at the Columbia
Point campus plaza between the Quinn Administration Building and the Joseph P. Healey Library. Corrigan served as Chancellor from 1979-1988. Photo from the University of Massachusetts Boston
digital collections.](https://umassmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Robert-Corrigan-Passing.jpg)
A former UMass Boston Chancellor, Robert A. Corrigan, died in his home July 5, according to SF State News. He was 89. Corrigan is profoundly responsible for shaping the university into its current form, alongside a few other universities in which he...
![Beacons enjoy snacks during Welcome Week festivities. Photo by Olivia Reid/ Photography Editor.](https://umassmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WelcomeWeek00002-1200x800.jpg)
When the temperature starts to drop and I-93 starts to get busier, UMass Boston prepares to welcome its students back with open arms. While...
![Students work on homework in the Quinn Administration Building. Photo by Olivia Reid/ Photography Editor.](https://umassmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Working-In-a-Way-That-is-Manageable--1200x847.png)
As the school year begins, we encounter students from so many different walks of life, and each student has a unique story of how they ended up in the seat next to us. As we hear these stories that oftentimes vary so differently from ours, it’s easy...
![After a horrific accident, Joe DiPersio has resigned from The Mass Media. Get well soon and best wishes! Illustration by Bianca Oppedisano / Mass Media Staff](https://umassmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Hospital-1200x900.jpg)
“Sorry, but we were unable to save the butt.” My first reaction to the doctor’s statement was one of denial, but peering across the...
![Ruby Ackerman takes a shot at the women’s volleyball game. Photo by Olivia Reid/ Photography Editor.](https://umassmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Volleyball-1200x798.jpg)
The 2023 season was a vast improvement for UMass Boston women's volleyball; it was their best season since 2018, finishing in fourth place in...
![Emmanuel Zayas and Mariano Olivier Rodriguez run up court at a men’s basketball game last season. Photo by Olivia Reid/ Photography Editor.](https://umassmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Basketball00002-984x1200.jpg)
![Beacons huddle together during a timeout last season. Photo by Olivia Reid/ Photography Editor.](https://umassmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mens-soccer--1200x675.jpg)
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