Students were warned to stay in their dorms amid unconfirmed reports of a shooting Bethany Brown is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She joined the Crime team in 2025. Her work has previously appeared in NBC ...

BOSTON - UMass Boston is relieving the burden of student debt for low-income families by offering free tuition for those students who live in the state and financially qualify. "UMass Boston wants ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - UMass Boston said an incident at the school has been cleared after a large police presence was on campus, centered around the Residence Hall East building, Thursday afternoon, ...

There was a large police presence at UMass Boston Thursday afternoon after an unconfirmed report of a shooting on campus. Police worked to clear all buildings and determined there was no threat to the ...

BOSTON (WPRI) — The incident is “all clear” following reports of a shooting at UMass Boston Thursday afternoon, according to school officials. Massachusetts State Police said troopers were called to ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Sept. 11, 2025, to add comments from the University of Massachusetts Boston spokesperson and chancellor. The University of Massachusetts ...