City Sights: JFK/UMass Station
One of the train stations on the MBTA’s Red Line subway line, the JFK/UMass stop is just a short walk from campus! Get to the T quickly with the free shuttle bus that runs from the Campus Center to JFK/UMass throughout the day. You can also rent a Bluebike right here on campus, or walk in just 15 minutes.
Once aboard the T, UMass Boston students are just a quick train ride away from all of Boston. Whether you’re commuting here from home, have an internship or job, or want to explore the City of Boston, you can do it all without a car. The Commuter Rail also connects at JFK/UMass station, giving you even further access to the rest of Massachusetts. Discounted MBTA passes are available to UMass Boston students, making the Red Line one of the most accessible ways to get around.
Latest University News
- UMass Boston Unveils Major Upgrades to Clark Athletic CenterA New Era of Beacon Athletics Begins with Modernized Facilities and Enhanced Fan Experience
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- In Convocation Keynote, University of Massachusetts General Counsel David Lowy Calls for Civil DiscourseFollowing a prestigious judicial career, the Honorable David Lowy (retired) now serves as the General Counsel for the University of Massachusetts. During the 2025 UMass Boston convocation ceremony, Lowy encouraged the incoming class to be open to hearing new ideas, because they will be the ones to reinvent civil debate.
- UMass Boston Holds Grand Opening for New Coffee Shop in the ISC CaféUMass Boston celebrated its new partnership with Recreo Coffee at a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week.
- UMass Boston Received Insight Into Academia 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) AwardUMass Boston has received the 2025 Higher Ed Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Academia magazine.
- Chancellor Calls for Resilience and Responsibility at Fall ConvocationAt UMass Boston’s 2025 Fall Convocation, Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco urged the university community to meet today’s challenges with resolve, resilience, and responsibility—calling resilience not just a virtue, but “an imperative.”
