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Public university in Framingham, Massachusetts, U. S.

Framingham State University (Framingham State or FSU) is a public university in Framingham, Massachusetts. The university, then known as the Normal School in Lexington was founded in 1839 as the first state supported normal school in the United States before becoming a full fledged university. It offers undergraduate programs as well as graduate programs, including MBA, MEd, and MS.

As the first secretary of the newly created Board of Education in Massachusetts, Horace Mann instituted school reforms that included the creation of an experimental normal school, the first one in the United States, in Lexington, in July 1839. The initial name of the school was the Normal School in Lexington. Cyrus Peirce was its first principal or president. A second normal school was opened in September 1839 in West Barre (the school later moved to Westfield) followed by Bridgewater State College the next year. Growth forced the first normal school's relocation to West Newton in 1843, where it was firstly named the Normal School in West Newton before changing again to the State Normal School in West Newton two years later in 1845. The measure was signed into law by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on July 28, 2010.

The campus is located in Framingham, Massachusetts. Seven residence halls house over 1,500 students. The Henry Whittemore Library has over 200,000 volumes, Wi Fi, access to over 70,000 electronic journals, and includes Archives and Special Collections. Framingham State University is located on the 282 feet (86 m) high Bare Hill (also known as Normal Hill) and provides views of Boston, Massachusetts 20 mile (32 km) away.

In 2007, the school signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. That year, Massachusetts issued Executive Order No. 484, which mandated reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption for all state agencies and institutions. Greenhouse gases must be reduced 80% by 2050. In 2010, the school adopted a plan to convert its heating plant to natural gas and to
convert its central chilled water plant to electric chillers. Framingham State University was named a "Green College" by the Princeton Review in 2010 and 2011. It was one of 22 schools in Massachusetts to receive the distinction, and one of 311 nationwide. It was named to the list again in 2013.

Framingham State University is led by an eleven member Board of Trustees. The governor appoints nine trustees to five year terms, renewable once. The Framingham State University Alumni Association elects one trustee for a single five year term. Finally, the student body elects one student trustee for a one year term. In addition to five full board meetings each year, which are open to the public, the board also meets in standing committees. The university's annual budget is $105 million, and the school has 775 full and part time employees. Framingham State University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

Framingham State University has an Office of Student Involvement and Leadership Development and a Center for Inclusive Excellence. It has a relatively small campus which sits on roughly Framingham State University also owns and operates a radio station WDJM FM on 91.3 FM.

Framingham State University fields 14 varsity athletic teams (6 men's, 8 women's) competing at the NCAA Division III level and 4 club athletic teams (1 men's, 2 women's, 1 co ed) that compete in various leagues. The athletic teams are known as the Framingham State Rams.