Margaret Hart was a pioneer by becoming the first student of color to graduate from the State Teachers College of North Adams.

While not as extensive as other colleges in the region, North Adams State College did experience some of the student activism of the 1960s and 1970s on campus.

MCLA's Student Government Association (SGA) started more than one hundred years ago. SGA controls the budgets of clubs and allows students to have a voice in decisions the school makes. The MCLA…

Many of the buildings that make-up the central campus of MCLA were built in the early 1970s

Venable Hall served for several decades as the center for science education and theatrical performances at MCLA.

In the mid-1970s, North Adams State College embraced the mission of sustainable living and environmentalism with the establishment of the Center for Resourceful Living.

MCLA's attempts to establish an inclusive and welcoming community for all students have existed for several decades.