Holidays
The following is a list of dates, for calendar year 2024, when UMass Boston will be closed either in observance of a holiday or for a planned campus closure.
| Legal Holiday | 2024 |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday | January 15 |
| Presidents’ Day | February 19 |
| Patriots’ Day | April 15 |
| Memorial Day | May 27 |
| Juneteenth | June 19 |
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Labor Day | September 2 |
| Indigenous People’s Day | October 14 |
| Veterans’ Day | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 28 |
| Christmas Day | December 25 |
| Campus Closure*** | December 30, 31 |
*Saturday Holidays
Under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 4, Section 7, Clause Eighteen, legal holidays that fall on a Saturday shall be observed on that day. All offices under the jurisdiction of any department of state government shall be open to the public for business on the Friday proceeding any Saturday holiday. However, as many employees as business needs will allow should be given that Friday off, with the following Monday as an alternative Employees assigned to work shall be compensated as the law and applicable collective bargaining agreements required.
**Sunday Holidays
A legal holiday shall be observed the day following when said holiday shall occur on Sunday (Chapter 4, Section 7, Clause Eighteen).
***Campus Closure
In lieu of two previous holiday closures, the campus will be closed (except for designated essential staff) on the two work (business) days prior to the New Year’s Day holiday. Designated essential staff assigned to work on campus closure days shall be compensated in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.