sentences:  From 1959 to 1975, Lowell State College served the region's need for comprehensive public higher education.It was not superseded in this role until the merging of Lowell State College and Lowell Textile Institute into one new organization—University of Lowell and then the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1991.The Lowell State College campus continues to serve as the core of what is now known as the University of Massachusetts Lowell's South Campus.