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Impact Stories

Accelerate UMass

Discover how our community of alumni, faculty, students, parents, and friends are making a lasting difference. Explore their stories and see how you can contribute to the UMass legacy.

Sustainability, Scholarship, and Seed Sharing
  • Magnify Impact
  • University Libraries

Sustainability, Scholarship, and Seed Sharing

Through the University Libraries Sustainability Fund, donors are investing in interdisciplinary teaching, research and action to address sustainability issues on and beyond campus.
A Life-Changing Summer Experience
  • College of Education
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Natural Sciences
  • Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences
  • Revolutionize Access

A Life-Changing Summer Experience

The UMass Amherst Massenberg STEM Institute’s Summer STEM Program inspired a high school student to attend UMass—and now he is thriving.
A Tribute to a Trailblazing Journalist
  • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Revolutionize Access

A Tribute to a Trailblazing Journalist

The Rhonda Swan Memorial Scholarship honors a journalist’s legacy and advocacy while supporting UMass journalism, empowering the next generation of truth-tellers to lead with integrity and purpose.
Investing in the Future of Chemical Engineering
  • College of Engineering
  • Grow Investment

Investing in the Future of Chemical Engineering

An alumnus with a passion for the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department supports faculty excellence, with a ripple effect that uplifts future UMass engineers and scientists.
Demonstrating Leadership through Giving
  • Grow Investment
  • Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences

Demonstrating Leadership through Giving

Manning College Dean Keith Marzullo and his wife, tech industry leader Dr. Susie Armstrong, have made a transformative investment in the Manning College Physical Computing Makerspace.
Unearthing a Legacy
  • College of Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Grow Investment

Unearthing a Legacy

A $1.5 million gift establishes the Caroline H. Horvitz Professorship at UMass Amherst, honoring her life and expanding access to archaeology through innovative, student-centered teaching.
Honoring a Professor’s Legacy at UMass
  • College of Engineering
  • Revolutionize Access

Honoring a Professor’s Legacy at UMass

Inspired by a group of students who created a scholarship in her late husband’s honor, a former UMass Amherst employee joined their efforts to ensure the professor’s enduring legacy at UMass.
Accelerate Surpasses $600 Million
  • Grow Investment
  • Magnify Impact
  • Revolutionize Access

Accelerate Surpasses $600 Million

Thanks to the generosity of the UMass Amherst community, the campaign has reached an important milestone, 18 months ahead of schedule.