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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.

Decades of Impact: Supporting Students from the Cape
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Decades of Impact: Supporting Students from the Cape

Over the past 30 years, the Cape Cod Alumni Network has proudly awarded more than $445,000 to 150 local students entering their first year at UMass Amherst.   

The impact of this support has…

Fueling Future Champions
  • Athletics
  • Revolutionize Access

Fueling Future Champions

Amid multiple changes to the college athletics landscape, UMass Amherst alumni are leading grassroots campaigns to support the sports programs that mean the most to them.
Creating a ‘Container of Curiosity’
  • College of Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Grow Investment

Creating a ‘Container of Curiosity’

Acclaimed creative director David Korins ’99 established the David Korins Design Studio to inspire the next generation of UMass Amherst theater students.
Honoring UMass Amherst’s Black Pioneers
  • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Revolutionize Access
  • University Libraries

Honoring UMass Amherst’s Black Pioneers

This spring, Cheryl Evans ’68 and the UMass Amherst Black Pioneers were honored with a tribute bench recognizing their efforts to expand Black student life, increase recruitment, and shape lasting…
60 Years of Excellence and Innovation
  • College of Natural Sciences
  • Grow Investment

60 Years of Excellence and Innovation

In May, the UMass Amherst Department of Polymer Science and Engineering held a reunion to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the department.
Why Isenberg Seniors Keep Giving Back
  • Isenberg School of Management
  • Revolutionize Access

Why Isenberg Seniors Keep Giving Back

For nearly two decades, Isenberg School of Management seniors have supported future students through the Senior Gift Campaign. This year’s class hopes to reach record participation while funding a new balance…
Advocating for Social Justice in Nursing
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  • Marieb College of Nursing
  • Revolutionize Access

Advocating for Social Justice in Nursing

The Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program is uplifting aspiring nurses and fighting bias in health care.
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.