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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.

Building A Culture of Giving
  • Revolutionize Access
  • Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences

Building A Culture of Giving

This year, a group of student ambassadors from the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) stepped up to publicize the opportunity to support their college through UMassGives.
Shaping Leaders through Graduate Education
  • Revolutionize Access
  • Graduate School

Shaping Leaders through Graduate Education

Finalists from the Graduate School’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition talk about the opportunities for both academic and professional development at UMass Amherst.
Elevating First-Generation Voices
  • Revolutionize Access
  • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Elevating First-Generation Voices

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) RISE Fellow Leandra Mageski ’26 created a podcast to help first-generation students navigate college life.
Accelerate in the Nation’s Capital
  • Revolutionize Access
  • School of Public Health and Health Sciences
  • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Accelerate in the Nation’s Capital

The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum hosted the UMass D.C. community for a night of bold ideas and meaningful connections.
Seeing Ghosts
  • Revolutionize Access
  • Fine Arts Center

Seeing Ghosts

Eva Lin Fahey's latest exhibit reflects on her experience as a transracial adoptee and explores her feelings of loss and connection.
Building a Lifelong Community
  • Revolutionize Access
  • Athletics

Building a Lifelong Community

Peter ’78 and Denise ’79 Bloom established the Kenneth L. O’Brien (KOB) Scholarship, which provides both support and enduring camaraderie for student-athletes.
Turning Sorrow into Support
  • Revolutionize Access
  • College of Education

Turning Sorrow into Support

When College of Education alumnus Don Davis ’74 lost his daughter to a rare genetic disorder, he chose to keep her memory alive through the gift of scholarship.