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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.

Designing a Degree to Drive Social Change
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Designing a Degree to Drive Social Change

Through the Bachelor’s Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC) program, Zuzana Zilkova ’05 built the foundation for a global career focused on reducing harm and fostering human connection.
Celebrating Accelerate in the Big Apple
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  • Magnify Impact
  • Grow Investment

Celebrating Accelerate in the Big Apple

UMass Amherst alumni, parents, and friends gathered at The New York Historical to recognize the university’s longstanding commitment to the humanities, the fine arts, and access to historical source materials.
Building A Culture of Giving
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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.