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.
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Social Justice Residency Brings Students, Activists, Experts Together
UMass Amherst’s University Without Walls (UWW) hosted the 2024 Social Justice Residency Weekend bringing together attendees around the theme "Good Trouble: Everyday Activism and the Pursuit of Justice."
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Expanding Access to the UMass Experience
With the new Flagship Scholarship Fund, the university is making it easier for students to develop their vast potential at the state’s flagship campus.
- College of Natural Sciences
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Turning Their Passion into Action
Inspired by their passion for animals, Richard ’69 and Sandra Johnson give back to the UMass Amherst Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.
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Accelerate Travels to the Pacific Northwest
Alumni, parents, and friends in Seattle and San Carlos, California networked and learned how faculty and students at UMass Amherst are advancing the common good.
- Isenberg School of Management
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Setting Students on the Path to Success
Scholarships did more than just allow Jacob Nevins ’27 to choose UMass Amherst. They ensured that he would have flexibility and equitable access to high-impact programs and activities that prepare him for the…
- Fine Arts Center
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Transforming the Local Community Through Performing Arts
A generous endowment from TR Rosenberg ’74 and Laurel Glocheski supports Fine Arts Center artists as they perform and educate the community.
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UMass Celebrates Accelerate in Beantown
More than 300 alumni, friends, faculty, and students attended the campaign’s first regional event, sharing an evening of connection and inspiration at the State Room in Boston.
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- Isenberg School of Management
Technology Sandbox
Using emerging technology, Isenberg faculty and students benefit from innovative approaches to business.
- Isenberg School of Management
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