Make an Impact

With your investment, you can make an impact on some of the School’s top priorities, ensure an aspiring teacher can realize her dream, or honor a faculty member whose work has the potential to shape the future of public education.

Faculty Chairs

Establishing an endowment to support a faculty chair honors and promotes the work of a faculty member is who among the preeminent scholars in his or her field and whose work has made a significant difference to society.

Faculty Research

Gifts to the Faculty Research and Teaching Fund contribute to new discoveries in education that make a difference for teachers, students, families, and communities.

Student Scholarships 


In the last ten years, hundreds of School of Education students have received the generous support of scholarships funded by gifts from alumni and friends. Make your promise to the next generation today.

Annual Fund

Gifts to the School’s Annual Fund fuel real world solutions and bold initiatives through support for students, research and community partnerships. (One example is Dinner with a Scientist. Read more here.) Every gift to the Annual Fund helps the School build capacity for the future, invest in innovative programs and provide scholarships to our students. Download the 2013 Annual Fund Report here.

Susan Davis (Credential ‘73)
Annual Fund Donor

“I consider my life-long commitment to education a personal responsibility. I give to the School of Education’s Annual Fund because I see clear direction and meaningful results. Through the Annual Fund, I can assist aspiring teachers and help the School increase its capacity to serve and support our talented, dedicated future teachers, educators and leaders.”