Annual Giving

The School’s Annual Fund

Gifts to the UCLA Ed&IS Dean’s Circle, no matter what size, help us maintain and strengthen the reputation for excellence and innovation that UCLA Ed&IS is known for nationally and internationally.

What you are supporting:

• Much needed resources for the departments
• Priority initiatives
• Recruiting and retaining world-renowned faculty
• Innovation and excellence in the fields of education and information studies

Your donation to Ed&IS matters. We rely every year on the support of our alumni, friends and supporters. Your giving impacts future graduates of Ed&IS and supports the faculty who work tirelessly making us a great institution.

UCLA Ed&IS is now home to 14 nationally renowned research centers, the UCLA K-12 partnership schools, and some of the world’s premier education and information experts. This is where the most pressing issues in education and information are transformed by UCLA and strategic partners into opportunity and real-world solutions.

Dean’s Circle

The School’s Premier Giving Circle

Ed&IS’s stellar history of distinguished contributions in teaching, research and public service is possible thanks to the firm commitment and faithful support of the larger Ed&IS community. Membership in the Dean’s Circle, the School’s premier giving circle, ensures that students and faculty have the resources needed to pursue scholarship and enhance professional practice.

Donors who give $1,000 or more to the Dean’s Circle fund are automatically included in the Dean’s Circle. Membership links you with an exceptional community of scholars and professionals.

Fall 2024

Dear Friends,
As we approach the end of the year, I want to extend my deepest appreciation for your commitment to the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies (Ed&IS). 

At UCLA Ed&IS, we strive to build a more equitable society through teaching, research, and service. But we cannot do this critical work alone.

This effort to change, transform and impact can only be made possible with your crucial support. A gift of any amount to the UCLA Ed&IS Dean’s Circle Fund will strengthen the quality of instruction in our classrooms, broaden our outreach to local schools and libraries, and advance the critical research our dedicated faculty undertake in the education and information fields.

Your generosity allows us to continue creating and sustaining diverse initiatives to advance knowledge and understanding. It ensures that our work remains accessible to the most deserving students regardless of circumstance.

At UCLA Ed&IS, we believe the path to innovation and progress emerges from our ability to collaboratively address challenges that offer meaningful solutions. Across our two uniquely different departments, our strength lies in our ability to confront the most challenging and uncomfortable issues, and truly listen with both empathy and optimism to the varying perspectives of our colleagues and peers.

Please join us in this remarkable opportunity to reimagine the future of UCLA Ed&IS by making a gift today.

Warmly and in gratitude,

Christina A. Christie
Wasserman Dean, UCLA School of Education and Information Studies