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 2023

Dear Friends,

Thank you all who have so generously supported the work of the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies over this past year. Your vital gifts make possible our ability to develop and nurture the most exceptional future teachers, information professionals, institutional leaders, scholars and practitioners.

It is through your commitment that we can uplift our communities and society in all its multiple dimensions. In this spirit we invite you to join us in our efforts to revise and reframe education and equity in greater Los Angeles and beyond. Your gift to the Ed&IS annual fund will enable us to advance numerous priority initiatives towards this betterment including:

• Investing in transformative research that addresses pressing issues facing children, families, schools and communities
• Increasing community college recruitment scholarships — thereby addressing workforce shortages in the US and moving UCLA towards achieving status as a Hispanic Serving Institution by 2025
• Providing scholarships that support and advance outstanding practitioners in Education and Information Studies
• Facilitating greater access to critical technologies for learning for our most under resourced populations

Thank you again for your support of the UCLA Ed&IS Annual Fund. Together we can make enormous strides towards a common vision of human upliftment.

Warmly and in gratitude,

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