Show your Bruin pride with UCLA Ed&IS for our annual Blue & Gold Challenge!

At UCLA's School of Education and Information Studies (Ed&IS), we believe education and information access drives progress, opportunity, and lasting impact. Your gift will support the next generation of educators and information experts, and will help preserve the knowledge and stories that shape our shared history. 

A gift to UCLA Ed&IS is an investment in innovation, scholarship, and the power of learning. 

Members of the Ed&IS Class of 2025 at Commencement

1. Support the Next Generation of Leaders and Innovators

Help us uplift the exceptional students and visionary faculty who are driving meaningful change in classrooms, communities and beyond by making a gift to:

Dean's Circle- A gift to this fund will fuel high impact priorities such as world class teaching, pioneering research, and the flexible resources needed to meet urgent opportunities. 

Ed&IS Student Scholarships - A gift to this fund can open doors for talented students from all backgrounds, making education possible for all future teachers, leaders, and professionals, regardless of financial circumstances.

Teacher Education Program Scholarships - A gift to this fund will empower aspiring teachers in Los Angeles schools by helping to fund their degrees and teaching credentials in one of the nation's top teacher preparation programs.

Teacher Education Program (TEP) students at orientation in the Moore Hall Reading Room

2. Drive Innovation and Leadership

Advance programs that redefine education, leadership, and information access, that are centered on creativity and real world solutions by making a gift to:

Department of Education's Greatest Needs - A gift to this fund will further research and teaching that improve educational outcomes for learners of all ages.

Department of Information Studies Greatest Needs - A gift to this fund will promote access to knowledge and technology by supporting efforts to expand the reach and effectiveness of information systems and services.

Transformative Coaching and Leadership Greatest Needs - A gift to this fund will support the development of visionary leaders and coaches who inspire positive change in schools, organizations, and society.

Transformative Coaching and Leadership (TCL) students with Coach Sue Enquist, Coach Val Kondos Field, and Annamarie Francois, Associate Dean for Public Engagement

3. Preserve Intellectual and Cultural Heritage

Help sustain the knowledge, narratives, and artifacts that define our shared history, and train future professionals to steward this legacy by making a gift to:

Center for the Preservation of Audiovisual Heritage's Greatest Needs - A gift to this fund will provide essential tools, student training, and community partnerships that rescue irreplaceable community memories from being lost.

California Rare Book School's Greatest Needs - A gift to this fund will support scholarships and essential resources for students and professionals learning to care or rare books, manuscripts, and archives. Your gift helps keep history alive for generations to come. 

California Rare Book School (CalRBS) students examine historical manuscripts

Your generosity will spark new possibilities in classrooms, communities, and across the globe. By contributing to UCLA Ed&IS, your gift will help cultivate insight, inspire action, and ensure that future generations have the tools to lead, teach, and made a positive impact in their communities. Together we can build a legacy of knowledge, leadership, and intentional change.  

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