Colleges and Departments
College of Education and Human Development
- Camp Shriver
Camp Shriver brings children with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities together so that they have the opportunity to improve their sports skills, social skills and self-esteem, while developing positive peer relationships and making new friends.
Give Now - College of Education and Human Development General Support
Strengthen the College of Education and Human Development with a gift to the UMass Boston Fund.
Give Now - Counseling and School Psychology Department
The Department of Counseling and School Psychology prepares individuals to enter professional roles as family therapists, mental health counselors, rehabilitation counselors, school guidance counselors, and school psychologists.
Give Now - Curriculum and Instruction Department
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction houses four distinct programs: Teacher Education, Special Education, Critical and Creative Thinking, and Instructional Design. Critical and Creative Thinking is an interdisciplinary program that provides its students with the knowledge, tools, experience, and support needed to become constructive, reflective agents of change in education, work, social movements, science, and the creative arts.
Give Now - Hispanic Writers Week Sponsored by ILT
For 20 years, Hispanic Writers Week, sponsored by UMass Boston's Institute for Learning and Teaching (ILT), has supported scholarship, and celebrated multiculturalism in Boston.
Give Now - Institute for Learning and Teaching
The Institute for Learning and Teaching focuses on in-service education and fosters innovative approaches to educational change. It oversees Project ALERTA, TAG (Talented and Gifted), pre-collegiate programs, as well as the Massachusetts Studies Project, the Boston Writing Project, and Hispanic Writers Week.
Give Now - Leadership in Education Department
The Department of Leadership in Education prepares professionals for leadership roles in colleges, universities, and related institutions.
Give Now - Project ALERTA
Project ALERTA was established in 1988 by the University of Massachusetts Boston. Its mission is to provide systematic early interventions in the form of out-of-school time-enrichment programming to help at-risk 3rd- through 5th-grade Boston Public School Latino and English Language Learner students achieve academic success in elementary school, high school, and beyond.
Give Now - Sandra Kanter Remembrance Fund
This fund recognizes Professor Sandy Kanter, one of the founding faculty members of the Higher Education Doctoral Program at UMass Boston. With great humor and sharp intellect, Dr. Kanter served as program director and department chair. She was also a national leader in research on general education issues and curriculum change. Her approach to teaching was characterized by a deep dedication to enriching the professional lives of her students. The Kanter Fund provides support for doctoral student resources, including library materials, research software, and funding for guest speakers and events.
Give Now - Talented and Gifted Program (TAG)
The Talented and Gifted Program (TAG) is a year-round program that has served the academic, personal, and social needs of Boston Public Schools (BPS) students since 1985. The mission of the TAG Program is to ensure that Boston Public School Latino students and English Language Learners (ELL) excel academically, socially, and personally, so as to improve their ability to succeed in high school and at the postsecondary levels. TAG works with a complete spectrum of Latino and ELL youth, from those who are high-achieving and college-bound, to those who have dropped out of school, for it is the philosophy of the TAG Program that every student is talented and gifted and it is the responsibility of adults and educators to help students discover, develop, and manifest their talents and gifts.
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TAG accomplishes its mission through the six program components, which provide comprehensive academic, personal, and social support to Latino and ELL youth. In each component, TAG integrates leadership development and community building, thereby creating the next generation of Latino leaders who will uplift the Boston community. - Teach Next Year Program
Teach Next Year is a a three-way partnership among UMass Boston’s Graduate College of Education and Human Development, the university’s successful precollegiate programs, and the Dorchester Education Complex (DEC). The Teach Next Year Program simultaneously improves teaching and learning at DEC and gives teacher preparation at UMass Boston a stronger urban focus.
Give Now - Zelda F. Gamson Endowed Fellowship
The Zelda F. Gamson Endowed Fellowship provides dissertation support for students in the University's Doctoral Program in Higher Education Administration.
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