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UMass Boston Launches Rooted & Rising Campaign

UMass Boston today announced the public launch of Rooted & Rising: The Campaign for UMass Boston, a comprehensive fundraising campaign to strengthen the university’s commitment to access and excellence and invest in its students, faculty, research, and future.

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Campaign for UMass Boston

Rooted in Boston's communities and rising to meet the challenges beyond them, UMass Boston stands at the intersection of access and excellence. Through the Rooted & Rising campaign, alumni and donors are helping the university create opportunity for students, advance research and innovation, and prepare a workforce ready for a rapidly changing world.

Ensuring a future where higher education remains a powerful public good: this is who we are, and what we’re uplifting—together.

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Boston's only public research university. The most diverse student body in New England. A mission that has never mattered more.

UMass Boston is where determination meets opportunity, where first-generation students, immigrants, and learners from every background access a world-class education and go on to change the world.

Impact Tracker

Progress

$182730000

Goal

$250000000

Campaign Impact at a Glance

$32.2M
in scholarship support
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3,400
students attending tuition-free, under the Beacon Pledge
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33
new or increased faculty and research support funds
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$86.3M
increase in UMass Boston's permanent endowment
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R1 Research University
among the top tier of nearly 4,000 institutions nationwide, with the highest access score of any R1 in the country
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Impact You Can See

Every generous gift fuels stories of transformation at UMass Boston. Donors contribute to student success, groundbreaking research, and a workforce ready for the future.  

Christian Fasciana
UMass Boston gave me an opportunity to earn my master’s when other doors might have been closed. That degree is the reason behind every career move I’ve made. I wanted to make sure future students have the same chance to change their lives.
Christina Fasciana G’99, donor to the Critical & Creative Thinking Program
Bo Fernhall, Dean, Manning CNHS
This partnership is a wonderful example of how two aligned organizations can amplify each other’s missions. The Goddard House–Doane Scholarship celebrates the work of nurses and empowers nurses who want to take their service to the people of Boston to a higher level. It is truly transformative.
Bo Fernhall, dean of the Manning College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Rin Hurd
I honestly never thought a DC internship would be a reality for me unless I did it over the summer. Moving from Boston to DC, even temporarily, is expensive. I couldn’t imagine trying to figure out the cost of living. And yet, here I am!
Rin Hurd ’24, inaugural recipient of the Barron Congressional Internship award
Melissa Hoffer
UMass Boston’s Stone Living Lab plays a vital role in developing and demonstrating the efficacy of coastal nature-based solutions [to climate resilience]. Their research is showing the world that these innovative approaches work—keeping communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems safer.
Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer, on the Stone Foundation’s $10M gift to support the lab’s research
Donna & Rob Manning
UMass Boston plays a critical role in supporting diversity in Boston, and I have seen first-hand how diversity in the nursing workforce can improve patient care and address health inequities.
Donna Manning, retired oncology nurse and donor to the Manning College of Nursing & Health Sciences
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I’ve had the privilege of visiting dozens of universities over my career. What stands out about UMass Boston is its pragmatism, grit, and diversity. It is these things that will propel UMB to lead on applied AI.
Paul English ’87, G’89, H’19, founding donor of the Paul English Applied AI Institute
Johanna Pena with Dr. Tara Parker at graduation
I always dreamed of becoming a teacher and making a difference in the lives of people in my community. Because of this scholarship, I now have the opportunity to pursue my dreams without worrying about how I will pay for college.
Johanna Peña, inaugural recipient of the Robert and Ruth Starratt Endowed Scholarship

The Momentum Is Real

Rooted & Rising: The Campaign for UMass Boston is an investment in the future of Massachusetts. Every dollar given expands opportunity, drives innovation, strengthens communities—and lifts the university to new heights. This is UMass Boston's moment. Join the rise.

Ready to Invest In What's Next?

Contact the University Advancement team
Healey Library, 11th Floor · 617.287.5320

giving@umb.edu