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Giving

Every year, educators, leaders, therapists and researchers make a lasting impact on students, schools and communities around the world. At the USC Rossier School of Education, we prepare these changemakers to address today’s challenges and create a better future for generations to come.

Your support helps make this work possible.

Opportunities to Make a Difference

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Student Scholarships

Student Scholarships

Your support for student scholarships expands educational opportunities for future leaders, increases the diversity of the field, and paves the way to solving education’s greatest challenges.
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Dean's Annual Fund

Dean's Annual Fund

A gift to the USC Rossier Dean’s Fund provides the dean with the greatest flexibility to meet the highest priority needs of the school. Giving to the Dean’s Fund ensures that USC Rossier has the resources necessary each and every year to provide faculty support and student scholarships and to help fund special projects.
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Research

Research

Our faculty, alumni and students create research that advances policies and practices to improve learning and expand opportunity for students at every level of education.
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Field Partnerships

Field Partnerships

Field partnerships, like the USC College Advising Corps help us translate research into practice, increase knowledge and provide invaluable hands-on experience, all while making an immediate impact in our community.
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Kristopher Acevedo, an assistant professor of communication studies at Riverside City College, graduated from USC Rossier's Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program in 2024.

Scholarship Spotlight

‘Maybe college isn’t for people like you’

As a walk-on basketball player at UC Riverside, Kristopher Acevedo’s academic dismissal set him on a path from nearly losing his place in college to a doctorate and a career in higher education.

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Donor Profile

Her teaching career began at USC Rossier, and now she’s giving back

Sandra Lieberman’s fulfilling work in special education inspired a scholarship fund to support the next generation of educators.

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Academy Membership

Join The Academy

Academy members are among the school’s most generous and loyal supporters. These alumni and friends have an immeasurable impact on helping USC Rossier maintain the highest level of excellence that produces innovative thinkers, global leaders and pioneering change agents in the world of education.

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Invest in Education, Transform the future

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Your generosity has the power to strengthen the people, research and programs that our transformative work requires. We invite you to help us realize our vision of a world where every student, regardless of personal circumstance, can learn and succeed.

Transformational Gifts

Major gifts—whether for current use and immediate impact, or to establish an endowment for generations of support—have the power to transform research and educational opportunities for USC Rossier faculty and students. Your gift can dramatically advance our work and mission by providing scholarships for outstanding students, or by sustaining innovative faculty work through named professorships, chairs and research centers.

Planned Giving

A planned gift creates a lasting legacy and offers you an opportunity to generate income for life, claim valuable income tax deductions and/or reduce your estate taxes. Planned gifts to USC Rossier will be recognized as a member of USC Trojan Legacy Circle. Membership includes university-wide recognition and a variety of courtesies.

Corporate and Foundation Giving

USC Rossier’s corporate and foundation partners are essential to achieving the school’s mission. The generous support of organizations helps fund critical research and special initiatives to ensure high-quality educational opportunities for all students.

Questions?

Get in touch to find out how you can give back to the USC Rossier community.

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Rachel Beal

Associate Dean for Advancement