Development and External Relations

Giving Overview

Private support has had an enormous impact on the GSE's ability to develop a pipeline of educational leadership throughout the state. The Flanders Fellows program, established by Mary Jane Brinton in honor of nationally recognized educator Ned Flanders, has provided fellowship funds for nearly 300 students over the past several years. The Kenneth E. Behring Institute for Educational Improvement provides scholarships for 50 aspiring principals annually. These outstanding GSE graduates continue to leverage their Berkeley educations to improve equity and achievement in our urban public schools.


Principal Leadership Institute cohort number 5 with the Behrings and faculty

The Graduate School of Education gratefully accepts gifts—both large and small—in support of students, faculty, research, and outreach. Gifts to the GSE support a community of scholars working to improve understanding of development, learning, teaching, and the contexts in which they take place. Private support helps scholars and practitioners explore how to make life better for learners of all ages and backgrounds.

We are all stakeholders in California's education system. Over the past 30 years, our public schools have fallen from among the best in the country to among the worst. The School works from the premise that education theory and practice are synergistic. At no time in the history of education has it been more important to ensure that the two enterprises—research and practice—resonate together.

We welcome your participation in this important work!

Mary Jane Brinton congratulates Molly Quinn scholars