UMass Amherst School of Education

1863 Massachusetts Agricultural College is established.	1907 Department of Agricultural Education is established and introduces educator preparation courses for teachers of agriculture.	1919-1920 An apprentice-teaching plan requiring a full term off campus for college credit is implemented.	1931 Massachusetts Agricultural College changes name to Massachusetts State College.
1932 The Department of Agricultural Education is changed to the Department of Education.	1947 Name changed to University of Massachusetts, with 5,000 students enrolled.	1956 School of Education is established to respond to an urgent need for teachers in the post-war era.	1960s Pioneering use of videography for teacher training.
1961 Under Dean Albert W. Purvis (1956-1967), the Education building (Furcolo Hall) and Laboratory school (Mark’s Meadow) open.	1968 Under Dean Dwight W. Allen (1967-76), the Center for International Education and a concentration in Higher Education are established.	1970 UMass enrollment increases to 20,000 students.	1986 Equity & Excellence in Education is first published as a refereed journal.
1991-2002 Under Dean Bailey W. Jackson, the school is reorganized into three departments (1993), and the Centers for Education Policy (1999) and Educational Assessment (2000) are established.	2002 Under Interim Dean Andrew Effrat, the Center for School Counseling Outcome Research is established.	2005-present Dean Christine B. McCormick, engaging 20,000+ alumni.

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