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Advancement

Tara Arras

Assistant Head of School for Advancement

arrast@sidwell.edu

Author: Sarah Randall

  • “How Do You Teach Differently?”

    This summer’s inaugural LEAD Conference tackled race and equity in education, systemic change in schools, and more.

  • Fully Funded

    Sidwell Friends donors have fully funded an endowed faculty chair in African and African American Studies.

  • Justice for All

    Endowed positions are advancing the School’s commitment to equity, justice, and community—permanently.

  • Family Affair

    Adé Heyliger and Sherrese Smith-Heyliger (P ’29, ’31) share their motivations for funding and naming the outdoor dining commons for the Upper School renovation.

  • A Lifetime of Friendship

    For George Bernstein ’64, Alan Bernstein ’59, and Daniel Bernstein ’55, support for Sidwell Friends is vital to the story of their lives.

  • Two for the History Books

    Community, curiosity, and collaboration motivated two donors to make unprecedented gifts—and challenge others to join them in their historic fundraising effort.