Can you unite your community around the cause of educational equity and inspire others to explore the power of teaching and the TFA network?
Teach For America Ambassadors are leaders who care deeply about educational inequity. By joining our coalition of influencers, you’ll be able to attract and connect with other collegiate change agents who are eager to understand how the day-to-day disparities impact children in the classroom. Through creative events, marketing campaigns, and networking opportunities, you’ll be able to show prospective corps members where they fit within TFA to combat those issues
Are you already familiar with our Ambassador program and ready to get started?
Reach out to your campus recruiter or Ambassadors@teachforamerica.org to learn more.
Could You Be a TFA Ambassador?
Our Ambassadors know the importance of creating a more just and equitable future for all students and deliver on their charge! Our collegiate Ambassadors typically possess the characteristics listed below to carry out our mission effectively. Does this sound like you?
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Requirements
To be an Ambassador, you must:
- Hold a leadership role on campus
- Show interest in pursuing Teach For America after graduation
- Be committed to leveraging networks, campus connections, and personal social media profiles to invest peers in TFA
- Work hours can range from 3-10 hours per week depending on schedules
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Leadership Skills
Highly Effective Ambassadors possess these skills:
- Balancing multiple roles and responsibilities at a time
- Breaking down projects into key components and tracking completion
- Operating in the ‘gray’ space and making bold decisions
- Generating new ideas to solve a problem
- Working with individuals of diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Inspiring others through strong written and verbal communication
“I truly enjoyed all parts of this role, but my favorite aspects were the range in professional growth it offered me as well as how encouraging and supportive my team was in my growth. In speaking about my passion towards a more equitable future, this role gave me the platform to articulate a tangible way for others to join the fight towards educational equity.”
Let’s Optimize Your Leadership Skills!
At Teach For America, we’re deeply committed to developing our people through training and support. When you become an Ambassador, we work to build on your capacity as a school leader by providing:
- A competitive hourly wage
- In-person and virtual training, including full team training
- Coaching and development toward professional goals
- Opportunities to engage with the Teach For America mission and network
- Experience that sets you apart in showing initiative, organizational skills and leadership
Is this the perfect opportunity for you?
Connect with your campus recruiter or email ambassadors@teachforamerica.org.
Represent Teach For America at Career and Internship Fairs
Raise Awareness about Teach For America’s Upcoming Deadlines by Posting Flyers on Campus and Social Media
Share About TFA’s Work Fighting For Educational Equity on Your Social Media Platforms
Life as a TFA Ambassador
Our Ambassadors utilize social media, marketing, and events to share TFA’s mission to overcome education inequity and help other student leaders see how they can lead the charge with us!
Ambassadors tap into their personal networks and use creative ways to build relationships with prospective corps members by:
- Creating engaging content to post on your social media handles
- Developing and executing physical marketing plans
- Planning and executing engaging events and presentations
- Networking with peers to generate interest
- Tracking campaign activities and monitoring results in Salesforce
“The role was a professional learning experience for me because I developed valuable skills in marketing, planning events, networking, and more. Most importantly, I learned how to professionally communicate with a diverse team.”
How to Apply
Each recruiter oversees the application for the campus they recruit at. The list of eligible colleges and universities, along with the role requirements, can be found below.
If your school is on the list and you meet the requirements, please email ambassadors@teachforamerica.org to request an application.
We’re eager to hear from you and can’t wait to see how we can work together to add more college leaders to our league education equity change agents!
Agnes Scott College | Goucher College | University of California-Davis |
Allegheny College | Grand Valley State University | University of California-Irvine |
American University | Grinnell College | University of California-Los Angeles |
Amherst College | Hamilton College | University of California-Riverside |
Arizona State University | Hampton University | University of California-San Diego |
Auburn University | Harvard University | University of California-Santa Barbara |
Azusa Pacific University | Howard University | University of California-Santa Cruz |
Barnard College | Indiana University - Bloomington | University of Central Florida |
Baylor University | Ithaca College | University of Chicago |
Berea College | James Madison University | University of Cincinnati Main Campus |
Biola University | Johns Hopkins University | University of Colorado at Boulder |
Birmingham-Southern College | Kalamazoo College | University of Connecticut |
Boston College | Kenyon College | University of Dayton |
Boston University | Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College | University of Delaware |
Bowdoin College | Loyola Marymount University | University of Denver |
Brandeis University | Loyola University Chicago | University of Florida |
Brigham Young University-Provo | Macalester College | University of Georgia |
Brown University | Marquette University | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Bucknell University | Miami University | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Michigan State University | University of Kansas Main Campus |
California State University-Fullerton | Middlebury College | University of Kentucky |
California State University-Long Beach | Morehouse College | University of Louisville |
California State University-Los Angeles | New York University | University of Maryland College Park |
Carnegie Mellon University | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | University of Massachusetts |
Case Western Reserve University | North Carolina State University | University of Miami |
Central Michigan University | Northeastern University | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
Centre College | Northwestern University | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities |
City University of New York - Brooklyn College | Ohio University Main Campus | University of Mississippi |
City University of New York - Hunter College | Oklahoma State University | University of Missouri - Columbia |
City University of New York - John Jay | Oklahoma State University Main Campus | University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
City University of New York - Lehman College | Penn State University Park | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
City University of New York Bernard M. Baruch College | Pepperdine University | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
City University of New York Herbert H. Lehman College | Pomona College | University of North Texas |
City University of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice | Princeton University | University of Notre Dame |
Claremont McKenna College | Providence College | University of Oklahoma Norman Campus |
Clemson University | Rice University | University of Oregon |
Colby College | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | University of Pennsylvania |
Colgate University | Saint Louis University | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus |
College of Charleston | Samford University | University of Richmond |
College of the Holy Cross | San Diego State University | University of Rochester |
College of William and Mary | Scripps College | University of San Diego |
Colorado College | Southern Methodist University | University of South Carolina - Columbia |
Colorado State University | Spelman College | University of South Florida |
Columbia University in the City of New York | St. John's University - New York | University of Southern California |
Cornell University | Stanford University | University of Tennessee |
Dartmouth College | State University of New York at Albany | University of Texas at Austin |
Denison University | State University of New York at Binghamton | University of Vermont |
DePaul University | State University of New York at Stony Brook | University of Virginia |
DePauw University | State University of New York College at Geneseo | University of Washington - Seattle |
Dickinson College | Syracuse University Main Campus | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Duke University | Temple University | Valparaiso University |
Emory University | Texas A & M University | Vanderbilt University |
Fairfield University | Texas Christian University | Villanova University |
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | Texas Tech University | Virginia Commonwealth University |
Florida International University | The College of New Jersey | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Florida State University | The College of Wooster | Wake Forest University |
Fordham University | The Ohio State University Main Campus | Washington and Lee University |
Franklin & Marshall College | The University of Alabama | Washington University in St. Louis |
George Mason University | Towson University | Wheaton College - Illinois |
George Washington University | Trinity College - Connecticut | Whitman College |
Georgetown University | Tufts University | Willamette University |
Georgia Institute of Technology | Tulane University | Willamette University |
Georgia State University | University of Arizona | Wofford College |
Gettysburg College | University of Arkansas | Yale University |
Gonzaga University | University of California-Berkeley |
To be an Ambassador, you must:
- Hold a leadership role on campus
- Show interest in pursuing Teach For America after graduation
- Be committed to leveraging networks, campus connections, and personal social media profiles to invest peers in TFA
- Work hours can range from 3-10 hours per week depending on schedules
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