Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at CCA

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at CCA

We’re shaping a boldly inclusive future that weaves equitable, inclusive, and just practices into everything we do.

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Inaugural diversity studies faculty exhibition features two weeks of celebratory events

Events include teach-ins, lectures, live music and more.

Déjame Florecer Una Vez Más (Allow me to Flower One More Time), 2017. Collaborative and community-based mural project organized by Claudia Bernadi and painted by undocumented, unaccompanied minors from Central America currently detained in a maximum secur

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CCA diversity studies faculty Kim Shuck receives Academy of American Poets Fellowship

Kim Shuck, San Francisco Poet Laureate, will receive $75,000 to launch “Seeds: Creating Poetic Activism,” a seed program for poets to grow audiences in their own communities across the city.

Portrait of Kim Shuck, Poet Laureate of San Francisco, CA and CCA diversity studies faculty.

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CCA appoints Tricia Brand as inaugural vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

California College of the Arts (CCA) President Stephen Beal announced Tricia Brand as the college’s inaugural vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), effective April 1, 2022.

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CCA Announces $4.7 Million in Gifts to Support Diversity, Equity and Innovation in Arts & Design Field

A $1 million gift from the Gensler family and a $1 million gift from Gensler, the award-winning global architecture, design and planning firm, to establish the M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence.

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Two new diversity scholarships will further open access to arts and design education and practice

Support the Sandra Vivanco Diversity Scholarship and Diversity in Design Scholarship. Your gift will open doors to arts education for Black and Indigenous students, students of color, and LGBTQ students.

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Action & Accountability: CCA’s ongoing commitment to anti-racism, equity, and social justice

Find out about CCA’s progress on initiatives to support anti-racism, equity, inclusion, and belonging as we continue to put our words into action.

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CCA’s position on the Supreme Court’s pending affirmative action ruling

The Supreme Court's pending decision on affirmative action may impact college admissions. Despite the ruling, CCA remains committed to diversity and inclusion, with no changes to admission policies.

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Faculty

Our diverse faculty bring a range of expertise and experience to students in the studio and beyond.

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CCA wins San Francisco Design Week award

CCA’s new webpage on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) shares how our community cultivates impact and action.

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Decolonizing design

CCA’s Decolonial School focuses on how to relate diversity, inclusion, and equity to artistic and design practice.

From the As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes exhibition at CCA.

About

About CCA

CCA is a private, nonprofit college of art and design in San Francisco.

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CCA named in top 10 most diverse colleges in U.S.

As an educational and cultural institution, CCA believes diversity is vitally enriching for everyone.
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The power of hope and truth in racial healing

Tricia Brand, our inaugural vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, talks about what sets CCA apart from other colleges and why she’s hopeful for the future.

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Professor Sandra Vivanco receives a Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant

Sandra Vivanco, professor for Diversity Studies and Architecture, receives $7,500 for her project "The Feminine and the Modern: Six Pioneer Architects in Latin America."

Portrait of Sandra Vivanco, Professor of Architecture and Diversity Studies.

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Distinguished Professor Ishmael Reed discusses groundbreaking film project made with Bill Gunn

Writer and Distinguished Professor Ishmael Reed discusses "Personal Problems," his 1980 collaboration with director Bill Gunn; independent black cinema; and suppressed diversity in Hollywood.
Walter Cotton, playing saxaphone, stars in Bill Gunn’s “Personal Problems,” written and executive-produced by Ishmael Reed.

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Three architecture faculty win 2019 ACSA Architectural Education Awards

Professor Sandra Vivanco and assistant professor Irene Cheng each won a Diversity Achievement Award, and associate professor Andrew Kudless received a Faculty Design Award for his project Confluence Park.
CCA is pleased to announce three faculty as 2018-2019 Architectural Education Award Winners.

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LoveFrom to offer design scholarships in U.S. and U.K.

Creative collective LoveFrom has announced the launch of LoveFrom Scholarships, a new program that addresses the lack of diversity throughout creative industries, now available to prospective students at CCA.

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CANVAS + DesignCreate support students’ aspirations, agency, and activism

Two initiatives champion BIPOC student talent and contributions while building their skills for leadership and success.

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Celebrating our Bay Area community with the de Young Open

More than 100 CCA community members were selected for the de Young Open exhibition, a celebration of the diversity of talent in the Bay Area this fall.

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Facts & Figures

Learn why CCA is a top-ranked art and design college in the United States and worldwide.

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