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Media coverage / April 29, 2020
Breena NuƱez: āHow Quarantine Changed Meā
CCA alum and faculty member Breena NuƱezās comic detailing how daily life has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic was featured in the New Yorker's āDaily Shoutsā column.
Media coverage / April 28, 2020
āThis is Weird Without Youā: Juan Carlos Rodriguez Rivera and his roommates share āmessages of hopeā on businesses around the city
Press release / April 28, 2020
CCA Wattis Institute launches a new annual book series, A Series of Open Questions
Media coverage / April 24, 2020
CCA featured in ACSA roundup: #OPERATIONPPE | How Makers Respond to a Pandemic
Media coverage / April 22, 2020
Humanities and Sciences Dean Tina Takemoto receives a Mike Kelley Foundation grant with Visual Communications Media
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CCA community gets innovative to produce PPE
From face shields to face masks, faculty, alumni, and staff are contributing their time and talent to address nationwide shortages of personal protective equipment.
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Where the rubber meets the recycling
The Rubber Impact Project is interested in junkāspecifically, the inner tubes of well-tread rubber tires, which they are transforming into sustainable treasure.
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Ecopoesis Project captures the sounds of a socially distanced world
To mark Earth Dayās 50th anniversary, How We Hear Now invites participants to record the unique sound of their environments.
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Recommendations: Seven books written by CCA alumni
From gripping memoirs to enduring works of fiction, this list of written works from CCA alumni will help you get through shelter in place.
Press release / April 20, 2020
CCA appoints Ed Prohaska as chief financial officer
Media coverage / April 17, 2020
48 Hills notes CCA Professor who illustrated ādevastating, beautifulā New Yorker cover
Illustration Chair Owen Smith is grabbing national attention for his recent New Yorker cover, which independent news outlet 48 Hills called ādevastatingā and ābeautiful.ā
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New housing and dining at CCA
New campus housing and dining in San Francisco, opening fall 2020, make CCA a full residential campus for the first time in its history.
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Bold moves timeline
Explore the collegeās most prominent geographic decisions, which prove CCA has never shied away from change.
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Oakland campus legacy
Learn how the Oakland Campus Legacy Committee is working to archive the campusās rich history and bring its unique spirit to San Francisco.
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Jeanne Gang on Double Ground
Jeanne Gang and President Stephen Beal discuss the intentionality behind Double Ground, the concept that will physically unite CCA in San Francisco.
Press release / April 14, 2020
°µĶų³Ō¹Ļ to host inaugural CCA Sparks Pitch Day competition
Student-run teams put their new and innovative business ideas to the test at °µĶų³Ō¹Ļā inaugural CCA Sparks Pitch Day event.
Media coverage / April 14, 2020
CCA Adjunct Professor featured in American Craft Council Magazine
Media coverage / April 13, 2020
CCA Chair illustrates latest New Yorker cover
Illustration Chair Owen Smith discusses the inspiration behind his cover for the April 20, 2020, issue of the New Yorker.
Media coverage / April 13, 2020
Photography alum named 2020 Guggenheim Fellow
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CCA counselors discuss how to cope during the COVID-19 pandemic
Leah Oliver and Brigette Stump-Vernon offer advice on how students, staff and faculty can navigate the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic.