Mission Statement 

An Open Letter to the California College of the Arts Board of Trustees, President and Provost, our colleagues and the greater college community.

We, the undersigned CCA Ranked Faculty, are organizing our union, the CCA Ranked Faculty United, CFT, AFT to establish collective bargaining in order to accomplish the following mission:

 

To give a meaningful voice to faculty as deliverers of the school’s educational mission;

 

To uphold values of justice, equity, sustainability, and empowerment within CCA’s thriving art and design education;

 

To position a faculty vision as central to the identity and mission of the college, and its ability to adapt and thrive in the future;

 

To advance and protect academic freedom, rigor, and opportunities for shared governance;

 

To preserve a strong and healthy shared experience for faculty and students for communities within and beyond the institution; and

 

To promote the economic security of the faculty through transparent and equitable structures. 

 

We look forward to working with the Board of Trustees, President, Provost and the greater college community in ensuring a thriving CCA for ourselves and our students.

- Signed by over 90% of CCA's ranked faculty