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Dear CCA Community,



Last Thursday afternoon I attended a CCA community forum in response to the
recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City. The forum was
suggested by several student groups, organized by Provost Melanie Corn (who
is also chair of the President=E2=80=99s Diversity Steering Group), and
co-facilitated by staff member Alicia Bell and faculty member Melinda de
Jesus. Despite the stormy weather and the demands of the last week of
classes, about 100 students, faculty, and staff came together to share
their feelings and experiences. The speakers were eloquent, thoughtful, and
passionate.



The tragic deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner
in Staten Island, New York, have highlighted the injustice that persists in
our society, particularly underscoring racial inequities in law enforcement
and the U.S. judicial and prison systems. The demonstrations held across
the country and in our own community testify to the anger, frustration, and
anguish that citizens are feeling. Forums such as the one held at CCA also
give our community members a chance to voice their concerns and be heard.



We tell our students that when they come to CCA they can =E2=80=9Cmake art =
that
matters.=E2=80=9D As an institution, CCA has a responsibility to not only m=
ake good
on that promise, but also to bring its creative teaching and learning to
bear on the world=E2=80=99s most pressing problems, including issues of soc=
ial
justice. We encourage our students and faculty to contribute to the
national dialogue on these difficult topics and to help identify ways in
which our college and our communities can effect positive change.



The President=E2=80=99s Diversity Steering Group
<https://www.cca.edu/about/diversity/steering> (PDSG) was formed six years
ago with a goal to help implement the goals stated under =E2=80=9CCultivate
Diversity=E2=80=9D in the college=E2=80=99s Strategic Plan 2010=E2=80=9315.=
 Those goals are:

   - Increase racial, socioeconomic, and global diversity among students,
   staff, faculty, and trustees
   - Develop our pedagogy and curriculum to reflect social and cultural
   diversity
   - Build a campus community that supports and values diversity

While PDSG has done much to advance these goals, there is so much more we
need to do. I am now charging this group to develop recommendations for
improving the college's policies and practices regarding diversity,
inclusion, and equity on campus. I am also asking PDSG to work with student
and faculty leaders from across the college to coordinate events in the
upcoming months that will enhance public dialogue about racial equality,
diversity, and other topics critical to the future of our school and our
country.



To get started on this work, we will hold another forum when classes resume
in January. For now, I would like to hear any of your ideas that the PDSG
might consider as it takes up this charge. Please email your suggestions to
diversity@cca.edu.



Sincerely,

Stephen Beal




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Stephen Beal
President
California College of the Arts
5212 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94618
and
1111-Eighth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Email: sbeal@cca.edu
Telephone: 510-594-3630
Fax: 510-594-3797

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Dear CCA Community,</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Last Thursday afternoon I attended a CCA community f=
orum in
response to the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City. The
forum was suggested by several student groups, organized by Provost Melanie
Corn (who is also chair of the President=E2=80=99s Diversity Steering Group=
), and co-facilitated
by staff member Alicia Bell and faculty member Melinda de Jesus. Despite th=
e stormy
weather and the demands of the last week of classes, about 100 students,
faculty, and staff came together to share their feelings and experiences. T=
he
speakers were eloquent, thoughtful, and passionate. <span style=3D"font-siz=
e:10pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The tragic deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Miss=
ouri,
and Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York, have highlighted the injustice =
that
persists in our society, particularly underscoring racial <span>inequities =
in law enforcement and the U.S.
judicial and prison systems</span>. The demonstrations held across the coun=
try
and in our own community testify to the anger, frustration, and anguish tha=
t citizens
are feeling. Forums such as the one held at CCA also give our community mem=
bers
a chance to voice their concerns and be heard. </p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We tell our students that when they come to CCA they=
 can
=E2=80=9Cmake art that matters.=E2=80=9D As an institution, CCA has a respo=
nsibility to not
only make good on that promise, but also to bring its creative teaching and
learning to bear on the world=E2=80=99s most pressing problems, including i=
ssues of
social justice. We encourage our students and faculty to contribute to the =
national
dialogue on these difficult topics and to help identify ways in which our
college and our communities can effect positive change.=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The <a href=3D"https://www.cca.edu/about/diversity/s=
teering" target=3D"_blank">President=E2=80=99s Diversity Steering Group</a>=
 (PDSG) was formed six
years ago with a goal to help implement the goals stated under =E2=80=9CCul=
tivate
Diversity=E2=80=9D in the college=E2=80=99s Strategic Plan 2010=E2=80=9315.=
 Those goals are:</p>

<ul><li><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><span><span style=3D"font:7pt &q=
uot;Times New Roman&quot;"></span></span></span>Increase racial, socioecono=
mic, and global
diversity among students, staff, faculty, and trustees</li><li><span style=
=3D"font-family:Symbol"><span><span style=3D"font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman=
&quot;"></span></span></span>Develop our pedagogy and curriculum to reflect
social and cultural diversity</li><li><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><s=
pan><span style=3D"font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;"></span></span></sp=
an>Build a campus community that supports and
values diversity</li></ul>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">While PDSG has done much to advance these goals, the=
re is so
much more we need to do. I am now charging this group to develop recommenda=
tions
for improving the college&#39;s policies and practices regarding diversity,
inclusion, and equity on campus. I am also asking PDSG to work with student=
 and
faculty leaders from across the college to coordinate events in the upcomin=
g
months that will enhance public dialogue about racial equality, diversity, =
and
other topics critical to the future of our school and our country. </p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">To get started on this work, we will hold another fo=
rum when
classes resume in January. For now, I would like to hear any of your ideas =
that
the PDSG might consider as it takes up this charge.=C2=A0Please email your
suggestions to <a href=3D"mailto:diversity@cca.edu" target=3D"_blank">diver=
sity@cca.edu</a>.</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Sincerely,</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Stephen Beal</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div class=3D"g=
mail_signature"><div>Stephen Beal</div><div>President=C2=A0</div><div>Calif=
ornia College of the Arts</div><div>5212 Broadway</div><div>Oakland, CA 946=
18=C2=A0</div><div>and</div><div>1111-Eighth Street</div><div>San Francisco=
, CA 94107</div><div>Email: <a href=3D"mailto:sbeal@cca.edu" target=3D"_bla=
nk">sbeal@cca.edu</a></div><div>Telephone: 510-594-3630</div><div>Fax: 510-=
594-3797</div><div><br></div></div>
</div>

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