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CCA alumni shape the future of sustainable design
Four Industrial Design alumni make contributions to sustainable products, materials, and systems in a global industry typically known for the waste it creates.
Media coverage / Oct. 1, 2018
Professor Martin Venezky creates new worlds through design
The Letterform Archive features Venezky's prolific work and career as artist, designer, photographer, and educator.
Media coverage / Feb. 16, 2023
CCA leads the charge with teaching inclusive design
Schools and teachers are thinking ahead when it comes to inclusive design; CCA is leading the charge by exploring the intersection of human experience and constructed environments in its Interaction Design (IxD) program.
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CCA Interior Design undergraduate awarded prestigious national scholarship
Nitya Sanjana Reddy Cheruku (BFA Interior Design 2025) has earned the acclaimed 2024 Angelo Donghia Foundation Senior Student scholarship, helping to cover the cost of her final year of studies and launch her design career.
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DMBA alumna employs design strategy to launch musicians
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CCA alumni form design foundation of Townsquared startup
Creating an online community for local businesses core values they learned as students in CCA’s Graduate Program in Design.
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Which graduate Design degree is right for me?
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Three questions with BFA Interaction Design student Colin Chan
The senior in the BFA Interaction Design program discusses what belonging feels like as an international student, holding on to hope in times of rapid change, and grounding his design practice.
Press release / June 27, 2017
Helen Maria Nugent appointed dean of Design at CCA
Former professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago begins in August 2017.
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Traditional MBA vs Design Strategy MBA: Which is better?
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How to prototype a career change, design strategy-style
Media coverage / Aug. 7, 2020
Design Milk’s “Friday Five” with CCA alum Nastaran Mousavi
Media coverage / Oct. 22, 2021
The Climify podcast helps design educators “climify” their syllabi
Media coverage / April 4, 2023
LoveFrom launches scholarship program, making design education more accessible
LoveFrom, a creative collective led by Jony Ive, selected three renowned art schools to receive permanent annual funding, including CCA, Rhode Island School of Design, and the Royal College of Art.
Media coverage / April 4, 2023
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.
Press release / Dec. 2, 2020
Interior Design program awarded $50,000 Angelo Donghia Foundation Grant
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The 2020–2021 Design Lecture Series
Saraleah Fordyce reflects on the key takeaways from fall 2020 lectures and gives a preview of the guests to look forward to this spring
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CCA’s Interior Design program awarded $75k Donghia Foundation grant
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Making a career shift with a master’s in design
A master’s in design can put you on a fast track to a new career, where you can imagine and build a better future.
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Can game design be a tool for social justice?
Building interactive new worlds as a game designer is a powerful way to share your vision for a more just future.