Faculty Affairs
Support and development of faculty is a priority at CalArts, the Office of the Provost oversees several grant programs aimed at encouraging and facilitating the growth and practices of faculty members.
Current faculty can find more information about these opportunities and more on the Development, Grants & Leaves section on the Hub.
The vitality of CalArts as an educational institution depends to a great extent on the level of energy each faculty member brings to the Institute. The Institute established this fund to make available to regular faculty and technical faculty grants to aid in continuing professional development. The fund is a way for CalArts to acknowledge that the Institute benefits from the faculty’s professional work and development. The Academic Council sets policy and procedures for administration of the fund; any changes in the details will be generated and approved by the Academic Council.
Regular/Technical Faculty employed at .50 (half-time) FTE and above
Please refer to the Faculty Handbook for complete instructions on applying for Faculty Development Fund. The online application form is available via the Hub.
The Research & Practice Fellowship Program is an intensive summer program, which provides faculty members with student-artists to support their projects, allowing faculty members to focus on their own artistic work while introducing future artists to the structure of life in the arts.
The program is open to all regular, technical, and special faculty teaching at CalArts during the academic year. A call for faculty proposals generally goes out in early february with an early March deadline. A call for applications from students goes out in March.
Supporting CalArts’ institute values that recognize student as artists, focus on process over product, and provide opportunities to learn by doing, the Research & Practice Fellowship Program is designed to engender the following learning outcomes:
This initiative is to motivate and compensate faculty who want to take on the work of diversifying one of their courses or be part of a cohort that examines a core curriculum. The initiative provides a stipend to the faculty and support for the cohort of faculty through workshops and supportive dialogues through the summer and into the fall.
This is only part of the effort we are undergoing to provide support to faculty as they take on the work of exploring their own pedagogy and creating inclusive and anti-racist classroom environments, curriculums and communities.
Current Faculty can read more about the Curriculum Diversity Initiative on the Hub.
The Creative Leave Program provides the opportunity for faculty to focus exclusively for one semester on the development of artistic, scholarly and/or teaching practices.