COLLECTIVE FUTURES, the 52nd Annual Conference of the National Council of Arts Administrators, convenes past, present, and future arts leaders of distinct institutional backgrounds to explore the role of collectivity and shared responsibilities in the creative management of resources, pedagogies, and innovations. Within the metropolitan city of Detroit, where community activism, arts activism, philanthropy, and business have facilitated new cultural vibrancy, College for Creative Studies (a private art + design school), Wayne State University (a public university), and Cranbrook Academy of Art (a private, graduate only institution) have come together to propose a consideration of the creative role of collective practices in the building of new futures.

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 ACADEMIC FREEDOM

February 28, 2025 4pm EST 

Join us for a conversation about how we can continue to engage our students & support our faculty in meaningful inquiry and research while upholding the principles of academic freedom.
Through case studies, we’ll address key questions such as: What does academic freedom allow in our learning environments? How can we navigate differing perspectives with academic freedom as our guide? What are the boundaries of academic freedom, and what responsibilities come with it?

https://alfredu.zoom.us/j/93861009977

Session Hosted by NCAA board members, Lauren Lake & Sandra Murchison 

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NCAA is proud to announce the 2024-2025 Administrator Fellows and Their Mentors 

Ann Kim, Associate Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Ashley Feagin, Associate Professor of Art and Chair of the Art and Art History Department at Albion College in Albion, Michigan.
Rebecca Finley, Professor of Art at Sam Houston State University.
Lauren Kalman, Professor and the Chair of the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Wayne State University in Detroit.
Daniel Kariko, Assistant Director & Undergraduate Programs Coordinator, Eastern Carolina University
Angela Mircsov, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Art at Valley City State University in Valley City, ND.
Randy O’Brien, Associate Professor of Ceramics, Sculpture, and Jewelry for Irvine Valley College in Orange County, California.
Barbara Campbell Thomas,  Professor & Director of the School of Art at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.