AICAD Blog

Jun 15, 2023

AICAD Places 12 New and 5 Returning Post-Graduate Teaching Fellows For 2023/24

The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) is pleased to announce the twelve Fellows selected for the AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship for the 2023/24 academic year. Additionally, five previous fellows will continue their positions for a second year. The Fellowship provides professional opportunities to high-achieving alumni who have recently graduated from AICAD member schools, while also increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of faculty at these...


Jun 01, 2023

2023 Fisheries Art + Science Fellow Selected

Fellowship seeks ways to broaden engagement in fisheries management.   The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design and NOAA Fisheries have announced the placement of Catherine Ross into the fourth AICAD/NOAA Fisheries Art + Science Fellowship. Catherine Ross is a researcher, creative technologist, and sound artist whose practice is centered in social and environmental justice as they relate to burgeoning technologies. Their work finds form in virtual and augmented...


May 16, 2023

An Interview with Courtney Morgan, AICAD Post Graduate Teaching Fellow

Courtney Morgan is a human-centered researcher and designer and an assistant professor at Parsons School of Design. After receiving her MA/MBA from Johns Hopkins University and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Courtney decided she had a vested interest in teaching. In her work, Courtney engages in community development and engagement through the design of public spaces, spatial design, park design, and community housing. She now shares her expertise and experience with the students as a...


Apr 18, 2023

An Interview with AICAD Post Graduate Teaching Fellow: Moon Wang

Moon Wang is an illustrator and animation artist currently teaching at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California. After receiving her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in 2022, she was placed with Otis College through the AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship, where she is sharing her invaluable skills with students, teaching courses in illustration and animation techniques. We had the pleasure of catching up with Moon and inquiring about her trajectory as...


Dec 21, 2022

AICAD Welcomes Woodbury University as New Members in 2023

The Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design is pleased to announce that Woodbury University was approved for membership by the Board of Trustees. Founded in 1884 Woodbury University is a private, four-year, nonprofit, Minority-Serving Institution located in Burbank, California. In 1931, Woodbury became a college of design and business administration, establishing the division of professional arts. Today, approximately 80% of the student body is enrolled in...