What’s Next for Graduate Arts Education?

Dr. Ray Lutzky is a higher education leader with 20+ years of exprience expanding the reach of the world's most innovative universities. He is the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Element451, the leading AI-powered, all-in-one student engagement CRM platform. He previously served as Vice President at Academic Partnerships, one of the largest online program managers in North America, and as Director of University Partnerships at InStride, a global provider of strategic workforce education for companies founded by Arizona State University (ASU). Dr. Lutzky teaches graduate courses at NYU Tandon School of Engineering and USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in user experience design and digital media management, and is also a volunteer lecturer for the Ukraine Global Faculty. His work in enrollment management and admissions encompasses leadership positions at Cornell University, NYU, Pace University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Dr. Lutzky earned his PhD in Communication and Rhetoric from RPI, and master's degrees in digital media from Syracuse University and ASU.

Dr. Scott Cline is the Senior Vice President of Enrollment Management and Auxiliary Services at California College of the Arts. He has also worked at Stanford University and Chapman University. Dr. Cline holds a Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from San Francisco State University, a Master of Arts in Education Leadership and Administration, and a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Political Science from Chapman University. He has a rich history of serving in leadership positions in various organizations. He was a past president of the California Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (CASFAA) and the Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA). Dr. Cline has also served on the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) board. He was the primary negotiator for financial aid administrators with the U.S. Department of Education on the Title IV Loans Negotiated Rulemaking Committee that created the REPAYE program and served on the College Cost Transparency Initiative task force as a subject matter expert. In his free time, Dr. Cline conducts research and speaks on enrollment management, higher education, and data. He lives in San Francisco, CA, with his wife Erica, his daughter, and their golden retriever, all of whom are much more talented than him.