Michael Elgarico has been appointed Vice President of Enrollment at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). He is a highly experienced leader with a 20-year record of team building and enrollment success across institutions of higher education. He will join CalArts on Jan. 31, 2022.  “Michael is well versed in what it takes to recruit…

Kafele J. Khalfani, Ed.D., has been appointed Vice President of Student Experience (VPSE) and Chief Student Affairs Officer at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). A proven student affairs leader with a 20-year record of leadership enabling student success, Khalfani will assume his new position on January 5, 2022.  “Kafele has a deep understanding of…

“I’m always trying to recreate something not just from my own memory, but from my family members’ memories,” shared Sichong Xie (Art-IM MFA 17). “I think the scaffold, for me, is also a metaphor for working in progress.” The Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary artist has spent the past few years investigating her family’s collective memories through…