Office of the Provost
and Academic Affairs

Barbara B. Dixon, DMA
Provost and
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Office: Student Services Building
Third Floor, Room 336B
Tel. (914) 251-6020
Fax (914) 251-6019
Email barbara.dixon@purchase.edu

The provost reports directly to the president
and works with all Purchase College constituencies to build a strong sense of community. Her responsibilities include leadership in academic
programs and services, strategic planning, general education and assessment, and faculty development, and supervision of the academic budget. She also serves as the liaison between the central administrative offices of the State University of New York and the Purchase community for such initiatives as the implementation of general education requirements and outcomes assessment measures.

The Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs oversees each of the college’s academic units, together with major areas of academic and sponsored research planning, assessment, and support:

• School of the Arts:
  – Conservatory of Dance
  – Conservatory of Music
  – Conservatory of Theatre Arts
  – School of Art+Design
• School of Liberal Arts and Sciences:
  – School of Film and Media Studies
  – School of Humanities
  – School of Natural and Social Sciences
• School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education
• Neuberger Museum of Art and The Performing Arts Center
• The Purchase College Library
• Office of Sponsored Research
• Office of Sponsored Funds
• Campus Technology Services (CTS)

Purchase College 
State University of New York 
735 Anderson Hill Road 
Purchase, NY 10577-1402