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Think Wide Open isn’t just a tag line.
It’s how we approach everything we do.
Fifty years ago, we started a grand
experiment: to be a different kind of college.
Blending the arts, sciences, and humanities on a single campus, our goal was to create a living laboratory where students from all disciplines live and work side by side.
Where a chance meeting might lead to a new and exciting collaboration. Where creativity underlies everything. Where a fearless, do-it-yourself attitude leads to real accomplishment.
Prepare to lead a life, not simply making a living.
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Sustainability Interns
Land Stewardship and Invasive Species interns have begun work on campus in the Purchase Garden and on campus.
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Spaces Where the Work Gets Done
From shops to studios to labs to theaters, peek inside the places where students spend the bulk of their time getting it done.
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Samara Joy ’21 continues her Grammy streak, and Jaylen Petinaud ’20 played drums on the award-winning Hell’s Kitchen Original Broadway Cast Recording.
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Author and reporter Adam Nagourney (Economics) covers West Coast cultural affairs for The New York Times.
He was previously the Los Angeles bureau chief and served eight years as the chief national political correspondent. He is the co-author of Out for Good, a history of the modern gay rights movement.
Latest Stories
Purchase Printmakers Shine at Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair
Student printmakers attended the inaugural Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair, held on March 28–30 at Powerhouse Arts, a growing NYC creative production center.
2024–2025: Julie Lebron ’25 Questions Concepts of Freedom
Lebron received this year’s President’s Award for Public Art.
Two Seniors Receive SUNY’s Highest Student Achievement Award
Medha Chandwani ’25 and Carver Fell ’25 received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.