Faculty

Our faculty is made up of innovative scholars, artists, composers, performers, and researchers at the top of their fields, including winners of the Pulitzer Prize; Grammy, Emmy, Obie, Bessie, Tony, ASCAP, and Drama Desk Awards; National Science Foundation grants; and Guggenheim, NEA, and NEH fellowships.

Our proximity to New York City allows some Purchase faculty, especially in our conservatory programs, to maintain their professional careers, which enhances the classroom with real-life perspective (in real time). It also provides students with a wealth of connections that can benefit them during their time here as well as after graduation.

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Faculty Spotlight:

A. Dean Irby and Lisa Dawn Cave ’79 Receive Honors

Given by the International Black Theatre Festival, Irby received the Lloyd Richards Director Award and Cave the Outstanding Achievement in Stage Management Award.
Professor Paul Siegel Awarded Third NIMH Grant

A competitive National Institute for Mental Health grant funds promising research to combat fear and anxiety.
The Power of Purchase on Stage in NYC

Cain Coleman ’09–’13 presents new work at The Shed in Hudson Yards, sharing the stage with recent graduates.
Film by Lecturer Connie Tsang Wins at Cannes Critics’ Week

Blue Sun Palace, the only US film in the selection, won the French Touch prize.
Associate Professor Hakan Topal Merges Art, Science, and Architecture

Topal brought together his diverse skill sets to design a family home in Turkey recently featured in dwell magazine.
Global Studies Faculty Facilitates Public Art in NYC

Public art consultant, curator, and art historian Emily Blumenfeld was central to the permanent installation Diatom Lace on the East Midtown Greenway along the East River.
Purchase The First to Tour LaGuardia’s Premier Public Art Collection

The Global Studies class Place, Space and Belonging experienced the transformational renovations at LaGuardia airport’s Terminals C and B.
Lecturer Carlie Hoffman Wins National Jewish Book Award

Hoffman won the Berru Poetry Award in Memory of Ruth and Bernie Weinflash for When There Was Light.

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