Film by Lecturer Connie Tsang Selected for Cannes Critics’ Week
Blue Sun Palace is the only US film in the selection.
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.
Faculty Member Wins NYPPA Photography Award
Lecturer David Handschuh wins two prestigious New York Press Photographers Association Awards.
Big Night at the Grammys
Congratulations to three members of the Purchase music community on winning four awards at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony.
Purchase Receives DEC Grant for Invasive Species Prevention
Allyson Jackson, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, was awarded the $99,480 grant to empower students to help protect the environment.
Susan Shopmaker Wins BAFTA Award for Best Casting
The accomplished casting director and lecturer in Acting won for casting Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers.
Quoted: David Kim in National Geographic
On shamanic practices and “rice divination.”
New Film by Megan Rossman Hits the Film Circuit
The Assistant Professor of Communications directed Their Voice.
Short Film by Lecturer Melissa Rodriguez ’13 Is Audience Favorite
Helado won the Audience Choice Award.
Lecturer Jen Schriever ’04 Earns Tony Nomination
For Best Lighting of a Play
Professor David Bassuk is a Fulbright Scholar for 23–24
He’ll spend 2023–2024 in Salzburg, Austria exploring immersive storytelling.
Major NEH Grant Will Support Humanities Initiatives
The $150,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities will support language, literature, and history with a focus on Spanish heritage speakers.
Four Earn AUDELCO “Viv” Award Nominations
Two alumni and two faculty members were acknowledged for their work in Off-Broadway productions.
Can Clever Chemistry Eliminate Nuclear Waste?
Professor of Chemistry Stephen Cooke receives a $107,000 grant from the U. S. Department of Energy for uranium and thorium research.
Professor Jordan Schildcrout Interviewed on NY1
The dramaturg provides perspective on drag performance as the musical Kinky Boots returns to the stage.
Professors Awarded Major Grant by National Science Foundation
Professors Erika Ebbs and Stephen Harris will study symbiotic communities among ducks.
Lecturer Thomas Mesa Wins Sphinx Medal of Excellence
It’s the Sphinx Organization’s highest honor.
Professor Lisa Jean Moore Explores Horseshoe Crabs on Plumb Beach
Three alumni were among the group observing the crabs and their changing habitat.
Poem by Professor Monica Ferrell Published in The New Yorker
“Infancy” was published in this week’s print edition.
JD Zeik ’82 Adapting Sci-Fi Horror Fantasy Novel for TV
The Warded Man was a New York Times bestseller.
Professor Lisa Keller Serves as Historical Consultant to Documentary THE AUTOMAT
Professor Keller will introduce the film at the Thursday, February 24, 7:30 pm showing at the Film Forum.
Prof. Pete Malinverni Turns to Purchase Family on New Recording
On the Town—Pete Malinverni Plays Leonard Bernstein is also garnering solid press.
Lecturer Gregory Spears Premieres “Love Story”
His new work commissioned by the New York Philharmonic reviewed in the New York Times.
Asst. Professor Samuel Galloway: On Biden’s First Year
Galloway provides insight on local news following President Biden’s address and press conference.
Rob Swainston: “Doomscrolling” Prints in Response to Jan 6 and More
The New York Times covers his show with collaborator Zorawar Sidhu at Petzel Gallery in “Facing Violence With Brushes and Ballots.”
Professor David Bassuk Helps Youth in Iraq
He co-wrote an alternate reality game that inspired action via a Hackathon.
In Good Light: Heisman Trophy on ESPN
Professor Dave Grill and several alumni worked to light the Heisman Trophy Presentation ceremony.
Professor Elise Lemire Discusses “Black Walden”
Featured in the Washington Post, her book delves into “The Black people who lived in Walden Woods long before Henry David Thoreau.”
The American Riad Project, co-founded by Professor Christopher Robbins, wins Knight Foundation Award
The Knight Foundation Arts program award is proof of their confidence on its impact on the art and cultural life of Detroit.
Professor Shaka McGlotten Named to HFPA Advisory Board
Professor of Media Studies has been selected to join the advisory board for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the organization behind the Golden Globe Awards.
Lee Tusman to Explore Innovation
Assistant Professor of New Media and Computer Science Lee Tusman was recently named a fellow at The Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at the NYU School of Law.
Professor Elise Lemire Discusses New Book on C-SPAN
Battle Green Vietnam: The 1971 March on Concord, Lexington, and Boston is Lemire’s third book.
Asst. Prof Thome Wins Prestigious Helen Merrill Award
Andrea Thome is one of six American playwrights to earn the The New York Community Trust’s Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting.
Assistant Professor of Arts Management Laura Ricciardi Earns Fulbright Award
She’ll spend 2021–2022 at the University of Messina in Sicily.
Professor Silas Brown ’10 Wins Grammy Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Silas Brown ’10 on his win and to David De Jesus ’04 and Lucy Kalantari ’98 for their work on Grammy®-winning projects.
David De Jesus ’04 Plays on Grammy-Nominated Album
The alum and professor was a member of Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.
Film by Megan Rossman Wins Audience Award
Naomi Replasnky at 100 screened at the Paris Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival.
The Alchemy of Meth by Professor Jason Pine Earns Honorable Mentions
Acknowledged by The Society for Cultural Anthropology and the Society for Humanistic Anthropology.
Professor Paul Siegel Publishes Research in The Lancet Psychiatry
Three former senior project students are co-authors.
Anita Yavich Earns Henry Hewes Design Award for 2020
The costume designer and associate professor of theatre design/technology was honored for her work on Soft Power.
Professor David Grill Wins Fifth Emmy Award
The Television Academy announced the winners of the 2020 Primetime Emmy® Awards.
Christoper Robbins’ American Riad Project Receives Big Grant
The Kresge Foundation Innovative Projects program awards $150,000.
Stephen Cooke Receives National Science Foundation Grant and Publishes His 100th Article
The associate professor of chemistry is part of a research team that received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence Announced
Awards honor excellence in teaching, librarianship, and professional and classified service.
“Respect” for Ina Mayhew ’81
Theatre Design/Tech Lecturer Ina Mayhew ’81 was production designer on the upcoming biopic on Aretha Franklin, Respect.
Theatre Design/Tech Grads Talk Shop
Like so many when the pandemic hit, designer Alexander Whittenberg ’14 (theatre design/technology or D/T) was forced to pause his work. He used the opportunity to reflect, to appreciate those who inspired him, and to consider the industry’s future.
Eric Gottesman Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Art+Design will continue his work on a film project in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Monica Ferrell Finalist for Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
For the Associate Professor of Creative Writing’s book, You Darling Thing.
Super Bowl Internship a “Dream Come True”
Says Design/Tech Senior Marissa Michaels
Kate Gilmore Heals with Art After Parkland Shooting
The Art+Design professor created a public art installation for the Coral Springs Museum of Art.
Professor Warren Lehrer Awarded 2019 Ladislav Sutnar Prize
Writer, designer, multimedia artist, and professor Warren Lehrer was awarded the lifetime achievement award in Pilsen, Czech Republic on November 11, 2019.
Faculty Members Earn Grammy Nominations
Silas Brown and Amanda Gookin MM ’16 were recognized for their work as producer/engineer and performer.
Quoted: Chrys Ingraham
Professor and Chair of Sociology quoted in The New York Times.
Asst. Professor Lori Wekselblatt Backstage at New York’s City Center
With dancer Misty Copeland.
Faculty Publication: “In the Long Run” Examines Broadway’s Most Popular Plays
Routledge publishes new book by Jordan Schildcrout, Associate Professor of Theatre & Performance
Quoted: Chrys Ingraham
Professor of Sociology quoted in The New York Times.
Congratulations to Professor Kathleen McCormick
She was recently honored with the 2019 Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Award.
Lisa Jean Moore Named Distinguished Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Jean Moore, professor of sociology and gender studies for her appointment as Distinguished Professor by SUNY.
Spotlight’s on David Grill ’86 For a Change
Westchester Magazine recently profiled David Grill, associate professor of theatre design/technology.
Acting Professor Features Purchase Alumni and Students in His Work
David Bassuk directed a reading the Potok play Out of the Depths.
Wet Ink, featuring Ian Antonio, is named “Best Ensemble of 2018” by The New York Times
Percussion Faculty member, Ian Antonio, is part of the Wet Ink Ensemble, which was named Best Classical Ensemble of 2018 by The New York Times.
Laura Kaminsky Wins Visionary Composer Award
Composition Professor Laura Kaminsky is a winner of the 2019 Composers Now Festival Visionary Award.
Sharon Horvath Receives Prestigious Fellowship at The MacDowell Colony
The professor of art is in residence as an early-winter fellow at The MacDowell Colony.
Mary Kosut Receives Prestigious Fellowship
The associate professor of sociology will be in residence at The MacDowell Colony.
Anne Kern Honored by French Embassy
Dean for global strategy and international programs was awarded the insignia of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Purchase Professor and Students Featured in Chancellor’s Inauguration
Anthony Domestico, associate professor of literature, offers remarks on behalf of the faculty of SUNY and Conservatory of Music students perform.
Professor Uleman on the Desire to Understand
Jennifer Uleman, associate professor of philosophy, writes on the phenomenology and reality of reason in Artforum.
Professor of History Lisa Keller on Working Mothers
Professor Keller featured in Dame Magazine feature “Working Mothers are the Backbone of the U.S. Economy.”
Laura Kaminsky’s “As One” is the most performed new opera in North America
“The size of As One is not its only progressive component. From the beginning, this opera was destined to stand out and challenge the status quo of both opera and society.” —Cincinnati Enquirer
Composition Professor wins Two Opera America Awards
Kamala Sankaram wins two Opera Grants for Female Composers.
Purchase Alum Score Emmy Nominations
Four alumni, including faculty member Dave Grill, earned five nominations, with two career-firsts.
Jazz Instructor wins Musician and Record of the Year
Visiting Affiliate Artist Matt Wilson wins the Jazz Journalists Association Musician of the Year and Record of the Year awards.
Martyna Majok Wins Pulitzer
Frequent Lecturer takes Pulitzer Prize
Purchase Professor Composes for Alvin Ailey
Purchase Studio Composition Professor Jakub Ciupinski is composing original music to be choreographed by Jessica Lang for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s residency at Lincoln Center.
Kate Gilmore Honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship
She earned the award in the fine arts category.
Professor Joe Skrivanek Named Distinguished Service Professor
Distinguished Service Professorship is SUNY’s highest rank.
A Peek Inside the Music & Technology Program
Peter Denenberg speaks about his career with the Spin Doctors and the Music & Technology Program at Purchase
Dave Grill Lights Up Superbowl Halftime Show
Student Victoria Corbalis ’18 gets the opportunity of a lifetime.
Composition Faculty Sends Opera to the Schools
Houston Grand Opera takes Kamala Sankaram’s new opera on an outreach tour of 80-100 performances.
Project by Professor Chris Robbins Earns Knight Foundation Grant
Purchase College is proud to be part of a project that has been awarded a prestigious grant honoring work in art and social justice.
Photography Professor Participates in Hirshhorn Museum Symposium
Assistant Professor of Photography Eric Gottesman participated in a timely and crucial symposium at the Hirshhorn Museum, entitled In Conversation: Awareness, Action, and Dissent.
Lois Dodd Monograph by Professor Faye Hirsch
MFA program coordinator in the School of Art+Design launches a book on the work of Lois Dodd.
Shaka McGlotten Receives Grant for “Black Data” project
The $50,000 Creative Capital Grant funds their research on big data and artists of color.
Professor Nancy Bowen Selected for Coveted Award
Anonymous Was A Woman Awards recognize originality and potential.
Journalism Professor Pays it Forward
Andrew Salomon has endowed a fund for aspiring journalists.
Welcome Dr. Jonah Westerman
The art history program at Purchase College is pleased to welcome new faculty member Dr. Jonah Westerman.
Hear Professor Lisa Keller on WNYC
Historian discusses Robert Moses and the Transformation of New York.
Acting professor suggests students “Break the ‘Handcuffs’”
A. Dean Irby offers advice to acting students in Backstage.
Fourth Emmy Award for David Grill ’86
For outstanding lighting direction on the Super Bowl halftime show.
Matt Wilson Puts Music to Poetry
Our newest jazz affiliate artist, Matt Wilson, has released an album featuring the poetry of Carl Sandburg.
Laura Kaminsky Among “Top 35 Female Classical Composers”
Current head of classical composition, Laura Kaminsky named among the Washington Post’s “top 35 female composers in classical music.”
Kathleen McCormick, Foreword INDIES Winner
Her book Dodging Satan earned gold in the humor category for adult fiction.
James Austin Smith leads tour to South Africa
James Austin Smith, co-artistic director of Decoda, leads a tour to South Africa to engage the finest, young South African classical musicians and explore how to make classical music more accessible to larger audiences.
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
Faculty and staff honored for their superior achievement.
Silas Brown ’10, Assistant Professor of Practice in Music
On the culture at Purchase.
Thom Widmann ’90 Tames the Hairy Ape
Lecturer in Design/Tech is production stage manager for massive stage production.
Framing the Argument for Climate Change
According to research by Stephen Flusberg, how you frame the argument matters.
Professor Stephen Cooke Wins NSF Award
Studying unusual ions and molecules.
Meth and Modernity
Anthropologist Jason Pine’s research into homemade meth production in rural Missouri shows that a backwater drug epidemic is in fact the spectre of an advanced mode of capitalism.