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
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.