News
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Purchase Named a Top Ten Public School
The college holds the #8 spot on US News & World Report’s Top Public Schools list among National Liberal Arts Colleges for 2026.
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“Wild Animals” Horror Short Premieres at Woodstock Film Festival
The film, produced by Lecturer in Communications Melissa Rodriguez ’13 with Jamie Simiele ’26 as production coordinator, will screen Oct. 18.
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Aracelie Aarie Colón ’25 Receives Filmmaking Grant from National Board of Review
The recent grad received a grant from the National Board of Review for her documentary short, Puff Puff Pass, an intimate look at the Black lives impacted by the legal and cultural history of the now-legal cannabis industry.
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“Stranger Things” Gabriella Pizzolo ’25 Chose Purchase to Explore
From stage and screen to college classes, this dynamic Psychology grad’s interdisciplinary approach checked all the boxes.
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Documentary Class Visits DOC NYC
Students in Professor Sunita Prasad’s Intro to Documentary course at IFC in Manhattan for DOC NYC, North America’s biggest nonfiction film festival.
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Film by Andrew Rodriguez ’19 Backed by Colectivo Incubator
El Tiguere (The Tiger) received the green light from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s fellowship and filmmaking incubator, Colectivo, paving the way for its premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City in June.
