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Alumni Updates
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Samara Joy ’21 Wins 6th Grammy Award
The Los Angeles Master Chorale, led by President/CEO Scott Altman ’90, was also a winner.
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Josiah Acheampong ’25 Celebrates Al Roker
Currently the weekend weatherman at ABC in Amarillo, TX, Josiah got his start as the NBC News climate and weather intern.
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Geeta Gandbhir ’92 Receives Rare Double Oscar Nomination
The filmmaker received her first Oscar nominations in both the Best Documentary Feature and the Best Documentary Short categories this year, the latter shared with Co-Director Christalyn Hampton ’91.
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January 2026 Alumni eUpdate
The January 2026 edition of your Alumni eUpdate newsletter is online now.
Here’s what’s new at Purchase as 2026 ramps up!
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November/December 2025 Alumni eUpdate
The November/December 2025 edition of your Alumni eUpdate newsletter is online now.
From campus highlights to alumni milestones—here’s what’s new at Purchase as 2025 comes to a close!
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T.J. Raphael ’11 Takes Home the Gold for “Liberty Lost”
The groundbreaking eight-part investigative series, written and hosted by audio journalist T.J. Raphael, received the 2025 Signal Gold Award for excellence in Limited Documentary Series and Specials.
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Stephanie Sanchez ’21 Takes on Global Migration
That is, pursuing the topic in graduate school at the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science this fall.
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Celebrating the Second Year of Beyond the Blurb
The health and wellbeing lecture series created by Oliver Culliton ’25 critically examines the mental health crisis through an interdisciplinary lens.
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Fall 2025 “proof” Magazine Is Now Online
Read the online version of the Fall 2025 edition of Purchase College’s proof magazine.
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“Stranger Things” Concludes to Music by Dan Romer ’04
The award-winning songwriter and producer composed the orchestral piece heard in the last ten minutes of the series finale.
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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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Deniz Erkan Sancak ’22 Named One to Watch
DANCE magazine released its 25 to Watch list for 2026, featuring “the supremely versatile powerhouse.”
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Countdown to the 2026 GRAMMYS: Meet Our Nominees!
A big shout-out to our amazingly talented performers, producers, and faculty from our Conservatory of Music.
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Mary Wendelken ’90 Named Teacher of Distinction
The Royal Academy of Music has named the classical pianist as the winner in the Southeast US.
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October 2025 Alumni eUpdate
The October 2025 edition of your Alumni eNewsletter is online now!
From big rankings to spooky (and quirky) campus traditions, and inspiring alumni achievements, this issue has your fall updates covered.
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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.
