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Alumni Updates
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Kelley Bui ’26 Earns SUNY’s Highest Undergraduate Achievement
Bui graduated with experience conducting complex research and as a co-author of a scientific journal article.
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Sean Weiner ’05: Producer and Editor on Two Sundance Films
The Cinema Studies alum worked on the feature film Union County and the short The Boys and the Bees.
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Derick Ansah ’17 Named “914 Inc.” Business “Wunderkind”
The magazine recognizes the Economics alum for his wealth management expertise and for his community service.
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Dava Huesca ’19 at “Werk” Live From the Tenth Floor
T Magazine’s video series features a performance from Broadway’s CATS: The Jellicle Ball, a ballroom culture reinterpretation of the original.
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PCAA Announces 2026 Alumni Award Recipients
The Purchase College Alumni Association proudly announces the recipients of the 2026 Alumni Awards.
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Oona Laurence ’25 to Appear in Newsroom Thriller Red Ink
The film uses uninterrupted one-shot takes to convey urgency.
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PBS’ Martha Graham Doc Features Purchase Dancers
Martha Graham Dance Company: We Are Our Time features company members Devin Loh ’19 and Jai Perez ’23.
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Documentary by Natalie Tulloch ’25 Premieres at Nyack Film Festival
Need 4 Blood, Tulloch’s senior project, was selected to be screened at the 14th Annual Nyack International Film Festival in March.
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President’s Award for Public Art 2025–2026: Rowan Perkins ’25
This year’s President’s Award for Public Art selection, A River to the Sky, honors the craftsmanship and traditions passed down through the generations in a striking 23-foot-tall, crocheted tapestry.
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Kyle Abraham ’00 Named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow
Selected for Choreography, the dance alum joins “a fellowship of extraordinary individuals across every field of knowledge and every form of art.”
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“Have A Beer” with Painter Tom Burckhardt ’86
Hyperallergic’s “Beer with a Painter” series features casual conversations on the practices of painters.
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Jeff Levin ’10: From The Stood to Atlantic Records EVP
Levin brought Drake to Culture Shock and recently discovered breakout star, Bella Kay.
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Purchase in the Park
Daniel Bravo Hernández ’24 and Caleb Joshua Eberhardt ’12 will appear in this summer’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Romeo and Juliet.
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James Ortiz ’10 Makes a Faceless Puppet Irresistible
He’s the voice of the alien Rocky and the puppeteer who brings him to life in the feature film Project Hail Mary.
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Come One, Come All! Come Two From Purchase
Called “the fiercest event of the season,” Broadway’s CATS: The Jellicle Ball features Dava Huesca ’19 and Emma Sofia ’12.
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Students Network with Alumni and Broadview Experts
Students mixed with seasoned professionals from a wide range of industries—many of whom live right on campus—during a Meet the Mentors event.