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Nationally Ranked for Graduates Who Earn PhDs

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0400

According to the National Science Foundation survey.

Book by Professor Marin Kosut Named Best of 2024

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

California Review of Books placed Art Monster: On the Impossibility of New York on their list of 10 Best for 2024.

Caitly Dominici ’24 Awarded Inaugural SUNY Scholarship

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0400

One of the first 11 recipients of a SUNY/CUNY scholarship to expand and diversify New York's mental health force.

Hannah Kaebnick: SUNY Chancellor’s Award Winner

Mon, 01 May 2023 04:00:00 -0400

Psychology and sociology double major Hannah Kaebnick is one of two who earned the honors.

The Buzz About Bees: Collecting Honey to Examine DNA

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:00:00 -0400

Professor Stephen Harris and students in this new course extract honey from our own Purchase College bee hives.

Professor Lisa Jean Moore Explores Horseshoe Crabs on Plumb Beach

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:00:00 -0400

Three alumni were among the group observing the crabs and their changing habitat.

Professors Receive Grant for Innovative Study Abroad Program in Norway

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0400

The SUNY Chancellor has awarded Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies Ragnhild Utheim and Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies Lisa Jean Moore a grant for creating a study abroad opportunity that addresses climate change.

Quoted: Chrys Ingraham

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0500

Professor and Chair of Sociology quoted in The New York Times.

Quoted: Chrys Ingraham

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Professor of Sociology quoted in The New York Times.

Yeshe Sherpa ’19 Receives the 2019 Technos International Prize

Fri, 19 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Congratulations to Yeshe Sherpa for receiving the 2019 Technos International Prize for Outstanding Academic Performance and Commitment to the Cause of International Understanding

Fatema Kamal ’18 Wins First Place for Outstanding Paper

Thu, 04 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Congratulations to Fatema Kamal (Sociology '18) for being awarded first place by the Alpha Kappa Delta Undergraduate Paper Competition Committee for her paper, "Taste of Home: A Sociocultural Exploration of Food Habits and Health Among Bangladeshi Immigrants in New York City." Her paper was based on her senior thesis work with Dr. Lisa Jean Moore.

Lisa Jean Moore Named Distinguished Professor

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Jean Moore, professor of sociology and gender studies for her appointment as Distinguished Professor by SUNY.

Mary Kosut Receives Prestigious Fellowship

Tue, 18 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0500

The associate professor of sociology will be in residence at The MacDowell Colony.

Students Attend National STEM Conference

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Eleven students explore opportunities in STEM research.

Students Attend Five Hour Meditation Retreat

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0400

Two classes in Photography and Sociology attended: Contemplation, Meditation, and Mind and Contemplative Photography

Kayla Del Biondo ’15

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 04:00:00 -0400

Sociology major landed a job as a digital services librarian—a career path sparked by her senior project experience.

Purchase is All in the Antar Family

Wed, 20 Dec 2017 05:00:00 -0500

Five family members have all chosen to study at Purchase.

Jonathan Garcia ’16 Departs for Namibia for Peace Corps Service

Mon, 07 Aug 2017 04:00:00 -0400

Garcia, a sociology graduate, will teach English to students at a secondary school in Namibia for two years.

Scholar Athletes Honored by SUNY

Thu, 04 May 2017 04:00:00 -0400

Three students selected for their success on and off the field and court.

Sociology Professor Matthew Immergut Co-Writes Book on Meditation

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 05:00:00 -0500

The Mind Illuminated is a text book for both beginners and advanced practitioners which combines Buddhist wisdom with brain science.

Two Professors Find Inspiration Teaching in Prison

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 05:00:00 -0500

Aviva Taubenfeld and Lisa Jean Moore taught courses off-site at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility.

Shania Wofford ’18 Honored

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 05:00:00 -0500

Wofford won an award from the NYSUP Chiefs Association for her commitment to public safety.