Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs

Barry Pearson, MFA
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Office: Student Services Building, Third Floor, Room 336B
Tel. (914) 251-6020 | Fax (914) 251-6019
Email barry.pearson@purchase.edu

The provost’s responsibilities include leadership in academic programs and services, strategic planning, general education and assessment, and faculty development, and supervision of the academic budget. He also serves as the liaison between the central administrative offices of the State University of New York and the Purchase community for such initiatives as the implementation of general education requirements and outcomes assessment measures.

The Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs oversees each of the college’s academic units, together with major areas of institutional, academic, and sponsored programs planning, assessment, and support:

• School of the Arts:
  – Conservatory of Dance
  – Conservatory of Music
  – Conservatory of Theatre Arts
  – School of Art+Design
• School of Liberal Arts and Sciences:
  – School of Film and Media Studies
  – School of Humanities
  – School of Natural and Social Sciences
• School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education
• Neuberger Museum of Art and the Performing Arts Center
• Purchase College Library
• Office of Institutional Research
• Office of International Programs and Services
• Office of Sponsored Programs
• Campus Technology Services (CTS)