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📚 Join SUNY Purchase’s School of Humanities for an evening with acclaimed poet and novelist Kaveh Akbar, our Durst Disti...
10/11/2026

📚 Join SUNY Purchase’s School of Humanities for an evening with acclaimed poet and novelist Kaveh Akbar, our Durst Distinguished Lecturer, in conversation with Professor Anthony Domestico.

🗓 October 13, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Humanities Theatre, SUNY Purchase
✨ Free and open to all!

Literature

Thank you, Harriet Clark, for your insightful and generous conversations with SUNY Purchase students, both on stage and ...
10/08/2026

Thank you, Harriet Clark, for your insightful and generous conversations with SUNY Purchase students, both on stage and in more intimate settings. 📚✨

Your words stayed with us: “You read most books, but some books read you.”

Thank you for writing that kind of book and for reminding us that “the experiences of those in prison and their loved ones are worthy not only of recording, but of art.”

📖 Join the School of Humanities for a conversation with author Harriet Clark!Clark’s debut novel, The Hill, was publishe...
09/30/2026

📖 Join the School of Humanities for a conversation with author Harriet Clark!

Clark’s debut novel, The Hill, was published in 2026. It follows Suzanna Klein, whose mother was sent to prison for her role in a politically motivated bank robbery when Suzanna was a baby. The novel explores family, politics, and prison life.

📅 Wednesday, September 30, at 6 p.m.
📍 Humanities Theatre

Free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!

🎬 Join us TONIGHT for Flowers of Acacia, a film about women dancers in Punjab and their fight to shape their own futures...
09/29/2026

🎬 Join us TONIGHT for Flowers of Acacia, a film about women dancers in Punjab and their fight to shape their own futures. A Q&A with director Anmol Sidhu and dinner from Mumbai Katta will follow!

📅 Tuesday, September 29, at 5:30 p.m.
📍 Humanities Theatre, Durst Humanities Building

Free event, please RSVP for the film and dinner.

09/25/2026

Tonight’s Dealing with Literary Antisemitism event with Stephen Greenblatt was a success!
Thank you, Dr. Stephen Greenblatt, for your remarkable lecture on refusing to turn away from art that causes you pain. You mesmerized and inspired us. 💜 📚 📕 📖

Tonight’s Dealing with Literary Antisemitism event with Stephen Greenblatt was a success! Thank you, Dr. Stephen Greenbl...
09/25/2026

Tonight’s Dealing with Literary Antisemitism event with Stephen Greenblatt was a success! Thank you, Dr. Stephen Greenblatt, for your remarkable lecture on refusing to turn away from art that causes you pain. You mesmerized and inspired us. 💜 📚 📕 📖

Join us tonight, September 24, for Dealing with Literary Antisemitism with Stephen Greenblatt, Cogan University Professo...
09/24/2026

Join us tonight, September 24, for Dealing with Literary Antisemitism with Stephen Greenblatt, Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. Come for a conversation that invites us to think more deeply about literature, history, and the responsibility we have as readers.

📍 Durst Humanities Theatre, Purchase College
🤝 Reception: 6:00 p.m.
🎤 Program: 7:00 p.m.

09/23/2026

Meet Professor of Journalism Simon Surowicz! 🎥📰

An award-winning multimedia producer with more than 25 years of experience, Professor Surowicz has worked with NBC News, 60 Minutes, and ABC News’ Investigative Unit. His reporting has taken him around the world and earned honors including Emmy, Peabody, and George Polk awards.

We are so proud to be recognized for the long-term impact a SUNY Purchase education has on the lives of our graduates! ...
09/22/2026

We are so proud to be recognized for the long-term impact a SUNY Purchase education has on the lives of our graduates!
Photo Credit: SUNY Purchase

09/16/2026

Meet Professor of History, Dr. Laura Chmielewski! 📚

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