Buffalo State DPS in Creativity and Change Leadership

[Jonathan Whatley]

Buffalo State University will launch a fully online Doctor of Professional Studies (DPS) in Creativity and Change Leadership in Fall 2026. Synchronous courses, 72 semester hours. The Center for Applied Imagination at Buffalo State has been a leader in creativity education for seventy years. Its founders include Alex Osborn, the creator of brainstorming. This will be Buffalo State University’s first doctoral program. Note that Buffalo State University (“Buff State”) is a different institution from the University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo); both are members of the State University of New York system. Buffalo State University was Buffalo State College until 2023.