Undergraduate

Humanities and Media Studies

Listening to the Stories of a City

Students from across disciplines in the Reporting the City class investigated local issues while learning the wide-ranging applications of journalistic skills.

Humanities and Media Studies

Cinema Studies Scholar and Educator Gina Marchetti Named Chair of Humanities and Media Studies

Following a competitive international search, Gina Marchetti has been named chair of the Department of Humanities and Media Studies (HMS) in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. A longtime educator and researcher who focuses on women filmmakers and contemporary…

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

New Writing Studios Offer Space to Create and Collaborate

In creating the new writing studios that opened this semester on Pratt’s Brooklyn campus, the Department of Writing in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences wanted to be sure they served students’ needs, whether they were in the…

School of Design

Snail Mail Brings Pratt Students Together with Science Experiments, Art Collaboration, and Rare Books

In the shift to hybrid learning and its virtual platforms, some members of the Pratt Institute community have been using a slower-paced way to connect: the mail. From trading handcrafted mail art to receiving science kits that allow for shared…

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Writing and Fine Arts Students Come Together to Find the Sacred in Everyday Objects

This fall, writing and fine arts students collaborated to make ordinary objects extraordinary. The Third Mind Project involved students in the two disciplines coming together to elevate everyday objects into something sacred. Using an online platform to share ideas, they…

Architecture

New Pratt Shows Portfolio Website Showcases Work by Graduating Students

A new website is offering a digital window into an exciting range of bold creative work by this year’s graduating Pratt students. Launched this May, the Pratt Shows portfolio website showcases individual student work and projects from across Pratt’s…

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Team Featuring Writing Alumna Lina Misitzis Awarded Pulitzer Prize for This American Life Episode

This American Life, The Out Crowd, episode 688, by Lola Dupre Lina Misitzis, BFA Writing ’11, produced a story for “The Out Crowd,” an episode of public radio program This American Life that won the…

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Pratt Researchers Investigate Why the Global South Is Disproportionately Impacted by Ocean Plastics

Plastics are cheap, durable, lightweight, and resistant to decay, all qualities which have made them ubiquitous in packaging. However, those same characteristics have contributed to an environmental catastrophe. Each year, according to the…

Fashion

New and Noteworthy: 2019 Faculty Books Roundup

From artist books, to cultural surveys, to collections of neighborhood histories and poetry, Pratt faculty have contributed notable works to several corners of the literary landscape this year. Read on for New and Noteworthy’s annual look…

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

From a Hike Play to Hydroponic Plants, Blue Week Offered Hands-On Experiences in Sustainability

Now in its fifth year, Blue Week, presented by the Pratt Sustainability Coalition, celebrated the sustainability initiatives happening year-round on campus by engaging students, faculty, and staff from across departments in environmental…