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On Tuesday, May 17, The Black Alumni of Pratt (BAP) held its fourth annual Donning of the Kente Stole Ceremony. Family members, friends, and faculty all joined in the celebration. See photos @prattbap.

See work from the Pratt Shows: Fashion runway show spotlighting graduating fashion students @prattfashion and read about the event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on the Pratt.edu news page. The collections were covered by outlets including Vogue and V Magazine.

Amira Lin, BFA Communications Design (Illustration) ’21, was featured in a Q&A on Our Culture: “Most of my works represent themes of social justice or are sometimes inspired by personal feelings. I want to leave people with an impression of joy and playfulness.”

Congratulations to the Class of 2022! See highlights from the celebration at #PrattGrad22 and in the stories of @prattinstitute.

The Pratt Center for Community Development’s advocacy for legalizing basement apartments was highlighted in a Crain’s New York article. Acting Director Lena Afridi told the publication: “We encourage legislators to pass this bill as a first step in providing New York City with the local control it needs to enact measures that bring these units up to code, creating safe housing for all.”

Today is Commencement for the Class of 2022! Livestream the event beginning at 10 AM EST and explore the hashtag #PrattGrad22 for celebrations from graduating students.

Follow @prattinteriors for work from graduating students, such as “Surrealist Collisions” by Kaelee Helms which brings glitch-like moments to a workplace interior.

The 2022 Masters in Industrial Design (MID) Thesis Exhibition is available to view online, with student work including tools for children to detect tree health, a sofa ramp for senior dogs, and zero waste seating.

Through May 31, Pratt interior design students are exhibiting their work in an exhibition by New York Eleven Plus (NY11+) at Port Authority Bus Terminal. The focus of the installation is on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the event is part of NYCxDesign.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle covered the Infinite Mussel Project launched by the RETI Center in Red Hook. RETI Co-Founder Gita Nandan, adjunct associate professor in the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE), is quoted in the story as is Shanaz Kahn, a Fulbright scholar from Pakistan studying at Pratt: “In terms of climate change and how our world is changing, this project is important because it’s a pioneer towards the future and how we envision living in the cities we are currently in.”