Many Pratt alumni participated in this year’s Armory Show.
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Coralie Norenberg, MFA Communications Design ’27, has been selected as Atlantic East Conference Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week after winning the Golden Eagle Invitational on September 14.
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Pratt has been named a recipient of the Insight Into Academia 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award, which recognizes national leadership in supporting the mental health of students, faculty, and staff. The award “is a measure of an institution’s individual programs and initiatives that significantly advance the core values of inclusive excellence and belonging through programs, initiatives, and many other campus priorities deserving of this national recognition.”
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Fine Arts alumnus Peter Kuper has won the Entomological Society’s 2025 Science Communication Award for his graphic novel Insectopolis. The award honors “impactful and innovative communication projects or programs that engage diverse public audiences with entomology-related scientific information.”
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Undergraduate Communications Design faculty members Tim O’Brien and Rudy Gutierrez, BFA Communications Design ’79, and alumnus Kadir Nelson, BFA Communications Design ’96, have been inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. Each year, the Society adds three contemporary illustrators to the Hall of Fame, chosen for “their distinguished achievement in the art of illustration.” This year, all three honorees are part of the Pratt community. The Society will be honoring this year’s inductees at The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on October 9, 2025.
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Paolo Balboa, MSLIS ’20, has been appointed the chief digital equity officer for the City of New York.
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Dean of the School of Architecture Quilian Riano shares some of his favorite things to eat, see, and do in Brooklyn with Archinect. “If Brooklyn was independent, it would be the third-largest city in the United States, and any guide will not capture the entirety of what makes it a special and diverse place. I simply offer some personal favorites with an eye towards giving you a unique experience.”
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A faculty exhibition at Pratt Munson was featured on wktv. “This exhibition provides a unique opportunity to see the personal art practices of the Pratt Munson faculty beyond their teaching roles,” writes Zach Lewis. “It also serves as a chance for students to see the faculty’s expertise in their respective fields.”
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Lily Cianfaglione, BFA Art and Design Education ’29, was profiled in The Provincetown Independent in a piece that explores her passion for art, career aspirations, and her summer residency at Wellfleet Preservation Hall.
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Judy Walsh, MS Historic Preservation ’26, is the 2025 Adolf Placzek Fellow at New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. As a part of the fellowship, she undertook extensive research and survey work into vulnerable historic buildings, helping with the development of a digital map to track them, and had the opportunity to explore some fascinating sites including the Old Coastguard Building in Staten Island, the Apollo Theatre and LPC’s archaeological repository.
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