E-Flux published an in-depth essay of Chair of Photography Shannon Ebner’s work. “Ebner’s photographs center on, and worry at, how expected circuits of information, material, and reaction can alternately get severed or established anew—when material damage or wear and tear might cause a billboard to be junked or pulled from use, yet its painted or printed letters still keep signifying regardless.”
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Professor of Writing James Hannaham reviewed a new exhibition by Julius Eastman and Glenn Ligon at 52 Walker in 4Columns.
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SCPS Lecturer Garrett Benisch was quoted throughout a recent Food & Wine article about compostable cups. “Everything that you do with your dollar and your time in 2025 is going to decide 2028 regulation,” Benisch added. “We need change to happen.”
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Mark Reyes, BFA Film ’20, was mentioned in Fangoria Magazine for his film, The House of Weird, which will be showing at the Boston Underground Film Festival.
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Interim Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Jazmin A. Peralta has received the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) Individual Leadership Award for their “important work and exceptional contributions in advancing the understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence in higher education.” The awards were presented at the 2025 NADOHE Annual Conference in Chicago, held from March 5-8.
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Emily Riding, BFA Fashion Design ’18, was profiled in StyleBlueprint in an article that focuses on her career in fashion. “While I was getting to the root of my process and my values at Pratt, I started paying closer attention to handmade crafts.”
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Gertrude Käsebier, who enrolled in Pratt Institute in 1889, is included on Phoblographer’s list of “16 Iconic Women Photographers Who Shaped Photography as We Know It Today.”
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Graduate Communications Design Kelly Grey opened a new lingerie design studio, Greymade, in Montclair, NJ, which was featured on Montclair Girl.
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Annalisa Baron, MFA Fine Arts (Sculpture and Integrated Practices) ’17, demonstrates her process for making optical glass chandeliers in a short documentary as part of her residency with the Wendell Castle Workshop.
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Recognizing his outstanding rookie campaign, Pratt Institute first-year guard Thomas Graetz, BID ’28, was named the 2024-25 Atlantic East Conference Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Year, one of the league’s most prized awards.
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New York City high school students received career training through Project SEARCH, a national program focused on workforce-readiness for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Pratt Names Courtney Knapp New Chair of the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment
From Pratt Institute News
An award-winning scholar and professor in the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment’s Urban and Community Planning program, Knapp will assume the role on July 1, 2025, succeeding Eve Baron, who is stepping down to join the full-time faculty.
Alumni Harvey Fierstein and Paul Tazewell Shine at the Tony Awards
From Pratt Institute News
Esteemed writer and actor Harvey Fierstein was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the theater; Oscar-winning designer Paul Tazewell won for Best Costume Design in a Musical.