Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Information Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz co-organized the Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies (GSIS) 2024 conference at Princeton University, where Xavi Danto, MSLIS ‘25, presented “Linked Data and Sex Archives.” Smith-Cruz and Claudia Berger, MSLIS ’21, also recently presented at “Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations in Identity and Libraries” hosted by NYU Libraries.
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Art by Terry Winters, BFA ’71, is reviewed in Whitehot Magazine. “With hesitation one can only posit what Winters level of study would have produced had he taken up the field of science, rather than his dedication devoted to the calling he has pursued?” writes Edward Waisnis. “This thought is approached with hesitation since the realization of such an alternative would result in an intense loss. We benefit having Winters in the upper tier of contemporary painting.”
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Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller, MS Communications Design ’85, was interviewed for PRINT Magazine.
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Allegra Burnette, visiting assistant professor in the School of Information, has been appointed the first Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at the Museum of the American Revolution.
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Pratt is included in the Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition that features sustainability and other information from 511 schools.
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Kaimin Wang, BFA Interior Design ’24, participated in and won the UNI Moon Base competition 2024 with his entry Future City of Mars Colonization.
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Suzanne Vanderbilt, BID ‘55, was featured for her design work at GM. “Suzanne was inspired by an instructor at Pratt Institute to pursue automotive design,” writes Jonathan Lopez. “She became one of the so-called Damsels of Design, working alongside several other women to create a variety of iconic pieces of GM design work.”
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Jonell Joshua, assistant to the chair of art and design education, was a featured artist for the sixth annual Schomburg Literary Festival and gave a talk about her debut memoir at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. She also spoke on a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, and the The Brooklyn Book Festival.
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Marilyn Nance, BFA Communications Design (Graphic Design) ’76, headlined “The Fabric of Courage,” a multidisciplinary arts exhibition that celebrated the historic Festival of Arts and Culture, or FESTAC ’77. “While serving as the photographer for the US contingent of the North American delegation, Nance documented more than 1,500 images, which has become one of the most comprehensive photographic accounts of FESTAC 77.”
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Ashvin E. Rajagopalan, BFA Fine Arts ’02, was interviewed for Art Plugged about art, curating, and his latest project, “Bhakti: The Art of Krishna.”
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