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At the recent National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) annual conference, Pascale Sablan, BArch ’06, officially received the presidential staff and purple pin as NOMA’s fifth woman president. The event was covered by Architectural Record.

Stephen Hilger, associate professor of photography, contributed an essay to the MUUS Collection entitled “Rosalind Fox Solomon and the Photography of Care” on the broken doll motif in Rosalind Fox Solomon’s work.

Barbara Clarke Ruiz, BFA Fashion Design ’88, is the first Black woman to partner with Kohl’s on a design capsule collection. Her activewear designs for the brand were covered by WAVY, Black Enterprise, and Women’s Health.

Pratt was included on theWrap’s list of “Top 50 Film Schools for 2022,” with the publication citing the Institute’s extensive campus resources and alumni achievement.

Emerson Place Residence, which opened in fall 2019 as Pratt’s newest residence hall, was honored with a 2022 World Design Award and a 2022 Merit Award in the SARA National Design Awards. Designed by CannonDesign and Hanrahan Meyers Architects, it involved several members of the Pratt community, including Shannon Hayes, BArch ’12, and Frances Fox, MArch ’12, who discussed the project with Pratt.edu.

“Human Measure,” a new dance piece by Cassils, associate professor of sculpture and integrated practices, was featured in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times: “I want to create beautiful experiences that strengthen and embolden us such that we can continue the force of creative action.”

Lena P. Afridi, interim executive director of the Pratt Center for Community Development, contributed an op-ed to the Nation reflecting on a decade since Hurricane Sandy and the ongoing need for urgency in responding to the impacts of climate change: “Hurricane Sandy was a wake-up call. Our eyes need to remain wide open as we face a new climate reality.”

We’re honored and excited to partner with Stony Brook University. The Governors Island Center for Climate Solutions must prioritize social justice and workforce development, especially for communities impacted by climate change.

Maelstrom, a documentary directed, shot, and produced by Mizuko Yamaoka, BFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’02, about how her life was changed forever by a major accident was selected by the Japan Council of the University of Pittsburgh and SCREENSHOT: ASIA for the 2022 Japan Documentary Film Award. The film includes footage from her time at Pratt along with scenes from her life as a story of perseverance. The film will be part of the Tokyo Documentary Film Festival 2022 in December.

Sabrina Brokenborough, BFA Fashion Design ’21, was featured in stories in Vogue and the New York Times about the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival and the young designers finding inspiration in fiber arts: “I like to pull from a lot of historical drawings, and maybe some imagery from old, folkish fairy-tale books.”