December 2011

Huffington Post Lists Pratt in Guide to Top Eight Colleges For Fashion

Huffington Post, an online news site with millions of readers, listed Pratt as one of the top eight colleges in the country for a career in fashion. The Huffington Post cited that a degree from one of these top…

Forbes Magazine Features Design Alumni in its “30 Under 30” Issue

Forbes Magazine, a bi-weekly magazine with a circulation of almost 1 million, has included communications design alumna Amanda Clelland and industrial design alumni Sam Cochran and Kiel Mead in its inaugural “30 Under 30” issue. The magazine,…

Pratt Ranked Eleventh Nationwide in Survey that Measures Quality and Quantity of Media Coverage

Pratt Institute has been ranked number 11 in the nation for the quantity and quality of its coverage in global print and electronic media, on the Internet, throughout the blogosphere, and in social media outlets, according to the Global…

Pratt Named One of the Nation’s Most Environmentally Responsible Colleges

Pratt Institute is one of the country’s most environmentally responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com).The nationally known education services company selected the Institute for inclusion in a unique resource it has created for college applicants, titled The Princeton…

Design Programs Highly Ranked in Nationwide Survey of Industry Professionals by DesignIntelligence

Pratt’s undergraduate and graduate programs in interior design were recently ranked third in the country, based on surveys completed by industry professionals and made available through monthly architecture and design journal, DesignIntelligence (DI). Additionally, Pratt’s graduate industrial design program ranked…

Professor Kit White Featured on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show

Kit White, adjunct associate professor, Fine Arts, appeared on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show to promote his new book 101 Things to Learn in Art School (The MIT Press, 2011), in a segment that aired on November…

Industrial Design Master’s Degree Candidates to Present Thesis Work on Friday, December 9

Seven master’s degree candidates from Pratt Institute’s Department of Industrial Design will present their thesis work on Friday, December 9 from 4 to 6:30 PM in Pratt Studios, Room 43 in the Juliana Curran Terian Design Center on Pratt’s Brooklyn…

The New York Times Profiles Alumnus Jeremy Scott in Article Titled “Fashion’s Last Rebel”

The New York Times featured fashion design alumnus Jeremy Scott in a December 1 article titled “Fashion’s Last Rebel” in its Thursday Styles section. The article detailed his road to success, which included his recollections of his…

Fine Arts Professor Featured in Wall Street Journal Article on Inspiring Students Through Critique

Fine Arts Professor Sheila Pepe was featured in a Wall Street Journal roundup of faculty members from New York City colleges who inspire the best of their students through critique. Pepe was quoted with advice on the…

Pratt Study Abroad Students Featured on CBS Sunday Morning Segment on Venice Biennale

Sunday Morning, a national morning news program airing on the CBS network with more than 5 million viewers, aired a segment featuring Pratt students who participated in the Institute’s Pratt in Venice Program in its November 27…

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