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In Pratt’s New Entrepreneurship Minor, Students Learn Business Skills to Thrive in Creative Fields
Thursday, January 21, 2021Pratt Institute’s new interdisciplinary Minor in Entrepreneurship will prepare artists and designers with an entrepreneurial mindset, business acumen, and essential skills to embark on their own creative ventures. Starting this spring, the minor will provide...
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Dr. Helen Matusow-Ayres to Retire as Vice President for Student Affairs in June 2021
Monday, January 11, 2021After almost 17 years at Pratt Institute, Dr. Helen Matusow-Ayres will be retiring as vice president for student affairs on June 30, 2021. As a member of the senior administration, Matusow-Ayres has been integral in...
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Pratt Mourns Honorary Degree Recipient, Alumnus, and Paleontologist Jerry Case
Sunday, January 10, 2021Honorary degree recipient and alumnus Gerard “Jerry” Ramon Case, whose six decades of work in paleontology included research, illustration, and education, died on December 21, 2020, at the age of 88. On December 14, 2020,...
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Technology Expands Creativity and Extends Community at Pratt
Thursday, January 07, 2021The pandemic may have accelerated it, but hybrid learning has its foundation in Pratt Institute’s longstanding commitment to incorporating technology into its curriculum and making its educational experience accessible to as many students as possible....
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Pratt Mourns the Passing of Seoud M. Matta
Monday, January 04, 2021Dean Emeritus Seoud M. Matta (right) with Nasser Sharify, who preceded Matta as a dean of Pratt’s School of Information and Library Science (courtesy Pratt Institute School of Information On-Site Archives and Special Collections) Dean...
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Pratt Remembers Cliff Joseph, Founding Art Therapy Faculty Member and Alumnus
Wednesday, December 23, 2020Screenshot from the 2006 “Conversations With Cliff Joseph” Cliff Joseph, BFA Illustration ’53, a pioneer in the field of art therapy who helped found the Graduate Creative Arts Therapy Department at Pratt Institute, died on...
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26 Ways of Looking at Pratt: A Visual Alphabet of the Institute
Friday, December 18, 2020In this year of change, many things that link us remain constant, though aspects of them may have adapted or evolved. Prattfolio takes an A-to-Z look at some of the elements of Pratt Institute that...
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Pratt 2020: A Year of Challenge and Change
Wednesday, December 16, 2020A year unlike any other, 2020 has transformed the world and brought people closer to their communities more than ever. As the year draws to a close, Pratt takes a look at how our community...
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Pratt Institute’s Board of Trustees: Recently Elected Members and New DEI Committee
Wednesday, December 16, 2020Pratt Institute’s Board of Trustees has elected three new members in the last year—artist and Pratt alumnus Derrick Adams, founder and CEO of Curemark Joan Fallon, and former Pratt faculty member William (Bill) Hilson. L-R:...
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Students Use Pratt’s Launchpad to Create Projects & Access Campus Labs from Any Computer
Thursday, December 10, 2020This academic year, Pratt Institute students have a new way to remotely access technology from their home computers, addressing the needs of students during hybrid and remote learning. The cloud-based Launchpad is part of the...
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New and Noteworthy: Faculty Books of 2020
Wednesday, December 09, 2020Prattfolio collects the latest in Pratt faculty members’ works of literature, scholarship, and artistic endeavor. Whether looking to embark on a visual journey, discover new critical perspectives, or escape into imagined worlds, here are a...
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Writing and Fine Arts Students Come Together to Find the Sacred in Everyday Objects
Tuesday, December 08, 2020This fall, writing and fine arts students collaborated to make ordinary objects extraordinary. The Third Mind Project involved students in the two disciplines coming together to elevate everyday objects into something sacred. Using an online...
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Architect and Educator David Foley Named Chair of Interior Design Department
Monday, December 07, 2020David Foley has been named chair of Pratt Institute’s Interior Design Department. Foley, who assumed the role on December 1, 2020, has led the Interior Design Department as acting chair since July 2019. David Foley...
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Practice: Inside ComD Professor Ari Melenciano’s Research and Design Haven
Wednesday, December 02, 2020Prattfolio looks inside the creative laboratory of Pratt communications design professor Ari Melenciano’s home studio in Brooklyn. This is part of Practice, the magazine’s series of visits to the spaces where Pratt Institute faculty maintain...
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Pratt Daily Hub: A Roundup of Ideas & Projects from around the Institute
Monday, November 30, 2020Be sure to tag @PrattInstitute and #PrattInstitute on social media or email dailyhub@pratt.edu to share your own tips, creative actions, and innovative ideas. Throughout the Institute, students, faculty, and staff are developing new ideas and solutions during...
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Our Resilient and Vibrant Brooklyn: Pratt Community Members Share Their Experiences
Tuesday, November 24, 2020Whether outdoor dining and pop-up jazz in the parks or small businesses stepping up to produce PPE, New York City has innovatively adapted to the health and safety needs of the pandemic. Scenes from around...
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The Black Alumni of Pratt: 30 Years of Success Advancing Academic and Professional Opportunity
Monday, November 23, 2020In celebration of The Black Alumni of Pratt’s 30th anniversary, Pratt’s news page will feature several stories through this milestone year highlighting BAP’s history, leadership, programs, and work with students and alumni. This first article...
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Practice: A 360 Tour of Architecture Professor Michele Gorman’s Satellite Studio
Wednesday, November 18, 2020Prattfolio looks inside the tactile and digital world of Pratt architecture professor Michele Gorman’s remote studio. This is part of Practice, the magazine’s series of visits to the spaces where Pratt Institute faculty maintain their...
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Connecting with… President Frances Bronet and School of Architecture Faculty Member Jerrod Delaine
Monday, November 16, 2020Pratt President Frances Bronet connects with Visiting Assistant Professor of Real Estate Practice Jerrod Delaine for a short, thought-provoking video discussion on the connection between housing and racism, the issues surrounding equity and integrating neighborhoods,...
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Architecture Students Envision Environmental Solutions for a More Just World
Wednesday, November 11, 2020Fourth-year undergraduate architecture students recently envisioned “Green New Worlds” in which environmental policies and solutions would together promote a more just society. The spring 2020 “Rendering the Just Transition” studio was led by Jason Lee,...
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