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Professor Deborah Schneiderman Receives Pratt’s Inaugural Research Recognition Award 2019-20
Monday, April 22, 2019Deborah Schneiderman, Interior Design Professor in the School of Design, is the inaugural recipient of Pratt’s new Research Recognition Award. This award joins the annual Distinguished Teacher Award as a special opportunity for the Pratt...
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Pratt Shows in Full Swing with Monday Openings on Campus and More
Tuesday, April 16, 2019Excitement is in the air as Pratt Shows 2019 gathers momentum this spring. Pratt Shows are public exhibitions and presentations of work by Pratt’s graduating classes. The shows celebrate Pratt talent, connect emerging creatives to...
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Guggenheim Fellowship Awarded to Photography Faculty Member Peter Kayafas
Monday, April 15, 2019Adjunct Associate Professor of Photography Peter Kayafas has received a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship. This year 168 fellowships were awarded by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation from about 3,000 submissions assessed by a network of...
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Educating for the Future: Construction and Facilities Management Chair Regina Ford Cahill
Friday, April 12, 2019Exploring new models for education is one of the pillars of President Frances Bronet’s inauguration and an important area of discussion in academia. We live during a time of dramatic change, where the landscape is...
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Animation Career Review Ranks Pratt among Top Schools for Graphic Design and Illustration
Wednesday, April 10, 2019Pratt Institute is rated one of the country's top graphic design and illustration colleges in the 2019 rankings published by Animation Career Review (ACR), a comprehensive online resource for aspiring professionals in animation, digital art,...
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Pratt Celebrates Accepted Students Days for Class of 2023
Tuesday, April 09, 2019Congratulations to Pratt Institute’s Class of 2023. The Institute is welcoming hundreds of students to its campus for Accepted Students Days on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 from 9:30 AM–2 PM. Accepted students and...
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Pratt’s Green Week Showcases Sustainability Initiatives, from Eco-Performances to Ethical Fashion
Wednesday, April 03, 2019Sustainable design and environmentally-conscious work are happening year-round at Pratt Institute, and the 14th annual Green Week was an opportunity to showcase that leadership on both the Brooklyn and Manhattan campuses. Organized by the Sustainability...
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Students Win Recognition for Reimagining Austrian Inn at International Facility Management Program
Wednesday, April 03, 2019A group of undergraduate and graduate students in Pratt's Construction Management (CM), Facilities Management (FM), and Real Estate Practice (REP) programs recently traveled to Kufstein, Austria, where they had a chance to work together on...
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Japanese Mending Inspires Students for 2019 DIFFA Dining by Design Installation
Tuesday, April 02, 2019In the Japanese art of kintsugi, broken pottery is repaired with gold lacquer. Pratt interior design graduate students were inspired by this mending technique in their dining environment concept for the annual Design Industries Foundation...
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Creative Explorations: What Does “Belonging” Mean for the Pratt Community and Beyond?
Tuesday, April 02, 2019Creative public engagement, or “social practice,” is being explored in different ways at Pratt. For example, celebrated artist and School of Art Visiting Fellow Shaun Leonardo came to Pratt last fall to begin a dialogue,...
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Educating for the Future: Foundation Chair Leslie Mutchler
Wednesday, March 27, 2019Exploring new models for education is one of the pillars of President Frances Bronet’s inauguration and an important area of discussion in academia. We live during a time of dramatic change, where the landscape is...
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Honorary Degree Recipients and Speaker Announced for 2019 Commencement to Be Held May 20
Tuesday, March 26, 2019On Monday, May 20, Pratt Institute degree candidates will gather in their caps and gowns at Radio City Music Hall in the heart of Manhattan, where Pratt Institute’s 130th Commencement will be held. The Institute will...
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Pratt Alumnus Anthony D’Urso Honored by Pope Francis for Hiding Jews from the Nazis
Tuesday, March 19, 2019Pratt Architecture alumnus Anthony (Tony) D'Urso was just five years old when his father Giuseppe hid two Jewish families from the Nazis during World War II in his hometown Formia, Italy. It was 1944, and...
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Pratt Accepted into NCAA Division III Provisional Membership Process
Monday, March 18, 2019The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III has accepted Pratt Institute into its provisional membership process after one year as an exploratory member. Starting September 1, 2019, Pratt will become a provisional member of...
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Pratt Research Open House: A Day to Discover Cutting-Edge Innovation
Monday, March 18, 2019Innovative research that can change our future happens every day at Pratt Institute. On March 30, the public can learn about more than 50 research projects led by Pratt faculty, staff, and students. The second...
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Celebrated Artist Shaun Leonardo Discusses His Multidisciplinary Projects and Work at Pratt
Sunday, March 17, 2019Celebrated artist Shaun Leonardo joined Pratt as the School of Art Visiting Fellow in fall 2018 and will remain on campus as the 2019 Project Third artist-in-residence. Fine Arts Visiting Associate Professor Jenn Joy sat...
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Women’s History Month Spotlight: “Bad Girls in Literature, Music, and Art”
Thursday, March 14, 2019Who are the strong, pathbreaking women who embolden today’s emerging artists and designers? Bad Girls in Literature, Art, and Music, an elective in Humanities and Media Studies, bridges the past and present of women, creativity,...
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Faculty Member Sarah Strauss Honored with Award for Excellence in Interior Design Education
Thursday, March 14, 2019Visiting Associate Professor Sarah Strauss has been named the first-place winner of the 2018 Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) Award for Excellence for her exceptional interior design teaching at Pratt. CIDA’s annual award honors...
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Spring Break: Students Take Deep Dives into Coursework and Volunteering
Monday, March 11, 2019During the week of March 11, a number of Pratt students are using spring break to be immersed in intensive coursework abroad, and to volunteer in service of more local needs. Highlighted below are a...
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Educating for the Future: Creative Arts Therapy Chair Julie Miller
Friday, March 08, 2019Exploring new models for education is one of the pillars of President Frances Bronet’s inauguration and an important area of discussion in academia. We live during a time of dramatic change, where the landscape is...
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