News: Alumni

Seven Vibrant Murals from the Pratt Community to See This Summer

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Public art has long been an essential source of creative expression outside of galleries and museums and even more so during the pandemic, as many of these spaces temporarily closed their doors. Even as they...

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Alumna Sarah Grace Holcomb Leads High School Students to Success as Part of Pratt’s Vibrant Art & Design Education Network

Monday, June 14, 2021

Brooklyn high school students Brianna Blue and Aleksandra Kwiecień, who have been recognized for their distinctive work with two of the highest honors in the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, are students of the...

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Pratt Architecture and Interior Design Alumni Named Finalist and Alternate for Prestigious Fulbright Grants

Wednesday, June 09, 2021

Pratt Institute alumnus T. Craig Sinclair, MArch ’16, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for the 2021-22 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Michelle Marshall,...

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Pratt Fine Arts Launches a New Mentorship Program to Empower Emerging Artists

Monday, May 03, 2021

For emerging artists looking ahead to lifelong creative careers, one of the greatest resources is the mentorship of fellow artists and creative professionals. This spring, Pratt Fine Arts launched Pratt>FORWARD to introduce emerging artists to...

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Catching up with The Black Alumni of Pratt Scholars on What BAP’s Support Means to Them

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Since its founding in 1990 to promote a diverse student body, The Black Alumni of Pratt (BAP) has supported Pratt Institute students across disciplines with an ever-growing community network as well as full and partial...

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Pratt Women Organizing for Change: Ashely Kuo and A+A+A Studio

Friday, March 19, 2021

A+A+A studio In celebration of Women’s History Month, Pratt is sharing the stories of women who are making history today by organizing in their local communities. Follow the Q&A series on the Pratt.edu news page...

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Virtual Opportunities Engage Students and Alumni in Forging Professional Connections Online

Tuesday, March 09, 2021

In finding new ways to support Pratt Institute students and alumni, the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) is leveraging the new possibilities of digital networking to expand the opportunities for connection. This has...

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Pratt Women Organizing for Change: Mia Bruner of the Prison Library Support Network

Monday, March 08, 2021

Mia Bruner, MLS ’18, is working to help incarcerated people stay connected to the world through access to knowledge and information. Her volunteer organization, the Prison Library Support Network (PLSN), is a collective of over...

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Alumna Hiroko Nakamoto Funds Scholarships and Campus Enrichment

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Alumna and longtime Pratt Institute donor Hiroko Nakamoto has committed significant funding for three gifts that will advance student diversity through interior design scholarships and improve spaces and landscapes on the Brooklyn and Manhattan campuses....

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Pratt Pairs: Valentine’s Day 2021

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

This Valentine’s Day, the Office of Alumni Engagement is sharing the stories of alumni who fell for each other while they were students at Pratt. Read about the couples’ magical moments, their favorite date spots,...

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The Black Alumni of Pratt: 30 Years of Success Advancing Academic and Professional Opportunity

Monday, November 23, 2020

In 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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Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund Honors Industrial Design Alumni Everardo Jefferson & William Cotton

Friday, August 21, 2020

The 2020 Rowena Reed Kostellow Awards honorees: Everardo Jefferson, BID ’68, & William Cotton, BID ’07 For the 30th anniversary of the Rowena Reed Kostellow Awards, Everardo Jefferson, BID ’68, and William Cotton, BID ’07,...

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2020 Black Alumni of Pratt Scholars Cultivate their Creative Passions in a Virtual PreCollege

Friday, August 14, 2020

The 2020 Black Alumni of Pratt (BAP) PreCollege Summer Program Scholars: Carissa Blackwell, Danna Garcia Moreno, and Jordan Anderson This July, the 2020 Black Alumni of Pratt (BAP) PreCollege Summer Program Scholars joined high school...

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A Special 2020 Edition of Pratt’s Alumni Achievement Awards Honors Paleontologist Jerry Case

Monday, August 10, 2020

Gerard “Jerry” Ramon Case (photo by Clare Berlin) In a special 2020 edition of Pratt Institute’s annual Alumni Achievement Awards (AAA), Gerard “Jerry” Ramon Case is being honored for his six decades of work in...

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New and Noteworthy: 2020 Alumni Books Roundup

Friday, June 26, 2020

Prattfolio presents the annual roundup of recently published books by and about Pratt Institute alumni, in time for summer reading. From a poetry collection to empower young activists, to a photographic reverie in summertime light...

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Team Featuring Writing Alumna Lina Misitzis Awarded Pulitzer Prize for This American Life Episode

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

This American Life, The Out Crowd, episode 688, by Lola Dupre Lina Misitzis, BFA Writing ’11, produced a story for “The Out Crowd,” an episode of public radio program This American Life that won the...

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Guggenheim Fellowship Awarded to Alumnae Danna Singer and Cyrilla Mozenter

Monday, May 11, 2020

Danna Singer, “A Future,” from the series If It Rained an Ocean (courtesy the artist) Danna Singer, BFA Photography ‘10, and longtime former faculty member Cyrilla Mozenter, BFA Art Education ‘70; MFA ‘72, have been...

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A Look Back: How Pratt Students and Faculty Designed for Deception in World War II

Tuesday, May 05, 2020

Pratt Institute students building a model of a waterfront and dock area to use in their camouflage studies (via Popular Mechanics, 1942) This year marks 75 years since World War II’s end in 1945. As...

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Fine Arts Alumna Ali Shrago-Spechler Awarded Fulbright Grant for Research Project in Germany

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Courtesy of Itamar Dotan Katz Ali Shrago-Spechler, BFA Painting ‘11, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for the 2020-2021 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign...

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How Five 1960s Pratt Students Launched an Art Movement through a Shared Passion for Crochet

Wednesday, April 08, 2020

Jean Williams Cacicedo, Sharron Hedges, Marika Contompasis, and Janet Lipkin as students and at Off the Wall: American Art to Wear at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (courtesy Jean Williams Cacicedo) In the late 1960s,...

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