News: School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Writing and Fine Arts Students Come Together to Find the Sacred in Everyday Objects

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

This 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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Practice: A Visit to Writing Professor Claire Donato’s Creative Sanctuary

Thursday, October 08, 2020

Prattfolio looks inside the serene home studio of Pratt writing professor Claire Donato. This is part of Practice, the magazine’s series of visits to the spaces where Pratt Institute faculty maintain their professional practice, to...

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Balenciaga and The Black Alumni of Pratt Partner on Full Scholarships to Diversify Art and Design

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Balenciaga and The Black Alumni of Pratt (BAP) have partnered to establish two full undergraduate scholarships for Pratt Institute students in the School of Design, School of Art, and School of Architecture. These scholarships, funded...

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New Pratt Shows Portfolio Website Showcases Work by Graduating Students

Thursday, June 04, 2020

A new website is offering a digital window into an exciting range of bold creative work by this year’s graduating Pratt students. Launched this May, the Pratt Shows portfolio website showcases individual student work and...

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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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Connecting at a Distance: A Remote Learning Visual Tour

Friday, May 01, 2020

Illustration from online learning in the class of James Lipovac, adjunct associate professor of Foundation Art (via @PrattFoundation/Instagram) As the spring semester shifted to distance learning, Pratt Institute’s students, faculty, and staff have innovated to...

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Research Open House 2020 Goes Virtual for an Interactive Exploration of Creative Inquiry at Pratt

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Cal MacAuliffe, BArch '21, presents Figuring Self Support, a project led by Jonathan Scelsa, assistant professor of Undergraduate Architecture, at the 2019 Research Open House (photo by Daniel Terna) Throughout the year at Pratt Institute,...

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BetaSpace Invites Students from across Pratt to Collaborate through New Technologies

Friday, February 28, 2020

Students exploring VR technology in BetaSpace On one recent afternoon, School of Art students stopped by to learn about extended reality (XR) combining the technology of virtual reality (VR) with real-world interactions; on another, an...

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Pratt Researchers Investigate Why the Global South Is Disproportionately Impacted by Ocean Plastics

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Plastics are cheap, durable, lightweight, and resistant to decay, all qualities which have made them ubiquitous in packaging. However, those same characteristics have contributed to an environmental catastrophe. Each year, according to the Ocean Conservancy,...

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New and Noteworthy: 2019 Faculty Books Roundup

Thursday, December 05, 2019

From artist books, to cultural surveys, to collections of neighborhood histories and poetry, Pratt faculty have contributed notable works to several corners of the literary landscape this year. Read on for New and Noteworthy’s annual...

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Local Seniors Share Their Stories and Neighborhood History in Pratt Oral Histories Project

Monday, November 25, 2019

As the current wave of gentrification rapidly transforms the New York City landscape, a team of Pratt faculty, students, and Writing Program alumni have responded with a project that will outlast the dizzying transformations. Maria...

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From a Hike Play to Hydroponic Plants, Blue Week Offered Hands-On Experiences in Sustainability

Wednesday, October 09, 2019

Now in its fifth year, Blue Week, presented by the Pratt Sustainability Coalition, celebrated the sustainability initiatives happening year-round on campus by engaging students, faculty, and staff from across departments in environmental awareness and action....

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Community Science: Taconic Fellows and Youth Activists Research the Needs of a Neighborhood

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Bridging the expertise of Pratt students and faculty with communities beyond the gates begins with strong partnerships. For six years, the Taconic Fellowship, a program of the Pratt Center for Community Development, has supported projects...

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Pratt Welcomes New Faculty and Administrators for 2019-20

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

This fall, Pratt Institute welcomes its new administrators and full-time faculty members to campus in time for the 2019-20 academic year. Bringing a variety of experience through their diverse disciplines and backgrounds, they share a...

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Brilliant Assemblage: Pratt Practitioners and Students Help Restore Louise Nevelson’s NYC Landmark

Friday, July 12, 2019

By Clinton Krute Behind every lasting artistic achievement is an intersection of practices—the sort of collaboration across disciplines that is central to the work of Pratt students, graduates, and faculty. Every artist, architect, and designer...

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Pratt Projects to Brighten Your Summer

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

The downtime of summer is an opportunity for days at the beach, travel, or idle hours at home with a good book. Below is a sampling of recent projects by Pratt students and alumni that...

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New and Noteworthy: Summer Reading by Pratt Alumni

Monday, June 10, 2019

by Lexi Anderson Hit the road this summer with the latest books from Pratt alumni—from mind-expanding escapes into art and design, to flights of fiction and fantasy, to memoir with a dose of comic relief,...

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Roxane Gay, Nick Cave, and Nancy Spector Are Honored at Pratt’s 2019 Commencement

Friday, May 17, 2019

In her address at Pratt Institute’s 130th Commencement on May 20, author and cultural critic Roxane Gay urged graduating students not to be complacent as they move through the world, and to help others by...

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Humanities and Media Studies Professor Steven Doloff Wins Second New York Emmy Award

Friday, May 10, 2019

Steven Doloff, professor in Pratt's Department of Humanities and Media Studies, has received a 2019 New York Emmy Award. The winners were announced at the 62nd annual New York Emmy Awards held on May 4....

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A Look at School of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Andrew W. Barnes’s Legacy as He Steps Down

Thursday, May 09, 2019

When Andrew W. Barnes was appointed Dean of Pratt Institute’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (SLAS) in July 2011, he was inspired by its interdisciplinary spirit and its capacity for an enhanced presence on...

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