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We Contain Multitudes: The 2018 Alumni Achievement Award Winners on Empathy at Work
Wednesday, November 14, 2018With humanity, compassion, and courage, Pratt alumni are changing culture, altering the landscape of the world for the benefit of others. Patients can access more effective care, communities that have experienced injustice grow stronger, and...
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Educating for the Future: Mathematics and Science Chair Helio Takai
Thursday, November 08, 2018Exploring 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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The World in Young Eyes: Alumni Work Shines a Light on the Perspectives of Today’s Youth
Thursday, October 25, 2018How can young people’s stories help us relate to experiences vastly different from our own and perhaps make the world a more understanding, connected, and tolerant place? Pratt graduates are confronting today’s most intractable challenges—from...
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From Pollution to Climate Change: Pratt Blue Week 2018 Addresses Global Water-Related Issues
Thursday, October 25, 2018Water is at the center of some of today’s most challenging global and local issues, whether it’s waste and pollution or rising seas and climate change. Pratt Institute’s fourth annual Blue Week brought together its...
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Pratt Welcomes New Administrators and Faculty Members to Campus
Monday, August 27, 2018More than 20 new administrators and full-time faculty members have joined the Pratt community in time for the 2018-19 academic year. Representing a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, they share a commitment to excellence...
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How We Lead: Sara Ortloff Khoury, BFA Communications Design ’90
Tuesday, August 21, 2018In the Spring/Summer 2018 issue, Prattfolio asked leaders from the Pratt alumni community to share their wisdom from the helm—how they inspire, improve, and ignite creativity. This is part two in a series of three...
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Physicist Helio Takai Named Chair of Mathematics and Science Department
Tuesday, June 19, 2018Dr. Helio Takai, a physicist, author, scholar, researcher, and educator, has been named Chair of the Mathematics and Science Department within the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Pratt Institute. He will assume the...
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Our Torchbearers: Four New Grads on the Teachers Who Helped Them Find Their Paths at Pratt
Tuesday, June 19, 2018Great leaders shine in the glow of those they influence. To students, professors’ guidance and mentorship can mean the courage to embrace their own ideas, the inspiration to unlock novel ways of thinking and making,...
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Pratt to Honor Six Accomplished Graduates at 2018 Alumni Achievement Awards
Monday, June 18, 2018On Saturday, September 29, Pratt Institute’s Alumni Achievement Awards 2018 will be presented to six distinguished alumni during a special “Best in Class” catered dining event to be held as part of Alumni Day 2018...
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Pratt Shows 2018 Showcases Best Work of Graduating Students
Wednesday, April 11, 2018The year’s boldest ideas will be on view this spring at Pratt Shows, Pratt Institute’s curated showcase of work by the 2018 graduating class. Composed of more than 20 events, presentations, and exhibitions, Pratt Shows...
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Professor Samantha Hunt Named Finalist for PEN/Faulkner Award in Fiction
Thursday, March 22, 2018Samantha Hunt, Professor of Writing in Pratt's School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2018 finalist for the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for her 2017 book, The Dark Dark: Stories. The...
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The Pratt Network: Ashlyn Davis, BA History of Art and Design ’10
Thursday, February 01, 2018As the Office of Alumni Relations launches its first regional networks, laying the groundwork for Pratt connections to flourish in the many places alumni do their work, Prattfolio* checks in with six local influencers across the United States who...
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Pratt Institute Welcomes Its 12th President Frances Bronet
Tuesday, January 02, 2018Frances Bronet became Pratt Institute’s 12th president on January 2, 2018. She is the first woman president to lead Pratt Institute, one of the world’s most renowned art and design colleges. Bronet succeeds President Thomas...
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Practice: From the Studio of Writing Professor Samantha Hunt
Thursday, December 21, 2017From the pages of Prattfolio, this article is part of a series exploring the artistic and professional practice of Pratt faculty through visits to their studios and workspaces. Here, Prattfolio looks inside the studio of...
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New and Noteworthy: Faculty Books of 2017
Monday, December 11, 2017As the year comes to a close, here is a collection of new beginnings—as written and created by Pratt faculty. Read on for a roundup of first lines and first looks from some of the...
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Pratt Art-Science Residents Create Interactive Programming for Oregon Music and Arts Festival
Tuesday, October 31, 2017A group of artists and scientists in residence at Pratt Institute—including Pratt graduate students Ian Montgomery (M.S. Package Design ’18) and Cassandra Flores (M.S. Museums and Digital Culture ’18), and faculty members Romie Littrell, Visiting...
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Maria Baker (M.F.A. Writing ’17) Produces Collection of Work from Seniors Writing Project
Wednesday, October 04, 2017M.F.A. in Writing graduate Maria Baker has compiled and edited We Live Here, a collection of prose and poetry by seniors from the Clinton Hill neighborhood that is home to Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn campus. The...
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Major Media Outlets Cover Pratt Professor’s Work to Restore Roman Painting Buried by Volcano
Wednesday, August 30, 2017A number of prominent publications, including Forbes, National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, and Archeology Magazine, have recently spotlighted the cutting-edge work of Eleonora Del Federico, professor of chemistry at Pratt Institute, and a network of scientists...
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Pratt Institute Names Three New Chairs in School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Wednesday, June 21, 2017Three new chairs have been appointed in Pratt Institute’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences: John Decker, Chair of the Department of the History of Art and Design; Arlene R. Keizer, Chair of Humanities and...
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Refugees Around the World Spur Pratt Students and Faculty to Develop New Ideas and Designs
Thursday, June 15, 2017According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, there are 65.3 million people around the world today who have been forced from their homes, including 21.3 million refugees—the highest levels of displacement on record....
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