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In Pratt’s New Entrepreneurship Minor, Students Learn Business Skills to Thrive in Creative Fields

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Pratt 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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Students Use Pratt’s Launchpad to Create Projects & Access Campus Labs from Any Computer

Thursday, December 10, 2020

This 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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Networking from Home: Pratt Students Lead Discussions with Industry Leaders

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

With an uncertain job market and the disruption of the workplace due to the pandemic, recent graduates have faced a formidable first year of their post-college careers. In supporting Pratt Institute’s 2020 graduates, the Center...

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5 Steps to Make Wellness a Daily Part of Your Creative Practice

Monday, November 02, 2020

In times of uncertainty, taking control of what you can—rather than stressing about what you cannot—is crucial for both mental and physical wellness. Rethinking a routine can seem challenging, but there are ways to purposefully...

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Pratt Young Scholars Continue their Pratt Education in the Class of 2024

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

After developing their creative passions in the Pratt Young Scholars (PYS) program, several participants are now part of the incoming undergraduate class of 2024. Aizen Chen, Britney Gil Fernandez, Alex Orozco, and Asia Silverio have...

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Pratt’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: A Look at Two Years of Collaborative Action

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has released Pratt Institute’s first Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Progress Report. The extensive document, now available to explore online, chronicles the past two years of cultivating a...

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With Pratt Launchpad, Students Anywhere Can Access Creative Digital Tools on Any Computer

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

This fall semester, a full suite of the creative digital tools that Pratt Institute students need will be accessible on any computer, no matter its hardware. Through Launchpad, students can use a range of cloud-based...

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Students Race Against Time to Digitize Archives of 1970s and ’80s LGBTQ+ Radio and TV Programs

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

During the rise of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the 1970s and ’80s, visibility and community were crucial, and some leaders took to radio and television to elevate their voices and showcase culture. This spring...

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As More of Our Interactions Become Virtual, Students Explore the Emotional Impact of Technology

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Designing a chatbot to help get past procrastination (courtesy Veronika Kostova, MSIXD ‘20) It is easy to procrastinate when working alone. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic with its constant distractions and necessity for self-isolation, Veronika...

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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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Students Use Immersive Sound Design to Share Personal Stories of Life in a Pandemic

Monday, April 27, 2020

Image from Nicole Schiulaz’s “Coronachles: My Story” (via Soundcloud) “Before everything happened with the coronavirus, my routine was very set in stone,” Claire Mason, AOS Game Design and Interactive Media ‘21, begins in her audio...

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Fighting COVID-19: Pratt Donates Surplus Food & MetroCards to Healthcare Workers & Others in Need

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Pratt Public Safety Tour Supervisor Tyrone Spence, Rethink Food NYC Driver Elijah Inniss, and Dennis Mazone, Assistant Vice President of Campus Safety and Preparedness, facilitating the donation of food from Pratt This is the third...

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Pratt Alumna & Student Design First-Ever Lena Horne Prize Honoring Solange Knowles’ Social Impact

Monday, March 09, 2020

Nala Turner and Imani Shanklin Roberts working on the design for the Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact (courtesy the artists) In collaborating to design the Town Hall’s inaugural Lena Horne Prize for...

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The Black Lives Matter Pratt 2020 Teach-In Examines “In/Visibility” in a Day of Dialogue

Monday, March 02, 2020

Artist Shaun Leonardo opening the Black Lives Matter Pratt Teach-In with his talk “I am an Invisible Man” (courtesy Black Lives Matter Pratt) Pratt Visual Arts Fellow Shaun Leonardo opened the Black Lives Matter Pratt...

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Pratt Men’s Basketball Team Undefeated in Fifth Matchup Against RISD

Monday, February 24, 2020

A large crowd of supporters gathered in the ARC for an exciting men’s basketball game between Pratt and RISD on Sunday, February 16, in which Pratt took a 37-point lead to win with a final...

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Pratt Industrial Design Student’s Lifesaving Device Is a Finalist for the 2020 Lexus Design Award

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Yaokun Wu, BID ‘21, was selected as one of the six finalists for the 2020 Lexus Design Award. The annual international competition is open to professionals, students, and design enthusiasts and is focused on developing...

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Four Pratt Students and Alumni Are Selected as 2020 Fulbright Semifinalists

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Four Pratt students and recent graduates are semifinalists in the 2020 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The competitive program offers grants for international study and research, or participation in English language assistant programs. It’s aimed at...

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Fine Arts Student Devin Alexander Collages Magic & Community on Myrtle Ave for Black Artstory Month

Wednesday, February 05, 2020

Cut from colorful paper in blue, red, green, orange, and yellow, the illustrated figures in the windows of the Pratt Film/Video Building on Myrtle Avenue gather around glowing objects. Devin M. Alexander, BFA Fine Arts...

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Immersion in Japanese Culture Expands Students’ Thinking about Design

Thursday, December 05, 2019

Opportunities for Pratt students to experience a globally-engaged education range from studying Scandinavian design in Copenhagen to an exploration of art and its history in Venice, with each program aimed at inspiring students to ask...

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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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