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Helping Island Cities Adapt to Climate Change
Pratt Institute’s newly established Center for Climate Adaptation (CCA) is developing research and design-based solutions to advance global climate adaptation, innovation, and literacy in response to...
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Campus Boiler Project to Boost Energy Efficiency
An energy transformation is underway on Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn Campus as the existing boilers in East Hall are being replaced with high efficiency models to reduce the school’s overall energy and...
View ArticleA Pratt Alumnus Is Mentoring the Next Generation of Architects
David Huchteman, BArch ’03, has more than two decades of architectural expertise and currently serves as Principal and Managing Director at Carrier Johnson + CULTURE‘s Los Angeles office. His...
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Service and Sunshine during Alternative Spring Break
As classes paused for Spring Break, many students returned home to see family, went on fun trips with friends, or took advantage of unique study abroad opportunities. For those who stayed local, the...
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Pratt Shows in Full Swing with Monday Openings on Campus & More
Excitement continues to build across campus as Pratt Shows, the annual celebration of creative work by Pratt’s graduating students, moves into high gear this spring. The showcase continues through May...
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Pratt Remembers Nadia Merzliakow, Longtime Director of the Office of...
Nadia Merzliakow, MLS ’74, retired director of the Office of International Affairs, a devoted staff member of Pratt Institute for 30 years, passed away on February 29, 2024. Born on March 19, 1935,...
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Seeing the World through Illustration
Devaun Longley, BFA Communications Design ’25, has always been drawn to illustration. While he was growing up in the South Bronx, his mom noticed his constant doodling and shared how she had once...
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Research Open House 2024 Awards Recognize Projects Advancing Sustainable...
Members of the Pratt community and public recently gathered for Research Open House (ROH) 2024 at the Research Yard—an award-winning facility in the Brooklyn Navy Yard that houses Pratt’s research...
View ArticleStephanie Cook Named Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Stephanie Cook, a highly accomplished fundraising professional with significant experience in non-profit, cultural, and higher education sectors, has been named Vice President for Institutional...
View ArticlePratt Institute Ranked Sixth in World’s Top Art & Design Universities
Pratt Institute is ranked #6 out of 241 US and international art and design universities in the QS World University by Subject 2024. The listing also ranks Pratt #4 in the United States. Additionally,...
View ArticlePratt Mourns Gus Rohrs, Former Department Chair and Professor of Interior...
Gustav Werner Rohrs, retired professor of Interior Design at Pratt Institute who also served as department chair during his tenure, passed away on April 2, 2024. He was 92. Rohrs taught at Pratt for...
View ArticleCommencement 2024 to Be Held on May 15 at Radio City Music Hall
On Wednesday, May 15, degree candidates will don their caps and gowns at the renowned Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. The Institute will celebrate the accomplishments of over 1,300 graduating...
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Investigating a New Approach to Teaching and Learning
For the Fall 2023 semester, Ashley Bales, adjunct assistant professor of math and science, wanted students in her “Anatomy of Motion” class to better understand the functionality of different parts of...
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Getting Ready for the Rising Tide
The Rockaways, a coastal community in Queens, New York City, stands on the front lines of climate change. As tides rise, underserved and geographically vulnerable communities like those in The...
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Scenes from Trips Abroad
In recent months, Pratt faculty and students have gone on trips to various locales for dedicated research projects and as part of longer courses of study, all the while setting aside time to visit...
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Snapshot 2024: Before They Graduate
This spring, the Office of Alumni Engagement is sharing the stories of graduating students as they both look back on their time at Pratt and look ahead toward the future. See their first-year and...
View ArticlePratt Photography and Communications Design Alumnae Awarded Fulbright Grants
Tommesha Holt, MFA Photography ’23, and Lauren Walker, BFA Communications Design ’21, have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2024–2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of...
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Pratt Celebrates Class of 2024 at Radio City Music Hall
In her Commencement address, art and cultural historian Sarah Lewis celebrated Pratt Institute’s class of 2024 and encouraged students to harness the power that arts have always had to create a more...
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Open Streets and Open Dialogues
Creating an “open street” is simple in theory: restrict cars from driving through a specific area so that pedestrians can leisurely gather. But in a place as dense and complex as New York City, civic...
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Fashion Seniors Steal “The Show” at Powerhouse Arts
Over 350 members of the Pratt community and public buzzed around the airy, light-filled Grand Hall at Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus, Brooklyn, awaiting the start of Pratt Fashion’s much-anticipated 123rd...
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