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Internship Program Prepares High School Students with Disabilities for Success

New York City students completed an internship at Pratt as part of Project SEARCH, a national program that helps prepare individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities for the workforce.
June 29, 2022

Cinema Studies Scholar and Educator Gina Marchetti Named Chair of Humanities and Media Studies

Arriving at Pratt Institute from the University of Hong Kong, she will assume the role on August 1, 2022.
June 24, 2022

Mellon Foundation Awards $600,000 to Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Network

The grant supports the preservation of digital content that is in danger of disappearing or becoming inaccessible.

June 22, 2022

The City as Campus: Pratt Students Learn at NYC’s Cultural Destinations

From world-class art museums to an incredible gem and mineral collection, these sites offer opportunities for first-hand engagement across disciplines.

June 13, 2022

Pratt Institute Names Helio Takai Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The educator and physicist has served as interim dean since 2019 and assumed the new role on June 6, 2022.
June 10, 2022

Animation Career Review Ranks Pratt One of Country’s Top 10 Colleges for Animation in 2022

Pratt moved up this year in the online professional resource’s rankings, which considered nearly 200 schools with animation programs in the United States.
June 10, 2022

2020 Alumni Exhibit Diverse Art Made in a Time of Uncertainty

‘Chromotherapy in an Age of Doubt’ at Pratt Manhattan Gallery features 29 MFA graduates from the Class of 2020.
May 31, 2022

Industrial Designer and Educator Ignacio Urbina Polo Named Chair of Industrial Design

The Pratt Institute professor of industrial design assumes the role on July 1, 2022.

May 31, 2022

NYCxDESIGN Brings Student Work to the Center of Times Square & Across the City

The 2022 edition of the design event included an interactive inflatable installation, designs for mental health, and more.
May 25, 2022

Toshiko Mori, Byron Lars, and Carter Burwell Emmart Honored at Commencement 2022

Pratt’s Class of 2022 was celebrated in an exuberant gathering at Radio City Music Hall.
May 20, 2022

Animation Career Review Ranks Pratt One of the Nation’s Top 10 Schools for Graphic Design in 2022

The online professional resource’s eighth annual rankings for graphic design considered more than 700 schools with graphic design programs from across the United States.

May 24, 2022
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Black Studies Minor Launches through Student-Led Advocacy

Pratt’s new interdisciplinary Black Studies Minor engages students in the diverse art and design of the African diaspora.
March 23, 2022

New Diamonstein-Spielvogel Fellowship Program Will Bolster the Study of Climate Change in Architecture and Design

The fellowship program, made possible through the generosity of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation to honor President Emeritus Dr. Thomas F. Schutte, will advance pathways for diversity in climate change scholarship.
February 15, 2022

An Augmented Reality Installation Celebrates Black Women’s Leadership in Activism

For Black Artstory Month on Myrtle Avenue, Ananda Ray, BFA Digital Arts ’24, created an interactive work in the windows of the Film/Video Building.
February 7, 2022

Pratt Institute to Honor Sir David Adjaye OBE and Deborah Willis at 2021 Legends Scholarship Benefit

The October 7 virtual celebration will raise funds for student scholarships that support diversity.
September 16, 2021