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Associate Professor Gaia Hwang Named Chair of Graduate Communications Design

The accomplished designer and education leader assumed the role in January 2022.
January 20, 2022

Growing Leather in a Lab to Promote Material Sustainability

Building on her studies of photography and fashion at Pratt, recent graduate Madison Wilds Burger is investigating alternatives to the toxic leather industry.

January 19, 2022

Pratt Institute Names Stephen Slaughter New Chair of Undergraduate Architecture

A visiting associate professor at Pratt Institute and an accomplished architect, urban designer, and academic, he will assume the role on July 1, 2022.
January 13, 2022

Inflatable Structures Visualize the Plastic Waste Crisis

Pratt architecture students constructed inflatable installations based on their research into how excess plastics could be reduced and reused in design.
December 15, 2021

Mapping the Recovery of Nazi-Looted Artworks

Pratt students investigate the complex journeys of artwork looted during World War II and how those narratives have raised issues of ownership.
December 14, 2021

Exploring Togetherness through Design

A graduate communications design student collaboration between Pratt and Denmark’s Design School Kolding showcases the potential of design to examine and foster human connection.
December 8, 2021

A Campus Garden Flourishes with Flowers for Natural Dyes

The Textile Dye Garden was planted in 2021 to offer a space for the Pratt community to join in discovering the beauty and sustainability of natural dyes.

November 29, 2021

Empowering Coastal Communities in a Future of Rising Shorelines

Graduate planning students in the Sustainable Communities Studio centered the residents of NYC’s Rockaway Peninsula in envisioning a place transformed by climate change.
November 17, 2021

Pratt to Launch Online Game Design and Interactive Media Associate Degree

The popular in-person Game Design and Interactive Media program will also be offered online starting in fall 2022.
November 15, 2021

Signe Nielsen on the New Horizons Now Possible for Landscape Architecture

The landscape architect and School of Architecture faculty member discussed the launch of Pratt’s Master of Landscape Architecture as well as her work on one of NYC’s newest parks, Little Island.
November 10, 2021

Where Are Pratt’s Most Recent Grads? Survey Shows Careers at Variety of Dynamic Companies

The latest first destination survey reports that Pratt graduates are above the national average in employment and job satisfaction.
November 9, 2021
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Pratt Fine Arts Launches a New Mentorship Program to Empower Emerging Artists
July 23, 2021

Catching up With The Black Alumni of Pratt Scholars on What BAP’s Support Means to Them
March 24, 2021

Pratt Institute’s Board of Trustees: Recently Elected Members and New DEI Committee
December 16, 2020

Pratt’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: A Look at Two Years of Collaborative Action
September 30, 2020

The Black Alumni of Pratt

2019 Black Alumni of Pratt Scholars Explore College Life and the Career Possibilities of Art
August 17, 2019

The 2021 Black Alumni of Pratt Scholars on How PreCollege Inspired Their Artistic Futures

The four New York high school students studied animation, film, painting, and other media this summer, learning how to turn their passions into professional pathways.
September 2, 2021

Catching up With The Black Alumni of Pratt Scholars on What BAP’s Support Means to Them
March 24, 2021

The Black Alumni of Pratt: 30 Years of Success Advancing Academic and Professional Opportunity
November 23, 2020