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Pratt Welcomes New Faculty and Administrators for 2019-20

This fall, Pratt Institute welcomes its new administrators and full-time faculty members to campus in time for the 2019-20 academic year. Bringing a variety of experience through their diverse disciplines and backgrounds, they share a commitment to promoting excellence…

School of Information

Physical Computing with Cat-Operated Tech & Interactive Lights in the School of Information

The coursework in the Pratt Institute School of Information often engages with the potential of digital technologies in enhancing and facilitating archives, libraries, museums, and other information and cultural institutions. However, students don’t typically get hands-on…

Graduate Communications Design

Pratt Projects to Brighten Your Summer

The downtime of summer is an opportunity for days at the beach, travel, or idle hours at home with a good book. Below is a sampling of recent projects by Pratt students and alumni that capture the…

President

Roxane Gay, Nick Cave, and Nancy Spector Are Honored at Pratt’s 2019 Commencement

In her address at Pratt Institute’s 130th Commencement on May 20, author and cultural critic Roxane Gay urged graduating students not to be complacent as they move through the world, and to help others by being willing to “make…

School of Information

Educating for the Future: School of Information Professor Debbie Rabina

Exploring 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 quickly shifting. How is Pratt…

School of Information

Educating for the Future: School of Information Associate Professor Craig MacDonald

Exploring 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 quickly shifting. How is…

Graduate Communications Design

New and Noteworthy: 2018 Faculty Books Roundup

With the end of the semester approaching and a new year around the corner, what better than a book list to prepare for the contemplative winter days ahead? Read on for highlights of recently published…

School of Information

Educating for the Future: School of Information Associate Professor Chris Alen Sula

Exploring 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 quickly shifting. How is…

Architecture

We Contain Multitudes: The 2018 Alumni Achievement Award Winners on Empathy at Work

With 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 citizens find means to…

School of Information

Practice: From the NYPL Office of School of Information Professor Deirdre Donohue, MSILS ’97

From 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 office of Deirdre Donohue, MSILS ’97, Visiting…