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Giving

$2.5 Million Gift to Pratt Establishes Nation’s First Chair Uniting Mathematics and the Arts

Lawrence Sirovich and his son Matthew have made a $2.5 million commitment to Pratt Institute to establish the Sirovich Family Professorship of Mathematics for the Arts in Pratt’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The professorship honors longtime…

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Sirovich Family Creates Groundbreaking Professorship at Pratt

$2.5 Million Gift Establishes Institute’s First Endowed Faculty Position As chair of Pratt’s Department of Mathematics and Science, Carole Sirovich has been instrumental in helping the Institute build one of the most robust math and science programs of any art…

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The New York Times Features Art Walk Led by Pratt Writing Program Faculty Member

Jon Cotner, who teaches in the Writing Program at Pratt, was featured in an article in Weekend Arts section of the New York Times for an interactive art walk he led on Fire Island called “Island Night” that…

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The New Yorker Publishes Story by Writing Program Faculty Member

The New Yorker published a short story by Justin Taylor, visiting assistant professor in Pratt's Writing Program, in its August 13 and 20 issue. The story, titled “After Ellen,” is about a man who leaves his girlfriend without…

Creative Arts Therapy

New Chairs Named for Creative Arts Therapy, History of Art and Design, and Photography Departments

Pratt Institute has appointed three new chairs to its School of Art and Design. Julie Miller, an experienced dance/movement and creative arts therapist, social worker, and educator, has been named Chair of the Creative Arts Therapy Department. Dorothea Dietrich,…

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The New York Times Praises Novel Authored by Pratt’s Writing Program Director

The New York Times praised a new novel authored by Thad Ziolkowski, Director of Pratt's Writing Program, in its May 20 print edition. The novel, titled “Wichita,” is Ziolkowski's first. The Times called it “charming, smart, and devastating”…

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Writing Program Director Authors Essay For The New York Times Magazine

The New York Times Magazine ran an autobiographical essay by Thad Ziolkowski in its “Lives” column. Ziolkowski directs Pratt's Writing Program and is author of the memoir On A Wave (Grover Press, 2003) and Wichita, to be published…

Architecture

Architectural Record Interviews Pratt Professor on Social Practices in Architecture

Architectural Record recently interviewed Deborah Gans, undergraduate architecture professor and founder of Gans Studio, on her work addressing issues of social responsibility and environmental stewardship. Please click here to read the full story, which appeared on the publication's…

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Pratt Manhattan Gallery to Present Exhibition that Maps the Psychogeography of New York City

Pratt Manhattan Gallery will present “You Are Here → Mapping the Psychogeography of New York City,” an exhibition of work by a selection of contemporary artists that will map the emotional terrain of the world’s most famous and influential urban…