Maria Montes, BFA Photography ’25, is a recipient of the Gordon Parks Foundation Scholarship for the 2023-24 academic year: “Using the camera as a weapon, as Parks once said, combats difficulties in today’s society.”
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The Regional Plan Association (RPA) published the thesis of former RPA New York Advocacy Intern Nadav Bigelman, MS City and Regional Planning ‘24. The research considers the strengths and weaknesses of Local Law 1065, which aims to increase New York City’s canopy coverage.
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Mackie Mallison, BFA Film ‘23, was announced as one of ten members of the 2024 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellowship. His short films were also recently added to the Criterion Channel’s collection. He was also announced as a finalist for 2024 FLA Artists Academy and FLC Critics Academy.
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Dean Levin, BArch ‘12, was profiled in Wallpaper*, and named among the The Wallpaper* USA 400, which recognizes the people defining America’s creative landscape.
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Forager Serena Morgan, BID ’02, was featured in a Seven Days article about exploring wild edibles. “Morgan makes a living producing jewelry that incorporates or mimics natural materials and products made from foods that she has harvested, fermented, brewed, dried and steeped.”
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Stefan Sagmeister, MS Communications Design ’88, was named a 2024 SEGD Fellow. He also recently partnered with illycaffè for the poster of the 56th edition of international sailing regatta Barcolana, and was interviewed in Finestre sull’Arte.
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David Miles Ziskind, BArch ’68, was given the 2024 Henry Hobson Richardson Award at the 2024 AIANYS Professional Service Awards. The award recognizes AIA members licensed in New York State and practicing in the private sector who have made significant contributions to the quality of NYS public architecture.
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Ari Fouse, BFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’21, was interviewed about her painting practice for VoyageLA.
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Pratt Institute has earned a STARS Gold rating in the 2024 Sustainable Campus Index by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). For the second consecutive year, Pratt has ranked in the top 10 of masters degree-awarding institutions for overall performance, with especially high scores in curriculum, research, and campus engagement. STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System) measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.
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Courtney Knapp, professor in the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment, was recently featured in the Planner’s Network Disorientation Guide about confronting the carceral state in planning.