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  • Dezeen showcased thirteen recent interior design projects by BFA and MFA students at Pratt. “The curriculum addresses emerging and innovative technologies, sustainable practices, interdisciplinary collaboration and issues of ethical and social responsibility in a diverse and global context,” Pratt wrote in a statement about the program. 

  • Subway mosaic artist and Visiting Instructor of Social Science and Cultural Studies Jackie Chang was featured in The New York Times. “Next semester I will be teaching art, culture and community development,” she said. “It’s not about acquiring skills to make art, but it’s acquiring skills, knowledge as to why you would make art, like how to apply it—not just as a decorative item to be sold on the market.”

  • Terrence Howard, who studied civil engineering at Pratt, portrays Arthur Hardwick, Jr., the first African American from Erie County to be elected to the New York State Legislature, in the film Shirley, available for streaming on Netflix.

  • Sylvia Morse, senior program manager for research and policy at Pratt Center for Community Development, has been selected for Urban Design Forum’s 2024 class of Global Exchange Fellows. “Over the next nine months, they will build bridges between New York City and its peer cities, uncover cutting-edge projects and demand courageous public policy to address New York City’s housing crisis.”

  • Students Brianna Casas, MS Museums and Digital Culture ’24, Katherine Duval, MS Museums and Digital Culture ’24, and Nicolas Lord, MS Museums and Digital Culture ’25, published an article on the Museum Next blog about how museums do audience research and evaluation.

  • Assistant Professor of Fashion Susan Cianciolo was featured in Vogue and Frieze. “This has been the most enjoyable time for me,” she told Vogue. “I don’t want to ever stop or sleep or eat, because there’s nothing I love more in the world than making clothing. It’s just truly my craft.”

  • Hilary Cheung, BFA Communications Design (Graphic Design) ’24, contributed designs for Megan Thee Stallion’s tour poster and magazine.

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