Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

School of Design

A Look Back: How Pratt Students and Faculty Designed for Deception in World War II

This year marks 75 years since World War II’s end in 1945. As the world commemorates VE (Victory in Europe) Day on Friday, May 8, here is a look back at how members of Pratt Institute’s community stepped up to…

School of Architecture

Pratt’s School of Architecture Launches Free Online Course Series with AIA Brooklyn

(courtesy Joseph Koelbel Architect) In response to COVID-19’s impact on architecture, the Pratt Institute School of Architecture is partnering with the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Brooklyn) to…

Fighting COVID-19: Pratt Donates Surplus Food & MetroCards to Healthcare Workers & Others in Need

Pratt Public Safety Tour Supervisor Tyrone Spence, Rethink Food NYC Driver Elijah Inniss, and Dennis Mazone, Assistant Vice President of Campus Safety and Preparedness, facilitating the donation of food from Pratt This is the third…

Guggenheim Fellowship Awarded to Fine Arts Faculty Member Steve Locke

Steve Locke, “Our Honeymoon – yellow” (2015), from the Family Pictures series (courtesy the artist) Fine Arts Professor Steve Locke has been awarded a 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship. This year the John Simon…

School of Architecture

Pratt Responds to COVID-19: The Institute Unites to Produce 1,000s of Face Shields for Hospitals

Production of face shields at Pratt Institute This is the second in a series of posts exploring how the Pratt Institute community is rallying its creative resources to help with the challenges of COVID-19. In…

How Five 1960s Pratt Students Launched an Art Movement through a Shared Passion for Crochet

Jean Williams Cacicedo, Sharron Hedges, Marika Contompasis, and Janet Lipkin as students and at Off the Wall: American Art to Wear at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (courtesy Jean Williams Cacicedo) In the late 1960s, a…

School of Architecture

Members of the Pratt Community Sew Masks and 3D-Print Face Shields to Combat COVID-19

Luba Drozd, BFA Computer Graphics ‘06, making face shields with the 3D printer in her apartment (courtesy Luba Drozd) This is the first in a series of posts exploring how the Pratt Institute community is rallying…

School of Architecture

School of Architecture Launches Mistresses of Pratt to Recognize the Work of Women Educators

The Mistresses of Pratt Dinner Party (photo by Armon Burton) In her 1970s installation The Dinner Party, artist Judy Chicago wanted to elevate the overlooked roles of women in global civilization. A massive…

Made in NYC Learning Lab Supports Local Businesses with Pratt’s Creative Expertise

Pratt photography students participating in the Made in NYC Learning Lab (courtesy Made in NYC) Since 2016, the Made in NYC Learning Lab has matched the creative expertise of Pratt Institute with the…

School of Information

How Mapping Relationships Between Jazz Musicians Elevates Unsung Histories

1960s photographs of jazz musician Zena Latto in her sister Claire Richmond’s New Orleans home (courtesy Claire Richmond) Creativity is supported by community, especially in jazz which thrives on collaboration. When Cristina Pattuelli, Professor in the…