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The Obsolete Object That Gave Every Boomer a Case of Redeye
Graduate Communications Design

Associate Professor Gaia Hwang Named Chair of Graduate Communications Design

Gaia Hwang has been appointed chair of graduate communications design in Pratt Institute’s School of Design. She assumed the role in January 2022. Hwang’s accomplished work in design and education is complemented by a focus on interdisciplinary practices. Her current…
Pratt Institute Names Stephen Slaughter New Chair of Undergraduate Architecture
Stephen Slaughter is the new Chair of Undergraduate Architecture at Pratt Institute
Architecture

Pratt Institute Names Stephen Slaughter New Chair of Undergraduate Architecture

Stephen Slaughter has been named the new chair of undergraduate architecture in Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture. He will assume the role on July 1, 2022. Through the spring semester, Acting Chair Jason Lee, Acting Associate Chair Farzam Yazdanseta, and…
You Mean Everything to Me Follows a Young Woman’s Grim Coercion Into the Sex Industry
Faculty Books and Releases of 2021

Each year, professors from across Pratt Institute help reshape the world’s cultural and creative landscape through fresh publications of writing, art, and music. The following is Prattfolio’s roundup of the latest titles: monographs, collections, and one album. Contributions include innovations…
Open Studio: Imani Shanklin Roberts’s Vivid Portraits Uplift Often Overlooked Subjects—See Them Here
‘This show is a historical event’: Celebrating ‘Unseen’ Asian American Artists
How These N.Y.C. Companies Are Skirting the Supply Chain Crisis