Faculty

Construction Management

Audrey Schultz Named Chair of Construction Management, Facilities Management, and Real Estate Practice

Audrey Schultz has been named chair of Construction Management, Facilities Management, and Real Estate Practice in Pratt’s School of Architecture. A tenured professor in the department, she has over 30 years in the field and has concentrated on the whole…

Humanities and Media Studies

Cinema Studies Scholar and Educator Gina Marchetti Named Chair of Humanities and Media Studies

Following a competitive international search, Gina Marchetti has been named chair of the Department of Humanities and Media Studies (HMS) in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. A longtime educator and researcher who focuses on women filmmakers and contemporary…

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Pratt Institute Names Helio Takai Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Following a national search, Pratt Institute has named Helio Takai as the new dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (SLAS). He is an accomplished physicist and educator whose work has ranged from research for the CERN Large…

Graduate Industrial Design

Industrial Designer and Educator Ignacio Urbina Polo Named Chair of Industrial Design

Ignacio Urbina Polo has been appointed chair of industrial design in Pratt Institute’s School of Design. He assumes the role on July 1, 2022. Urbina is a distinguished industrial designer and a tenured professor at Pratt where he has taught…