Pratt Institute School of Information

10/18/2026

We are pleased to be offering a number of new special topics courses this spring '27 semesters - checkout the flyers here! Graduate registrations begins November 2nd!

10/12/2026

👻🎃 Pratt iSchool is Haunted! It is our October '26 Newsletter with events, faculty news, and much more: https://mailchi.mp/pratt/prattischool-13924830 👻🎃

10/07/2026

This fall, we are pleased to rollout our revised Advanced Certificate in Archives. The 18-credit certificate prepares people to be archivists, and requires the following courses:

INFO 625: Archival Theory and Practice
INFO 635: Archival Appraisal and Acquisition
INFO 629: Archival Outreach, Access, and Advocacy
INFO 655: Digital Preservation & Curation OR INFO 665: Projects in Digital Archives

In addition, students choose 2 courses from the following set of electives

INFO 607 Management and Leadership
INFO 628 Data Librarianship and Management
INFO 631 Academic Libraries and Scholarly
INFO 632 Conservation and Preservation
INFO 633 Archives and Art-making
INFO 634 Conservation Lab
INFO 647 Visual Resources Management
INFO 655 Digital Preservation & Curation
INFO 657 Digital Humanities
INFO 661 Art Documentation
INFO 663 Metadata Design
INFO 664 Programming For Cultural Heritage
INFO 665 Projects in Digital Archives
INFO 673 Literacy & Instruction
INFO 674 Genealogy and Local History
INFO 684 Museum Information Management: Collection Cataloging & Digital Technology
INFO 689 Rare Books & Special Collections
INFO 697 Special Topics
INFO 698 Practicum/Seminar Information Science

While most students who complete this certificate do so within the 36-credit MS Library & Information Science degree, we do also admit students into the certificate as a standalone certificate if they already have an ALA-accredited MSLIS degree. More information at: https://www.pratt.edu/information/advanced-certificates/archives-advanced-certificate/

10/07/2026

Pratt iSchool is hosting Wikimedia New York City Wikidata Day 2026. To attend, please RSVP at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikidata-day-nyc-2026-tickets-2003013314744?aff=oddtdtcreator

Come celebrate the 14th birthday of Wikidata with us! Join the local Wikidata editing community for Wikidata Day in New York City on Friday, October 30, 2026 from 2pm to 6pm hosted by Wikimedia NYC in collaboration with the Semantic Lab at Pratt Institute School of Information. Register here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:Wikidata_Day_NYC_2026

10/06/2026

We are pleased to launch a new area of emphasis in our MS Information Experience Design program: Design Engineering. The Design Engineering area of emphasis is for students interested in both designing and building digital products. Coursework in this area of emphasis covers design systems, front-end programming, and the application of design and engineering principles to create well-designed, technically sound digital products.

This area of emphasis prepares students for the following types of roles:

Design Engineer
UX Engineer
UI/UX Engineer
UI Developer

Recommended Electives:
INFO 606 Digital Accessibility
INFO 616 Programming Interactive Visualizations
INFO 623 UX Design & AI
INFO 636 Conversational UX Design
INFO 637 Building Web Apps
INFO 638 Web Development
INFO 641 Visual Communication & Information Design
INFO 649 Practical Ethnography for User Experience
INFO 646 Digital Product Design
INFO 672 UX Design Systems
INFO 682 Projects in Information Experience Design

More information at: https://www.pratt.edu/information/information-experience-design/

10/01/2026

Swipe through some moments from our Fall 2026 UX Summer Internship Panel!

Huge thanks to Kirsten Segeren, Sriya Benjaram, Harsh*ta Dandu, Christina Lu, Shasteny Maclang, and Arcadia Calimano for an honest look at what it takes to land and make the most of a UX internship.

More career events coming soon!

09/17/2026

We’re back! This time with six IXD students who landed internships this summer at Publix, L.L. Bean, Zynga, TikTok, Discovery Education & IBM. 🎤

Come learn from their experiences and ask the questions you actually want answered.

📍 UX Summer Internship Panel · Fri, Sept 25 · 11 AM–2 PM · PMC 201

Limited spots — check your inbox to register 📩

09/14/2026

It's the School of Information September '26 newsletter with updates on space, events, curriculum, students, alumni and faculty, and more! https://mailchi.mp/pratt/prattischool-13924381

08/25/2026

Rest in Peace Dolly Parton. Parton, while best known as an award-winning singer-songwriter, founded in 1995 the Imagination Library which is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five. The program has gifted over 200 million free books in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and The Republic of Ireland. The Imagination Library mails more than 2 million high-quality, age-appropriate books each month. Research has continually shown that reading to children and exposure to books and reading at a young age has a positive impact on literacy development that continues throughout young adulthood and into later life.

Parton has recognized in 2023 by the American Library Association for her work in this area with honorary lifetime membership, which is the highest honor given by ALA:
“ALA is proud to bestow this well-deserving honor upon Dolly Parton in recognition of her accomplishments in the world of libraries, learning and literacy,” said ALA President Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada. “Her Imagination Library initiative, which was inspired by her father’s inability to read or write, was launched to foster an early love of reading and learning in her hometown of Sevier Co., TN. Today this high-quality, book-gifting program reaches millions of children in five countries and is a shining example of her commitment to early childhood literacy and ensuring access to books for all children, which speaks to the core values of our organization.”

07/13/2026

It's the School of Information July '26 newsletter with new faculty publications and much more news: https://mailchi.mp/pratt/prattischool-13923591