2024-12-22T00:04:08-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150032921/frances-bronet-named-pratt-institute-s-new-president Alexander Walter 2017-10-12T15:29:00-04:00 >2017-10-12T15:36:33-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ly/ly9lngzo8ih80ik1.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Frances Bronet, senior vice president and provost at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and a distinguished educator at the forefront of interdisciplinary curricula and collaboration, has been selected as the 12th president of Pratt Institute, announced Bruce Gitlin, Chair of the Institute&rsquo;s Board of Trustees and Co-Chair of the Presidential Search Committee [...]. She will be the first woman president to lead Pratt Institute, one of the world&rsquo;s most renowned art and design colleges.&nbsp;</p></em><br /><br /><p>Frances Bronet will officially commence her presidency on January 2, 2018, succeeding President Thomas F. Schutte who &mdash; after more than two decades at the&nbsp;helm &mdash; stepped down on June 30 this year.&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/72600/pratt-institute" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pratt Institute</a> Provost Kirk E. Pillow has served as the school's interim President since then.</p>