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On January 4, 2024, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board Member and alumnus Paul Ryan ’86, Literature and Communications, was named the executive producer for NBC’s long-running news show Dateline. In this role, Ryan will oversee the broadcast, streaming, and podcast entities associated with the brand.

Ryan joined Dateline in 2011, most recently serving as senior producer, overseeing investigations such as the Alex Murdaugh trial and the University of Idaho murders. In his time at Dateline, he has received multiple News & Documentary Emmy Awards and a pair of Edward R. Murrow Awards, a recognition that honors “outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism.”

Aside from Dateline, Ryan has been the senior producer on a number of NBC News specials; the executive producer for the annual Inspiring America special; the co-executive producer for The Widower and Escape and the senior producer for The Last Day, Dateline’s first original show.

Ryan has spoken fondly of his time on Pace’s Westchester campus, where he attended and where his father taught English and journalism. “I joined the school newspaper, which was a pivotal decision in my life, because I’m a journalist now,” he said in a previous interview. “Working very collaboratively and managing people really helped shape my interests.”

And Ryan has continued his close involvement with the Pace community, now as a member of the Dyson Advisory Board. “I realized Pace students are the same as when I went to Pace,” he said. “The students are tough, and they want it more because they’re working for it. That still comes through, so I really respect that and want to help.”

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has entered into eight new academic partnerships with leading universities from Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany, India, Switzerland, and Mexico. These collaborations are the latest additions to Haub Law’s seven existing international partnerships. These agreements provide a cooperative framework that will benefit students and faculty at both institutions, providing opportunities for global research, education and cultural immersion.

“Haub Law has a historical and deep-rooted commitment to fostering collaboration with other academic institutions,” said Horace E. Anderson, Jr. Dean of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law. “We believe a well-rounded legal education goes far beyond the walls of our own institution. We live in a globalized world and by collaborating with international institutions we are providing the next generation of legal minds with an opportunity to learn through and with diverse perspectives. Haub Law is proud of its expertise in international environmental law, international human rights, comparative criminal law, and so many other specialties. We look forward to sharing and joining our strengths with the expertise of these new partner institutions.”

Pace’s recent collaborations will result in additional learning opportunities in the United States for students from the partner institutions, including exchange study, dual degree programs, new and innovative joint courses, and additional avenues to publish research.

“The goal of these partnerships is to work toward building mutual programs and learning opportunities for students of all of the institutions,” said Diana M. Ramirez, Associate Director Graduate Programs and International Affairs at Haub Law. “Collaborative educational experiences are integral to the study of law. Our students and those of the various prestigious international institutions where we are collaborating will have the opportunity to form partnerships and share knowledge across geographic and intellectual boundaries, creating a more inclusive learning environment as well.”

New partnerships in Mexico include Tecnologico de Monterrey (TEC), a top five school in Latin American and the #1 ranked school in Mexico. In Argentina, Haub Law has partnered with Universidad de Buenos Aires, which is ranked #1 in Argentina, top 10 in Latin America, and its law school is ranked top 50 worldwide. Haub Law also has a pre-existing collaboration with OP Global Jindal University, which is the #1 ranked law school in India.

Haub Law’s list of new and continuing international partnerships includes:

Australia

• The University of Adelaide, student exchange
• University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Spain

• Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, student Exchange and LLM programs
• Universidad de Malaga, student Exchange

Brazil

• Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), student exchange

France

• Sorbonne University, student exchange and LLM programs

Norway

• The Artic University of Norway (UiT), student exchange

Germany

• EBS, student exchange

Costa Rica

• UPEACE, dual degree LLM/MA

India

• OP Global Jindal University, student exchange, LLM programs
• BITS Law School, general MOU

Peru

• Universidad científica del sur, LLM in environmental law degree

Switzerland

• Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), student exchange

Mexico

• Tecnologico de Monterrey (TEC), student exchange

Argentina

• Universidad de Buenos Aires, general MOU for collaboration with the environmental programs