Dyson News

Twenty-five students from Pace University have been selected for the highly competitive United Nations Academic Impact-Millenium Fellowship.

Dyson Associate Professor Shirley Wang, PhD, is reimagining the classroom experience at Pace University by integrating wellness-based teaching strategies. Because when students feel their best, they do their best.

The Helene and Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University leads and supports Community-Engaged Research across its many partnerships with local communities and organizations. Community-engaged research is a collaborative process that incorporates the input of individuals and organizations affected by research outcomes as equal partners in the research process.

Clinical Associate Professor of Economics Mark Weinstock, MA, appeared on WPIX-TV (Channel 11), to weigh in on the possible economic impact of the port workers strike affecting 36 US ports from Maine to Texas.

“If the strike lasts less than two weeks, I don’t think the impact on the economy is going to be too significant,” he said.

According to Weinstock, the goods will still ship through the western ports and reach the New York City area by rail or truck with a slight increase in prices.

“I would be surprised if it were higher than 5-10%,” Weinstock said.

Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies Melvin Williams, PhD, was quoted in the New York Times in an article examining Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic run for US president, and specifically how it has outpaced Hollywood depictions of women of color as presidents in fictional film and television programming.

Williams referred to the lack of women of color playing commander in chief roles in the entertainment industry as an example of “symbolic annihilation,” an academic term describing the exclusion of groups in popular culture and mass media.

“We don’t put it on-screen, so you don’t see it as a possibility, and large audiences don’t even begin to fathom it as a possibility,” he said.

Lily Lockwood ’26, a double major in Peace and Justice Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies, shares her journey of discovering her passion for activism and social justice and reflects on the vibrant queer, femme, and activist community on campus that shaped her academic path.

Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies Melvin Williams, PhD, examined the implications of Taylor Swift's recent endorsement of Harris/Walz in the 2024 US Presidential Election and further implications of celebrity endorsements in US Presidential elections on Lithuanian TV.

Who is going to address the Class of 2025? You tell us! The annual speaker and honorary degree recipient nomination process has opened so be sure to submit your nomination no later than Friday, October 25.

Pace University Art Gallery is pleased to present Being Transducer, the first solo exhibition in New York by the Taiwanese art collective Synphysica, Chiaochi Chou and Youyang Hu. This exhibit builds on the duo’s ongoing exploration of a "bio-Internet of Things," expanding upon philosopher Timothy Morton's object-oriented ecological perspective.

Pace University’s Dyson Professor George Picoulas was front-and-center in the media for his expert commentary on the historic 2024 Presidential Debate. He was featured on News 12’s Power & Politics providing a preview of the first debate, offering insights on what each candidate needed to accomplish in the debate.