Pace Law Advocacy Board announces inaugural publication of The Advocate’s Advantage blog

Harrison Bench ’27 has always been a self-starter and highly motivated to make a lasting impact. He describes his professional career, thus far, as being marked by a robust passion for identifying and promoting policy solutions to the environmental challenges we face today. It was during high school that Harrison co-founded Students for Climate Action, an environmental non-profit organization. “The goal of Students for Climate Action is to connect youth with their elected officials to lobby for common-sense climate and renewable energy policy.”

The Daily Show spotlighted the controversy over President Trump’s demand for Justice Department compensation—a move Pace Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman called “bizarre” and a “profound ethical conflict” in The New York Times—turning the heated legal debate into a moment of sharp political satire.

Pace University yesterday honored the life and legacy of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. with the dedication of the Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Social Justice Reading Room, News 12 Westchester reports. Chamberlain, a retired Marine and Westchester County corrections officer, was fatally shot by White Plains police in 2011. The ceremony, held during Social Justice Week, featured remarks by his son, Kenneth Chamberlain Jr., New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and other elected officials emphasizing the university’s ongoing commitment to equity and remembrance.