Pace University News

Despite the urgency coming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a transition from fossil fuels to clean energy cannot happen without first having acceptable alternatives, says Richard Ottinger, dean emeritus of Elizabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Solar and wind installations must be built first, and transmission lines. No country would accept the economic disruption of premature action on abandoning fossil fuels, he says.

In this episode, I speak with Leslie Garfield Tenzer, a professor at Pace University School of Law. Professor Tenzer discusses how she decided to get into legal academia and the twists and turns of her career that have led her to this point. She talks about why she decided to write the Legal Emoji Dictionary and speaks about how emojis have been used in legal cases.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains will bestow the 2022 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence on Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of criminal prosecution and excellence in prosecutorial practice.

Currently enrolled at Pace University in New York, Henry Richard said this was his first completion of a full marathon — and dedicated the performance to his brother. “I’m just so glad I could finally be here,” he said. “So much emotion. I know Martin would have been doing it with me… I did it for both of us.” He wore a yellow jersey emblazoned with his fallen sibling’s initials during the race.

Bennett Gershman, law professor at Pace University whose 1985 book “Prosecutorial Misconduct” has been referenced by scholars for decades, said the ethics complaint against Gardner is “nonsense.”  “It’s just a total train wreck,” Gershman said, after reading the filings in the ethics case. “Very little to do with the facts. Very little to do with law. Very little to do with ethics. Almost everything to do with politics.”

Bennett Gershman, law professor at Pace University whose 1985 book "Prosecutorial Misconduct" has been referenced by scholars for decades, said the ethics complaint against Gardner is "nonsense." "It's just a total train wreck," Gershman said, after reading the filings in the ethics case. "Very little to do with the facts. Very little to do with law. Very little to do with ethics. Almost everything to do with politics."

They’re written to protect “real, living people,” said John Bandler, who teaches cyber security and cyber crime at New York’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. The law isn’t meant to protect avatars or software codes, which populate the metaverse. “I would view it more like speech or expression; less as a physical act against a person,” Bandler said.

They’re written to protect “real, living people,” said John Bandler, who teaches cyber security and cyber crime at New York’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. The law isn’t meant to protect avatars or software codes, which populate the metaverse. “I would view it more like speech or expression; less as a physical act against a person,” Bandler said.

Marvin Krislov, Pace’s president, said that superb online instruction is part of the future of higher education. “We believe that online education can be excellent education, and so it’s not just flexibility but it’s the quality of the experience,” Krislov said.