Pace University News

Pace University Professor Sally S. Dickerson: The pandemic is characterized a great deal of uncertainty and uncontrollability – factors that we know can activate stress responses (e.g., “fight/flight” response, release of the stress hormone cortisol). Practices such as meditation, yoga, or spending time in nature can be beneficial by activating systems that can lead to restorative shifts psychologically and physiologically, therefore potentially reducing pandemic-related stress responses.

Pace University economics professor Mark Weinstock says denying Russia to the SWIFT system would be the most punishing move. "They rely on international banks for a payment mechanism, to transfer funds, to engage in large trade transactions, and they'll be denied this." he says.

Pace University Professor Andriy Danylenko insights and personal story

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rockefeller Jr., longtime residents of the Hudson Valley, philanthropists, and supporters of the arts, have donated a beautiful oil painting by a celebrated contemporary Chinese artist to Pace University. The painting, entitled Sunflower by Huang Yue, will be on display in a secure location at Pace's Mortola Library. It was presented to President Marvin Krislov on Feb. 10, 2022 at The Choate Art Gallery on the Pleasantville campus.

Haub Law Professor Randolph McLaughlin was featured on The Today Show in Australia regarding the wrongful death lawsuit filed against Alec Baldwin and other film producers.

Op Ed: Katrina Fischer Kuh is Haub Distinguished Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Nicholas A. Robinson is a professor of law and professor on the environment at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. It has been too easy to miss New York’s signature human rights success: By a margin of 2 to 1, voters in November 2020 amended their state constitutional Bill of Rights to ensure that “Each Person shall have a right to clean air and water, and a healthful environment.”

In their first semester at Pace University, all incoming undergraduates take a class we call UNV 101, an introduction-to-college course that teaches them how to be effective students and helps them map their Pace Path, a plan that will guide them through their four years with us and bring them to graduation ready to achieve their career goals. Each year, I teach a section of UNV 101, and I find it a valuable window into the student experience.

How will New York’s new constitutional Bill of Rights guarantee each person the right to clean air and water, and a healthful environment?