Pace University News

Randolph McLaughlin, a professor at the Haub School of Law at Pace University, who successfully used the Ku Klux Klan Act in a civil trial in Tennessee in the 1980s, said that for plaintiffs to win on the first two claims, it was imperative that the evidence showed at least some of the defendants had an agreement to engage in a racially motivated conspiracy and plan illegal acts.

A belated congrats to the Pace University College Fed Challenge team, which took home its fifth national title in the central bank’s annual competition last Friday. The Pace team, led this year by seniors Winnie Liu and Fiona Waterman, has taken home five of the last seven Fed challenge titles.

“I’m not sure what the purpose of impeachment is. Impeachment is to remove him from office,” said Bennett Gershman, a law professor at Pace University.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has received a generous five-year grant to name its Investor Rights Clinic after RealFi Financial LLC, a leading, technology-driven, real estate lending and asset management firm.

$150 million in grant funds from Empire State Development was made available on a continuous and competitive basis to support the immediate needs of applicants. Additionally, projects within each region are eligible for a share of $75 million in Excelsior Jobs Program Tax Credits to help attract and grow business in their region. Pace University will receive two awards -- $100,000 to revitalize science labs to create state-of-the-art teaching space for lab technicians, and $45,000 to expand its health care simulation lab in lower Manhattan.

Today’s college student often isn’t who you think she is. More and more, students fall into one of the categories labeled “non-traditional.” They may be older. They may have taken some time off. They may be veterans, have work experience, or be able to study only part-time. They may have children or other family members to support.

Pace University won the 18th annual national College Fed Challenge on Friday, a competition that encourages students to learn about the U.S. economy, monetary policymaking, and the role of the Federal Reserve System. The team, from New York, New York, represented the New York Federal Reserve District and included Fiona Waterman, Yuwei Liu, Kate Fong, Casey Cloutier, Christopher Beck, Gianni Campanaro (alternate), and Stephanie Ertel (alternate). The team’s advisers were Gregory Colman and Mark Weinstock.

“Sanitation Celebration” is a Pace University Gallery exhibit of painting, video, sculpture, and photography by 21 Department of Sanitation (DSNY) workers, plus the department’s artists-in-residence, Mierle Laderman Ukeles and sTo Len. The show opened on Nov. 14 and continues to Jan. 28.