Pace University News

Documented NY reports on a major participatory agenda-setting project co-led by Pace University and Documented, which brought together more than 150 community leaders, students, advocates, and organizers to identify priorities for New York’s next decade. The initiative centers community expertise—not politicians—in shaping policy recommendations on issues ranging from housing and labor rights to immigration and public safety.

Dyson Professor Katherine Fink pens an op-ed for The Conversation examining why many nonprofit news organizations avoid selling advertising, despite IRS records showing that fears over tax penalties or threats to nonprofit status are largely unfounded. Drawing on interviews with nonprofit newsroom leaders and an analysis of hundreds of IRS filings, Professor Fink finds that advertising revenue is both more permissible and less risky than many assume, even as political pressures under the Trump administration have made some nonprofits more cautious.

The Hechinger Report’s recent story on how colleges are easing the admissions process as the supply of applicants declines—featuring Pace—was picked up by The Los Angeles Times.

Lohud visited Pace’s Pleasantville campus this week to learn more about Westchester’s first Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence, launching in Fall 2026. Interim Seidenberg Dean Li-Chiou Chen said the new program is designed to “stay ahead of the curve” as AI reshapes the tech workforce, offering students a rigorous foundation in computer science and math before advancing to specialized coursework in neural networks, machine learning, language processing, and AI ethics.

Bloomberg leads the week, featuring Pace University’s Fed Challenge Team in its Economics Daily Newsletter after winning the 22nd Annual National College Fed Challenge—an extraordinary national achievement. Pace topped finalists Harvard College and UCLA.