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Sands College of Performing Arts students learn to navigate the industry from day one. In addition to designing, choreographing, stage managing, directing, and forming theater ensembles around the world, here’s where you’ve recently seen us.

The Westchester Staff Council (WSC) and New York Staff Council (NYSC) offer vital platforms for university staff to engage with senior administration and discuss key issues.

Pace advanced 15 places in The Wall Street Journal’s 2026 Best Colleges Rankings, earning recognition for student success, affordability, and diversity. With a perfect diversity score of 100, Pace stands out as a leader in access and opportunity.

Beginning this fall, Pace University’s Sands College of Performing Arts and Deaf West Theatre, the Tony-honored company known for pioneering bilingual productions in American Sign Language (ASL) and English, are launching a groundbreaking artist-in-residence program focused on bridging performance and accessibility in musical theater training.

Thirty-four students from Pace University have been selected to participate in the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and Millennium Campus Network (MCN) Millennium Fellowship, a highly selective global leadership development program.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University honored New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang with the 2025 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence at a ceremony on September 30, 2025, at Pace University’s New York City campus.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Dean Horace Anderson is profiled by amNewYork for his mission-driven leadership at Pace Haub Law. He emphasizes that lawyers wield “great power” and must embrace “great responsibility,” highlighting programs such as the Sustainable Business Law Program and the Access to Justice Project, where students develop tools to help tenants document landlord communications. Dean Anderson also reflects on his own journey as the son of Jamaican immigrants and his commitment to mentoring first-generation students, ensuring they graduate ready to serve and lead.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman provides expert commentary to News Break on the Supreme Court’s ruling over presidential firing powers. He raises concerns about whether the Federal Reserve’s independence will be protected, calling the case “a very significant message” on executive authority.

Dyson Political Science Professor Laura Tamman tells Newsday that Mayor Adams’ exit from the mayoral race is “a major shake-up” that redefines the contest. Professor Tamman notes that the race’s new dynamics underscore the importance of coalition-building and voter mobilization.

Professor Gershman pens an op-ed in The New York Law Journal, titled “A Shameful Indictment,” which denounces the lack of prosecutorial accountability and calls for urgent reforms to protect fairness and integrity in the justice system.