Pace University News

For Pace University alum and proud native New Yorker Lolita Tiwari (’16, ’21), New York City represents more than a home—it was the foundation for a career built on curiosity, community, and innovation.

Congratulations to Elisabeth Haub School of Law’s ADR Mediation Team on an outstanding performance at the Client Counseling Competition. This unique competition centered on legal challenges arising from artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. Ultimately, the Pace Haub Law team, Melanie Mahoney (3L), Lana Hubbs (3L), and Zella Ertl (2L), finished as Semi-Finalists.

From co-founding Women in Lubin to studying business analytics in New York City’s Financial District, Dafina is gaining hands-on experience, building leadership skills, and turning opportunity into impact.

New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins awarded Pace University $2.175 million in funding to support capital improvements and technology upgrades at its Center of Excellence in Healthcare Simulation in Pleasantville.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Erin Gleason Alvarez, Director of the Law School’s Mediation Practicum and the Amelia A. Gould Representation in Mediation Clinic and Adjunct Professor, has been awarded the Outstanding Professional Article Award by the CPR Institute – International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution.

From undergraduate research to doctoral study, Tinuade McClish ’23 turned her passion for psychology into a clear path forward. Through faculty mentorship, hands-on research, and a close-knit campus community, Pace University helped launch her journey to a PhD.

On Thursday, February 5, 2026, student scholars of the Land Use Law Center (LULC) at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University hosted a faculty and student showcase highlighting years of research and collaboration on Climate Resilient Development. The event underscored the vital role that Pace Haub Law students play in advancing innovative legal strategies to help communities respond to the growing challenges of climate change.

In a New York Times interview, Pace Haub Law’s Distinguished University Professor Bridget J. Crawford explains how the tax code is “not neutral” and how it can reinforce gender inequality by undervaluing caregiving, penalizing some second earners, and privileging wealth over work. “Feminism is, at its core, the effort to ensure that our legal and economic systems allow everyone to live with equal dignity, autonomy and economic security,” Professor Crawford says.

In USA Today’s story on actor Hudson Williams, Melvin Williams, associate professor of communication and media studies at Pace University, noted that while celebrity journalism often seeks intimate details, “celebrities and non-celebrities do not owe the public a confirmation or explanation about their sexual orientations.”