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Press Release: James Sterngold Joins Pace University as Vice President for University Relations
Sterngold, an award-winning journalist and communications professional, joins Pace University from CUNY
James Sterngold has been appointed Vice President for University Relations at Pace University, effective July 9, 2018. In this role he will oversee communications, media, marketing, special events, communications and government affairs and community relations for Pace.
Sterngold comes to Pace from The City University of New York, where he served as senior advisor to the chancellor for communications and, most recently, interim director of communications and marketing. In those roles, he has overseen media strategy, crisis communications, internal communications, advertising and marketing and social media for the university system, in addition to writing speeches and other communications for the chancellor. He was lead writer on CUNY's new strategic framework, “Connected CUNY.”
“Jim is a gifted communicator, a strategic marketer and someone who’s given a lot of deep thought to issues confronting higher education,” said Marvin Krislov, president of Pace. “I’m excited for him to help us tell our story of opportunity and maximize its impact.”
“I’m excited to help advance Pace’s important mission, preparing its wonderfully diverse students for outstanding careers, and in the process educating New York’s next generation of leaders and innovators. Our students come from all walks of life, but what unites them is their drive and talent. Pace provides the opportunities that transform lives,” added Jim Sterngold. “I’m looking forward to working with a talented team of professionals at Pace, getting to know our students and faculty and telling our story.”
Prior to joining CUNY, Sterngold was an award-winning business reporter, foreign correspondent and investigative journalist at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, Bloomberg Businessweek, SmartMoney and Mother Jones.
Sterngold spent 18 years at The New York Times as a domestic correspondent in New York and Los Angeles, and as a foreign correspondent in Japan. He is an eight-time winner of the Times' Publisher's Award, given to reporters who produce the most powerful articles in the newspaper. He was a member of the team cited by the Pulitzer board in awarding the 2002 Public Service prize to the Times staff for its 9/11 coverage.
He is the author of two books, including On the Cancer Frontier: One Man, One Disease, and a Medical Revolution, and an investigation into the collapse of E.F. Hutton, Burning Down the House.
About Pace University: Since 1906, Pace has educated thinking professionals by providing high quality education for the professions on a firm base of liberal learning amid the advantages of the New York metropolitan area. A private university, Pace has campuses in Lower Manhattan and Westchester County, NY, enrolling nearly 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in its Lubin School of Business, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health Professions, School of Education, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. A 2017 study by the Equality of Opportunity Project ranks Pace University first in the nation among four-year private institutions for upward economic mobility based on students who enter college at the bottom fifth of the income distribution and end up in the top fifth. www.pace.edu
Follow Pace’s Office of Media Relations on Twitter at @PaceUnews or on the web: www.pace.edu/news.
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"NY1" featured President Marvin Krislov Reacting to Trump Administration Rescinding Guidelines on Affirmative Action
Pace University President Marvin Krislov reacted to the news that the Trump administration is rescinding Obama-era guidelines on affirmative action, he told NY1:
“For most colleges and universities, having a diverse student body is very important to achieving excellence in education. Why is that? Because students learn not only from the classroom experience in terms of books, but they learn from their fellow students.” Earlier in his career, Krislov was VP and General Counsel at the University of Michigan for the 2003 landmark case Grutter v. Bollinger, in which the Supreme Court upheld the affirmative action admissions policy of the University of Michigan Law School. He later served as president of Oberlin college for ten years.
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"Westchester Rising" featured President Marvin Krislov in "Educators Convene at Pace's Retention Conference"
Student’s who complete a college degree will earn an average of $20,000 a year more to start than those who only complete some college.
That was one of the many facts that educators from across the region learned when they gatehrd June 15 for Pace University’s second annual Retention Conference, titled “Student Success and Persistence to Graduation.” More than 200 educators from 32 public and private colleges shared best practices on how to keep students from dropping out of school, at the conference hosted by Pace University’s Offcie of the Provost.
Among the schools attending were Mercy College, Temple University, Lehman College CUNY, St. Thomas Aquinas, Dominican College, Manhattanville College, The College of New Rochelle, California State Unviersity, Fresno, and the College of Mount Saint Vincent.
The day included keynote and luncheon presentations, as well as breakout sessions and a closing roundtable discussion.
Pace University President Marvin Krislov, J.D., one of the day’s keynote speakers, said colleges needed to try harder to make students feel welcome and to connect them to resources to help them stay in school.
Nationally, only 60 percent of college freshmen make it to their sophomore year. Students drop out for a variety of reasons including lack of financial support, or social and academic difficulties.
“It’s so easy for people to fall off,” said Krislov, adding that many students who run into problems are not aware of the resources available to help them.
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"Fios1" featured "The Pace Women's Justice Center Opens New Walk-In Clinic to Serve More Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Elder Abuse"
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University celebrated the opening of new and expanded space for the Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC). The 4,000 square-foot office space, which was the former Student Life Center on the Pace Law School Campus, will include a new walk-in legal clinic and will allow the center to serve as many as 500 more clients a year. PWJC is the leading civil legal services and training provider addressing domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse in Westchester and Putnam counties, providing free legal help to thousands each year who would otherwise not be able to afford representation. The new $1.5 million office space was funded by Pace University and private donors including a $100,000 grant from Impact 100 Westchester.
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Press Release: Pace University Recognized For Its Service and Volunteerism
In annual NYC Service report, Pace joins New York University and CUNY Macaulay Honors College, as a top three institution engaged in community service
The New York City’s Mayor Office recognized Pace University in the top three colleges and universities for total volunteers and for their commitment to service.
In 2017, Pace University had over 1,699 volunteers across the city, ranging from freshmen to seniors who endeavor to be leaders in their communities.
Pace University’s Associate Director for the Center for Community Action and Research at Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Daniel S. Botting says Pace University students have clocked in 30,899 hours with non-profits across the city: “From hosting a Halloween party for children at a Lower Manhattan Community Center, to rebuilding homes for families who, even years later, continue to be displaced by Superstorm Sandy, Pace students continue to be responsible and active members in their communities. They understand that they are a part of their community and have a role to play in making it more fair and equitable.”
The NYC Volunteers Count Annual Report was released by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office. It highlights helpers across the five boroughs from nonprofits, to faith-based organizations, colleges, universities, to city agencies.
For more on the initiative, visit http://www.nyc.gov/service
About Pace University: Since 1906, Pace has educated thinking professionals by providing high quality education for the professions on a firm base of liberal learning amid the advantages of the New York metropolitan area. A private university, Pace has campuses in Lower Manhattan and Westchester County, NY, enrolling nearly 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in its Lubin School of Business, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health Professions, School of Education, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. A 2017 study by the Equality of Opportunity Project ranks Pace University first in the nation among four-year private institutions for upward economic mobility based on students who enter college at the bottom fifth of the income distribution and end up in the top fifth. www.pace.edu
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Press Release: The Pace Women's Justice Center Opens New Walk-In Clinic to Serve More Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Elder Abuse
Expanded Space at Elisabeth Haub School of Law Serving Westchester and Putnam Counties
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University celebrated the opening of new and expanded space for the Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC). The 4,000 square-foot office space, which was the former Student Life Center on the Pace Law School Campus, will include a new walk-in legal clinic and will allow the center to serve as many as 500 more clients a year.
PWJC is the leading civil legal services and training provider addressing domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse in Westchester and Putnam counties, providing free legal help to thousands each year who would otherwise not be able to afford representation. The new $1.5 million office space was funded by Pace University and private donors including a $100,000 grant from Impact 100 Westchester.
The center opening was attended by Pace University President Marvin Krislov, Pace Law Dean Horace Anderson, PWJC Executive Director Cindy Kanusher and elected officials from across Westchester.
“Pace University has always been dedicated to helping people and changing lives,” said Marvin Krislov, president of Pace. “The Pace Women’s Justice Center at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law does the important work of serving as a much-needed resource for some of the most vulnerable in our community. With this new center, I’m very pleased that we’ll be able to help even more families.”
“We are proud that the Women’s Justice Center has been a part of the Pace Law community for the past 25 years,” said Interim Dean Horace Anderson. “The PWJC provides critical services to thousands of clients a year. It also provides an opportunity for our students to work with supervising attorneys as they advocate and seek justice for women and families in need. We look forward to opening their new space today.”
PWJC currently serves over 3,000 clients per year. It is moving from a small space adjacent to the Pace Law campus that was not sufficient to meet the growing numbers of survivors who are in need of their services. PWJC’s attorneys assist women in and out of the courtroom, helping them to obtain orders of protection, custody of their children, child support and divorces. Victims of interpersonal violence have many needs arising from the abuse, and PWJC believes that clients do better in the long term if they are treated holistically. Thus, PWJC connects women and the elderly with a broad range of social services such as shelter, medical care, counseling and immigration assistance, in order to help them find a pathway to safety. PWJC also trains social service providers and police officers across the region in how to handle cases of abuse.
Cindy Kanusher, Executive Director of the Pace Women’s Justice Center, said the clinic would be the first of its kind in Westchester and Putnam providing free legal services without an appointment in a warm and welcoming space, to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse. She said the clinic would be a safe alternative to PWJC’s satellite offices in the White Plains and Yonkers courthouses for clients who are afraid to go to court. Many victims fear facing their abuser in the courtroom, and immigrant victims are often afraid of the judicial system and deportation. PWJC serves clients without regard to immigration status.
“Domestic Violence, sexual assault and elder abuse are pervasive problems that affect communities all over the country, including ours,’’ said Kanusher. “The explosion of the #MeToo Campaign demonstrates the need for the Pace Women’s Justice Center’s walk-in clinic; more victims of abuse are speaking out and needing help and the clinic will remove obstacles that many victims face when coming forward. We know that the opening of this clinic will save lives. We will give people the critical help that they need to feel safe, and we will be at their side every step of the way throughout the legal process.”
She added, “We are so thankful to everyone who generously contributed to the development of the new walk-in clinic, especially our partners Pace Law and Impact 100 Westchester.’’
"Impact100 Westchester is thrilled to have awarded the Pace Women's Justice Center with a $100,000 transformational Project Grant to support their vision for a new walk-in clinic, which will increase access to their critical legal services for victims of interpersonal abuse in Westchester County, said Susan Bloom, Co-President. We are especially proud that PWJC was able to leverage our grant dollars to exponentially increase their impact. Congratulations!"
About Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law, (Pace Law) offers J.D. and Masters of Law degrees in both Environmental and International Law, as well as a series of joint degree programs including a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) in Environmental Law. The school, housed on the University’s campus in White Plains, NY, opened its doors in 1976 and has over 8,500 alumni around the world. The school maintains a unique philosophy and approach to legal education that strikes an important balance between practice and theory. For more information visit http://law.pace.edu
About the Pace Women’s Justice Center
The Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) is a self-funded nonprofit legal center located at Elisabeth Haub School of Law, under the 501(c)(3) status of Pace University. Each year, PWJC provides free legal services to nearly 3,000 victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse, as well as conducts or participates in over 140 training and outreach events. Serving Westchester and Putnam Counties, PWJC’s mission is to pursue justice for victims and prevent abuse through quality legal services, community partnerships, education, and awareness. With an experienced staff and a team of dedicated volunteers, including attorneys, other professionals, and students, PWJC has built an effective, coordinated community response to interpersonal violence.
(For more information: www.law.pace.edu/wjc)