Press Room

Economist Michael Szenberg shares his thoughts on rescuing America, covering the deficit and restoring confidence with “The Investor’s Advocate” Steve Pomeranz, in an “On The Money!” radio interview broadcast to over one million listeners throughout Florida, Oklahoma, Indiana, New Hampshire and New York.

Lubin professor John James argues in his most recent column for the Westchester Business Journal in an informed public discussion of social welfare.

Pace Law professor writes an opinion article in the Journal News online (LoHud.com) about the politics of same-sex marriage.

The Left Forum, an annual conference held at Pace University which covers local and international political issues, was covered by DNAinfo, The Nation and The Guardian (which has a whole series on the theme of the conference).

The Indian Panorama reported on a Panel discussion of India’s budget which took place in New York recently. Pace professor Surendra K. Kaushik was the lead speaker who pronounced the budget a blueprint for a “balanced” economy.

President Reagan’s Hollywood tenure helped shape his character, refine his communication skills and hone negotiating tactics that would serve him — and the country — well during his two-term presidency.

Being a familiar presence on both the big and small screen usually worked to his advantage, said Christopher C. Presley, director of professional development for the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. “When you’ve seen an actor in so many roles, you feel like you have an intimacy with them,” Mr. Presley said.

For Reagan, acting allowed him to convey the sense of self he wanted, the one that fit the needs of a given moment.

“A trained actor knows good acting is the honest expression of themselves within a given set of circumstances,” Mr. Presley said. “A bad actor will play an idea or type, a stereotype, without even realizing it. A good actor will put themselves in the circumstance and let whatever’s unique about them come out.”

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice included Pace criminal justice Professor Susan Herman in her panel of experts to reexamine a Long Island sex abuse case from the 1980s.

When Gustavo Rivera, a Pace adjunct professor for five years, won nomination and almost certainly election as a New York State senator from the Bronx, his Pace connection was the finishing line in a story in The New York Times, as well as on Fox TV’s local channel’s “Good Day New York.”

As the mosque controversy fuels the debate over immigration policy reforms, Muzaffar A. Chishti, a lawyer and director of Migration Policy Institute’s office at New York University School of Law, will discuss “Immigration: A Right or a Privilege?” on Tuesday, September 14 at Pace University’s Constitution Day celebration on its downtown New York City campus in the Student Union, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Open to the public.

As the ninth anniversary of 9/11 approaches this Saturday, Dr. Shadick reflects on the anger and anxiety over the proposed mosque near the site of the former Twin Towers and the need for a physical memorial in a sacred where people can honor their losses. The Reuters article has been picked up by hundreds of websites worldwide including FoxBusiness.com, ABCNews.com and Yahoo.com.