Press Room

Lubin Professor Paul Kurnit on how direct marketing influences the spending of women, whether the product is doing itself a disservice by targeting women differently than men and the importance of reaching female spending power.

On Leap Day 2012, The Helene & Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University and Hitachi America, Ltd. are teaming up to offer a free program to encourage educators to “leap” into the technological future and explore innovations such as the use of avatars in the classroom.

Pace University’s new Entrepreneurship Lab, known as the E-Lab, is available to all Pace students, in New York City and in Pleasantville.

Pace University has deep “roots” in innovation and entrepreneurship. Pace was founded more than 100 years ago by two exemplars of entrepreneurship, the brothers Homer and Charles Pace. With a $600 loan, they rented a classroom in Lower Manhattan to teach the principles of business to men and women aspiring to a better life.

Rebecca Tekula, PhD, and Anna-Kay Sinclair of The Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University are interviewed about corporate philanthropy in Westchester—who gives and what they get in return.

Lauren Gaul, who teaches contemporary jazz as an adjunct faculty member at Pace University, feels blessed to be a Rockette at the renowned Radio City Christmas Spectacular.

It’s January. Time to ring in the New Year. And you have, without a doubt, made a ton of resolutions that for once you vow to finally keep. Know that you have the power to thrive, succeed, and become the individual you desire in 2012—without ever having to totally give up Moon Pies. Pace’s Richard Shadick and John Cronin offer advice in Spry Living’s January issue, reaching 9.5 million readers, on how to make your New Year Better Than Before.

President Obama has proposed passing a law prohibiting discrimination against the jobless. Is this a good idea that will help the jobless find jobs, or are the only people it will help find employment lawyers? Lisa J. Stamatelos, an adjunct professor of human resources management at the Lubin School of Business, gives her thoughts on the pros and cons of this legislation to Lee Miller, Career Columnist of The Star-Ledger.

Professor Bruce Bachenheimer, Director of Entrepreneurship@Lubin, shares insights about starting and growing a business in this tough economic climate.

Some academic theories might be best understood by the people who put those theories into practice.

Practitioners who teach have their failures as well as their successes on display for students. They also serve as a sounding board for students seeking practical career advice.

Business schools have come to value the practitioner’s perspective, and they are increasingly making room for those viewpoints on their staffs. Bloomberg Businessweek identified 25 top executives who teach/guest lecture, including Neil Braun, Dean of the Lubin School of Business.