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Born out of a national movement and a course taught by Assistant Professor Kiku Huckle, PhD, political science department, an initiative has taken root. The Black Excellence Initiative works to counter the endemic effects of racism and to create space to cultivate well-being and a mindset for success for Black students and communities.
Legg, a professor of psychology at Pace University, reflected on her schooling... “Redemptive narratives are the life stories we make when we face adversity,’’ Legg wrote. “There are many stories I could tell about the 24 Hours at the Pawling Trail Running Festival. I’m choosing the story that Jeff Wilson’s amazing photography captured — one of community, solidarity, joy, motivation, focus, struggle, friendships, love, and ultimately, success.”
The Pace University Art Gallery opened the in-person exhibition, “Substance,” on September 27, 2021 which will run through October 30, 2021. The gallery is located at 41 Park Row with the entrance on Spruce Street, across from City Hall in Lower Manhattan. The exhibition brings together four abstract artists—Diego Anaya, Liz Atz, Linda Ekstrom, and Alberto Lule—who express meaning via their materials rather than through representational imagery.
The debate shouldn’t be either cotton totes or plastic bags, because when we do so, “we end up in an environmental what-about-ism that leaves consumers with the idea that there is no solution,” Melanie Dupuis, a professor of environmental studies and science at Pace University, told The New York Times.
Pace University Public Administration Professor Sheying Chen was invited as part of a global expert panel in a live show discussion aired by China Radio International (CHINA PLUS) about a growing concern regarding China’s youth nowadays. Can China’s Generation Z be called Generation Nationalists? Listen to the World Today podcast.
S. Brian Jones, Pace University’s assistant dean for diversity and equity in theater and media arts, wants young artists to stop waiting for someone else’s approval. He’s leading the charge in giving Pace students the tools they need to write their own success stories.
Emmy Award-winning producer and Media, Communication, and Visual Arts Associate Professor Allen Oren explores the beauty of quiet and “meaningful silences” in our world in his latest documentary, A Day in the Life of Silence.
“We know kids in Western countries spend only 20% of their time at school, so where are they for the other 80%?” Hassinger-Das said. “They’re at home, or in the grocery store, or the park. How can we transform those everyday spaces to encourage playful learning and promote conversations between caregivers and children? We wanted to maximize these spaces and turn them into places that are fun but also support the kind of learning you do in school.”
Alexander Tom, 29
Occupation: Associate program head of the musical theater program at Pace University in Manhattan. Favorite local coffee shop: “Bibble and Sip is an AAPI-owned coffee shop, with a llama as their mascot,” Mr. Tom said. “They’ve got great cream puffs, the coffee is great — I love me my Bibble.”
“It’s a convenient way for the Chinese government to gain consensus and support for the idea of controlling the internet in general,” says Marcella Szablewicz, a media professor at Pace University who studies gaming in China.