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Faculty and StaffNovember 13, 2024
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Press ReleaseNovember 13, 2024
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ASDS alumna, Artisha Mann-Cooper ’12, forges ahead as a successful producer and entrepreneur during the pandemic. A true artist and recent New York City Women in Film honoree, Mann-Cooper is a great proponent of creating for the sake of creating, recognizing that if she had not produced her own material, she would not have been taken notice of. She also understands the frustration many have regarding moving their career forward, and to this end, has utilized her experience in both business and film to help artists find tangible ways to complete their goals as a coach and author of an eBook.
“Officers are assaulted, officers are sometimes stabbed, officers get into altercations and they’re out on job injuries for very long periods of time,” said Kimberly Collica-Cox, a criminal justice professor at Pace University.
Pace University Dyson Professor, Dr. Darrin Porcher joins Jimmy Failia and discuss refunding the police as crime stats continue to soar around the country.
When Mariah Kitner ’15 arrived at Pace, she didn’t know what major she would ultimately choose. What she did know was that she wanted to be in New York at a liberal arts institution where she could explore lots of interests. She discovered her calling freshman year during a course with Art Department Chair, Linda Herrick.
Leora Trub, a psychologist at Pace University, says that if her clients have issues with texting, she asks them to be mindful of their needs and the needs of the person with whom they’re texting. She doesn’t prescribe texting rules, so spend less time worrying if what you’re doing is “right” or “wrong” and more time having fun communicating. That’s your first step.
In an award-winning research paper, Dyson Assistant Professor Melvin Williams examines how LaVar Ball was successfully able to build a media agenda while simultaneously countering stereotypes faced by Black athletes and fathers.
Commercial dance major Joneisha “JoJo” Carmichael ’22 is currently crushing the “daily doing challenge,” where she posts an Insta story of her dance routines every single day. She’s even looking to start her own talent agency in the future. Keep up!
In March, Pace named S. Brian Jones, an award-winning and well-respected artist, writer, and arts educator, as its new assistant dean for diversity and equity in the arts.
Though disrupted by the global pandemic, the students of PaceDocs got to explore the future of filmmaking through their most recent documentary, Bee Aware.