Dyson News

Dyson College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board Member and alumnus Paul Ryan ’86, Literature and Communications, was named the executive producer for NBC’s long-running news show Dateline. In this role, Ryan will oversee the broadcast, streaming, and podcast entities associated with the brand.

The Journal News reports Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed a bill that bans wildlife killing contests. This past year, getting the legislation passed became the top priority of Pace University's Animal Advocacy Clinic, where students researched wildlife killing contests, petitioned and lobbied for the passage of S4099/A2917. Pace’s Animal Advocacy Clinic class is led by Dyson Professor Michelle Land, with Director of Blue CoLab John Cronin as co-instructor.

Dyson Professor Melvin Williams speaks with USA Today about Gypsy Rose Blanchard being free from prison and going viral over the internet.

"The curiosity fades hastily as algorithm-influenced digital publics move on to the next trending story, and Gypsy's transitory celebrity span fails to sustain interest," says Melvin Williams, associate professor of communication and media studies at Pace University.

Jamaican American entrepreneur and trailblazing author Glen Laman ’73 is a Dyson alumnus whose success has been built on a foundation of the liberal arts and sciences.

Dyson alumna Juliana Martins ’19 is a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur whose success is built on communications and business skills developed at Pace.

Dyson Professor Seong Jae Min pens an op-ed in The Korea Times about the obsession with standardized beauty.

Colombian-born bilingual and investigative Emmy-winning reporter Yomara Lopez ’12 is a Dyson alumna who provides a platform for underrepresented voices in the Latino community in the US and abroad.

The Pace University Art Gallery has received a $20,000 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), recognizing the quality of the gallery’s exhibitions over the past three years. The grant, which will support artist stipends and exhibit marketing, will take effect on January 1, 2024.