Pace Now

Sands College of Performing Arts Director of Enrollment Wayne Petro speaks to US News about the differences between a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with a BFA degree generally requiring more courses in a specific artistic field than a BA.

Science Now features a piece on School of Education Professor Lauren Birney highlighting her efforts to engage middle school students in an ambitious restoration program called The Billion Oyster Project the initiative is in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

Professor Bennett Gershman provides expert insight to Salon about the myriad issues that could push Trump’s RICO trial to 2025— the story gets picked up by Raw Story.

College of Health Professions Professor Christen Cooper speaks with Earth.com about the potential benefits and challenges of 3D food printing, which gets picked up by MSN Health & Fitness.

Professor Joseph Tse-hei Lee writes in Taipei Times about the anticipated summit between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and why Taiwan matters.

Proffer sessions are typically conducted between the prosecution and the defense to determine whether a prosecutor will allow a defendant to plead guilty. A prosecutor will ask a defendant for a “proffer” of what the defendant knows about the case and what information the defendant is willing to reveal to the prosecution, and whether the defendant is willing to testify at a trial, Bennett Gershman, a former New York prosecutor and law professor at Pace University, told Salon. “If the defendant’s information and cooperation satisfies the prosecutor, then the prosecutor will allow the defendant to take a favorable plea deal, often pleading guilty to a crime well below the maximum sentence that could be imposed if the defendant was convicted after a trial,” Gershman explained.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Nicholas Robinson provides insights to The Intercept about the showdown between the state and Lights Out Norlite — one of the first tests of New York’s Green Amendment, and the court’s decision could have reverberations around the country.

Andrew Sciallo pens an op-ed in USA Today about queer masculinities.