Pace University News

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Erin Gleason Alvarez, Director of the Law School’s Mediation Practicum and the Amelia A. Gould Representation in Mediation Clinic and Adjunct Professor, has been awarded the Outstanding Professional Article Award by the CPR Institute – International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution.

From undergraduate research to doctoral study, Tinuade McClish ’23 turned her passion for psychology into a clear path forward. Through faculty mentorship, hands-on research, and a close-knit campus community, Pace University helped launch her journey to a PhD.

On Thursday, February 5, 2026, student scholars of the Land Use Law Center (LULC) at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University hosted a faculty and student showcase highlighting years of research and collaboration on Climate Resilient Development. The event underscored the vital role that Pace Haub Law students play in advancing innovative legal strategies to help communities respond to the growing challenges of climate change.

In a New York Times interview, Pace Haub Law’s Distinguished University Professor Bridget J. Crawford explains how the tax code is “not neutral” and how it can reinforce gender inequality by undervaluing caregiving, penalizing some second earners, and privileging wealth over work. “Feminism is, at its core, the effort to ensure that our legal and economic systems allow everyone to live with equal dignity, autonomy and economic security,” Professor Crawford says.

In USA Today’s story on actor Hudson Williams, Melvin Williams, associate professor of communication and media studies at Pace University, noted that while celebrity journalism often seeks intimate details, “celebrities and non-celebrities do not owe the public a confirmation or explanation about their sexual orientations.”

Cybersecurity remains front and center in a new Reuters op-ed by Haub Law Professor John Bandler, who stresses that cybersecurity programs require continuous maintenance and improvement. Having a plan, he writes, is only the starting point; organizations must adapt proactively to evolving digital threats.

In Forbes, Pace University is highlighted as part of higher education’s “quiet redesign,” with institutions embracing credit mobility as a new front door to access. The piece notes how flexible transfer and credit-stacking pathways are expanding opportunity and accelerating degree completion for today’s learners.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman pens an op-ed in amNewYork, criticizing what he describes as the administration’s misguided federal transportation agenda. Professor Gershman argues that the approach undermines sound governance and raises broader concerns about accountability and the long-term consequences for public infrastructure — the story was picked up by Europe Says.