Pace Now

Simon said: "As the incoming LGBTQ+ Advisory Board Chair, I am humbled by the opportunity to collaborate with County Executive Latimer during this pivotal moment for LGBTQIA+ rights around the nation and in our Community." Simon, the Director of the Office of Gender and Sexuality at Pace University, is an accomplished educator, prolific author, awardee of numerous grants and has been recognized for their exceptional LGBTQA+ advocacy work. Now, Simon will continue their efforts, alongside the Advisory Board, with this new added role.

Dyson Professor Melvin Williams speaks about O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old professional dancer and choreographer that was killed while voguing to Beyoncé’s music.

The style of improvisational dance, which emerged from the Harlem ballroom scene of the late 20th century, remains a way for LGBTQ people to “vocalize creativity, pride and survival in a queerphobic society,” says Melvin Williams, a professor of communication studies at Pace University in New York.

Professor Bennett Gershman provides insights about how Donald Trump will defend himself as Georgia state prosecutors allege he and 18 co-defendants conspired to illegally change the results of the 2020 election.

"These are all 'word crimes,' and word crimes can be just as serious as crimes involving physical actions," said Pace University law professor and former prosecutor Bennett Gershman.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Katrina Kuh speaks with The City about what the landmark climate ruling in Montana means for New York.

“The court made it very clear that climate — and a stable climate — resides within the guaranteed clean and healthy environment,” said Katrina Kuh, an environmental law professor at Pace University Haub School of Law.

Professor Bennett Gershman pens an op-ed in Law & Crime about Trump's 'smorgasbord' defense and hope for jury nullification in the Jan. 6 conspiracy case.

Professor Randolph McLaughlin speaks with Reuters about the latest charges leveled against former President Donald Trump brought under Reconstruction-era laws.

The City of White Plains has agreed to a $5 million settlement in the case of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., a 68-year-old marine veteran who was shot and killed by a White Plains Police officer. The lawyers who led the case include Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professors Debra S. Cohen and Randolph McLaughlin, along with two law school alumni, Mayo Bartlett and Wali Muhammad, from the Civil Right Practice of Newman Ferrara LLP.