Pace Now

Mayor Eric Adams was one of the speakers today of Pace University's commencement the University's in-person commencement in 3 years. The mayor, received an honorary doctorate and some students at the ceremony at Arthur Ashe Stadium weren't happy about that want to really give honor to those who are standing.

WHERE’S ERIC? Appearing on Univision’s “¡Despierta América!,” speaking at the Security Token Summit 2022, giving a commencement address at Pace University, visiting Netflix Studios in Brooklyn, and making an economic development and education announcement.

A welcomed return for Pace University. For the first time in three years, they will hold an in- person graduate ceremony. It's special for another reason. For the first time t graduates from New York City and Westchester campuses will take part in the same ceremony. It's underway at the usual site of the U.S. Open Tennis tournament, the national tennis center in Flushing, Queens. Mayor Adams will the commencement speaker and will receive an honorary doctorate degree.

Eric Adams, Pace University. He responded telling the audience that he doesn't blame students for protesting. Here's what he said to them. I know protests. This is a picture of me as a state senator. Protesting on the floor of the state's senate after Trayvon Martin was killed. I wore a hoodie. To talk about the loss of this young man. I know protests. Then the mayor is right. I can see him in a different Eric Adams graduating turning his back up over. I think he handled it really well. And I think he's got a good point. But it also shows you how you can go from being someone standing up and turning your back to suddenly being the person gets the back turned to it all turns pretty quickly.

Pace University will hold its largest ever graduation today to celebrate the classes of 2020 2021. and 2022. Mayor Eric Adams had to deliver a speech when he receives his honorary doctorate degree. The slate of commencement speakers also includes Congressman Grace, Meng. The ceremony will happen this morning at Billie Jean King. National Tennis Center in Queens.

Commencement for Pace University and it had a lot of pump. yeah, some protests as well. Mayor Adams giving the commencement address. dozens of students turned their backs on the mayor. The students protested the mayor's policy that they say don't align with the beliefs of the graduating class. Mr. mayors applauded them for standing up for what they believe in. I know a protest, but I'm not giving a degree today because I know how to protest. Let me tell you why I'm getting a degree. I'm getting a degree because after protest you must do something to protect. you cannot simply protest. you have to protest. That is a mantra of his as mayor of today's ceremony, the mayor received an honorary doctorate as he just described.

Pace University held its first in-person graduation in three years inviting not just this year's, but those who missed out over the last two years because of the pandemic. While the day is cause for celebration, some used it to silently protest the city's mayor who was also invited to speak and the mayor fired back. Erica Byfield was there. : The bag pipe players got a warmer welcome than the mayor didn't do anything to improve his weak reception. the university's graduation, thing biggest ever expanded to Arthur Ash stadium to accommodate grads from 2020, 202 2021 and 2022. Yet for some this excitement of making it dampened by Adams' presence. This is a petition to keep him out failed to the grad caps doubled as poster boards. I think Eric Adams speaking today is incredibly tone deaf. i don't think he represents pace's values. Adams style after accepting an honorary degree, he addressed controversy. The words of the one of our great flossers, stopped from the bottom, now I’m here. about two dozen grads stood and turned their backs.

Mayor Adams delivers the commencement address at Pace University. The reaction from some graduates. Adams as he was delivering his commencement address. the graduates of Pace University. This was yesterday. They say they are against his stance on issues like law enforcement and homelessness. The mayor urged them to do more than just protest. That means that you stand up to the over proliferation of guns in our country when you see ten innocent people shot in buffalo merely because of their ethnicity. It means you stop allowing guns to carve highways of death through a community where innocent black and brown children are losing their lives. The mayor received an honorary degree from the university.

Adams, who received an honorary doctorate from Pace University during the ceremony, pushed back on the students'...

Standing before thousands of graduates at Pace University’s Commencement, Mayor Eric Adams today praised the uniqueness of the American Dream and said that in order for it to be realized, people must not only shine a light on injustices facing society, but they must then take action to protect the afflicted and those who are suffering.