Pace University News

Haub Law Professor Emeritus Michael Mushlin is widely featured this week following a landmark criminal justice reform that will make New York the first state in the nation to require judges serving in criminal and family courts to conduct annual visits to prisons and jails beginning in 2028. Featured in amNewYork, The City Reporter, and La Voce di New York, Mushlin helped lead the years-long study and advocacy for the initiative, which is designed to give judges firsthand insight into conditions of incarceration and promote more informed, transparent, and humane decision-making.

In an op-ed for The Korea Times, Dyson Professor Seong Jae Min explores the challenges of combating misinformation in an increasingly globalized digital environment. Using South Korea’s anti-fake news laws as a case study, Professor Min examines the tension between regulating harmful misinformation and protecting free expression, while questioning how national governments can effectively address false information that spreads across international borders.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman is in the spotlight in multiple outlets this week. In Newsweek, he discusses a U.S. Supreme Court case that could reshape immigration detention practices nationwide, examining the constitutional limits of prolonged detention without a bond hearing.

From Title IX to Title VI protections, Pace University’s Office of Civil Rights Compliance helps ensure students, faculty, and staff can learn and work in an environment free from discrimination and harassment.

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AI specialist roles have grown 176 percent, and professionals with AI skills earn a 56 percent wage premium. But is a master’s in AI worth the investment? This guide breaks down salary outcomes, career paths, admissions requirements, and job market data to help you decide. It also compares the degree with bootcamps and certifications, covers when it may not pay off, and explores how Pace’s MS in AI prepares graduates through research, faculty mentorship, and NYC industry access.

Pace University College of Health Professions faculty members Erica L. Gollub and Marie Lourdes Charles are advancing global health equity through research on the PrEP dapivirine ring, a discreet HIV prevention tool designed to expand choice and autonomy for young women.

Pace University professor Zhan Zhang, PhD, received a Best Paper Award for innovative AI research in health informatics.