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The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce that Blake Hudson, Dean of Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law, recently completed a residency at the Law School as a Haub Visiting Scholar. In their roles at Haub Law, Visiting Scholars collaborate with faculty, guest lecture classes, and work closely with students in Haub Law's Environmental Law Program and others. As previously announced, funding for the Haub Visiting Scholars was made possible by a generous gift from the Haub family in recognition of the essential role of environmental science, informatics and other technology and allied fields towards formulating environmental policy and law.

“The Elisabeth Haub School of Law is home to the #1 ranked environmental law program in the United States,” said Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law and Associate Dean of Environmental Law Programs and Strategic Initiatives Jason Czarnezki. “Collaboration with top academics, like Dean Blake Hudson, allows our school to remain at the forefront of developments in environmental law and policy and our students to continue to learn from scholars at the top of their fields. It was an honor to welcome Blake to our law school and continue to enhance our environmental law program.”

During his time at Haub Law, Dean Blake Hudson was a guest lecturer in a variety of environmental law courses, including Climate Change Law, Natural Resources Law, Land Use Law, and Environmental Skills. Further, Dean Hudson conducted a faculty workshop where he presented his paper, “The Righteous Divide in American Policymaking,” which will be published later this year. A renowned land use scholar, he was also able to spend time meeting with Haub Law’s Land Use Law Center staff and students. Throughout his time at Haub Law, Dean Hudson brought his own research and experience to the role of the Haub Visiting Scholar.

Blake Hudson is the Dean of Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. Previously he served as the Samuel T. Dell Professor of Law and Director of the Environmental Land Use and Real Estate Law Program at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law. Prior to joining UF Law, Hudson held faculty roles at Stetson University College of Law, the Louisiana State University (LSU) Law Center and LSU’s College of the Coast & Environment, and the Houston Law Center. Before entering academia, he practiced at the law firm of Baker Botts in Houston. As a professor, Dean Hudson teaches courses related to property, environmental and natural resources law. His research focuses on the intersection of land use law, policy, and planning with natural resource management, as well as the complex role of private property rights and government institutions as solutions to common dilemmas.

Partnership with pan-African company, Wutiko, highlights economic development opportunities across the globe

Representatives from Nigeria, Senegal, Rwanda, Mauritius, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Cabo-Verde, Angola, Tanzania, and Kenya participated

Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems in collaboration with the pan-African company, Wutiko, today hosted its second edition of the international event, Opportunities in Africa.

Opportunities in Africa #NYC22 conference is intended to highlight and identify supports for economic development efforts across the continent. Panel discussions included the recent creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the agreement’s expected impacts on agriculture, arts, education, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology.

“Africa is an emerging powerhouse in technology, fueled by the creative, entrepreneurial minds that are so abundant there,” said Jonathan Hill, Dean of the Seidenberg School at Pace University. “This talent in Africa is a critical part of technology’s future, and we are delighted to host this event at Pace University.”

This year's event featured several African countries including Nigeria, Senegal, Rwanda, Mauritius, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Cabo-Verde, Angola, Tanzania, Kenya, and others.

“There is so much possibility for partnership between New York businesses and our counterparts across Africa. We hope to have demonstrated that today,” said Christelle Scharff, associate dean and professor of computer science at Seidenberg and twice Fulbright scholar in Senegal.

“Building a bridge between the opportunities in Africa and the rest of the world was something I felt almost obligated to do,” said Kémo Touré Jr., CEO of Wutiko. “There is so much available that it felt natural to bring these exceptional people and ideas together in New York.

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Pace students, faculty, staff and stakeholders were joined by distinguished guests, Assistant Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, Erick Salgado, and Deputy Commissioner of Trade Investment and Innovation at the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs, Dilip Chauhan.

Additional speakers included 23 year veteran CNN journalist, Umaro Djau; CEO of African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Lydie Hakizimana; CEO of TAI Capital, Tope Imasekha and CNN news anchor Zain Asher.

About the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University

At Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, students experience a best-of-breed technology education at one of the first comprehensive schools of computing in the nation. Strategically located in the heart of NYC’s tech scene, the Seidenberg School places students on the doorstep of New York’s most promising companies, whether they are established tech giants or exciting new start-ups. The school offers a range of online and in-person masters programs, including an online Master of Science in Computer Science degree. Through partnerships with leading corporations, banks, federal agencies, and global entities, the school’s curricula and programs are designed to give students the latest in computer science theory and invaluable hands-on practice to ground it. The faculty includes numerous cybersecurity experts who operate labs and centers providing students with practical experience and connections that lead to impressive internships and jobs.

About Pace University

Pace University has a proud history of preparing its diverse student body for a lifetime of professional success because of its unique programs that combine immersive academics and real-world experiences. Pace is ranked the #1 private, four-year college in the nation for upward economic mobility by Harvard University’s Opportunity Insights, evidence of the transformative education the University provides.

About Wutiko

Wutiko is an international, user-friendly, 360° platform that connects people to the best opportunities—jobs, internships, funding, or training—with the help of artificial intelligence algorithms. Users have access to a powerful management tool from their personalized dashboards.

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The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that they have been ranked #1 in the top 50 Environmental Policy Centers of Excellence across the globe by the journal of Environmental Policy and Law (EPL). EPL is a global journal that seeks to publish cutting-edge scholarly works that have global significance. It provides a platform to facilitate an ideational understanding of international environmental policy, law, and institutional issues. The purpose of this ranking is to provide an overview of those institutions most active in the domain of environmental policy and law. Various criteria for selection were used in the calculation, including the quantity and quality of articles published in scholarly journals on environmental policy and on environmental law by authors affiliated with these institutions.

“Our environmental law program has a long-standing reputation for being a pioneer in the field of environmental law and continuing to keep ahead of the curve in the field,” said Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law and Executive Director of Environmental Law Programs and Strategic Initiatives Jason J. Czarnezki. “We attract top-notch faculty to our institution and provide our students with the groundwork to be the next leaders in environmental law not just nationally, but globally. Our #1 ranking in the United States and this latest international accomplishment continues to recognize our environmental law program as the best of the best.”

This year, having received the number one ranking in the country for Environmental Law by U.S. News and World Report, makes it the second year in a row, and the third time in four years, that Haub Law has received the number one ranking for Environmental Law. The Environmental Law Program is widely known for signature programs including the Environmental Litigation Clinic, the Food and Farm Business Law Clinic (formerly the Food and Beverage Law Clinic), and the Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition. Recently, the program also initiated the Environmental Law and Policy Hack Competition for law schools throughout the country. Last year, the Law School launched the Sustainable Business Law Hub, which will create opportunities for training, policy, and research that addresses global environmental challenges. The Law School is also home to leading centers of expertise, such as the Land Use Law Center, the Pace Energy and Climate Center, and the Global Center for Environmental Legal Studies. The Law School also hosts lectures and panels throughout the year featuring environmental scholars, advocates, and policymakers, and it recognizes leading international environmentalists through the annual presentation of the Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy, considered one of the world’s most distinguished awards in the field of environmental law.

Haub Law is one of only two law schools worldwide to be a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which provides students with the opportunity to draft memoranda, debate issues, and attend IUCN meetings, including the World Conservation Congress and U.S. National Committee meetings. The Law School is also Co-Secretariat to the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, helping to nurture environmental legal education and promote the conceptual development of environmental law internationally. Through the United Nations Diplomacy Practicum, students provide assistance to UN country Missions by attending their meetings and preparing research on issues such as climate change, renewable energy, fisheries protection, and forest management. These opportunities provide Haub Law students with the tools they need to be national and international leaders in environmental law.

Screenings Set at Hyannis and Mystic Film Festivals in October

The PaceDocs Team focuses its film on the remarkable journey of oysters, their farmers, and their role in cleaning the water

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Pace University’s documentary film team – PaceDocs – is pleased to announce that its film, Tide to Table: The Remarkable Journey of Oysters, has won best student documentary at the Williamsburg International Film Festival.

In announcing the winners, judges noted that the field was competitive and that the festival received a record number of entries in many categories.

The win comes as the team is gearing up for screenings at The Hyannis Film Festival and Mystic Film Festival in October. The festival screenings complement other showings throughout the Northeast, including one at noon on September 25 at Regal Cinemas, 102 North End Avenue in New York City; repeated screenings at the Mystic Seaport Museum’s Riverfest on October 8-10; and a showing in Falmouth, Ma. as part of the Woods Hole Film Festival’s seasonal programming. The film is also a finalist at the Seaside Sustainability Film Festival in Gloucester, Ma. (winners will be announced in mid-October).

The documentary has already had a successful series of screenings at four venues in Pleasantville and across Cape Cod – notably at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, Wellfleet Preservation Hall in Wellfleet, the Chatham Orpheum in Chatham, and Cape Cinema in Dennis, Ma.

“We are enjoying a great run and we are gratified by people’s reactions to the film,” said Professor Maria Luskay. “This year marks the first time in the program’s history that we have showed our film in so many theaters, festivals, and themed events.”

Luskay noted that the process has been an invaluable hands-on experience for students who learned first-hand about the plight of the oyster farmer braving the elements as well as the grit and determination required to complete the film in 14 weeks.

The screening at The Hyannis Film Festival is taking place at 2 p.m. on October 16 at Sturgis Charter Public School East Campus, 427 Main Street in Hyannis, Ma., while the screening at the Mystic Film Festival is taking place at 3:30 p.m. on October 22 at the United Theater in Westerly, Rhode Island.

For people who cannot make the showings, the documentary is available for viewing on YouTube, and, along with other documentaries made as part of the program, will be available on-demand at Dyson College’s Media, Communications and Visual Arts’ YouTube channel.

The film documents how oysters rely on the ebb and flow of the tide for flavor. One oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water per day; their survival is determined by their farmers, deeply rooted in their tradition and connection to the sea. The documentary, filmed on-location across the flats of Cape Cod, the shores of Connecticut’s Long Island Sound, and the urban waterways of New York City, features scientists, historians, shellfish constables, and farmers. It explores the serendipitous relationship between nature, oyster farmers, modern aquaculture technology, and a movement to better understand their ecological value, while showing how oysters are thriving in areas such as Cape Cod and being restored in once depleted regions such as Connecticut and New York City as a means of improving water quality.

The documentary is produced by Professors Luskay and Lou Guarneri. The popular class, ‘Producing the Documentary,’ is part of the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences at Pace University’s highly regarded film program that requires students complete a full-length environmentally themed documentary within 14 weeks. During the process, they learn teamwork, problem-solving, research, and organization, along with technical skills such as lighting, sound, camera work, interviewing, and other real-life lessons necessary to complete a film.

Tide to Table continues Pace University’s distinguished tradition of producing documentaries that shine a light on important environmental issues. In recent years, Pace filmmakers have produced documentaries around the globe focusing on a number of topics, including the importance of bees as pollinators in our food supply (2021); the impact of earthquakes in Hawaii (2019); the endurance of the people of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria (2018); Cuba at a cultural crossroads (2016); reviving Curacao’s coral reefs (2015); as well as many other poignant films.

About Pace University

Pace University has a proud history of preparing its diverse student body for a lifetime of professional success as a result of its unique program that combines rigorous academics and real-world experiences. Pace is ranked the #1 private, four-year college in the nation for upward economic mobility by Harvard University’s Opportunity Insights, evidence of the transformative education the University provides. From its beginnings as an accounting school in 1906, Pace has grown to three campuses, enrolling 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in more than 150 majors and programs, across a range of disciplines: arts, sciences, business, health care, technology, law, education, and more. The university also has one of the most competitive performing arts programs in the country. Pace has a signature, newly renovated campus in New York City, located in the heart of vibrant Lower Manhattan, next to Wall Street and City Hall, and two campuses in Westchester County, New York: a 200-acre picturesque Pleasantville Campus and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law in White Plains. Follow us on Twitter or on the Pace News website.

About Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

Pace University’s liberal arts college, Dyson College, offers more than 50 programs, spanning the arts and humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and pre-professional programs (including pre-medicine, pre-veterinary, and pre-law), as well as many courses that fulfill core curriculum requirements. The College offers access to numerous opportunities for internships, cooperative education and other hands-on learning experiences that complement in-class learning in preparing graduates for career and graduate/professional education choices.

Class Represents a Record-Number for Pace

Pace was among just eight percent of universities selected to host a cohort

A record-number 17 Pace University students have been accepted into the 2022 class of the United Nations Academic Impact and Millennium Campus Network Fellowship Program, the University today announced.

In this semester-long leadership program focused on making a social impact, students convene with the cohort of fellows from their institution to lead projects that advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals—a list of 17 objectives focusing on areas such as social justice, sustainability, poverty, equity, education, and economic growth.

While leading projects on their own campuses and in their own communities, students in the program also collaborate with fellows at peer institutions around the world, creating a global network of students working toward a better world by addressing problems facing societies around the world.

Sue Maxam, EdD, assistant provost for special programs and retention and Pace Millennium Fellow liaison, notes that the University’s largest-ever cohort “is a testament to the ever-growing commitment of Pace students to effectuate positive change in the world as it relates to their passions and values.”

“I am incredibly proud of our 17 students who were selected for this prestigious and highly competitive leadership development program that connects them with global leaders and other like-minded students from around the world,” said Maxam. “These students are change agents and part of an impressive global network of people committed to making a difference.”

The Millennium Fellowship program set its own record this year, as 31,397 students applied for the program, hailing from more than 2,400 campuses and 140 nations worldwide. Pace was among just eight percent of universities selected to host a cohort for 2022. A graduation ceremony will be held on November 18, 2022.

Students who apply submit a proposal for a project they would like to launch on their campuses or in their communities. This year’s Pace cohort proposed ideas ranging from helping high school students from vulnerable populations gain better access to higher education, drinking water quality advocacy, to first-year peer mentoring programs for BIPOC (Black and Indigenous People of Color) students.

Previous Millennium Fellows have left lasting contributions to the University and the surrounding communities. As part of the 2021 Fellowship, Alexandra Kennedy ’22, Marisa Medici ’22, and Tasfia Rahim ’23 launched Fare Trade, an initiative aimed at combatting food insecurity on campus, which has become a permanent fixture with plans for expansion.

“Being a Millennium Fellow means I will be able to take my social impact to the next level,” said Danielle Harari ’24, Criminal Justice, who proposed a project geared toward helping supply prisons with menstrual products. “I am eager to work on this passion project, and I look forward to all the incredible people I will meet throughout the process.”

The 17 Pace students who have been selected for the 2022 cohort are:

• Maryam Aliyeva ’24, Political Science and Language, Culture, and World Trade
• Angelina Bellucci, Digital Marketing
• Mary Duffy ’24, Writing and Rhetoric
• Lucie Flagg ’25, Film and Screen Studies
• Lily Frances Flanigan ’22, Political Science
• Danielle Harari ’24, Criminal Justice
• Ryan Kai Kinningham ’26, Peace and Justice Studies
• Demi Martin ’24, Biology
• Mya McCovery ’25, Political Science
• Noëlle Frederique Meij ’26, Psychology
• Nikol Taba Montoya, International Management
• Aryaa Moudgal ’23, Political Science and Peace and Justice Studies
• Juliet O’Connor ’23, Psychology
• Lulu Okeke ’24, Global Professional Studies
• Krish Persaud ’24, Applied Psychology and Human Relations
• Camden Robertson ’24, Peace and Justice Studies and Political Science
• Natalia Rojas-Carmona ’25, Psychology

About Pace University

Since 1906, Pace University has educated thinking professionals by providing high quality education for the professions on a firm base of liberal learning amid the advantages of the New York metropolitan area. A private university, Pace has campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York, enrolling nearly 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in its Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Lubin School of Business, College of Health Professions, School of Education, the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.