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�鶹��ý President Marvin Krislov wrote in Forbes about why ChatGPT makes him hopeful, not worried for the future of college and careers.

It is a busy time for news at �鶹��ý. This morning we�鶹��ý�re announcing our speakers for Commencement 2023; yesterday we announced the formal appointment of our new Provost; and now, in the latest issue of Pace Now, we're sharing more faculty success, some amazing go-getters, and so much more.

One of the many pleasures of academic life is that we get two opportunities to restart and renew: both at the start of the academic year each September and at the start of the new calendar year each January. As we embark on this new year at �鶹��ý, and our new Spring 2023 semester, it feels as though we�鶹��ý�re making an especially fresh start.

Layoffs are once again making headlines.

After a period when it seemed like employers couldn�鶹��ý�t hire fast enough �鶹��ý� which unfortunately led some young people to forego college in favor of readily available work �鶹��ý� things are slowing down. And, perhaps most frighteningly, layoffs are hitting even blue-chip, successful companies. is laying off 12,00 employees. will lay off 10,000. laid off 10,000 �鶹��ý� and then started laying off 8,000 more. laid off 3,000; , , and even are announcing rounds of layoffs. Who knows when the layoffs will end at .

�鶹��ý is adding new undergraduate and graduate programs in such areas as information technology, healthcare, business, and law that respond to market demands, and the university is providing more flexibility in how coursework is delivered, according to Pace president Marvin Krislov. �鶹��ý�Across our campuses, and at Pleasantville in particular, we are making significant investments in our science labs and our healthcare simulation labs �鶹��ý� to help address a critical need in the region for more clinical lab technicians and nurses,�鶹��ý� Krislov says. Also in 2023, Pace expects to complete its �鶹��ý Cyber Range, a controlled, interactive technology environment for cybersecurity education. In the fall, the university will open a new, 26-story residence hall and academic building in New York City.

We�鶹��ý�ve rounded up five links to our best-read opinion pieces:

I�鶹��ý�m a college president. Teaching a 101-level course reminded me how important compassion is right now.

By Marvin Krislov, February 22, 2022

Kindness is key in helping students succeed during the pandemic, �鶹��ý�鶹��ý�s president writes. Faculty and staff need compassion, too.

Kindness is key in helping students succeed during the pandemic, �鶹��ý's president Marvin Krislov writes. Faculty and staff need compassion, too.

President Krislov writes about working harder to find common ground and making a genuine effort to treat each other with respect in the new year.

President Marvin Krislov is quoted in The Hindustan Times about the large increase in students from India attending U.S. colleges.