David Pecker Distinguished Professorship
The David J. Pecker Distinguished Professorship enables Pace University to recruit and invite chief executive officers of major publishing companies and other industry leaders to teach and lecture within the Master of Science in Publishing Program. The Professorship allows Pace publishing students to learn from the most successful, innovative, and influential people in the publishing world; deepens the connection between students and the industry; exposes students to the latest insights, innovations, and trends in the business; enhances the Program’s already-glowing reputation and allows it to compete both locally and nationally.
Yahdon Israel – Spring Distinguished Professor Lecture
On April 28th, Pace ’13 graduate Yahdon, gave his second lecture as the 2018-2019 Distinguished Professor, challenging the audience to rethink their views of readers as not just as consumers, but as agents of cultural change.
Yahdon Israel Distinguished Professor 2018-2019
Yahdon graduated from Pace in 2013 and has been a successful member of our alumni ever since. We posted about the lecture that he was going to present as the distinguished Professor for the M.S. in Publishing program, here. The lecture was called, “Turning Barriers Into Bridges: How to Create Market Opportunities with Innovative Thinking.”
Bridging the Gap: From the Classroom to Corporate America with Bette Rockmore
On November 29, on the 18th floor of 163 Williams Street, Bette Rockmore, the David Pecker Distinguished Professor of Publishing for the 2017-2018 academic year, presented on the fundamental difference between university and corporate America – and the shifts required...
Announcing the 2016-17 Visiting David Pecker Professor, Lisa Sharkey
The 2016-17 David J. Pecker Distinguished Professorship Lisa Sharkey, senior vice president and director of creative development for HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide, has been appointed the David J. Pecker Distinguished Professor for the 2016-17 academic year. This...
Interview with Susan Katz, the David Pecker Distinguished Visiting Professor
Interview with Susan Katz, David Pecker Distinguished Visiting Professor for the 2015-2016 Academic Year It is an honor to have Susan Katz serving as the David Pecker Distinguished Professor for the 2015-2016 academic year. Ms. Katz joined Harper & Row in 1987 as...
Interview with Paul Levitz, David Pecker Distinguished Visiting Professor for the 2014-2015 Academic Year
It is an honor to have Paul Levitz serving as the David Pecker Distinguished Professor for the 2014-2015 academic year. Mr. Levitz is a comic fan, editor, writer, and executive. He formerly was president and publisher of DC Comics and presently teaches Publishing...
Announcing the 2014-15 Visiting David Pecker Distinguished Professor, Paul Levitz
Dear MS in Publishing Community, It gives me great pleasure to announce that Paul Levitz will serve as Visiting David Pecker Distinguished Professor for the academic year 2014-15. Paul Levitz was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1956, and entered the comics industry in 1971 as...
Spring 2014 David Pecker Lecture – The Power of PW with Cevin Bryerman
On Thursday, May 1, 2014, students, faculty, and friends of the MS in Publishing program were invited to the Spring 2014 David Pecker lecture. Cevin Bryerman, Publisher and Vice President of Publishers Weekly, and the 2013-2014 David J. Pecker Distinguished Professor,...
Visiting Distinguished David Pecker Professor: Arthur A. Levine
Arthur A. Levine, Scholastic Vice-President, Publisher of Arthur A. Levine Books, and editor of the Harry Potter series, is the Visiting Distinguished David Pecker Professor the 2012/2013 academic year for Pace’s MS in Publishing program. On Wednesday, November...