Pace University, Private university in Lower Manhattan, United States
The institution occupies several buildings near City Hall and spreads across about a dozen locations in lower Manhattan. Main areas of study cover business, computer science, nursing, and performing arts, with buildings often linked by walkways and interior courtyards.
Homer Pace opened a business school in 1906 inside the New York Tribune Building, initially teaching accounting and secretarial courses. The school moved closer to City Hall during the 1950s and gradually expanded into a full degree-granting institution with bachelor and graduate programs.
The name honors founder Homer Pace, whose training center grew into a university now serving around 13,000 students each year. Many classes meet in former commercial buildings that were converted for teaching, giving the campus a downtown character rather than a traditional college feel.
Visitors planning to explore the buildings should note that entrances are scattered over several city blocks and not all areas are open to the public. Most spaces can be reached by elevator and ramp, with signs and campus maps helping with orientation.
The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts on campus served for years as the taping venue for the television program Inside the Actors Studio. The stage features a green proscenium curtain and about 750 seats, also used for guest performances and concerts.
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