Fordham University water polo team dreaming of NCAA glory
CBS News 11-18-2024
Fordham Water Polo finished the regular season ranked No. 2 in the nation, a feat unheard of for an east coast team, let alone a water polo team in the Bronx. “It’s definitely been a surprise to everybody because nobody expects some team from the Bronx, right on the East Coast, to be up there,” says one of the Fordham Water Polo players.

Trump DA Faces Deadline as New York Hush Money Case in Limbo
Bloomberg Law 11-19-2024
Cheryl Bader, a professor at Fordham Law School in New York, said that it is more likely the sentencing in the New York case is postponed until after Trump leaves office, rather than the case being thrown out.

NYC’s Embattled Mayor Embraces Trump in Bid for Warmer Relations
Bloomberg 11-19-2024
“She [Gov. Kathy Hochul] needs Donald Trump to work with her and not be an obstacle,” said Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University.

Denzel Washington on ‘Gladiator II’ Same-Sex Kiss That Was Cut: ‘Wasn’t a Big Deal’ (Exclusive)
Extra 11-19-2024
Plus, he [Denzel Washington] talked about getting ready to play Othello on Broadway, a role he first acted at 22 as a student at Fordham University. Denzel insisted, “I think I know the part a little better now. I’m looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to the rehearsal.” He added, “Film is a director’s medium, stage is an actor’s medium.”

Is the FAFSA Ready for Prime Time?
Inside Higher Ed 11-20-2024
Brian Ganhoo, assistant vice president for student financial services at Fordham University, said that while his institution wasn’t a partner in the department’s FAFSA testing, the past few weeks have boosted his confidence that this year’s rollout should go smoothly.

Professor Levinson: Elon Musk Must Choose Between Government Role and Control of X
European Center for Populism Studies 11-21-2024
“With this historical perspective in mind, while I am always concerned about new technologies, I don’t believe social media presents an insurmountable threat to democracy. In fact, it cuts both ways. Social media enables lies, fascism, and the suppression of truth, which are central to fascistic systems. At the same time, social media provides a unique platform for individuals to disseminate the truth widely,” said Paul Levinson, professor of communication & media studies at Fordham University.

Rachel Ravel revels in perfect match role as Tzeitel
LA Times 11-22-2024
Rachel Ravel has traveled all over in pursuit of her dream of performing on stage. It took her out of her home state of Texas, saw her attend a performing arts boarding school in Massachusetts and then go to college to study acting at Fordham University in New York.

Staffing News from the Training Team
NPR Extra 11-22-2024
George [Bodarky] is an adjunct professor of journalism at Fordham University and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He’s held leadership positions within public radio, including serving as president of Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (now PMJA), and the New York State Associated Press Association.

The internet is making us inhuman
iainews.com 11-20-2024
What happens when we stop thinking of people as people and start thinking of them as statistics? In an increasingly online world — where many interact with people online more than in real life — the subjective experience of others is being forgotten. In this piece, Nicholas Smyth [associate professor of philosophy at Fordham University]argues that the internet and other modern trends have created a new, modern dysfunction.

CISA’s Internship Program Delivers Outstanding Results in Vulnerability Management
Homeland Security Today 11-20-2024
The interns’ work spanned the entire spectrum of vulnerability management, resulting in notable advancements. Here are some highlights of their contributions: Laura S., from Fordham University, developed an automated tool using Python to parse scanning data, directly update vulnerability findings and optimizing assessment completion times.

Creature of the Night: A Review of “Midnight Rambles: H. P. Lovecraft in Gotham”
The Metropole 11-19-2024
David J. Goodwin [assistant director of the center on religion and culture at Fordham University]deftly unfolds Lovecraft’s attempt to make a place for himself as a writer in New York City. Unable to secure steady work, minimally productive in his writing, and dependent on the generosity of his wife, Lovecraft found life in Manhattan and Brooklyn to be one of constant poverty.

Hard Rock executive licensed by Nevada Gaming Commission as work continues on Las Vegas project
CDC Gaming 11-21-2024
New Jersey native who has a degree in finance from Fordham University, worked in economic consulting for AEG, and was an equity analyst on Wall Street, [Vincent] Zahn got involved in the gaming industry in 2006 as an analyst at Merrill Lynch.

CNBC World – U.S. Cable: AUDIO UNAVAILABLE
Consumed: The Real Restaurant Business 11-24-2024
“Fordham University – The students that are there, they love this neighborhood and they love us. We have to take care of them and I think we should be giving them a service.”

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In an email last week to students and colleagues, May Adrales, director of the Fordham Theatre program, called Jenness’ death an “enormous loss for Fordham, for the theatre community, and for the world at large.”

“Many playwrights and directors working today can trace their beginnings in American theatre back to Morgan,” said Adrales of Jenness, who used they/them and she/her pronouns. “Their support didn’t end with encouragement; Morgan championed the work they believed in, often connecting creators with exactly the right collaborators to bring bold theatrical visions to life.” 

A Powerful Mentor to Young Playwrights

Fordham graduate Morgan Gould, FCLC ‘08, credits Jenness—who Gould described as her “professor/mentor/kooky aunt/mom/theater doula”—with where she is today: a published playwright, director, and writer for television shows such as A League of Their Own. 

“She treated every student as if it was only a matter of time that you were going to be a world-famous auteur. She would drag me to every kind of theater opening and introduced me to everyone as a young director. Having someone so sure that it will happen is something you never forget, and for so many of us, she was the first person to do that.” Today, Gould said, “I make my living only in the arts. Morgan was a huge part of making that possible.”

Another former mentee of Jenness’, Peter Gil-Sheridan FCLC ’98, said that countless Fordham friends reached out to talk about Jenness’ impact on their lives.

“Morgan left the world a better place than they found it,” said Gil-Sheridan, a former Fordham adjunct professor who is now assistant professor of playwriting at Vassar College. “Their passing is seismic in the theatre community. But so is their impact. I am so proud to be one of the students that was so deeply held and felt by my dear teacher. We can all honor them by continuing to demand more of our selves in our work, to see the theatre as a space for activism, cultural critique, and radical love.”

Uplifting Playwrights 

Oskar Eustis, the artistic director of the Public Theater, said that Jenness helped redefine the role of a dramaturg, who is traditionally called upon to aid actors, directors, and playwrights in their understanding and presentation of a play. 

“Morgan was one of the first generation of people who were defining what a new play dramaturg was: the midwife and support system of a playwright,” he told The New York Times, whose obituary noted Jenness’ impact on the careers of successful playwrights, including MacArthur “genius” grant winner Taylor Mac and David Adjmi, who wrote the 2024 Tony Award-winning play Stereophonic.  

“Countless” artists “across all generations” felt “seen and loved” by Jenness, said Fordham’s former head of playwriting, Daniel Alexander Jones.

“In everyday conversation, she would lift the names and works of artists and advocate for them constantly. Carl Hancock Rux, Erik Ehn, Luis Alfaro, Taylor Mac, Bridget Carpenter, Marcus Gardley, Keith Josef Adkins, David Adjmi, and Alice Tuan are the first names that come to mind when I turn on the spigot of those early memories of time with Morgan. … When she taught, she carried us into the lesson plans, alongside those departed luminaries whose beacons she also tended.”

Jenness is survived by a brother, four nephews, and two nieces, one of whom, Martinique Gann, is quoted in The New York Times about Jenness’ dedication to students and the theater. 

“There was no stopping my aunt for anything,” Ms. Gann recalled. “She picked me up in a cab from the airport. And right away, with my two suitcases, we drove straight to Fordham University to see a play one of her students had written.”

Funding for the new outdoor play space was secured with help from Fordham’s Center for Educational Partnerships, a part of the University’s Graduate School of Education. The center partnered with MS 331 beginning in 2015, providing administrative help and assisting with tasks such as funding requests. GSE graduate Serapha Cruz is the principal of MS 331, which shares the complex with an elementary school, PS 306X. 

Anita Batisti, Ph.D. associate dean and director of the Center for Educational Partnerships, said that one of Fordham’s mandates is to improve the wellness and well-being of students and the community. Studies have shown that clean, well-kept playground equipment helps students feel more connected to their community while promoting exercise and play.

“It really was a natural progression for us to do this,” Batisti said. 

“With our skills for raising money and helping to prepare proposals and bids, we were able to move this process along through the various funding sources.” 

Fordham President Tania Tetlow joined Batisti at the Oct. 25 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 46,0000-square-foot play area. Also in attendance were GSE Acting Dean Ji Seon Lee, U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres; Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson; Councilmember Pierina Ana Sanchez, who helped secure funding for the project; and representatives from the Trust for Public Land and the Department of Environmental Protection, which oversaw the design and construction of the space.

When work on the $2.85 million project began in 2021, the space in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx was a cracked, crumbling stretch of asphalt. It now features a full basketball court, a volleyball court, game tables, an outdoor classroom, a gazebo, and play equipment for younger children. There is also fitness equipment for older students and community members, benches, a running track, and a turf field for soccer and football.

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In Trevithick’s undergraduate courses, including Taboo: the Anthropology of the Forbidden and Human Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective, he often revealed how similar humans are in their attractions and aversions. 

“We exchanged ideas on which courses might appeal to students and what course names would be most appropriate,” said Anthropology Professor Allan S. Gilbert, Ph.D., the department chair at the time of Trevitheck’s hiring in 2007. Since many of Fordham’s anthropology courses were designed in the 1960s and 1970s, they needed to bring the content and terminology up to date in a way that would also attract students. “Alan was very good at that,” said Gilbert. “He was also an excellent teacher and influenced numerous students to major in anthropology over the years.”

Recent graduate Ellen Sweeney, FCRH ‘23, recalled the compelling discussions she had in two of Trevithick’s classes, even through Zoom during the 2020–2021 academic year. 

“I always walked out of his classrooms—virtual and in person—with a smile on my face, musing about all that we had discussed,” she said. “I practically re-taught his lectures to my friends because they were so interesting.”

It may have helped that he often taught his remote classes during the pandemic with his blue parrotlet Giuseppe Celestiano DiForpini—Pino for short—on his shoulder. “Seeing his love for the bird and care for teaching us helped me stay engaged during the semester, and I think it helped me stay on track through that whole difficult year,” said Sweeney. 

Born on November 11, 1952, in Washington, D.C., Trevithick was raised by parents who inspired his lifelong intellectual curiosity and wanderlust. His father, John Trevithick, worked for the U.S. mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, where Trevithick spent several of his childhood years. His mother taught high school and college level English.

Trevithick lived abroad again in his 30s, after earning a bachelor’s in history of religion from George Washington University, a master’s in South Asian studies from the University of Wisconsin, and a Ph.D. in social anthropology from Harvard University. His doctoral research brought him to India for two years as a Fulbright Scholar. It culminated in his research monograph about one of the world’s largest pilgrimage sites, Bodh Gaya. 

In the 1990s, Trevithick met his wife, Fordham Mathematics Professor Melkana Brakalova-Trevithick, Ph.D., while the two were teaching at the American University in Bulgaria. 

“He just fell in love with the country, and appreciated its complex, ancient history and culture. The Bulgarians are very appreciative of intellectual strengths … and of rich creative inner lives.” Trevithick could relate: he was a musician, an artist, and a writer—he later penned a weekly column for a local Connecticut paper he edited, The Voice, and before he died was hard at work on a comic sci-fi novel, Raise the City, which draws from his Cornish heritage that stretches back to the English inventor of the steam locomotive, Richard Trevithick.

“He was always bubbling with creativity and abilities—whether it was playing jazz on the keyboard, creating paper mâché inspired by mathematical fractals, or spending hours writing his book,” his wife said.

At Fordham, he was instrumental in the unionization efforts for adjunct and contingent faculty. He continued his activism through the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, where he served on their Social Justice Committee.

“His kindness, optimism, and intellect were unmatched,” said Brakalova-Trevithick. “Many people say he was one in a million. I am saying one in infinity.” 

Trevithick cherished time with his sons, Joe and Alex, sharing in their pursuits, whether fishing in Connecticut lakes or traveling to the Black Sea. In addition to his wife and sons, Trevithick is survived by his brother, John; daughter-in-law, Kelly; granddaughter, Molly; and many other family members and friends.

A celebration of life service will be held on Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. at the Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation in White Plains, New York, with an option to attend via Zoom. For details, please email [email protected]. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice or to support the publication of Raise the City.

Fordham rose to number 32 for study abroad among U.S. doctoral-level institutions, according to this year’s Open Doors report on undergraduate study abroad participation. Approximately 40% of Fordham undergraduate students participate in a study abroad program.

For Joseph Rienti, director of the university’s international and study abroad programs, it’s exciting to see the participation rate begin to recover after the pandemic. Before international travel paused, around 50% of Fordham undergraduates took part in a study abroad experience. 

Global diversity is a longstanding value in Jesuit education, Rienti said, and study abroad programs help fulfill the University’s mission. 

“Study abroad broadens student perspectives and deepens their knowledge. We do that in our classrooms in New York, but there’s no better way to do that than to leave your comfort zone and learn from professors and students in another country,” Rienti said. 

A Study Abroad Option for Every Student

The wide variety of study abroad programs available to Fordham students makes it easier to participate, Rienti said. 

Fordham has major study abroad outposts in London, U.K., and Granada, Spain, and offers access to study abroad programs in over 50 countries on six continents. In the 2024-25 academic year, over 1,000 undergraduate students are studying abroad in 30 different countries.

Students can choose immersive “direct enroll” programs, where they learn alongside locals at esteemed universities across the globe, or “island programs” with classes designed to cater to American study abroad students. The university also offers short-term study abroad opportunities, typically ranging from one to four weeks, and special focus programs that integrate a central theme or academic topic, such as the 14-week theater intensive at the London Academy of Dramatic Arts, or the CNN Academy journalism intensive at University College Dublin. 

Now that federal, state, and University financial aid dollars can be applied to study abroad expenses, participation is more accessible than ever for students of all backgrounds. Students who qualify for financial aid such as a Pell grant, student loan, or tuition remission can use that aid to fund a study abroad experience. For those who do not receive financial aid, there are study abroad-specific scholarships available. 

The Open Doors Report includes data from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, and the Institute of International Education.

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The iconic Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan is making a stop at the Rose Hill campus Sunday, Nov. 24. This event is free and open to the community, offering holiday cheer and free photos with Santa for kids of all ages. 

Sit beside Santa on his festive throne and capture the moment in digital and print photos. You can have your photo printed as a postcard, then add a holiday message and drop it in the “Magic Mailbox” for free delivery to your family and friends. 

The event will feature a charitable merchandise store with holiday-themed apparel designed by members of the Boys & Girls Club. All proceeds will go to the organization. 

And what’s a Coca-Cola event without a beverage? Guests can enjoy complimentary Coca-Cola products to sip on while soaking in the festive atmosphere.

Mark your calendars and don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the season and get your free picture with Santa. Bring your friends, family, and your holiday spirit!

Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan will be at Fordham’s Rose Hill campus in the Bronx on Nov. 24 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

How Strong Girls United is teaching girls life lessons through sports
TODAY Show 11-18-2024
Mallory McClellan, a Fordham University student and softball player, works with the girls at C.S. 55 Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in the Bronx. Each week’s playbook includes physical and mental exercises. “I hope when we leave that these girls take away a few tangible things like breathing exercises, but more than anything, I hope they just feel more confident in their own skin, willing to try new things, take risks, and go after things that they didn’t think possible,” said McClellan.

Fordham water polo team aims for national title
Fox 5 NY 11-14-2024
Fordham University’s men’s water polo team is making history this year, challenging the West Coast’s dominance in the sport and emerging as the only unbeaten team in the nation. Now, they have their eyes on a national title and putting the Bronx on the map.

‘Dear Ms. Jamison’: A Heartfelt Tribute to Judith Jamison from a Student at The Ailey School
BET 11-11-2024
In this powerful letter, Ailey student Sophia Cooper honors Judith Jamison. She reflects on her profound impact as a trailblazer in dance and Black storytelling and shares how Jamison’s legacy fuels her own journey in the world of dance. Originally from Lexington, KY, Sophia Cooper is in her third year at Fordham University and The Ailey School, double majoring in Dance and American Studies with a concentration in Diversity and Difference.

Jewish Life Stories: Anne Golomb Hoffman, 78, Jewish scholar at a Jesuit university
Jewish Telegraphic Agency 11-13-2024
As a professor of English and Modern Hebrew Literature at Fordham University, the Jesuit university in the Bronx, [Anne Golomb Hoffman’s] specialties included modernist Hebrew writers like S.Y. Agnon, contemporary Israeli fiction, and Freud and psychoanalysis. In the 1990s, she created the annual Nostra Aetate Dialogue, hosting conversations in Jewish-Catholic reconciliation, as well as Fordham’s Jewish Texts Reading Group.

See iconic NYC buildings made of gingerbread in this beautiful exhibition
TimeOut 11-11-2024
Another award-winner was a gingerbread creation of Southern Boulevard in the Bronx by Petroula “Patty” Lambrou of Patty Pops. The design features the Bronx Zoo, New York Botanical Garden and Fordham University in a snowy, candy cane-studded scene.

The Watchers: Vatican Experts Explain What Really Happens in ‘Conclave’
The Hollywood Reporter 11-14-2024
“One of the film’s dynamics that does track with a real conclave or College of Cardinals is that a pope never lets on that his health is bad — a pope is never sick until he’s dead — because it would lead to more jockeying. And that’s what you have happen here, where they all start doing that after he dies,” said David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University.

Dancer, Choreographer, and Former Alvin Ailey Artistic Director Judith Jamison Dies at 81
Playbill 11-10-2024
While serving as artistic director, Ms. Jamison led the theatre to numerous achievements, including the establishment of its permanent home, the Joan Weill Center for Dance in Manhattan’s West 55th Street; a 50th anniversary world tour to 50 cities; a partnership with Fordham University to offer a joint Bachelor of Fine Arts program; and more.

‘Fordham Now’ Reports on ‘Commonweal’ Centennial Benefit Dinner
Commonweal Magazine 11-13-2024
At the dinner, Commonweal honored Fordham president Tania Tetlow — the first woman and lay president of the university — with its Centennial Award.

World Day of Poor: Report shows global poverty efforts have stalled
National Catholic Reporter 11-17-2024
“The main result of this year’s report is that the recovery from the pandemic that we observed last year in reducing the global poverty gap may have stalled,” Henry Schwalbenberg said at the U.N. event announcing the report. Schwalbenberg, an economics and development professor at Fordham University, and his research assistants, led this year’s report.

Judith Jamison: Remembering the Trailblazing Dance Legend
WWD 11-11-2024
The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater now encompasses the Ailey Extension, the Ailey Arts in Education & Community program and the Alvin Ailey B.F.A. program at Fordham University.

Cardinal Cupich: 10 years as archbishop of Chicago
Chicago Catholic 11-13-2024
On Sept. 26, 2023, Cardinal Cupich delivered an address titled “The Bond of Perfection: From a Consistent Ethic of Life to an Integral Ethic of Solidarity,” at Fordham University in New York City. The talk was sponsored by Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture and the Curran Center for American Catholic Studies and expanded on “the consistent ethic of life” proposed by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin in a talk delivered at Fordham University 40 years earlier.

Did The Fashion Girlies Predict Trump’s Win? Signs Point To Yes.
HuffPost 11-15-2024
Susan Scafidi, a professor, and founder and director of Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School, thinks the re-embrace of thinness has something to do with another, related cultural divide: rich versus poor, rather than conservative versus liberal.

How Kamala Harris and the Democrats lost the 2024 US election
Al Jazeera Up Front 11-15-2024
[To] discuss the fallout of the 2024 U.S. presidential election are Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science and American studies at Fordham University, Katie Halper, journalist and host of The Katie Halper show, Ryan Grim, reporter and co-founder of Drop Site News, and Emma Doyle, former White House principal deputy chief of staff under the Trump Administration.

Fear and Loathing in Politics and Academia
The Vocal Fries Podcast 11-12-2024
Carrie and Megan talk to Dr. Leonard Cassuto, Professor of English at Fordham University, about his class called “Literature and Psychology of Disgust,” which explores how language evokes emotional responses, particularly disgust, and his book Academic Writing as if Readers Matter, which was released in September.

‘Orange Is the New Black’ Cast: Where Are They Now?
US Weekly 11-12-2024
The Fordham University alum’s [Taylor Schilling] performance in the Netflix comedy-drama earned her an Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations across its seven seasons. Schilling has also taken her talents to the big screen, starring in The Lucky One (2012), The Titan (2018) and The Prodigy (2019). She starred in Apple TV+’s Dear Edward in 2023.

Trump Will Take Unilateral Presidential Powers to a New Level
The Nation 11-11-2024
“With Donald Trump’s reelection, the slide toward a dangerously empowered president has reached a moment of reckoning, particularly when it comes to foreign affairs and warfare,” wrote Karen Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School.

Episode 265: Dissecting the 2024 Presidential Election
Scholars Strategy Network’s No Jargon Podcast 11-13-2024
In a candid conversation, Dr. Christina Greer, a political science professor at Fordham University, shares her reflections on the 2024 presidential election as an expert on American politics, Black ethnic politics, and campaigns and elections.

IN SUPERB IRONY, BLACKS, LATINOS HELP PUT THE AMERICAN DREAM IN THE HANDS OF NATIVISTS
South Florida Times 11-14-2024
Fordham University law professor Tanya Katerí Hernández, in her 2023 book “Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle For Equality,” points to a similar disconnect between Latino Americans and African Americans, who should be allies. However, she writes, “The ongoing upkeep and silent acceptance of anti-Blackness implicates many other racial and ethnic groups in the United States as well as across the globe.”

Clash of Traumas: Historicizing October 7th
CounterPunch 11-13-2024
In a series of four lectures at Fordham University, Myers and Ibish have turned around Edward Said—who advocated for the Palestinian people with empathy for the genocide suffered by Jews—to acknowledge the trauma experienced by the Palestinians.

Westport Country Playhouse Names Volunteers To Theatre Council
Broadway World 11-14-2024
Sara Robbin is a graduate of Cornell University and Emory Law School. After practicing law for many years at both a large NYC law firm and in-house at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, she found her true passion as a legal writing professor at Fordham Law School. She now has her own company assisting students with college and graduate school admittance essays.

The past few years have left clergy burned out and exhausted. But that can change, say experts.
Nola.com 11-17-2024
“Pastors and priests, people in ministry, people in caring professions, they carry a lot of suffering,” said Mary Beth Werdel, director of the Pastoral Mental Health Counseling program at Fordham University.

Culinary Institute of American elects new board chair
The National Provisioner 11-14-2024
As he began his own career, [Marc] Sarrazin learned the ins and outs of the meat business from his father while securing his business bona fides, earning his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration from Fordham University.

Dramaturg Morgan Jenness Has Died
Playbill 11-14-2024
[Morgan] Jenness fully served on the faculty at Fordham University at Lincoln Center, Pace University, and Columbia University School of The Arts, where they taught theatre history and adaptation.

Judith Jamison, legendary artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, dies at 81
The New Pittsburgh Courier 11-14-2024
Following Ailey’s death in 1989, Jamison took over as the artistic director of his company, steering it through a period of profound growth and establishing its first permanent home, the Joan Weill Center for Dance. She also founded a partnership with Fordham University, creating a joint Bachelor of Fine Arts program to support a multicultural dance curriculum.

Local artist brings public art project, “Pulse of NY,” to the Bronx and beyond
Bronx Times 11-13-2024
During a stop at the Arthur Avenue Retail Market, [Cherie] Corso told the Bronx Times that she makes a point to roll out the canvases at all hours of the day and night, in different neighborhoods and environments, from subway stations to college campuses (most recently Fordham University) to markets, shops and events.

‘Fordham Now’ Reports on ‘Commonweal’ Centennial Benefit Dinner
Commonweal Magazine 11-13-2024
At the dinner, Commonweal honored Fordham president Tania Tetlow — the first woman and lay president of the university — with its Centennial Award.

Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art Adds Seven New Members to Its Advisory Board
Smithsonian 11-12-2024
Based in the United States and Africa, these new members are global leaders in sectors such as entrepreneurship, philanthropy, financial services and higher education. Continuing members include: Gay McDougall, distinguished scholar-in-residence at the Leitner Center on International Law and Justice of Fordham University Law School

Denzel Washington Teases His Retirement Amid Possible ‘Black Panther 3’ Role
Yahoo! News 11-12-2024
Incidentally, [Denzel] Washington’s upcoming turns in both the Othello stage show and the big screen production are nods to his start in acting. After first attending Texas Tech University and Fordham University in the 70s for their sports programs, he pivoted to Drama and Journalism, earning a BA in the latter course in 1977.

WAHS celebrate record-setting 13 student-athletes heading to DI programs
CBS 19 News 11-13-2024
Like many high schools across the area, it was a day of celebration at Western Albemarle as a record-setting 13 student-athletes signed to Division I programs on Wednesday. Here’s a full list of all 13 signees. Congratulations to all of them: Richard Wang (swimming) – Fordham University.

Ella Montgomery and Adrianna Richardson Commit to Swim in College Next Year
WDEA 11-14-2024
A pair of Ellsworth Eagles will be swimming for college programs next year, after Ella Montgomery and Adrianna Richardson committed to swim for Fordham University and St. Michael’s College respectively. Montgomery signed to attend Division 1 Fordham University, in the Bronx.

Making A Difference: Prepares students for PSAT, SAT, and ACT exams and scholarship opportunities.
V103 iHeart Radio 11-18-2024
Many of Scholar Ready’s students have earned academic scholarships, including full rides to Mississippi Valley State University, Fordham University, Texas A & M University, and the University of Houston-Clear Lake.