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.

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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.”

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.

County-by-county election results map for New York. How did my county vote in the 2024 presidential race?
CBS News New York 11-06-2024
“If you have Democrats in charge of the state, Democrats in charge of the city and Democrats in charge of the country, if you’re not happy, you kind of go to the Republican candidate,” said Boris Heersink, a political science professor at Fordham University.

Americans are feeling anxious — so they’re ‘doom spending’
CNN 11-10-2024
“Inflation is slowing down, but for many people, what they see on the shelf in the grocery store is their reality,” said Sertan Kabadayi, a marketing professor at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business. “Since those prices are higher than last year, they still think that the economy is not in good shape and that the economy is getting worse.”

Trump will face fewer speed bumps in Washington during his second term
Reuters 11-07-2024
“There’s going to be very few restraints on Trump and I think he’s going to feel very empowered with that decision in his pocket,” said Fordham University law professor Cheryl Bader.

Fordham launches NIL initiative as Rams begin climb with million dollar dreams
The New York Post 11-05-2024
Supporters of the Fordham [University] men’s basketball program on Tuesday announced the launch of Rose Thrill Marketplace, which will aim to grow NIL opportunities for players “by connecting them with sponsorship deals, brand partnerships and community engagement activities,” according to a release.

Penn State Case Testing Sports Merch Industry Heads Before Jury
Bloomberg Law 11-08-2024
IP law professor Susan Scafidi of Fordham University said “it would be nice to have case law” from the appeal, as the questions raised carry profound implications. “Is Vintage using these trademarks as source indicators, and if not, does Penn State have a leg to stand on?” she said.

The 2025 Tax Brackets Are Here. See Where You Land.
The Wall Street Journal 10-22-2024
Your effective tax rate will be lower than your top rate. That is because the first slice of income is taxed at 10%, the next slice at 12%, and so on. A single person who makes $120,000 and takes the standard deduction in 2025 would have a sliver of income taxed at 24% but a 15% effective tax rate, according to Stan Veliotis, a CPA and tax lawyer at Fordham University’s business school.

What a Trump Presidency Might Mean for Mayor Adams’s Criminal Case
The New York Times 11-10-2024
“If I am Eric Adams, I am sleeping a little more peacefully tonight knowing Donald Trump will be in charge and not Kamala Harris,” said Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University. “Especially because Donald Trump has been very clear that he equates his prosecution as similar — with the Democrats being the villain.”

US judicial panel to develop rules to address AI-produced evidence
Reuters 11-08-2024
“It seems like a good idea to have something in the bullpen as it were rather than nothing,” said Daniel Capra, a professor at Fordham School of Law who serves as a reporter to the committee and will help draft the potential rule.

Bloomberg Surveillance: The Fed & Trump
Bloomberg 11-07-2024
“I always show my students the distribution curve right – that hump in the middle. In the past, we have had presidents who all clustered around the middle. We had George H.W. Bush, we had Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Obama. That is, in our modern presidency, where presidents hung out. Obama was not a radical president,” said Christina Greer, professor of political science at Fordham University.

How Kamala Harris and the Democrats lost the 2024 US election
Al Jazeera 11-08-2024
“In this particular phase for Kamala Harris—a short one, at that—she had to make the case, simultaneously running as both an incumbent and a newcomer, that the current state of the economy, even though it was getting better, still felt different from how it did under the Trump administration,” said Christina Greer, professor of political science at Fordham University.

‘Negativity is exhausting’: Trump turns to dark rhetoric in his closing argument
MSNBC 11-05-2024
“Well, I think, as we said, you know, the negativity of this particular campaign is exhausting, and Donald Trump has been exhausting to a lot of Americans and Republicans, and so keep in mind, he’s been on the top of the ticket three times now – He’s possibly going to lose the popular vote again tonight, and so he would have lost three times, and if he loses again, Republicans really have to reorganize themselves, because the messaging isn’t there,” said Christina Greer, professor of political science at Fordham University.

John Davenport and Jack Curtis: Donald Trump uses the law to stiff his neighbors
PIttsburgh Post-Gazette 11-04-2024
“In the long run, Congress needs to set stricter guidelines concerning how political leaders run their businesses. It may even be necessary to alter the constitution to require politicians to hold businesses in blind trusts during their terms in office, or longer,” said John J. Davenport, professor of philosophy and peace and justice studies at Fordham University and one of the story’s lead authors.

Trump Wins the Presidency; NY’s Congressional Swing Seat Results; The Day After Election Day
WNYC 11-06-2024
Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, co-host of the podcast FAQNYC and the author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013) offers political analysis of Donald Trump’s win and Kamala Harris’s loss.

Global viewers help Max add 7 million streaming subscribers
Marketplace 11-07-2024
Former HBO executive Charles Schreger, who teaches marketing at New York University and Fordham University, pointed out that in the third quarter, Max’s average revenue per domestic subscriber was about $12. For international subscribers, it was about $4. “If you’re selling a streaming service in a country that has less wealth,” he said, “you offer it at a much more modest price, because that’s what the economy will absorb.”

Bronx business owners hopeful Trump presidency will improve inflation
News 12 Bronx 11-07-2024
“The problem with the Trump tariffs and the problem with a lot of the Trump economic plans is they’re talking about how this is going to benefit U.S. corporations in 10, 15, 20 years from now. In that 10 to 15 to 20-year transitional period, the people that are going to pay the price for that are consumers and current small businesses.” said Giacomo Santangelo, an economics lecturer at Fordham University.

Report: Alabama’s criminal justice funding methods may affect crime victim compensation
Alabama Reflector 11-05-2024
“It is one of the most inefficient ways because, for many people who owe fines and fees, they simply do not have the ability to pay, so it is like trying to get blood from a stone,” said Lauren Jones, legal and policy director for the National Center for Access to Justice at Fordham Law School in New York.

The Catholic voting gap was the largest in decades, polls show. Whom did they choose?
The Kansas City Star 11-06-2024
Cristina Traina, professor of Christian theology and ethics at Fordham University, told McClatchy News in a phone interview that experts used to be able to assume how the majority of Catholics would vote. “You could pretty much assume that 80% to 90% of Catholics were going to vote a particular way because of their Catholic identity and the priorities that the Catholic church and they as Catholics had,” Traina said. “That’s no longer true. Catholics are across the spectrum.”

Young accountants: Choose your own adventure
Accounting Today 10-02-2024
“It’s always easier to go from big to small. It’s harder to go from smaller to big,” said Stan Veliotis, associate professor at Fordham University. “Both are possible, but it’s easier in one direction versus the other.” He said that students risk giving the impression to future employers that they couldn’t get an offer from the big firms – not that they didn’t want to work there.

Trump’s New York Case: What Happens Now?
Factcheck.org 11-07-2024
Trump could get prison time, but that’s not likely, Cheryl Bader, a clinical associate professor of law at Fordham University School of Law, told us in a June interview. For a first-time convicted felon, with a low-level, nonviolent felony and a person of advanced age, “under any circumstance like that, there’d be a relatively low chance of incarceration,” she said.

Is Test-Driven Educational Reform Sapping the Joy in Learning from the Nation’s Classrooms?
History News Network 11-05-2024
“Make no mistake about it, when we destroy the joy of learning in a large portion of our youth, most of whom are from racial minorities and immigrant backgrounds, we are doing our nation irreparable harm. Will people please wake up and stop this travesty against the young people of our nation? Let students learn, let teachers teach, let the joy return to our schools,” said Mark Naison, professor of African-American studies and history at Fordham University and Director of Fordham’s Urban Studies Program.

Bakers turn Rockefeller Center, Bronx Zoo, pizza and other NYC icons into gingerbread masterpieces
NBC 4 New York 11-08-2024
To represent her home borough, Lambrou-Kalognomas centered her gingerbread masterpiece around Southern Boulevard and surrounded it with Fordham University’s Keating Hall (where she met her husband), the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden’s conservatory and icing-decorated train from the NYBG’s beloved holiday train show.

How Strive Higher Is Opening Doors for Bronx Students Through Cultural Access and Mentorship
Playbill 11-07-2024
One of Strive Higher’s hallmark events has become an annual tradition: a Halloween celebration at Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus. This event serves as more than just a festive gathering; it’s an introduction to higher education for Bronx families, many of whom have never set foot on a college campus despite living nearby.

An Unexpected Story Is Unfolding in College Sports
Newser 11-09-2024
If you check the national rankings, you’ll see that New York City’s Fordham University is currently tied for No. 2. This isn’t supposed to happen: The sport has long been dominated by West Coast schools, but the Bronx team is 25-0 and ripping through its opponents, including a few California schools “that got the sport buzzing,” writes Gay.

Ecumenical Patriarchate hosts International Conference honoring Metropolitan of Pergamon (VIDEO)
Orthodox Times 11-05-2024
From November 5 to 7, 2024, the Ecumenical Patriarchate hosts an international conference in memory of the renowned theologian, Metropolitan John D. Zizioulas of Pergamon, at the Grand Hyatt Istanbul Hotel. This significant event is organized in collaboration with the Volos Academy for Theological Studies and the Center for Orthodox Christian Studies at Fordham University, USA.

Elections 2024: Ritchie Torres on Fighting for The Bronx, Challenges in D.C. & Gaza
Norwood News 11-04-2024
On climate change, with Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Torres secured a $50 million environmental justice grant to be administered by Fordham University to various community-based organizations, the largest such grant received by a Bronx-based institution, and also with Schumer, secured funding for a community-driven, envisioning process for the reimagining the Cross Bronx Expressway.

Veterans Day 2024: Famous Celebrities Who Served In The U.S. Military
Forbes 11-08-2024
According to Men’s Health, legendary M*A*S*H star Alan Alda attended Fordham University on a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarship and joined the Army Reserve after graduation.

Hard Rock executive seeks licensing in Nevada as resort transition continues
The Las Vegas Review-Journal 11-06-2024
[Vincent] Zahn, a former Nevada resident who moved to Florida to join Hard Rock, told board members he aspired to be a Wall Street investment banker when he lived in northern New Jersey and attended New York’s Fordham University.

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Inside City Hall 11-05-2024
“Pennsylvania has had so many dedicated New Yorkers going there (democrats) to knock on doors for Kamala Harris, and surprisingly enough, so many of Donald Trump’s vitriolic statements about Latinos in general, about Mexican Americans being rapists, Venezuelans being gang members, the list goes on and on, and for whatever reason, that didn’t stick in a lot of communities,” said Christina Greer, professor of political science at Fordham University.

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Spectrum News 1 11-05-2024
“We know Americans go to the polls based on economic issues. They don’t necessarily go based on immigration for Latinos or civil rights for black Americans. Abortion is an economic issue, and it affects women and men. So, as we see so many people get galvanized, if Kamala Harris is successful this evening, it will be because successful this evening, it will be because so many families recognized that this issue impacts them in a financial, not just a moral way, but a financial way,” said Christina Greer, professor of political science at Fordham University.

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KGMI 11-05-2024
“The Ukrainian President, Vladimir Zelensky, was in New York in September and had meetings with former President Trump. He also met with President Biden and Vice President Harris, and people were watching those meetings very clearly, particularly to see where Trump would come down on continuing aid to Ukraine. The United States is the biggest donor to the Ukraine war effort. The US has given about $60 billion,” said Beth Knobel, professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University in New York.

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Mornings on 1 11-06-2024
“I think, you know, in the next few days or weeks, there will be some sort of scapegoating as to who was the problem in the democratic party and what was the messaging. But I think we also have to be very clear that historically, white women have always been Republicans when it comes to the presidency,” said Christina Greer, professor of political science at Fordham University.

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WWNO 11-06-2024
“I think a lot of Latino men were voting on an aspirational voting pattern and they don’t necessarily see themselves as the people Donald Trump is talking about, and so we’ve looked at data from, say, Arizona time and time again, where we’ve seen Latino men who were immigrants themselves wanting to pull up the ladder once they get the right to vote,” said Christina Greer, professor of political science at Fordham University.

NYC schools chancellor: My mom pulled me out of the school system I now lead
Chalkbeat New York 10-29-2024
“Not long after, as a new alumna of Fordham University, I was riding the subway one day when I saw an ad for the New York City Teaching Fellows program. At that moment, it all clicked. That subway ride marked the start of my teaching career and my life’s work,” said Melissa Aviles-Ramos, Fordham alum and chancellor of New York City Public Schools.

How Does Dignity Fit Into Your Leadership?
Harvard Business Review 10-30-2024
“In fact, dignity violations may be a leading cause of the broken psychological contract between leaders and employees today. Data shows that managers’ inability to recognize the full humanity of workers over results, profits, and business targets is a main reason driving trends like quiet quitting or the great resignation,” said Michael Pirson, professor of global sustainability and humanistic management at Fordham University, and Ayse Yemiscigil, PhD, assistant professor of organizational behavior at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, two of the study’s lead authors.

How to distinguish yourself in a competitive law school admission cycle
The National Jurist 10-29-2024
“As of the time I’m writing this, applicants to law school in the current admissions cycle are up almost 25%. And applications are up about a whopping 35%. Why? Possibly because it is an election year. In the almost twenty years that I’ve been a prelaw adviser, some application cycles are much busier than others. This means, if it continues, it could be a very competitive cycle,” said Hillary Mantis, assistant dean of the Pre-law Program at Fordham University.

What Teens Said They Hope for and Fear in the 2024 Election
The New York Times 10-31-2024
“I believe that this age demographic cares a lot about activism and the way our society progresses. We have seen the negative impacts thus far when it comes to political leaders, and most if not all of the people around me want to make a change in some way,” said Nikki Hatzopoulos, freshman at Fordham University in New York.

‘I Didn’t Do an About-Face on Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg Did an About-Face on Me.’
Politico 11-03-2024
“I eat my hat on Buttigieg, who I thought of as a McKinsey operator,” posted Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham law professor and high-profile antitrust thinker, during the debate, referencing his time spent as a corporate consultant. “He’s doing really great work.”

How could allies of Donald Trump challenge the US election result?
The Financial Times 10-30-2024
The party plans to deploy 230,000 volunteers, including many attorneys, across “every battleground state” to monitor alleged fraud. “I expect them to attempt to bollix up the works if they can,” said Jerry Goldfeder, the director of Fordham law school’s voting rights and democracy project.

Control of the US House is up for grabs – and may hinge on two blue states
Christian Science Monitor 10-31-2024
Democrats are aggressively going after three more New York seats, and eyeing a “cherry on top” at the tip of Long Island, says Jacob Smith, an assistant professor of political science at Fordham University. In the 2022 midterms, held not long after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Democrats did better than expected nationwide, with an anticipated “red wave” largely failing to materialize. But in the Empire State, the party got swamped, says Professor Smith.

Review: Vinson Cunningham’s debut novel takes us deep into presidential politics, divine providence and the NBA
America Magazine 11-01-2024f
“Vinson Cunningham is a talented writer for The New Yorker. Much of his work entails critical reviews of the arts: film, television, music and theater. Such constant application of a critical eye must have affected Cunningham’s own work in composing his first novel, Great Expectations, especially his decision to take a title from Charles Dickens. Being a reviewer himself must have made him doubly conscious as author of his own work of fiction,” said Kevin Spinale, assistant professor in the Curriculum and Teaching Division of the Fordham University Graduate School of Education.

See how NYC retail owners stay open amid rising shopliftings
CGTN America 10-29-2024
Economist Giacomo Santangelo thinks that adding federal resources could create more problems than it solves. “If the crime is going to continue, then you have an escalation on the thieves side, and then an escalation on law enforcement, and then you have that kind of back and forth.”

Temp jobs drop by 48,500 amid strikes, hurricanes
Staffing Industry Analyst 11-01-2024
“I felt the numbers were going to come in low — everyone felt the numbers were going to come in low — not this low,” Monster Economist Giacomo Santangelo said in an interview with SIA. This was the lowest jobs-creation number since the pandemic.

IRS Releases New Tax Brackets for 2025
The Fiscal Times 10-22-2024
Your effective tax rate will be lower than your top rate. That is because the first slice of income is taxed at 10%, the next slice at 12%, and so on. A single person who makes $120,000 and takes the standard deduction in 2025 would have a sliver of income taxed at 24% but a 15% effective tax rate, according to Stan Veliotis, a CPA and tax lawyer at Fordham University’s business school.

JISA Meets… Bryan Massingale
Jesuit Institute South Africa 10-31-2024
“One of the major learnings I’m taking away from my experience is that Africa is a vast continent with many different opinions on this issue, and in the media, we only hear the stories of resistance to Pope Francis’s overtures and repression and those repression stories, the stories of torture and real abuse are real, but there are also contrary voices that are also working to expand it, to create a more inclusive society, a more equal society, a more just society. They’re also in Africa, and they’re also in the church,” said Fr Bryan Massingale, professor of theological ethics at Fordham University.

Trump and Harris neck-and-neck as economy drives voter concerns
The New Voice of Ukraine 11-02-2024
For Monica McDermott, a political science professor at Fordham University, this election feels critical. “Many experts see this election as a turning point for American democracy, but it’s unclear how much the American people share that view. Voter turnout on November 5 will tell the story,” she explains.

Practicing “Civic Discipleship” This Election Season With Fr. Bryan Massingale
Busted Halo 10-31-2024
When forming our consciences this election season, Father Bryan [Massingale] notes, “I think sometimes we have this understanding, even among Catholics, that politics and faith should not meet at all; that is not at all what we believe as Catholics. But as I tell people, when Catholics enter the political arena, we don’t bring partisan values to the conversation – we bring Gospel values to the conversation.”

Adams Administration Appoints Top Scientists To NYC Climate Change Panel
Harlem World 11-01-2024
Chief Climate Officer and New York City Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala today announced the appointment of the fifth New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC). Below is the full list of appointees: Dr. Marc Conte (Fordham University)

Opinion: I’m not in sync with daylight saving time
Greenwich Time 11-03-2024
“It was accurate time, specifically atomic time, that helped scientists build a more accurate time standard that today runs our satellite GPS and global computer systems. So, when the scientists got control of time we reaped many benefits,” said William Baker, Ph.D., professor of graduate education at Fordham University.

Student Voices on Democracy & Voting
PBS 11-04-2024
Fordham [University] in NYC – Check out two PSA’s created by students at Fordham: On Election Day, you’re voting for more than who will be in the White House. You’re also voting for local legislators and on policies that impact your daily life. Get to know your ballot and gain confidence in who you are voting for, because it matters.

Only in Print: Recognizing Over 400 Years of Black Catholic History in the United States
The Tablet 10-30-2024
In July 1990, at a meeting at Fordham University in the Bronx, the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus designated November as Black Catholic History Month. The month serves as an opportunity to reflect on the challenges and triumphs black Catholics faced throughout history and celebrate their ongoing contributions to the Church.

What are the oldest active college basketball arenas?
ESPN 11-01-2024
Home of the Fordham Rams men’s and women’s basketball teams, Rose Hill Gymnasium is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena on the Rose Hill campus of Fordham University in the Bronx borough of New York City. It is the oldest on-campus venue used primarily for NCAA Division I basketball. “The Prairie” also houses the Fordham volleyball team and was the site of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s final high school basketball game in 1965.

Inside NYC’s glorious, surreal Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest
The Washington Post 10-28-2024
“It was brave of me,” she said with a laugh on Sunday, while nearby a young woman wore a shirt with embroidered lettering: “If you look like Timothée Chalamet, text me ASAP.” (Another woman, 20-year-old Fordham student Chloe Lefaivre, said it flat-out: “I came here looking for a Timothée Chalamet dupe.”)

Walgreens in the Bronx among 1,200 stores nationwide shutting doors for good
ABC 7 NY 10-31-2024
The pharmacy located East Fordham Road will be shutting down for good on Nov. 7. It’s one of 1,200 locations across the U.S. that will be closing over the next three years. “I think it’s very inconvenient,” said Fordham student Ryan Murphy. “We don’t have another good option in the area.”

Freestyle Reflections Another Swim-Centric Step for Freestyle Swimwear
Swimming World Magazine 10-31-2024
The guiding principle for Audrey Tirrell in founding Freestyle Swimwear was finding products she wished she could use when she swam. The discomfort and drabness of training suits has been the animating force behind the company she founded while still at Fordham University.

Paul Morrissey death: Cult filmmaker and Andy Warhol collaborator dies at 86
The Independent 10-29-2024
Born in 1938 in Manhattan, [Paul] Morrissey graduated from Fordham University before joining the US military. He moved to the East Village in New York City in 1960, and opened an underground cinema where he screened his own films as well as early works by Brian De Palma.

Paul Morrissey, Icon of NY Underground Cinema Behind ‘Trash,’ ‘Flesh’ and More Andy Warhol Films, Dies at 86
Variety 10-28-2024
Born on Feb. 23, 1938, in Manhattan, [Paul] Morrissey was raised in Yonkers, where he attended Roman Catholic schools before earning a bachelor’s degree in English at Fordham University. He began making 16mm shorts shortly after, oftentimes drawing from his religious background.

John F. Keenan, U.S. Judge in Myerson and Marcos Trials, Dies at 94
The New York Times 10-28-2024
John Fontaine Keenan was born in Manhattan on Nov. 23, 1929, to John and Veronica (Fontaine) Keenan. He graduated from Manhattan College in 1951 and from Fordham University School of Law in 1954. He married Diane Nicholson, a teacher, in 1956.

BTS’s Jin, Hugh Jackman, John Legend: The smartest, sexiest men alive
Study International 10-01-2024
Not only did he [Denzel Washington] earn a bachelor’s degree in theatre at Fordham University, but Washington also served on the university’s Board of Trustees for six years since 1994. Even sexier, he gifted the university US$2 million with an additional US$250,000 to establish a scholarship fund for students of Fordham College at Lincoln Centre, where he attended in the past.

Mother Lucille Cutrone, founding member of CFR Sisters, dies
Aleteia 10-31-2024
Walter Ciszek, a Jesuit priest who had spent time in prison in the Soviet Union in the 1940s and 1950s. Fr. Ciszek, who worked at Fordham University in New York after his return from Russia, was Lucille’s spiritual director for several years.

America’s Court With Judge Ross – AUDIO UNAVAILABLE
TheGrio – US Streaming Video 10-29-2024
“I’m fascinated by how black people exist in this country that is America that’s founded on white supremacy, anti-black racism, capitalism, patriarchy, and how it is that we not only survive, but we thrive,” said Christina Greer, professor of political science at Fordham University.

Tania Tetlow grew up in a uniquely Catholic and Jesuit-influenced household, where dinner conversation centered around intellect, scripture, and justice. Throughout her career, Tania’s Jesuit formation and devotion to justice have guided her, whether she was prosecuting violent crimes, helping lead recovery efforts for the New Orleans Library system post-Hurricane Katrina, or serving as the first female and lay president of a major Catholic university. 

On this episode of The Catholic Leaders Podcast, hosts Kerry Robinson and Kim Smolik sit down with Tania Tetlow, the current president of Fordham University. Tania grew up in New Orleans and spearheaded efforts to raise millions to rebuild and reimagine the city’s libraries after Hurricane Katrina as chair of the New Orleans Library board. She is a trailblazer in Catholic higher education, having served as the first female president of Loyola University New Orleans before becoming the first female president of Fordham in 2022.

Bryan Kohberger defense calls in famed expert who helped O.J. Simpson get exonerated
Fox News 10-23-2024
After Idaho reinstated the firing squad last year, one of the nation’s leading experts on capital punishment, Fordham Law School Professor Deborah Denno, told Fox News Digital the method is far more humane than lethal injections, which have been badly botched in recent years.

Singaporean firms whose ship ignited the Baltimore Bridge catastrophe fined $100 million
Fortune 10-24-2024
In April, the two firms had taken action to shield themselves from liability, citing the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851, according to Lawrence Brennan, a professor of admiralty and international maritime law at Fordham University School of Law in New York who spoke to Fortune at the time.

What Next After FTC Blocks Tapestry’s $8.5B Acquisition of Capri?
Women’s Wear Daily 10-24-2024
Susan Scafidi, founder and director of Fordham Law School’s Fashion Law Institute, said the first sentence of Judge Jennifer Rochon’s ruling said it all – “Antitrust has come into fashion.” In granting the injunction, Scafidi said the court agreed with the argument, but added that the “conclusion seems at odds with the vagaries of fashion trends and the difficulty of predicting consumer demand in fashion.”

Harris vs. Trump: What Fashion’s Future Looks Like Under the Next President
Women’s Wear Daily 10-22-2024
“There’s no rule requiring U.S. presidents or their families to buy American, but when they do, their style choices boost brand awareness,” said Susan Scafidi, founder and director of Fordham Law School’s Fashion Law Institute.

Renewable infrastructure managers pursue wealthy investors
Equities.com 10-24-2024
While donor pushback at many U.S. educational institutions has led to reduced allocations to impact investments by endowments, Fordham University has established a new committee to address non-donor stakeholder concerns. University President Tania Tetlow has announced the creation of the Socially Responsible Investing Committee (SRIC) earlier this month to address student and faculty concerns about how Fordham invests its $1 billion endowment.

Republicans Are Gaining on Democrats in Early and Mail-In Voting
National Review 10-23-2024
Early voting is “interesting from a ‘how are people engaging in democracy?’ perspective,” but as far as election results, “I don’t think there’s much we can learn from early voting,” said Jacob Smith, assistant professor of political science at Fordham University.

Trump Eyes MAGA Spectacle for Deep-Blue New York in Final Push
Bloomberg 10-27-2024
“I would think that the week before your election, you’d be in swing states, not New York City,” said Christina Greer, a Fordham University political science professor.

Gustavo Gutiérrez, Father of Liberation Theology, Dies at 96
The New York Times 10-23-2024
The cause was pneumonia, said Leo Guardado, a friend and former assistant who is now a theology professor at Fordham University.

R.I.P. Gustavo Gutiérrez, the prophet who revolutionized Catholic theology for the poor
America Magazine 10-23-2024
“He [Gustavo Gutiérrez] did not attempt to make Christianity “relevant,” but he showed that when Christian faith responds authentically to human suffering, it fulfills its deepest calling. Gustavo Gutiérrez was both a prophet who denounced the abuse of the marginalized and a mystic who saw God’s presence where it seems most absent,” said Michael E. Lee, professor of theology and director of the Francis & Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies at Fordham University.

Humanitarian Assistance Past and Present
The Wilson Quarterly 10-22-2024
Jamie [McGoldrick] also hosts Fordham University’s Humanitarian Fault Lines Podcast. Together, they explored an increased focus on resilience and recovery, appreciation for psychosocial and other protection interventions—especially for women and girls—and the great promise of people-centered localization and cash-based assistance.

Career success as a lawyer also means good mental well-being: coach
Legal Dive 10-24-2024
For Jordana Confino, a former federal court law clerk who is now an adjunct law professor at Fordham University, success meant “throwing myself 150% into my work at the exclusion of basically everything else” to always be “the hardest working, most productive person in the room.”

‘Make ‘Em Laugh: A History Of Movie Comedy From Charlie Chaplin To Mel Brooks’ At Southbury Public Library
Patch 10-23-2024
Brian Rose is a professor emeritus at Fordham University. He’s written several books on television history and cultural programming, and conducted more than a hundred Q&A’s with leading directors, actors, and writers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Directors Guild of America.

Madison mortgage company agrees to settle with feds over alleged Birmingham redlining
Wisconsin Examiner 10-25-2024
“As a general matter, an argument that says that we can make an individual judgment about any borrower based on where they actually live, or based on their race, or based on anything that is not related to that person’s individual ability to repay and evaluate their collateral, is irrational and banks should not be doing it,” Nestor M. Davidson, faculty Director at the Urban Law Center with Fordham Law School.

Young accountants: Choose your own adventure
Accounting Today 10-02-2024
“It’s always easier to go from big to small. It’s harder to go from smaller to big,” said Stan Veliotis, associate professor at Fordham University. “Both are possible, but it’s easier in one direction versus the other.”

These are the most haunted toilets across NYC: ‘They sent a resident minister to have a bathroom blessing’
New York Post 10-26-2024
Before it was a university, Fordham, where parts of the 1973 horror classic “The Exorcist” were filmed, was a private residence called Rose Hill Manor, built by Benjamin Corsa in 1751 — and some believe it’s haunted by one of Corsa’s descendants.

Modern ‘Boss Mindset’ Entails Empowering Employees, Leaders Say
The Food Institute 10-23-2024
The event was created in partnership with Boss, Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, and the Rutgers Food Innovation Center. Refreshments were provided by Seraphim, a non-alcoholic, wellness-focused wine brand, and Vibal, an energy-infused ready-to-drink iced tea maker.

Funding period opens for $40M in environmental justice project grants
News is my Business 10-25-2024
The application period for funding under Fordham University’s environmental justice program, “Flourishing in Community,” has opened to support communities affected by climate change, pollution and other environmental factors in Puerto Rico, New York, New Jersey, the U.S. Virgin Islands and eight federally recognized Indigenous nations.

Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol’s Cinematic Collaborator, Dies at 86
The New York Times 10-28-2024
Mr. [Paul] Morrissey was born on Feb. 23, 1938, in Manhattan to Joseph and Eleanor Morrissey, and grew up in Yonkers, N.Y. He attended Roman Catholic schools and studied English at Fordham University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1955 and began making 16-millimeter silent films.

Armenian pontiff makes rare visit to Waukegan church; ‘This is … special’
Chicago Tribune 10-24-2024
The 78-year-old cleric [His Holiness Aram I] was born in Lebanon, and studied at the American University in Beirut, as well as in Switzerland, Oxford University in England and Fordham University in New York. He holds two master’s degrees, a doctorate and several honorary degrees.

Uillinn Dance Season prepares for spectacular ‘Triple Spiral’ on Tuesday
The Southern Star 10-25-2024
She [Chloe Pisco] then worked as a professional ballet dancer for 10 years of tours in soloist/principal roles with Cork City Ballet, at the same time as secondary school. She graduated dance performance and teaching in New York (Alvin Ailey School fo Dance/Fordham University), as well as achieving highest honours for her Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing exams.

Tommy Dorfman on Being Maternal, Feral and Everything in Between in Her Romeo + Juliet Broadway Debut
Broadway Buzz 10-24-2024
[Tommy] Dorfman landed in New York City at Fordham University’s theater program without any particular professional aspirations. “The only way I got into college was through acting,” she says, explaining through gritted teeth, “I was a party kid—so my grades weren’t very good.” College didn’t squash her party-kid ways, but her classes did manage to capture her attention.

A Win-Win-Win: Urban Arts Alumni Uplift the Next Class and Earn Money for College As Teaching Assistants, Thanks to Funding From KeyBank Foundation
Street Insider 10-23-2024
According to Mabel, an Urban Arts alum and sophomore at Fordham University studying Computer Science, “The best part of being a Teaching Assistant is making a difference in students’ lives. Urban Arts has made such a big impact on my life that I feel more than happy to give back to this community.”

Meet the first campus rabbi in the 183-year history of Fordham, one of NYC’s largest Catholic universities
Jewish Telegraphic Agency 10-10-2024
[Rabbi Katja] Vehlow arrived at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus at a tumultuous time for students in New York City, as protests over the Israel-Hamas war convulsed other Manhattan schools including Columbia, City College and New York University. And it means she gets to fashion the role of being a campus rabbi at Fordham — a prospect she relishes: The school’s Jesuit principles resonate with her, and she’s excited by the inherently interfaith work of Jewish ministering in a Catholic space.

A devastating hurricane doesn’t dramatically change how people vote – but in a close election, it can matter
The Conversation 10-14-2024
“A massive hurricane disrupts people’s lives in many important ways, including affecting people’s personal safety and where they can live. Ahead of an election, there are a lot of practical limitations about how an election can be executed — like if a person can still receive mail-in ballots at home or elsewhere, or if it is possible to still vote in person at their polling location if that building was destroyed or damaged,” said Boris Heersink, associate professor of political science at Fordham University.

How Academic Writing Can Be Beautiful And Clear
Forbes 10-17-2024
Leonard Cassuto, a professor of English at Fordham University, has a new book — Academic Writing As If Readers Matter — urging for writing in readable ways that engages with readers and uses storytelling and metaphor to connect with readers. He offers academics — and other authors — important and candid advice while asking them to prioritize their audiences. Cassuto’s book also received a feature review, “Advice for Academic Authors,” in Science, the magazine of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 10-17-2024.

Ralph Jennings, 86, Dies; Built Up Fordham’s Public Radio Station
The New York Times 10-21-2024
Ralph Jennings, who gave stature, stability, prosperity and influence to WFUV, Fordham University’s radio station, died on Oct. 9 in Manhattan. He was 86. Dr. Jennings, a lover of the radio since he was a little boy with severe nearsightedness, took over at WFUV in 1985. At the time, the station played rock shows with shout-outs to the disc jockey’s dorm buddies and cultural programs that targeted niche audiences.

Texas man faces execution despite doubts over shaken baby syndrome
The Washington Post 10-16-2024
In theory, post-conviction appeals can serve as a fail-safe that allows the court system to reckon with past errors and avoid wrongful execution. In practice, the courts are rarely so nimble — or willing, according to death-penalty researcher and Fordham law professor Deborah Denno. “If you start with shaken baby syndrome evidence, next you can look at fingerprint evidence, or any array of scientific evidence that was accepted before,” Denno said.

A New Venue Celebrates the Sound of the Bronx
The New York Times 10-18-2024
She [Bobby Sabrina] cited Mark Naison, a professor of history and African and American Studies at Fordham University, who had made the cassette tape that put WHEDco on the path to building the Bronx Music Hall. Sanabria also mentioned Naison as having said that at one time, the Bronx had at least as many nightclubs, dance halls and catering halls as Manhattan.

Melissa Aviles-Ramos takes over as NYC schools chancellor: What to know
NBC New York 10-16-2024
[Melissa] Aviles-Ramos holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University, and a Master of Arts degree from CUNY City College. She is a mother to a daughter.

Let’s Not Bring Back Jail for Swearing
The New York Times 10-10-2024
“To be sure, history and tradition are important parts of constitutional law. But they cannot be the only guide. They are too easily manipulated, provide too little guidance and risk becoming a suffocating straitjacket. If judges care about protecting free speech as we understand it today, they should resist the temptation to turn the clock back on the First Amendment,” said Matthew L. Schafer, adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law and co-author of the article.

Advice for academic authors
Science 10-17-2024
Writing is really about communication. Or at least it should be, argues Leonard Cassuto [professor of English at Fordham University]in Academic Writing as if Readers Matter. The premise of the book is that for many academics, the reader simply does not matter—graduate students and peer reviewers must read assigned texts, no matter what, meaning that there is little incentive to consider their needs.

Idaho prosecutors reject student murders suspect’s longshot bid to have death penalty taken off table
Fox News 10-14-2024
After Idaho reinstated the firing squad last year, one of the nation’s leading experts on capital punishment, Fordham Law School Professor Deborah Denno, told Fox News Digital the method is far more humane than lethal injections, which have been badly botched in recent years. “The firing squad is the quickest, surest and most error-free and the only technique for which we have skilled and trained professionals,” she said at the time.

Afrika Owes is a single mom and lawyer striving to reach her highest potential
ABC 7 NY 10-08-2024
Shortly before graduating Fordham University School of Law earlier this year, Afrika Owes took the New York bar exam. When the time came to check her results, she set up her phone, hit record and managed to capture her emotional reaction to learning she had passed on her very first try.

Long-awaited US Senate debate may have fireworks and little suspense
AZ Central 10-07-2024
“Debates are not likely to have such an impact unless somebody performs as poorly as (President Joe Biden) did in June,” said Paul Levinson, a communications professor at Fordham University who specializes in debates. “It’s highly unlikely that either of these two candidates are going to do that.”

More extreme conservative politics can only speed up Kansas’ long, slow decline | Opinion
The Kansas City Star 10-18-2024 and The Wichita Eagle 10-18-2024
“Kansans, please think about this when you cast your votes this November. Providing a path out of poverty and ensuring access to health care and education are important no matter where one calls home. Because there really is no place like it,” said Jeanne Flavin, professor of sociology at Fordham University.

Alabama set to tie record for executions in 50 years with upcoming lethal injection
WBRC 10-11-2024
“If you’re for the death penalty, then you would think this is great, that Alabama is moving in the right direction,” [Deborah] Denno [Fordham Law School Professor] said. “On the other hand, the fact that you have a state that is so separate from other states in this country, much less other states that have the death penalty, is telling as well.”

Layoff Anxiety Survey: 7 in 10 Workers Are Bracing for Job Cuts
MarketWatch 10-01-2024
You may feel that your unemployment constitutes an emergency, causing you to pour all your focus into job searching at the expense of other, non-career aspects of your life. But doing so could worsen your mental health, undermining your efforts, according to Dean McKay, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Fordham University.

Fordham Law clinic helps secure exoneration for man wrongfully convicted for murder
National Jurist 10-16-2024
Fordham University School of Law students in the Criminal Defense Clinic helped exonerate Keth Roberts for a murder charge from 1986. Roberts was exonerated on Oct. 3 by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Matthew D’Emic. Anushka Sarkar ’25, Nell Fitzgerald ’25, Sherry Gui ’25 and David Schwartz ’25 worked with Fordham Law adjunct professor Leonard Noisette to conduct legal research and provide counsel to Roberts.

American Innovation Index ranks Toyota at top of automotive companies for innovation
Plano Magazine 10-18-2024
“The Aii is the only index that ranks the level of innovation based upon consumer perceptions and interactions with a company, making it unique in that it measures innovation from the customer point of view rather than on expert opinions, which bypass customers’ experiences,” said Barbara M. Porco, managing director at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, Responsible Business Center (RBC).

How Kelli Giddish Returned to ‘Law & Order: SVU’ in Season 26
Variety 10-17-2024
In Season 24 of the NBC procedural, Rollins married ADA Dominick Carisi Jr. (Peter Scanavino) and resigned from the Special Victims Unit to accept a teaching position at Fordham University. She returned as a guest star in a later episode of Season 24 and in two episodes in Season 25.

Two truths and a lie: The truth of vouchers in Kentucky | Opinion
The Cincinnati Enquirer 10-18-2024
A study by Fordham University found that private schools put as little as 41% of their allocated funds into the classroom, while public school districts put as much as 63% of their funds into theirs. The public dollars that go to public schools are used for more students and are used more efficiently.

Gibson Allocates $395,000 for Various Public Safety Measures
Norwood News 10-18-2024
NYPD Deputy Chief Keiyon S. Ramsey, Assembly Member Landon C. Dais (A.D. 77) and Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, who, as reported, led a national Gun Violence Summit with prosecutors from all over the country at Fordham University in The Bronx earlier this year, were present for the announcement.

Robert Strang joins The Washington Post as Senior Sales Executive
The Washington Post 10-14-2024
Robert [Strang] graduated from Penn State University and has an M.B.A. from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business with a concentration in media. He is the chair of The Emerging Leaders Council at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business and sits on the Ad/PR Network board of Penn State University’s Bellisario College of Communications.

Denzel Washington Personality: A Deep Dive Into The Charismatic Actor
SohhNews 10-15-2024
[Denzel] Washington attended Fordham University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Journalism. His career in acting began in the late 1970s with television roles, but it was his performance in “Cry Freedom” (1987) that marked his breakthrough in film.

Over 36 years, Godfrey says Danbury is bigger, downtown has changed
Patch 10-14-2024
[Bob] Godfrey’s initial victory came just days after Vin Scully – who, like Godfrey, graduated from Fordham University – announced on NBC Sports, “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!” after Dodger Kirk Gibson smashed his walk-off homer in Game One of the 1988 World Series and Oakland’ reliever Dennis Eckersley strode to the dugout.

Leader of Armenian church visits local congregation in Springfield
Mass Live 10-10-2024
He [His Holiness Aram I] was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1947. Aram received his master of divinity degree from the Near East School of Theology, and his Ph.D. from Fordham University in New York. He also holds several honorary degrees. His major areas of specialization are philosophy, systematic theology and Near Eastern church history.

Mets’ Radio Engineer Chris Majkowski Has A Ripken-Like Streak Of His Own.
Insider Radio 10-17-2024
The WFAN engineer and producer hasn’t missed a game since 1993, and sometime next season will mark his 5,000th straight outing — a feat recently noted by Fordham Magazine, published by [Chris] Majkowski’s alma mater, Fordham University.

Fordham Expert Explains the Lure of Europe for African Migrants, Despite Dangers
Al Jazeera Media 09-09-2024
“Yes, well, it’s a conundrum as to why so much money is thrown at these kinds of raising-awareness campaigns that the European Union will carry out. Why don’t these ever seem to work? Why don’t there ever seem to be any measurable results from these campaigns? And it’s because there’s actually a cultural script for migrating here that’s existed for hundreds of years, where young men will come of age through migration,” said Julie Kleinman, an associate professor of anthropology at Fordham University.

The Price of a Popcorn Moment: The Rising Cost of Cinema Refreshments
BBC News Talking Movies 10-01-2024
“When you go to the cinema, you don’t really have a lot of options. You’re discouraged from bringing your own food in. So, it is, in economic terms, a monopoly. If you want your chocolate, popcorn, and soda, you’ll have to pay whatever price they charge. So, since they have you over that metaphorical barrel, there’s really no reason why prices should come down,” said Giacomo Santangelo, senior lecturer of economics at Fordham University.

Outside lights are deadly to birds, especially this time of year
The Associated Press 10-01-2024
A recent study jointly conducted by scientists at Fordham University, the NYC Bird Alliance, the American Bird Conservancy and Stony Brook University in New York found that collisions with windows kill more than 1 billion birds annually in the U.S., mostly at homes and other lower buildings.

In public letter and gathering, religious leaders stress need to defend democracy
National Catholic Reporter 09-30-2024
They said their aim was to help uphold legal structures like voting rights and cultural practices like truth-telling as foundations of democracy. Christian Orthodox theologian Aristotle Papanikolaou of Fordham University, a member of the drafting team, said the letter is “not an ethics; it’s an ethos.”

We’re not in a recession. So why does it feel like we are?
Fast Company 10-02-2024
Dr. Giacomo Santangelo, an economics professor and economist for Monster likens the disconnect between how the economy is doing and how people feel about the economy, a frustrating doctor’s visit. You feel sick, go to the doctor, pay a $25 copay, and then are told by the doctor that nothing is wrong. “It’s a reasonable question to say, ‘If everything’s fine, if I’m healthy, why do I feel like this?’” says Santangelo.

Who is Alex Spiro? Celeb Lawyer Who Repped Jay-Z Handling Eric Adams’ Case
Newsweek 09-30-2024
“Spiro is not just about whether a jury ultimately convicts. He’s also about shaping public opinion, and I think Adams is doing his best, but I don’t think he’s going to succeed,” Zephyr Teachout, a professor at Fordham Law School specializing in white collar crime and campaign finance law, told Newsweek. Teachout, who is also a former Democratic candidate for New York Governor and Attorney General, said Adams is using Spiro to engage with key politicians in the Democratic party.

Andrew Cuomo’s Future As NYC Mayor: ‘Speculation Is Premature’
Newsweek 10-01-2024
Zephyr Teachout, a professor at Fordham Law School specializing in white collar crime and campaign finance law, spoke to Newsweek about how voters electing Cuomo as mayor will not solve the current corruption in New York City. “He had corruption scandal after corruption scandal, and I think people are going to be really looking for somebody who can just do the job,” Teachout said.

MAGA and the “epidermalization” of “Hispanic inferiority”
Real Change 10-02-2024
Tanya Kateri Hernández, a comparative race law expert and professor of law at Fordham University School of Law, expands further on Fanon’s idea with the concept of “racial innocence,” a term to illuminate the very real fact that colorism and anti-Blackness resulting from colonization of Latin America is still endemic throughout Latine society.

From Management to Ministry?
Commonweal Magazine 10-01-2024
As Phyllis Zagano said in her recent Jones Lecture at Fordham University: “‘Management’ is open to women. ‘Ministry’ is not.” Commenting on the interview Francis gave to America in November 2022, Zagano continued: “So there are three principles, two theological and one administrative. To sum up [Francis’s] belief, the “Petrine principle” covers ministry and the “Marian principle” presents the church as “spouse,” and these two so-called “theological principles” are complemented by the “administrative principle” to which women are suited.”

Bronx Tech Job Fair debuts at Fordham University, connecting local talent to employment opportunities
Bronx Times 10-03-2024
The inaugural Bronx Tech Job Fair was held on Oct. 3 at Fordham University, offering local talent a direct path to opportunities in the tech sector. The fair, open to high school students, college attendees, and working professionals, ran from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and drew more than 50 attendees when the doors opened.

NYU Pledges to Serve Less Meat: “We Hope Others Will Join Us”
Veg News 10-02-2024
New York University (NYU) is the latest educational institution in New York to pledge to serve up more plants in a bid to reduce its food-related carbon emissions. The private research university joins Columbia University, The Rockefeller University, and Fordham University in signing up for the NYC Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge.

Law and Order SVU to ‘axe’ member of the squad after ‘clue’ star will leave show
The U.S. Sun 10-04-2024
She had a new job, which some fans thought might mean moving away. However, it was later revealed that the detective had taken a position as a professor at Fordham University.

Hughes Hall, Fordham University
Accidentally Wes Anderson 10-03-2024
Constructed in 1891 in the Bronx – before the borough was officially part of New York City – this French Gothic structure is one of the original buildings on Fordham University’s campus. Named after the founder of Fordham, the structure is not only the site of terrifying final exams, but was one of the filming locations for The Exorcist.

NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman Talks About Growth In Women’s Soccer
Forbes 10-01-2024
Prior to that she [Jessica Berman] was a labor lawyer at Proskauer Rose LLP. A University of Michigan alum and Fordham University law graduate, Berman sits on the University of Michigan Sport Management Advisory Board and the Fordham Sports Law Forum Board of Advisors.

Meet The Drag Queen Conquering Broadway Marketing
Theatrly 10-04-2024
“I enjoy the instantaneous sort of quickness that social media requires. After I graduated Fordham University, I ended up working at New York City Center in social and the rest is history. I love it and think it’s a great way for me to kind of connect all my interests,” said Austin Spero, Fordham University alum.

Jakob Karr’s Journey: Pushing the Boundaries of Dance in Theater
Dance Spirit 10-04-2024
In 2008, as a high school senior, he won the national title at New York City Dance Alliance, opening up a wide range of opportunities in the dance industry. After graduation, [Jakob] Karr moved to New York City to attend Fordham University.

How Herbert J. Thomas III Is Upholding His Family’s Legacy As A McDonald’s Franchisee
Afrotech 10-02-2024
He [Herbert J. Thomas III] then furthered his education at Fordham University, a private university in the Bronx, and obtained an MBA in public accounting and master’s in taxation. He then spent several years working in PricewaterhouseCoopers tax department, focusing on hedge funds and private equity fund until 2015.

What We Know About Diddy’s New ‘Dream Team’ of Defense Attorneys
The Root 10-01-2024
[Anthony] Ricco is known for leading the defense in up to 45 federal death penalty cases including People v. Corey Arthur, where Arthur was charged in the murder of the son of former Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin, according to Ricco’s profile in Fordham University’s School of Law.

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“I would like to know more about what their policies are since I don’t really know much about them,” said Maia Gouaze, a student at Fordham University.

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KCFR 10-06-2024
“I think this is one of the more historic political action committees formed to support a federal candidate… From the Obama years, we know that fundraising and donations have been robust from cities, sort of in a bundling capacity, but this pack is pretty historic,” said Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University.

Security Council reform is high on the list of issues this week at the UN
CNN 09-24-2024
“The UN has been fundamentally hamstrung in some ways by the structure of the UN Security Council in its efforts to deal with the Israel-Hamas war,” said Anjali Dayal, associate professor of international politics at Fordham University. Permanent members — the five nations with permanent seats and veto power within the Security Council — “dictate the terms of international peace and security,” she added.

Jews and Catholics warn against Trump’s latest loyalty test for religious voters
The Associated Press 09-27-2024
David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Jesuit-run Fordham University, said that in past elections, “for a non-Catholic like Trump to be setting himself up as the savior of Catholics, or Jews for that matter, would have been political insanity.”

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal charges. So what comes next?
The Associated Press 09-27-2024
“He is saying that he will stay in office. But other people who have been indicted say they’ll stay in office, and ultimately they resign,” said election law expert Jerry Goldfeder, who leads Fordham University’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project. “Let’s believe him that he’s not going to resign — the governor can remove him.”

The Case Kamala Harris Can’t Stop Prosecuting
The New York Times 09-30-2024
In “Locked In,” the Fordham law school professor and economist John Pfaff showed that the most common explanations for mass incarceration, such as mandatory minimum sentencing and three-strikes-and-you’re-out policies, play only marginal roles. Instead, Mr. Pfaff found a remarkable shift in the 1990s through the early 2000s: Even though the number of arrests was declining, the likelihood of a prosecutor charging an arrestee with a felony doubled.

Facing legal and political siege, Mayor Adams takes a page from the Trump playbook
Gothamist 09-27-2024
“I’m not sure if his base is going to abandon him just because of the framing for this particular series of allegations,” said Christina Greer, a political scientist at Fordham University. “He’s very clear that these are allegations and not convictions. He’s been very clear that he will fight them.” “They’re not eating the dogs in Springfield and they’re not going after Adams because of his objections on migrant policy,” said Zephyr Teachout, a professor at Fordham University Law School and progressive former Democratic political candidate.

Eric Adams rose to lead New York. Now a corruption scandal could end it all.
The Washington Post 09-27-2024
“Many Black Americans have a friend or relative like Eric Adams,” Christina Greer, a political science professor at Fordham University, wrote in a New York Times op-ed a month after Adams took office. “… He is offering a new model for how Black leadership can operate in a predominantly white political system — leadership that is simultaneously progressive, moderate and conservative.”

What is an indictment?
ABC 7 NY 09-26-2024
Cheryl Bader, an associate clinical professor of law at Fordham University, told ABC News that such a move is common in white-collar criminal investigations that involve looking at delicate nuances in the state law and require more time. Bader said investigations into prominent figures also prompt prosecutors’ offices to make their case to the grand jury in the most meticulous and thorough way possible.

Professor discusses what’s next for Adams
Spectrum News NY 1 09-27-2024
“But you know, it’s hard to convince someone to resign when there’s a man running for the presidency of the United States who is convicted of thirty four felonies. And so, until he’s proven innocent or guilty in a court of law, I think Eric Adams is digging in his heels and saying, ‘I’ve got work to do, my lawyers will take care of these allegations, and I will go back to the business of providing for the citizens of New York,’” said Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University.

Harris decision to skip Al Smith Dinner ‘puzzling,’ expert says
The Tablet 09-24-2024
Jacob Smith, an assistant professor of political science at Fordham University, said multiple factors likely factored into Harris’ decision. He noted that former President Donald Trump in 2016 departed from the light-hearted joking norms of the event to go on the attack against his opponent, something Harris could be wary of.

Why Mayor Eric Adams’ Scandal Doesn’t Shock Black New Yorkers
Capital B News 09-27-2024
Adams is the second Black mayor in the city’s history, but that’s where he and the late David Dinkins’ similarities end, said Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University. (The one-term mayor was no stranger to criticism of his policies during racial tensions in 1990s New York — but he avoided scandalous headlines.)

Best Capital One Credit Cards
WalletHub 09-24-2024
“One of the main issues with credit card companies has been their exclusionary practices, which exclude some consumer segments from their products and services. Therefore, Capital One’s offerings of their cards to people of all credit levels could be seen as a positive step in increasing inclusiveness in financial services. I am sure they do their cost-benefit analysis in detail, and such an inclusive offering would bring more benefits than creating risks for them,” said Sertan Kabadayi, professor of marketing at Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business.

$153,000? Police Cybertruck purchase defended by Southern California department
YourCentralValley.com 09-24-2024
Bennett Capers, a Fordham Law School professor who also serves as director of the Center on Race, Law, and Justice, said it’s important to remember that while government agencies can have large budgets, it’s all still taxpayer money, and he does not believe a Cybertruck will actually help police discourage drug use and criminal activity among children.

The Power of Early Intervention: An Inside Look with the Authors of Miracle of Effort: Thalia’s Autism Journey
Association for Science in Autism Treatment 09-23-2024
“This was a debate at different points of the process – how much of the science and medical aspects of autism and its treatment to include in the book. We ended up deciding to include very little and keep the focus on Thalia’s story. For one, I am not an expert on science matters and certainly did not want to come across as an authority. Second, scientific information took away from what we hoped the book would accomplish by telling Thalia’s story and the emotional aspects of her journey,” said Dr. John Fortunato, professor at Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business.

Who is Melissa Aviles-Ramos? Meet the new chancellor of NYC public schools
NBC New York 09-25-2024
[Melissa] Aviles-Ramos holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University, and a Master of Arts degree from CUNY City College. She is a mother to a daughter.

8 Programs On Climate Disclosures For Businesses To Watch At Climate Week NYC 2024
Forbes 08-23-2024
Hosted by: Fordham University Gabelli School of Business Responsible Business Center. Speakers: Barbara Porco, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & Clinical Professor of Accounting at Fordham University · Gabelli School of Business.

Mayor Eric Adams issues order changing First Deputy Mayor succession
PIX 11 09-28-2024
The city’s current Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services is Anne Williams-Isom. The Queens-native is a Fordham University alumna who previously worked in child welfare.

Here and Now 9/29/24: Role of Black voters in the 2024 election; film dismantles ‘adultification’
ABC 7 NY 09-30-2024
On this edition of Here and Now, a Fordham University series examines the role that Black voters may play in the 2024 presidential election and a new film looks at dismantling “adultification” bias.

Today in Sports – Brett Favre passes Dan Marino to become the NFL leader in career touchdown passes
The Chicago Tribune 09-29-2024
1939 — Fordham [University] participates in the world’s first televised American football game. In front of the sport’s first live TV audience, the Rams defeats Waynesburg College, 34-7.

The New York Pizzerias We Still Miss
Eater 09-24-2024
Fordham Manor: University Pizza & Restaurant was been a longtime favorite of Fordham [University] students. The topping selection was paltry, but the plain cheese slice was truly excellent. 574 E. Fordham Road, at Hoffman Street

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The Grio 09-23-2024
Welcome to The Blackest Question. I’m your host, Dr. Christina Greer, politics editor at The Grio and associate professor of political science at Fordham University. In this podcast, we ask our guests five of the blackest questions so we can learn a little bit more about them and have some fun while we’re doing it.

Harris & Oprah join grassroots groups at campaign event
The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell – MSNBC 09-19-2024
“[Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson] has brought this upon himself. He liked to go to particular websites for quite some time and give all his personal information, and say wildly inappropriate things, and now, his chickens are coming home to roost. Do not say that this is a high-tech lynching, since we know that history, especially North Carolina’s, of what lynchings have been, and sadly, continue to be under the dangerous and vitriolic rhetoric of Donald J. Trump,” said Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University.

On student flourishing
Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education 09-17-2024
“Jesuit colleges and universities are uniquely positioned to optimize students’ mental health and flourishing by elevating and actualizing the values of self-compassion, gratitude, contemplation, connection, and justice. For many, these principles may conflict with contemporary culture’s emphasis on productivity, performance, individualism, consumerism, and transactionality,” said Jeffery Ng, director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Fordham University.

Scientist says human consciousness comes from another dimension
Daily Mail 09-19-2024
Pravica’s theory is based on a ‘God of the gaps’ perspective, where gaps in scientific knowledge are explained by divine intervention, said Stephen Holler, associate professor of physics at Fordham University. ‘It’s a poor explanation mechanism that arguably stifles the inquisitive nature required for good science and teaches that it’s not okay to say, ‘I don’t know,'” Holler told Popular Mechanics.
Additional coverage of Dr. Holler on this topic may be found at Discussions on the Origin of Consciousness and Hyperdimensionality and Human consciousness may come from another dimension, scientist suggests. 

Why Get An MBA? Recent B-School Grads Weigh In
Bloomberg 09-20-2024
“Especially for career switchers like myself, I believe the MBA has been important. I loved the experience. The networking and recruiting events especially were great for improving your networking skills, and that’s crucial in one’s career,” said Hiva Hosseini, MBA candidate at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business.

How Elizabeth Prelogar Stands Up to a Runaway Supreme Court
Vanity Fair 09-17-2024
After the baby was born, she [Elizabeth Prelogar] went right back to work, and she made it work: For a time, a nursery was set up in an upstairs section of the court, and her mother was in town to help. “It was clear then how extraordinary she was,” Pamela Bookman, a Ginsburg co-clerk and a law professor at Fordham University, told me, “but I think it has been made even more clear since then.”

Fordham professor analyzes latest in presidential race
Spectrum News NY1 09-21-2024
“It could be that. He could also be here for fundraising, also here to stay at his residence in New York, and just doing a swing there as well. But there is the possibility of trying to raise the Trump vote share to help in those swing districts. That’s a strategy George W. Bush tried in 2000 going out to California the weekend before the general election,” said Jacob Smith, assistant professor of political science at Fordham University, on why Donald Trump held a rally on Long Island.

Study shows which kids suffer the most from antigay language in youth sports & it’s not who you may think…
Queerty 09-17-2024
The results were clear cut: the more high school athletes were exposed to homophobic or misogynistic language, the less likely they were to reap the benefits of playing sports, particularly in regards to self-esteem. “It harms the wellbeing of everyone,” said Laura Wernick, one of the study’s lead authors and professor at Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service.

How A Controversial Gun Rights Decision Could Nuke Campaign Finance Law
HuffPost 09-18-2024
In her book, “Corruption in America,” Fordham Law School professor Zephyr Teachout argued that the anti-corruption tradition in America cannot be limited to quid pro quo bribery because it is influenced by more expansive republican theories of corruption that predate the enactment of the Constitution.

Best practices for recruiting college students
Accounting Today 09-06-2024
“The more you’re in their face, the more you have a chance of impressing them,” Stan Veliotis, associate professor of accounting at Fordham University, said. “Bring people that are very energetic and have charisma so that you attract people to a field that sometimes has a reputation of being boring.”

Write for the Field Next Door
The Chronicle of Higher Education 09-17-2024
“We are judged by our writing. If we write poorly, our reputation will continue to erode. But if we write well, we have a better chance of recovering public support. By this measure, it’s fair to say that good academic writing can enrich the world. Bad academic writing can pull it down. We should write as though our professional lives depend on it — because they just might,” said Leonard Cassuto, professor of English at Fordham University.

Professor Speaks On The Ongoing Federal Probes Within Mayor Adams’ Administration
WFUV 09-19-2024
“It’s hard to keep them all separate from one another and see all the developments that are going on. There’s the one that’s been in the news longer about the allegations related to illegal donations from Turkey relative to the approval of the consulate despite claims about the safety of the building. Then there’s these other investigations, the resignation of the police commissioner last week,” said Jacob Smith, assistant professor of political science at Fordham University.

U.S. Rep Torres, Fordham University awarded $50 million for environmental justice grants by the EPA
New York Amsterdam News 09-19-2024
“I think this is a really important step forward for Fordham to live its social responsibility. That we are an institution, not just in the Bronx, but of the Bronx. We have tremendous resources at our fingertips. We have a big, vibrant university population,” said Dr. Julie L. Gafney, Fordham’s associate vice president of Strategic Mission Initiatives.

Homophobic “locker room” talk hurts straight boys more than gay boys
LGBTQ Nation 09-22-2024
Using language and phrases like that “harms the well-being of everyone,” said Laura Wernick, one of the study’s lead authors and an associate professor of social service at Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service. Wernick said that the decrease in self-esteem was significantly greater among straight white cisgender boys than any other subgroup, calling it “the irony of policing masculinity.”

Denzel Washington: Net worth, career, and important facts
Business Upturn 09-23-2024
Initially aspiring to become a doctor, [Denzel] Washington attended Fordham University, where he studied journalism and drama. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for acting after taking an acting class to secure an easy grade.

For Economists, Defending Big Business Can Be Big Business
The New York Times 09-20-2024
“Among enforcement authorities, I have heard whispers of this problem for years,” Jonathan Kanter, an assistant attorney general, said in an unsettling speech last week at Fordham Law School in New York, according to his prepared remarks.

The city has a new best business school, Bloomberg says
Crain’s New York Business 09-19-2024
Other New York schools dotted the list, which ranks 77 U.S. programs. In the city, Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business ranked No. 52, down four slots from last year. Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business moved up one position to No. 54.

Alarm raised about biased experts, plus the joy of journalism
The Seattle Times 09-18-2024
That’s according to the nation’s top antitrust enforcer, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Jonathan Kanter. Kanter took a break from prosecuting Google last week to deliver this broadside at an antitrust conference hosted by Fordham University’s law school.

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News 12 Bronx 09-17-2024
50 million dollars was awarded to Fordham University’s flourishing community initiative. The initiative aims to uplift disadvantaged communities across New York and the world. 40 million dollars will go directly to community-based projects that address pressing environmental concerns, and then the remaining 10 million will be used to ensure that the organizations have the tools they need to carry out those projects.

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WBUR 09-22-2024
That’s where Daisy Deomampo comes in. Daisy is an associate professor of anthropology at Fordham University. She’s interviewed egg donors about their experiences and feelings after donating, with a specific focus on the Asian American community in questions of race and value in egg donation.

Today’s Parents: ‘Exhausted, Burned Out and Perpetually Behind’
The New York Times 09-14-2024
During the women’s movement of the 1970s, the country considered the idea that government and employer policies could help parents work and care for their families, as Kirsten Swinth, a history professor at Fordham, has written. But the Reagan era ushered in a different idea — that the government should not interfere in family life.

A Student’s Wisdom Helped This Teacher Win $200,000
The New York Times 09-10-2024
The brainstorm that led to Defying Legal Gravity came when she [Diana Imbert-Hodges] was teaching a Saturday program for seventh-graders in Harlem. She was also falling behind in her own classes as a first-year student at the Fordham University School of Law. Now she is one of the recipients of this year’s David Prize.

The Widening Crisis Surrounding New York Mayor Eric Adams
The Wall Street Journal 09-15-2024
“This is a lot of smoke—if we were in a building, I would leave. However, we have yet to see fire,” said Christina Greer, a Fordham University political science professor. “We already know that he likes to surround himself with unsavory characters.”

Sculptor’s static images become enduring representations of faith, spirituality
National Catholic Reporter 09-07-2024
Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, a professor of English and creative writing at Fordham University in New York, took note of Schmalz’s work over the years, and chose one of his Dante Garden pieces for the cover of her new book, Dear Dante, a collection of poems dedicated to the master on the 700th anniversary of the “Divine Comedy.”

Eric Adams Visits Black Churches to Bolster Support
The New York Times 09-08-2024
Christina Greer, a political science professor at Fordham University, said she would not be surprised if the mayor’s political base was skeptical of the investigation, especially because the mayor has yet to be charged or named as a target.

Pressure Grows on Mayor Adams as Key Officials Leave Amid Investigations
The New York Times 09-16-2024
Christina Greer, a political science professor at Fordham University, said Mr. Adams will probably not push out Mr. Pearson or Mr. Banks. “Often the mayor doubles down in his loyalty — it very well could be his big fault as mayor of New York City,” she said.

Eric Adams’ shady inner circle comes back to bite him
POLITICO 09-14-2024
“It just raises questions to me as to why our mayor feels so incredibly comfortable surrounding himself with a myriad of unsavory characters,” said Christina Greer, a close watcher of city politics as a Fordham University political science professor and co-host of the FAQ NYC podcast.

Feds’ raids into homes of Mayor Adams’ inner circle leave City Hall in limbo
Gothamist 09-06-2024
“It does not look great,” said Christina Greer, a political scientist who teaches at Fordham University. “But we’re still in the ‘I don’t know’ phase.” And those phases can drag on — allowing uncertainty and distrust in city government to mount.

Caribbean Matters: Honoring Afro-Latinos during Hispanic Heritage Month
Daily Kos 09-14-2024
El País in English recently featured an interview with Fordham University law professor and author Tanya Katerí Hernández, conducted by Paola Nagovitch, seeking to debunk the idea that racism doesn’t exist within the Latino community.

Expert calls for people to ‘show up’ for those struggling with trauma, suicidal thoughts
The Gleaner 09-12-2024
Dr. Roger Ball, a social work administrator and lecturer on trauma intervention and suicide prevention [at Fordham University and Lehman College], is asserting that “showing up” for people who have experienced trauma, struggle with suicidal thoughts, or have attempted suicide is an important first step in assisting them in their healing and recovery.

Plain Talk: Let’s keep cell phones out of the classroom
TBR News Media 09-06-2024
I [Francis Pizzarelli, S.J.] have 35 extraordinary young men and women in my Introduction to Sociology class. That same week I started back at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service. I teach second-year students clinical practice.

Big changes coming to historic CT theater with new artistic vision offering laughter and variety
The Hartford Courant 09-14-2024
He [Mark Shanahan] performed in the New York production 15 or so years ago and has also directed several productions of the play around the country. He even taught a course on Hitchcock’s films at Fordham University.

The Season of Creation and Laudato Si’ – a view from the US in this election year
The Tablet 09-06-2024
The most recent gathering was at the University of San Diego and focused on Laudato Si’. In addition to the Center for Catholic Studies at Sacred Heart University, the gatherings are co-sponsored by the Boisi Center at Boston College, the Center for Religion and Culture at Fordham University and the Hank Center at Loyola Chicago.

Aramark: Cultivating Community on Campuses Across the USA
Facilities Management Magazine 09-12-2024
Even in the heart of NYC, students can access fresh, local produce (grown less than 250 miles from campus) monthly throughout the academic year. For $5, students can fill a bag with healthy, seasonal fruits and vegetables at markets at Fordham [University].

How attending the first MFA program centered on the Catholic literary tradition changed my writing
America Magazine 09-06-2024
A year after its publication, Gioia initiated a conference on “The Future of the Catholic Literary Imagination” at the University of Southern California. Three subsequent conferences were held over the next seven years at Fordham University, Loyola Chicago and the University of Dallas. In October, Notre Dame will host the fifth Catholic imagination conference.

Maria E. Redo, Who Won Discounts for Older Adults, Dies at 99
The New York Times 09-09-2024
Maria [E. Redo] graduated from Fordham University in 1945 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. While studying biology in a master’s program at Hunter College, she met her future husband, Frank Redo, a biology instructor who would become the chief of pediatric surgery at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center).

The 2024 Albany 40 Under 40: The Rising Stars in New York state politics
City & State New York 09-09-2024
When the opportunity arose to advocate professionally for private colleges, Tom Schnurr felt a personal calling. “The independent sector gave me a great start,” says Schnurr, a Fordham University graduate. “I jumped at the opportunity to make sure other folks have that same access.”

Meet the Cast of THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
Broadway World 09-11-2024
Performer Sawyer Barth is an actor, director, writer and musician currently pursuing their BA in Theatre from Fordham College at Lincoln Center. This is Sawyer’s Broadway debut. Past Credits: Film: And Then I Go (Flake), Super Dark Times (Charlie); TV: “The Kids Are Alright” (Frank).

‘I have taken risks, but Damien is a staggering risk-taker’: Michael Craig-Martin on style, the YBAs and being the great late bloomer of British art
The Guardian 09-08-2024
His [Michael Craig-Martin] college education, like his young life, was peripatetic: studied English literature and history at Fordham University in New York, then art at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris before, as he puts it, “stumbling into Yale” in the autumn of 1961, “when a dean there took an incredible chance on me”.

Marwari Yuva Manch Siliguri honours veteran Salesian priest and educationist
Education Diary 09-12-2024
After completing postgraduate studies in Mass Communication and Journalism from Fordham University, New York, and Salesian University Rome, Father Paul has been a lecturer at prestigious institutions like St Anthony’s College Shillong, Calcutta University Journalism Department; as well as Assam Don Bosco University and Salesian College Sonada, Darjeeling, where he founded the Mass Communication and Journalism departments.

The biggest regret of Denzel Washington’s career: “I guess Brad Pitt is happy”
Far Out Magazine 09-08-2024
Starting out in the 1970s, Denzel Washington has enjoyed an illustrious acting career across both stage and screen. After earning a BA in Drama and Journalism from Fordham University, the hopeful actor attended graduate school at the American Conservatory Theater in California.

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WXDE 09-15-2024
By 1961, Olivia Hooker became Dr. Olivia Hooker when she earned her Phd in psychology from the University of Rochester. In 1963, she joined Fordham University as a senior clinical lecturer. Eventually she served as an associate professor until 1985, but it was her experience in the US Coast Guard where Dr. Hooker realized her full potential.