*This is a working list. It will be updated as new events are planned.
Love Your Skin: A Tabling Event
Thursday, Feb. 15, 1 p.m.; Lowenstein Plaza, Lincoln Center Campus
Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance at Lincoln Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs
WFUV Presents: Music of the Civil Rights and Black Consciousness Movements
The names of many Black artists and cultural icons are woven throughout the decades of the Civil Rights and Black Consciousness Movements, including Nina Simone, Max Roach, Gil Scott-Heron, Archie Shepp, James Brown, John Coltrane, Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield and more, with the inclusion of Civil Rights allies like Bob Dylan. “Music of the Civil Rights and Black Consciousness Movements” examines the critical social revolution taking place in America and the popular music that accompanied it,
Thursday, Feb. 15., 10 p.m. to midnight; Listen at 90.7 FM, streaming online
Casa Noir
Join the Caribbean and African Student Association for a night of elegance and illusion celebrating Black History Month.
Friday, Feb. 16, 7 – 9 p.m.; McShane Great Hall, Rose Hill Campus
Ilyasah Shabazz: Empowering Voices—A Legacy of Inclusion Within the Youth
Shabazz is the daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz and the author of the memoir Growing Up X (One World, 2003)
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 5:30 p.m.; Fordham Prep Theater, Rose Hill Campus
Sponsored by ASILI, the Black Student Alliance at Rose Hill; the Office of Multicultural Affairs; and the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer
WFUV Presents Ashford & Simpson: The Real Thing
Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson look back on their long career as influential songwriters, producers, and performers. WFUV’s Jeff Foxx hosts with stories behind songs like “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “I’m Every Woman,” “Solid,” and more classics this songwriting duo wrote for themselves and artists like Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Chaka Khan, and Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell.
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 9 – 10 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 22, 10 – 11 p.m.; Listen at 90.7FM, streaming online
Karaoke Night
Thursday, Feb. 22, 5:30 p.m.; Rose Hill Commons, Rose Hill Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Black History Month Art Showcase
Thursday, Feb. 22; Lowenstein, 12th floor, Lincoln Center Campus
Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance at Lincoln Center and Fashion For Philanthropy. Undergraduates only
The Melanin Expo
Thursday, Feb. 22, 12 – 3 p.m.; Lowenstein Plaza, Lincoln Center Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
The Third Annual Eunice Carter Lecture presents A Moderated Conversation with Michelle Alexander “Beyond The New Jim Crow”
Michelle Alexander has played a pivotal role in breaking the silence about racial injustice in the American criminal legal system. Her bestselling book, The New Jim Crow, helped to spark a wave of discussion, debate and activism nationwide. The book explores the political, legal and social dynamics that have led to the morphing and rebirth of systems of racial and social control in the United States, most recently mass incarceration. Alexander points to the wars on crime and drugs, as well as a legal regime that facilitates discriminatory enforcement of our nation’s criminal laws, as central to the maintenance of racial inequality in this country. She persuasively argues, “We have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it.” In the years since the publication of The New Jim Crow, Alexander has published opinion pieces on a wide range of topics related to race and social justice, including mass deportation, reproductive rights, restorative justice, climate change, police violence and more. In this moderated Q&A, the acclaimed civil rights lawyer and scholar explores the myths surrounding our criminal injustice system from a racial and human rights standpoint, and reflects on the racial and social justice crises of our time.
Thursday, Feb. 22; 5:30 – 7:15 p.m.; Costantino Room, Second Floor, Fordham Law School
Museum Outing
Saturday, Feb. 24; Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, more details TBD
Love Your Hair Expo
Saturday, Feb. 24; McShane Center, Rose Hill Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, CurlTalk, the Caribbean and African Student Association and ASILI—the Black Student Alliance at Rose Hill
WFUV Presents: Up Front Soul—Women’s History Month
The strong, inspiring voices of Black women, both musicians and activists, uplift this special and include Nona Hendryx, Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Fannie Lou Hamer, Diana Ross, Leontyne Price, and many other iconic figures.
Monday, Feb. 26, 1– 3 p.m., and Thursday, Feb. 29, 1 – 3 p.m.; Listen at 90.7FM, streaming online
Black History Month Reception
A collaborative environment amongst students, alumni, and faculty in which they can mix, mingle, network, and celebrate Black excellence. The reception will include a featured alumni panel with a student moderator and a buffet-style dinner.
Monday, Feb. 26, 6 – 9 p.m.; Lowenstein, 12th Floor Lounge, Lincoln Center Campus
Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance, the Caribbean Students Club, the Career Center, the Department of African and African American Studies, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Black Women’s Her-Story Week Tabling and Fundraiser
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 12:30 p.m.; Lowenstein Plaza, Lincoln Center Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Women of Color in STEM Panel
The Black History Month Women of Color in STEM Panel is dedicated to exploring the journeys, triumphs, and unique challenges faced by women of color in STEM fields. The panel discussion will feature experts who have personal experience navigating obstacles and achieving their goals, which will provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of the issues that women of color encounter in both academic and industrial environments.
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.; McShane Center Room 311, Rose Hill Campus
Sponsored by the Career Center
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Wednesday, February 1
Policing Black Families and Black Bodies: A Conversation with Dorothy Roberts, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.; Lincoln Center Costantino Room
Sponsored by Fordham Law School’s Black Students Association
Friday, February 3
Trivia Night, 5 p.m.; McShane 311, RH Campus
Sponsored by ASILI
Friday, February 3
Poetry Slam, 6 – 8 p.m.; Lowenstein 12th Floor, LC Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Monday, February 6
Art Night, 7 – 8 p.m.; OMA Conference Room, McShane 224, RH Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
February 7th & 14th
Racial Solidarity Network, 12:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m., RH Campus
Location shared upon Registration
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
February 8th & 15th
Racial Solidarity Network, 1:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m., LC Campus
Location shared upon Registration
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Thursday, February 9
Black Fashion and Sustainability Tabling, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Indoor Lowenstein Plaza
Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance Lincoln Center
Friday, February 10
Step Show and Lessons, 6 – 8 p.m.; McNally Auditorium, LC Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Friday, February 10
Movie Night: The Woman King, 6 p.m.; McShane 311
Sponsored by ASILI
Monday, February 13
Movie Night, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.; McShane 311, RH Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Tuesday, February 14
Black Love Tabling, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Indoor Lowenstein Plaza
Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance Lincoln Center
Wednesday, February 15
Keynote Speaker: Kevin Richardson, 7 p.m.; Fordham Prep Auditorium
Sponsored by ASILI
Friday, February 17
BHM Mixer, LC Campus
Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance Lincoln Center
Friday, February 17
Celebrity All-Stars, 7 p.m.
Sponsored by ASILI
Tuesday, February 21
Game Night, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., McShane 234-235, RH Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Tuesday, February 21
Bingo Night, 6 p.m.
Sponsored by ASILI
Wednesday, February 22
A Fireside Chat with Valerie Irick Rainford, FCRH ’86, 1 – 2:15 p.m., Virtual
Sponsored by the Gabelli School of Business
Wednesday, February 22
Being Black at Fordham, 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored by ASILI
Wednesday, February 22
Women’s Basketball Game – Black History Month Honoring and Celebration, 7 p.m.; Rose Hill Campus
Sponsored by Athletics
Thursday, February 23
The Melanin Expo, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Lowenstein Indoor Plaza, LC Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Thursday, February 23
Love Your Hair Expo, 1:30 – 3 p.m., Bepler Commons, RH Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Thursday, February 23
Why Black History Matters, 6 p.m., Lowenstein 12th Floor Lounge, LC Campus
Sponsored by the Department of African and African-American Studies
Thursday, February 23
Black Artists Tabling, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Indoor Lowenstein Plaza
Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance Lincoln Center
Friday, February 24
BHM Art Showcase, LC Campus
Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance Lincoln Center
Monday, February 27
Book Event with Errol Pierre, GABELLI ’05, Track/Field Alumni, and his new book: The Way Up — Climbing the Corporate Mountain as a Professional of Color, moderated by Rafael Zapata 7-8 p.m.; McShane 311
Sponsored by Athletics
Tuesday, February 28
Power: The Rise of Black Women in America, 4 p.m.; LC Campus
Sponsored by the Department of Communication and Media Studies
Tuesday, February 28
Black History Month Reception Dinner, 6 p.m.
Sponsored by ASILI
Tuesday, February 28
Meredith Trial Reenactment & Panel, 4 – 5:30 p.m., Moot Courtroom, Fordham Law School
Tuesday, March 1
Women’s Herstory Month Kickoff Luncheon
Rose Hill Campus: 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.; McGinley 234 and 235
Lincoln Center Campus: 12:30 – 2 p.m.; Atrium
Sponsored by OMA
Friday, March 4
Violence Against Migrant Women: An Overview
Webinar: 6 p.m.
Sponsored by Her Migrant Hub
Friday, March 4
Women’s Herstory Month Movie Night
Rose Hill Campus: 7 – 9:30 p.m.; Keating 3rd
Lincoln Center Campus: 6 – 8:30 p.m.; SL LL 11D
Sponsored by OMA
Friday, March 8
International Women’s Day with WFUV
Tune in on WFUV, 90.7: 6 a.m. – Midnight
Sponsored by WFUV
Friday, March 8
Fourth Annual Symposium Women’s Issues in 2022 and What You Can Do With Your JD
Live Broadcast via Zoom Webinar: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sponsored by Fordham Law Women
Thursday, March 10
Women’s Stories of Resiliency & Empowerment
Rose Hill Campus: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.; McGinley Center, CC 311
Sponsored by Campus Ministry & Pedro Arrupe Volunteers
Friday, March 25
Art Fair Exhibition
Rose Hill Campus: 4 – 8 p.m McGinley Ballroom
Sponsored by OMA
Sunday, March 27
The Lit. Bar Excursion
131 Alexander Ave, Bronx
Sponsored by OMA
Wednesday, March 31
End of Month Celebration: Women’s History Trivia Night
Rose Hill Campus: 5:30 – 7 p.m.; Keating, 3rd floor
Lincoln Center Campus: 5 – 7 p.m.; South Lodge
Sponsored by OMA
Monday, January 31
Red Envelope Event
Rose Hill Campus: 1 – 3 p.m.; McGinley lobby
Lincoln Center Campus: 1 – 3 p.m.; LL Plaza
Sponsored by the AAPI Committee
Tuesday, February 1
Paper Lantern Making Event
Rose Hill Campus: 12 – 2 p.m.; McGinley lobby
Lincoln Center Campus: 2 – 4 p.m.; by Argo Tea
Sponsored by the AAPI Committee
Wednesday, February 2
The Joy Luck Club Viewing Party
Rose Hill Campus: 6:30 p.m.; McGinley Commons
Lincoln Center Campus: 6:30 p.m.; South Lounge
Sponsored by the AAPI Committee
Friday, February 4
New World Mall Event
Meet up time will be shared on @FordhamAAPI
Sponsored by the AAPI Committee
Monday, February, 7
Lunar New Year Celebration
Fordham Law School | Costantino Room.; 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the APALSA Committee
Saturday, February, 12
Mott Street Eatery Alumni Event
98 Mott Street (between Canal St. and Hester St.) New York, NY 10013
Sponsored by the AAF
Tuesday, February, 15th & 27nd
Racial Solidarity Network
Virtual: 12:30p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Please register for the training by Wednesday, February 9th here.
Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Wednesday, February, 16th & 23rd
Racial Solidarity Network
Lincoln Center Campus: 1:15 – 4:15 p.m.
Please register for the training by Wednesday, February 9th here.
Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Check out these videos from the MSMM Program in celebration of the Lunar New Year!
If you’d like to add a new event to this list, please email Giorgia Sabia at [email protected].
]]>*This is a working list. It will be updated as new events are planned.
Week 1: Jazz & Hip-Hop
Sponsored by WFUV
As part of WFUV’s month-long celebration of pioneering Black musicians, they’ve asked emerging young artists in an array of genres, including Ghanaian-Australian singer and rapper Genesis Owusu and fast-rising country star Brittney Spencer, to write about the “Five Essential Albums” that have inspired their own journeys. You can find these features at wfuv.org throughout the month of February.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
- Speaking Truth to Power: A Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones, 6 – 7:15 p.m., Lincoln Center Costantino Room
- The Inaugural Eunice Carter Lecture as part of the Speech Acts Series.
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
- Guest Speaker Moses Harper, 7 p.m., Zoom
Thursday, February 3, 2022
- Black History Month Lecture with Tina Campt, 6 p.m., Zoom
- Fordham’s Department of African and African American Studies is pleased to invite you to our Annual Black History Month Lecture. This year’s speaker is Professor Tina Campt (Brown University), presenting her new book A Black Gaze: Artists Changing How We See.
- Kahoot Trivia night, Rose Hill
Week 2: Blues, Rock, & Country
Sponsored by WFUV
Monday, February 7, 2022
- Movie Night, Rose Hill
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
- Black Culture Celebration, 6 – 8 p.m., Lincoln Center
- McMahon 109
Thursday, February 10, 2022
- The History of Black Beauty – A View from Brazil, 12 – 1 p.m., Zoom
- Historian and prominent black feminist Giovana Xavier (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) talks with Yuko Miki about the history of Black beauty. This event will be in English and have an audience Q&A.
Week 3: Funk, Soul, and R&B (Reggae)
Sponsored by WFUV
This week, WFUV News will be exploring New York City parks named in honor of legendary Black music artists, from Betty Carter to Gil Scott-Heron. Listen to these reports in the 7:54 a.m. and 4:54 p.m. newscasts.
Monday, February 14, 2022
- Valentines Day Event, Rose Hill
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
- Racial Solidarity Network, 12:30 – 3:15 p.m., Zoom
- Movie Night, Black Panther, 6 p.m., Lincoln Center Student Lounge
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
- Racial Solidarity Network, 1:15 – 4:15 p.m., Lincoln Center
Friday, February 18, 2022
- Black History Month Trivia, 3 – 5 p.m., Lincoln Center
- McNally Hall
Week 4: Pop
Sponsored by WFUV
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
- Racial Solidarity Network, 12:30 – 3:15 p.m., Zoom
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
- Racial Solidarity Network, 1:15 – 4:15 p.m., Lincoln Center
Thursday, February 24, 2022
- Love Your Hair Panel, 11 a.m., Zoom
- Love Your Hair Expo, 12 – 2 p.m., Lincoln Center Indoor Plaza
Monday, February 28, 2022
- Diaspora Event, Rose Hill
“Your generation has to decide whether organized human society is going to persist or not,” said Chomsky, long an outspoken critic of capitalism and U.S. foreign policy. “We have to decide right now whether this process of self-destruction and species destruction is going to continue—and if it does, it’ll reach tipping points that are irreversible—or whether we’re going to make the efforts that are possible, feasible, within our grasp, to ensure not only human survival, but better lives for everyone.”
The webinar was hosted by Fordham’s new political union student club, alongside its counterparts from Columbia University, Northwestern University, and the University of Chicago. In an hour-long discussion, student representatives from each school, including Billy Harrison, the Fordham club’s co-founder and president, asked Chomsky about his opinion on crucial issues hurting the U.S. and the world at large.
The American Working Class and Anti-Vaxxers
In today’s economy, many Americans lack steady, regular jobs and live a “precarious existence,” Chomsky said. To make matters worse, over the past four decades, much of the world’s wealth has transferred from working people to concentrated private capital, he said. It has become more difficult for labor unions to successfully mobilize and strike, thanks to updates in labor laws and administration. But he said he sees a positive shift in labor union perception with Joe Biden in the Oval Office.
“He’s the first president in a long time to say something positive about unions. Actually, Dwight Eisenhower was probably the last president to do that,” said Chomsky, who has witnessed 17 American presidencies during his lifetime. “My own feeling is that unless the labor movement is reconstituted, redeveloped, as it happened in the 1930s, we’re not going to have much progress on other fronts. Labor has been on the forefront of positive changes for the general population ever since the earlier stages of the Industrial Revolution.”
In talking about the pandemic, Chomsky criticized rich countries for monopolizing vaccines instead of sharing them with poorer countries. He also stressed that anti-vaxxers need to be won over with argument and discussion, rather than force.
“We want to encourage people to think for themselves, deliberate with others, come up with reasonable solutions to their problems and concerns,” said Chomsky, a chair and laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona. “You don’t want to browbeat people into accepting your views … You want people to accept them because they see the logic and the evidence for them.”
A More ‘Frightening’ Problem Than the Pandemic
Chomsky said there are far more serious issues than the pandemic that will plague humankind past his lifetime, especially climate change.
“If we look at public attitudes on this, it’s frightening,” he said, citing a recent poll from the Pew Research Center where only 14% of Republicans cited climate change as a big problem in the U.S. “Illegal immigration and the federal deficit are [their]most urgent problems. Global warming, which is going to destroy the prospects for human life on Earth, is not a serious problem.”
Chomsky said we need to stop subsidizing fossil fuels and reduce their usage in yearly increments—roughly 5 to 6%—until they can be completely replaced with greener alternatives, including nationwide electrical grids and redesigned homes.
“I live in Arizona, where the sun is shining all the time. When I moved in, I put up solar panels. Basically, I get free electricity. I don’t have to feel guilty about running the air conditioner when it’s 110 degrees outside, and I also don’t have to pay thousand-dollar electric bills like my neighbors do,” Chomsky said. “It can be done on a massive scale.”
A “doubly dangerous” threat to society—“doubly” because no one discusses it, said Chomsky—is the increasing threat of nuclear war.
“Anyone who’s looked over the record over the last 75 years knows it’s a near miracle that we’ve survived this far, and it’s getting much worse,” said Chomsky, who was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War.
Chomsky also reflected on the degree to which colleges and universities should regulate free speech, especially when dealing with racism. He emphasized that regulation of speech is the worst way to deal with these issues. Instead, students should be encouraged to bring their peers together to assess their ideas and educate themselves on divisive issues.
“College should be a place where students are willing to face challenging, questioning ideas,” said Chomsky, who recently authored a new book, Chomsky for Activists (Routledge, 2021). “Not run away from them, not finding safe spaces where they don’t hear them.”
The full recording of the event is below:
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MLK Week 2021: Social Media
Timeline of Martin Luther King’s life on Instagram @FordhamOMA and @BlackHistoryatFordham
Monday, January 18, 3 p.m.
Virtual Storytime and Concert for Kids
The event will feature a story fitting for MLK Day, read by Miz Jade, featured in NYPL’s Drag Queen Story Hour, followed by performances from three acclaimed children’s musicians: Grammy Award winner Lucy Kalantari, Grammy nominee Joanie Leeds, and music and social justice artist Fyütch.
Streaming live on the WFUV News YouTube channel. Sponsored by WFUV and New York Public Library
First two weeks of February, twice daily, 7:12 a.m. and 4:12 p.m.
Black History Minutes
Featuring historical episodes of the African American experience in NYC
Sponsored by WFUV
Wednesday, February 3, 12 p.m.
Gabelli Faculty-Lead Workshops
Marketing and Racial Implications with Dr. Peter Johnson (pending) and/or Dr. Ahir Gopaldas (confirmed)
Sponsored by the Gabelli School of Business
Friday, February 5, 8 p.m.
Celebrating Black Voices: Self-Made Film Discussion Group
As we celebrate Black History Month over the month of February, we will be discussing the docuseries, Self-Made. Watch four short episodes of the docuseries on Netflix prior to the discussion. This event will be hosted by Lecia Ductan, PMBA student and Ilze Frierson, Assistant Dean.
Sponsored by the Gabelli School of Business
Week of February 8
PRX’s Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was, 25th-anniversary special
The program covers the story of radio’s role in the 20th-century transformation of the African American community. First aired in 1996, the specials have been reformatted into six hours for 2021. Original host Lou Rawls guides us, with new narration from original producer Jacquie Gales Webb.
Sponsored by WFUV
Monday, February 8, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
GSS Black Student Caucus Meeting
Topic: Show, Sip + Tell (Part poetry slam, part book club, part art class; Bring your favorite beverage and experience everyone’s talents)
Sponsored by the Graduate School of Social Service
Monday, February 8, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
GSS Students Challenging Anti-Black Racism Caucus Meeting
Sponsored by the Graduate School of Social Service
Wednesday, February 10, 5 p.m.
Student Spotlight Series—Opposing Apartheid
R. Bentley Anderson, S.J. will be moderating a conversation with Jade Crichlow and Eric Purisic, students in his Fall 2020 History of South Africa course. This will be a 45 minute conversation based on the students’ final papers for the class.
Sponsored by the Department of African & African American Studies
Wednesday, February 10, 6:45 – 8:15 p.m.
GSS Black Alumni Caucus Meeting
Topic: The Influence of Social Media on Our Community
Topic Co-Facilitators: Shantel Robinson and Rupert Pearson
Sponsored by the Graduate School of Social Service
Wednesday, February 10, 6 – 7 p.m.
Celebrating Black Voices: Alumni Panel
As part of Black History Month, this alumni panel will focus on what it is like to be Black in the workplace. Hear from a panel of Black alumni who will discuss how their identity affects the work they do, how they show up, and more.
Sponsored by the Gabelli School of Business
Second two weeks of February, twice daily, 7:12 a.m. and 4:12 p.m.
Vignettes highlighting Black-owned businesses in the New York metropolitan region
Sponsored by WFUV
Tuesday, February 16
Kanaval
A three-part music and audio documentary hosted by Leyla McCalla of Carolina Chocolate Drops and Our Native Daughters. Kanaval covers the relationship between Mardi Gras and Kanaval, the importance of music in Haitian life, and the ways musicians and organizers in Haiti and New Orleans have navigated this year.
Sponsored by WFUV
Wednesday, February 17, 5 – 7 p.m.
Black Student Panel Discussion | Gabelli School
Video: Farrakhan on Donahue (1990)
Panelists: Diontay Santiago, Lecia Ductan, Azali Ward, and 2 additional ASILI students (pending)
Moderator: Clarence E. Ball III
Sponsored by the Gabelli School of Business
Wednesday, February 17, 12 p.m.
Celebrating Black Voices: Year of Yes Book Discussion Group
As we celebrate Black History Month over the month of February, we will be reading Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes. In this poignant, hilarious, and deeply intimate call to arms, Hollywood’s most powerful woman, the mega-talented creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away with Murder reveals how saying YES changed her life—and how it can change yours too. Join us for a small group discussion of Year of Yes.
Sponsored by the Gabelli School of Business
Thursday, February 18, 6 p.m.
Webinar: Black Lives Matter and the American Political Landscape
Sponsored by the Department of African & African American Studies
Friday, February 19, 8 p.m.
Gabelli Faculty-Lead Workshops
Big Data and Social/Racial Justice with Dr. Chaitra Nagaraja (pending)
Sponsored by the Gabelli School of Business
Wednesday, February 22, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Black Feminist Worldmaking Series with Bettina Judd of University of Washington
Do Not Despair, Turn to Fire: Lorde and Morrison on Feeling and the Work
Sponsored by the Department of Department of English, and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Program
Contact: Sasha Panaram at [email protected]
Monday, February 22, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
GSS Black Student Caucus Meeting
Facilitator: Khalilah Daniels
Topic: The Isis Papers
Sponsored by the Graduate School of Social Service
Tuesday, February 23, or Wednesday, February 24
Racial Solidarity Network Spring 2021 training/workshop
Open to members of the Fordham community.
Option for hybrid or virtual attendance at registration
Wednesday, February 24, 3 – 5 p.m.
Fireside Chat and Interview | Gabelli School
Moderator: Dean Donna Rapaccioli, Dean of the Gabelli School of Business
Featuring: Mandell Crawley, Global Head of Human Resources for Morgan Stanley
Sponsored by the Gabelli School of Business
Friday, February 26, 8 p.m.
Black History Month Student Work Virtual Showcase | Gabelli School
The event will showcase the top submissions from Gabelli School students focused on action around Black History Month. Examples of student action include volunteering with a Black mission-driven organization and writing a reflection on your experience, a written reflection on BHM educational experiences; a personal action plan for incorporating social justice/anti-racist work into current or future career space, a spoken word BHM video, an original music BHM video, and original BHM creative writing/poetry.
Sponsored by the Gabelli School of Business
February, ongoing
MAP Reading Group: Afropessimism by Frank B. Wilderson III
The Fordham chapter of Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) is running a Reading Group throughout the year. In February they will be reading Afropessimism by Frank B. Wilderson III.
Sponsored by MAP and the Department of Philosophy
Contact: Ginger Guin, [email protected]
Wednesday, March 3, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Panel Webinar: Why is Nonprofit Leadership so White?
Sponsored by the Graduate School of Social Service
Monday, March 8
Black Feminist Worldmaking Series with Salamishah Tillet of Rutgers University
Sponsored by the Department of Department of English, and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Program
Contact: Sasha Panaram at [email protected]
Date TBD
Book Launch: White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea by Tyler Stovall
A celebration of the launch of Dean Stovall’s new book
Sponsored by the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer
Dates TBD
Black History Month Events Hosted by OMA
Watch this space for info on a Book Club, Firsts on the First (highlighting historic Black “firsts”), Black Networking Zoom with Fordham Alumni, Natural Hair Show, Paint Night/Day, “Colorism in the Caribbean,” and more. Includes in-person, hybrid, and virtual programs.
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the undergraduate student Black History Committee
Date TBD
You Should Know Their Names
A re-airing of the new WFUV News documentary telling the stories of seven Black New Yorkers whose names have been underrepresented in history
Sponsored by WFUV (also available now on WFUV.org)
Ongoing
Applications for 2021-2022 Undergraduate Cultural Programming Committee Leaders
Applicants for the Black History Committee will shadow this year’s committee. The other 5 committees also are accepting applicants for Cultural Programming Coordinators and Program Liaisons.
Follow @FordhamOMA and @BlackHistoryatFordham on Instagram for up-to-date information as February gets closer.
If you’d like to add a new event to this list, please email Diana Chan at [email protected].
]]>On January 9 in midtown Manhattan, more than 200 alumni from across the University gathered to meet and mingle with members of the new Fordham University Alumni Association (FUAA) Advisory Board.
Making Connections
The FUAA, which officially launched in 2017, was created to foster a lifelong connection among alumni, their alma mater, and the global Fordham community. It’s a group that Joseph M. McShane, S.J., president of Fordham, said the University community had “been without for all too long.” Alumni in attendance agreed.
Margaret Basalone, FCLC ’86, said she would like to meet alumni from all of Fordham’s schools. “You get to know more people, and it’s a good networking system,” she said.
Darcy Katris, a 1986 Fordham Law School grad who met up with Basalone at the event, echoed the feeling. “If this were only for [alumni of]the undergraduate schools,” she said, “I wouldn’t be included.”
The FUAA Board
The FUAA Advisory Board is made up of 24 alumni from across schools and generations. Though the board has met several times and previously made an appearance at Homecoming 2017, where they helped collect supplies for the victims of Hurricane Maria, this was the first opportunity many alumni had to meet their representatives.
The board’s chair, John Pettenatti, FCRH ’81, encouraged guests at the event to let him and his fellow board members “know the issues that are important to you and the ways that we can work on your behalf to make the alumni experience that much richer.”
Getting Involved
The board has already created three task forces to support both Fordham and alumni—one focused on Fordham’s reputation, one working to create more lifelong learning opportunities for alumni, and one supporting networking and engagement.
The task forces were a particular draw for Michelle Xin, GABELLI ’16. “I already know Fordham is a very diverse community with a great culture,” said Xin, who came to New York for her M.B.A. from her native China. She also interned at Deloitte in London during her time at the Gabelli School of Business before joining financial services firm BDO. “I want to make more connections but also make my own contributions as well.”
One way that Father McShane encouraged alumni to contribute is to maintain their enthusiasm for the University. “I want the alumni body, every member of the alumni body, to feel the same infectious enthusiasm that you have for Fordham,” he said. “The easiest thing is to be and continue to be your best selves. You are our greatest ambassadors.”
Spreading the Word
That is certainly the case for Joseph Remia, GSAS ’10, who brought along his friend Patrick M. Prout, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and Harvard. “He told me if I wanted to see the alumni association of a really great school, I should come with him this evening,” Prout said.
Remia, a regulatory compliance analyst, said he has “a profound love” for Fordham, where he completed the graduate program in International Political Economy and Development (IPED) eight years ago.
“I came for my second master’s degree when I was in my 50s,” he said, “and fast forward—I learned at Fordham who I was. Fordham helped me discover my capabilities and reinforced my belief that you should never stop.”
You can learn more about the Fordham University Alumni Association and upcoming alumni events on the University’s alumni website, Forever Fordham.
[doptg id=”101″] ]]>The field’s interplay with the law will be the focus of a daylong conference co-sponsored by the Graduate School of Social Service. “Forensic Social Work’s Role in Advancing Human Rights and Social Justice: A Local Global Celebration,” will take place on Thursday, Aug. 3, at the Lincoln Center campus.
“There are many definitions of forensic social work, but it’s often described as social workers working in legal settings or in justice centers, such as in the courts, in prisons, or in jails,” said Maschi. “It can also mean working with mental health clients or child adoption.”
Maschi said the conference is unique because it integrates human rights and social justice with forensic social work to bring about “a psycho-social intervention that makes a difference.”
“It’s about advancing a caring form of justice to challenge a system that uses punishment strategies that decimate indigent families and communities,” said Maschi. “Social workers can offer the antidote of caring justice that can help facilitate rehabilitation, healing, and reform.”
Maschi said that the current system has created a “separatist approach to solving problems,” when people should be working together. But, she added, the problems must be addressed—not just critiqued.
“It’s not enough to complain,” she said. “We have to create an alternative.”
Maschi said she hopes the conference will produce such alternatives: The “vision themed” talks in the main room of the Corrigan Conference Center will frame workshops, and panel discussions will seek to develop actions.
Joseph Wronka, Ph.D., professor of social work at Springfield College, will give the opening remarks on “Creating a Human Rights Culture.” John H. Calhoun, president of the National Crime Prevention Council, will close out the conference with a talk on “Lighting Paths to Safer Communities.” Mel Wilson, of the National Association of Social Workers’ (NASW) national office, and Juli Kempner, of NASW-NYC, the local chapter, will address national and local policy issues and their implications for social work practice.
Concurrently, workshops will tackle a variety of issues, including preparing young people to find humanity in one another, identifying and responding to labor trafficking, linking research with policy and advocacy, and educating undergraduates about mental health and addiction services.
Maschi said she expects that attendees will leave with tools that can help change the minds of those resistant to the mission of most social workers.
“We have all these laws on the books, but if you don’t have the spirit of tolerance in the general public then nothing we do as social workers will change the problem,” she said. “We need to create a pathway of understanding. And that’s done through training and advocacy found at events like this.”
“We have to create the world as we see it.”
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