CLIPS OF THE WEEK
JOSEPH M. MCSHANE & MARIO GABELLI
Billionaire Mario Gabelli makes record donation to Fordham University
New York Post 12-14-20
Billionaire investor Mario Gabelli has made a record-setting donation to Fordham University to support his namesake business school, The Post has learned.
“It is impossible to overstate the importance of this gift — it will allow us to better prepare more deserving students for positions of leadership in business and finance around the globe,” said Father Joseph M. McShane, Fordham’s president.
MARIO GABELLI
N.Y. Financier Mario Gabelli Gives Fordham $35 Million
Philanthropy 12-18-20
Mario Gabelli and Regina Pitaro’s gift to Fordham will go toward scholarships for M.B.A. and Ph.D. students, among other things.
NATHAN BALLANTYNE
How Science Beat the Virus
The Atlantic 12-14-20
Nathan Ballantyne, a philosopher at Fordham University, calls this “epistemic trespassing.”
NANCY WACKSTEIN
New York Has a Cameo in ‘The Crown.’ Here’s What Really Happened.
The New York Times 12-13-20
“From a policy level it was spectacularly good,” said Nancy Wackstein [director of community engagement and partnerships at Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service], who worked at the time for Manhattan Borough President David N. Dinkins as a policy adviser on homelessness and who helped set up the trip to the Urban Family Center.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MANNY CHIRICO
Conagra Brands Appoints Chirico to Board of Directors
Powder Bulk Solids 12-14-20
[Manny] Chirico earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting & Finance from Fordham University where he serves on the Board of Trustees.
ADMINISTRATORS
JOSEPH M. MCSHANE & MARIO GABELLI
Billionaire Mario Gabelli makes record donation to Fordham University
New York Post 12-14-20
Billionaire investor Mario Gabelli has made a record-setting donation to Fordham University to support his namesake business school, The Post has learned.
“It is impossible to overstate the importance of this gift — it will allow us to better prepare more deserving students for positions of leadership in business and finance around the globe,” said Father Joseph M. McShane, Fordham’s president.
DAVID GIBSON
DOJ probe of Catholic church abuse goes quiet 2 years later
Associated Press 12-13-20
David Gibson, director of Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture, thinks some of the recent investigations may be politically motivated, now that it’s popular to take on not just predator priests but those who enabled them.
DAVID GIBSON
McCarrick report shows need to focus on survivors, panel says
Crux 12-11-20
David Gibson, director of the Center for Religion and Culture at Fordham University, knew McCarrick for almost two decades when working as a journalist.
MARY CATHERINE REDMOND PBVM
“It Felt Like a Tidal Wave”: A Catholic Sister Battles Covid-19 in the Bronx
Archdiocese of New York 05-28-20
Since 1999, Sister Mary Catherine Redmond [Pastoral Minister with Christian Life Communities at Fordham] has worked as a physician assistant in the emergency department of a small city hospital in the Bronx, part of New York’s Health and Hospitals Corporation, which offers service to all who need it, regardless of resources or insurance status.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
BRUCE GREEN
Detroit Is Trying To Punish Sidney Powell For ‘Kraken’ Lawsuit—Legal Experts Say It Could Work
Forbes 12-16-20
While it’s typically uncommon for lawyers to be sanctioned under what Bruce Green, who directs Fordham Law School’s Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, describes as a “vague standard,” multiple legal ethics experts told Forbes that Detroit could succeed in punishing the “Kraken” team, though it depends entirely on the judge’s determination.
DONNA REDEL
How the Incoming Administration Can Fix Crypto Regulation
Coindesk 12-14-20
Donna Redel is the former chairman of COMEX, a board member of New York Angels and an adjunct professor of law at Fordham Law School.
JERRY GOLDFEDER
Electors convene amid Trump storm
The Hill 12-14-20
“I don’t think there will be any faithless electors this time around,” said Jerry H. Goldfeder, a veteran elections lawyer and professor at Fordham Law School.
MARC EDELMAN
The NCAA was created to protect college athletes. Now it’s trotting them out during a pandemic.
Washington Post 12-13-20
“When you have schools … move all their students’ classes to Zoom, shut down most of their intercollegiate sports but continue to operate revenue-generating men’s basketball, to me that is not just a risky choice,” Fordham University and Baruch College law professor Marc Edelman told me by phone Friday.
JOEL COHEN
Attorney General Bill Barr Got It Right This Time
Law & Crime 12-13-20
Joel Cohen practices white collar criminal defense law as senior counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan in New York. He is the author of “I Swear: The Meaning Of An Oath” (Vandeplas Publishing, 2019) and is an adjunct professor at both Fordham and Cardozo Law Schools.
KAREN GREENBERG
Guantánamo’s last inmates detect a glimmer of hope after 19 years inside
The Guardian 12-13-20
Karen Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University School of Law, still believes that Biden’s team can finish the job.
JED SHUGERMAN
Barr exit hints at further tumult under Trump
The Hill 12-15-20
“Rosen, the new acting AG, is an establishment Republican, an [American Bar Association] leader, a very conservative champion of deregulation,” tweeted Jed Shugerman, a professor of law at Fordham University, who is a co-author on amicus briefs challenging Trump’s emoluments clause violations.
JED SHUGERMAN
Trump wonders why the Supreme Court Justices he appointed won’t support him. He shouldn’t
The Independent 12-11-20
Jed Shugerman, a law professor and legal historian who teaches at Fordham University Law School, said Trump is right “on some level” in his assumption that judging in modern America has partisan aspects on both the left and the right.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
MARK CONRAD
In 2020, Sports Was About Staying Safe and Speaking Out
The New York Times 12-16-20
But a bubble without fans and the psychological toll it took on players away from families make it unrealistic to reproduce, said Mark Conrad, associate professor at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FACULTY
WILLIAM BAKER
Opinion: Slight of Jill Biden makes blood boil for journalist/educator
Houston Chronicle 12-17-20
Dr. Bill Baker is journalist-in residence at Fordham University and co-author of “Organizations for People” (Stanford University Press).
VERONICA SZCZYGIEL
Hiking With the Friars
The Tablet 12-16-20
Veronica Szczygiel, Ph.D. is the Assistant Director of Online Learning of the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE FACULTY
TINA MASCHI
CO-CONSTRUCTING COMMUNITY with 2020 Vision of Care and Justice
National Association of Social Workers 12-17-20 [transcription available upon request]
Tina Maschi, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, is a licensed clinical social worker, researcher, scholar, artist, and professor at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service in New York City.
NANCY WACKSTEIN
New York Has a Cameo in ‘The Crown.’ Here’s What Really Happened.
The New York Times 12-13-20
“From a policy level it was spectacularly good,” said Nancy Wackstein [director of community engagement and partnerships at Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service], who worked at the time for Manhattan Borough President David N. Dinkins as a policy adviser on homelessness and who helped set up the trip to the Urban Family Center.
FORMER ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
CAOIMHE FORDE
‘I’m always amazed by how many people want to learn Irish in New York’
The Irish Times 12-11-20
“When I finished college, I was headhunted by Fordham University on the Upper West Side in New York. So I moved to New York in August 2011, working as an adjunct professor, designing and teaching an undergraduate Irish language course at the Institute of Irish Studies at the college.”
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
IVELISSE CUEVAS-MOLINA
State continues to delay redistricting commission funding
The Daily News 12-17-20
“It would be my hope that we would not have to engage in any legal action, and that the state government would engage with us and help us do the job we are meant to do,” said commissioner Ivelisse Cuevas-Molina, a political science professor at Fordham University.
RACHEL ANNUNZIATO
10 Ways Parents Can Help a Lonely Child Right Now
Fatherly 12-14-20
“At two-to-three, they’re different from older kids cognitively,” says Rachel Annunziato, Professor of Psychology, Fordham University.
ABBY GOLDSTEIN
Around Brooklyn: Cars pulled from Gowanus Canal
Brooklyn Eagle 12-16-20
Goldstein is professor of art at Fordham University and has designed or co-designed several books, including the award-winning volume “Helvetica and the New York City Subway System.” Examples of Goldstein’s work, and opportunities to buy it, can be found on the Brooklyn Arts Council’s website.
JOHN DAVENPORT
From City Hall to front porch steps: NJ officials concerned as protests move closer to home
New Jersey Herald 12-16-20
“It’s happening all over,” said John Davenport, a philosophy professor and director of peace and justice studies at Fordham University.
KATHRYN REKLIS
The Good Lord Bird portrays abolitionist John Brown as a wild prophet
Christian Century 12-15-20
Kathryn Reklis teaches theology at Fordham University and is codirector of the Institute for Art, Religion and Social Justice.
NATHAN BALLANTYNE
How Science Beat the Virus
The Atlantic 12-14-20
Nathan Ballantyne, a philosopher at Fordham University, calls this “epistemic trespassing.”
AMY ARONSON
Torrey: 2020’s Top 8 Books for the Workers’ Compensation Professional
Work Comp Central 12-14-20
Amy Aronson, who teaches at Fordham University, has published a new (and the first) biography of the lawyer and social reformer, Crystal Eastman.
DAVID SWINARSKI
Modeling Elevator Traffic With Social Distancing
Inside Higher Ed 12-14-20
David Swinarski is an associate professor of mathematics and associate dean for the faculty of arts and sciences at Fordham University.
BRIAN DAVIES
Reading the Summa Theologiae Cover to Cover: Mission Accomplished
Patheos 12-13-20
One is authored by Brian Davies, a philosophy professor at Fordham University, where I earned my PhD.
QUAMRUL HAIDER
Five years since Paris Accord: Are we winning the race against climate change?
Inter Press Service 12-11-20
Quamrul Haider is a Professor of Physics at Fordham University, New York.
CHARLES CAMOSY
New Jersey Democrats’ abortion mistake
New York Daily News 12-11-20
Camosy teaches bioethics at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
We must stay vigilant
New York Amsterdam News 12-17-20
Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream,” and the co-host of the podcast FAQ-NYC and also What’s In It For Us podcast.
CHRISTINA GREER
Max Rose faces long road from Staten Island to Gracie Mansion
Politico 12-16-20
Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, said that the electoral pendulum has swung back and forth between moderates like Bloomberg, whom Rose endorsed in last year’s Democratic presidential primary, and progressives like de Blasio.
CHRISTINA GREER
The Jolt: Post-Trump, we need stronger guardrails on the nuclear trigger, says Sam Nunn
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 12-16-20
Fordham University political scientist and MSNBC contributor Christina Greer similarly tweeted, “This ad will be taught in Race Politics classes for years to come…it is doing A LOT of silent heavy lifting.”
CHRISTINA GREER
Raphael Warnock’s Dog Ads Cut Against White Voters’ Stereotypes Of Black People
FiveThirtyEight 12-15-20
Fordham University political scientist and MSNBC contributor Christina Greer similarly tweeted, “This ad will be taught in Race Politics classes for years to come…it is doing A LOT of silent heavy lifting.”
CHRISTINA GREER
Max Rose faces long road from Staten Island to Gracie Mansion
Politico 12-13-20
Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, said that the electoral pendulum has swung back and forth between moderates like Bloomberg, whom Rose endorsed in last year’s Democratic presidential primary, and progressives like de Blasio.
CHRISTINA GREER
The gauntlet of New York City politics awaits Andrew Yang
Politico 12-11-20
Christina Greer, a Fordham University political science professor, criticized Yang for playing up stereotypes with his frequent descriptions of himself as “an Asian guy who’s good at math,” and said his fervent supporters seem to consist mostly of “aggrieved white men.”
STUDENTS
Quarantine Cabana: South Bay Family’s Solution to Keeping Loved Ones Safe
NBC Bay Area 12-11-20
Andres Rocha returned from Fordham University before Thanksgiving.
Abilis “Sibshops” Workshop open to Teen Siblings of People with Special Needs
Greenwich Free Press 12-11-20
[Maddy Schulte] is graduating in May from Fordham University with her master’s degree in social work and started at Abilis as an intern in September of 2019 and fell in love with the work they do.
Women’s FAI Cup final: Player profiles and where Cork City vs Peamount will be won and lost
Irish Examiner 12-11-20
The goalkeeper [Maria O’Sullivan], who is extremely calm in possession of the football, is studying Child Psychology as part of a scholarship to Fordham University in New York City.
ALUMNI
MARIO GABELLI
N.Y. Financier Mario Gabelli Gives Fordham $35 Million
Philanthropy 12-18-20
Mario Gabelli and Regina Pitaro’s gift to Fordham will go toward scholarships for M.B.A. and Ph.D. students, among other things.
‘I Trust Science,’ Says Nurse Who Is First to Get Vaccine in U.S.
The New York Times 12-14-20
“This is a historic moment, potentially the beginning of the end,” Michael Dowling [GSS ’74], president and chief executive of Northwell Health, said of the vaccination that could begin to bring under control a pandemic that has killed more than 35,000 New Yorkers in the state.
Why Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie won’t fire Howie Roseman | Paul Domowitch
Philadelphia Inquirer 12-17-20
[Howie] Roseman, 45, has been with the Eagles since 2000, when he was hired out of Fordham Law School to help with the salary cap and player contracts.
Allison Varone of Belvedere Vodka: “Have a clear & distinct brand voice”
Thrive Global 12-17-20
Allison [Varone] holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business and an MBA from Fordham University.
Congressman Adam Smith discusses policy making in the Biden administration, political extremism, and more.
Washington State Wire 12-15-20
[Adam Smith also] went to Fordham University…and tuition then was $6,500.
A “toy kitchen” that’s into real food
People Asia 12-16-20
[Johanna Garcia] took up Media Studies at Fordham University and then worked for a PR firm.
Ailey Forward Free Virtual Season Presents World Premieres Of A TESTAMENT TO REVELATIONS and More
Broadway World 12-16-20
Featuring film direction by former Ailey/Fordham BFA student Preston Miller, an original score by composer Damien Sneed, and reflections from the current dancers, the work follows a community of people turning pain into power and lament into hope.
Laudio Announces the Formation of New Strategic Advisory Committee
Fox 21 Delmarva 12-16-20
Mark [Solazzo] earned an undergraduate degree from Fordham University, studied at Albany Medical College, and received an MBA with a specialization in health system management from Union College.
ENR Says Farewell to Longtime Top Lists Editor Gary Tulacz
Engineering News-Record 12-16-20
[Gary] Tulacz is a Fordham Law School graduate who devoted himself to journalism and became an amazing human encyclopedia of world construction.
Illuminate Theatre to present its Holiday Spectacular
Daily Gazette 12-15-20
Jonathan Lajas, a local educator, Jordan Hill, an African drum artist, and Eliana Rowe, a Fordham University graduate, explore the tradition of Kwanzaa.
‘Yes, Virginia’ makes Culpeper Depot sparkle
Star Exponent 12-15-20
[Virginia] O’Hanlon earned a master’s degree from Columbia University in 1912 and a doctorate from Fordham University in 1930, writing her dissertation on “The Importance of Play.”
Kira Core with Milana Valmont and Mateusz Grzelak
The AMA Room 12-15-20
After graduating from Fordham University [Milana Valmont] started working as a Private Equity Analyst for few years before transitioning into blockchain full time.
Moritt Hock & Hamroff Expands Bankruptcy Practice with Addition of Two New Attorneys
Secured Finance Network 12-15-20
[Michael C. Troiano] earned his B.A. magna cum laude from Fordham University.
30 celebrities and their childhood dreams
MSN 12-15-20
As a young buck the award-winning actor Denzel Washington hoped he would become a journalist. In 1977 he earned a BA in Drama and Journalism from Fordham University.
Reading the Summa Theologiae Cover to Cover: Mission Accomplished
Patheos 12-13-20
One is authored by Brian Davies, a philosophy professor at Fordham University, where [Francis J. Beckwith] earned my PhD.
Ramona Ortega, CEO & Founder of My Money My Future Recognized by Crain’s New York Business as One of the Most Notable Women in Financial Advice
Fox 21 Delmarva 12-11-20
[Ramona Ortega] received her JD from Fordham University of Law where she was an editor with the Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law.
Giants’ Joe Judge is prepared to face Cardinals RB Chase Edmonds in ‘homecoming game’
Yahoo! Sports 12-11-20
The former Fordham University star [Chase Edmonds] ran for a career-high 126 yards and three touchdowns, as his Cardinals would go on to be the Giants 27-21.
Gotham Organization Promotes Bryan Kelly to President of Development
Commercial Observer 12-11-20
[Bryan Kelly’s] education includes bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from Fordham University.
OBITUARIES
Rita Houston, 59, Of New York, NY, WFUV Program Director
Rita Houston, Curator of Eclectic Sound on New York’s WFUV, Dies at 59
Variety 12-15-20
Rita Houston, a steady presence on New York radio — and an important musical tastemaker in her role as program director of Fordham University’s WFUV — died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, the station said in a statement Tuesday.
Rita Houston, 59, Of New York, NY, WFUV Program Director
Rita Houston tribute on “Talk of the Table”
CBS This Morning 12-16-20
WFUV radio’s Rita Houston honored with a tribute on CBS This Morning’s “Talk of the Table.”
Gerald Welch, Of Harrisburg, PA, Social Worker
Social Worker Who Died of COVID Honored for His ‘Brutal’ Honesty and Fight Against Addiction
People 12-18-20
A former high school dropout, Gerald went on to earn his masters from Fordham University in social work.
David L. Phillips, Of Philadelphia, PA, Social Worker
David L. Phillips
Times-Tribune 12-15-20
Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late John and Alice Polubinsky Phillips and was a graduate of the University of Scranton and the Fordham Graduate School of Social Service.
Sister Lucy Hobbs, C.S.J., Nun
Obituaries, Week of Dec. 19, 2020
The Tablet 12-16-20
She did post graduate work in Leadership at Plattsburg University; Curriculum Improvement at Fordham University and Methodology in Teaching English at St. Joseph College.
