CLIPS OF THE WEEK
KAREN GREENBERG
Putin’s Historic Miscalculation May Make Him a War Criminal
The New Yorker 02-28-22
“Putin’s gamble seems to be that he can be in charge of what comes next, how far and wide this spreads,” Karen J. Greenberg, the director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School, told me. “That is a foolish lack of appreciation for the power nato and the other countries have to contain his incursion—and in that lies his miscalculation.”
ANJALI DAYAL
Russia believes tanks trump international law. Smaller countries like Kenya are using the U.N. to push back.
The Washington Post 02-26-22
Anjali Dayal (@anjalikdayal) is an assistant professor of international politics at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus and the author of “Incredible Commitments: How UN Peacekeeping Failures Shape Peace Processes” (Cambridge University Press, 2021).
GEORGE DEMACOPOULOS
The Orthodox Response to Putin’s Invasion
Commonweal 02-27-22
George E. Demacopoulos is the Fr. John Meyendorff & Patterson Family Chair of Orthodox Christian Studies at Fordham University. Follow him on Twitter @GDemacopoulos
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
America Media Announces 2022-2023 O’Hare Fellows
America Magazine 02-28-22
The Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Postgraduate Media Fellowship is a program of America Media, co-sponsored by Fordham University. The fellowship is named in honor and memory of Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., who served as editor in chief of America (1975-84) and president of Fordham University (1984-2003).
ADMINISTRATION
TANIA TETLOW
Tania Tetlow, une laïque à la tête de la grande université jésuite de New York (Tania Tetlow, a laywoman at the head of the great Jesuit university in New York)
Le Croix 02-18-22
Perché sur une colline du Bronx, le campus historique de Fordham University, reconnaissable à son architecture gothique, paraît bien tranquille en cette mi-février. Pourtant, une petite révolution est en cours au sein de la grande université jésuite new-yorkaise. Pour la première fois, cette institution fondée en 1841 sera dirigée par une femme et une laïque. Présentée le 10 février lors d’une conférence virtuelle, Tania Tetlow prendra officiellement ses fonctions de 33e président…
TANIA TETLOW
Fordham University taps first layperson and the first woman to be the 33rd President
Riverdale Hamlet 02-10-22
In a letter to the extended Fordham family and community, today, Robert D. Daleo, Chair, Fordham University Board of Trustees announced that Tania Tetlow, J.D., the 33rd President of Fordham University. President-Elect Tetlow will be the first layperson and the first woman to occupy the post in Fordham’s 181-year history. She will take office on July 1, 2022.
TANIA TETLOW
Incoming Fordham University President Makes History As First Woman and Non-Jesuit President
NY1 03-02-22
Last month, history was made at Fordham University when they announced their new president, Tania Tetlow…
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESS
The Corpse in the Kitchen: Enclosure, Extraction, and the Afterlives of the Black Hawk War
The Boston Review 03-02-22
A review of the book by Adam John Waterman, Fordham University Press, $30 (paper).
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
LAWRENCE BRENNAN
Sailor accused of torching USS Bonhomme Richard will go to court-martial, Navy decides
Navy Times 02-25-22
Tang’s legal opinion on the strength of the Navy’s case was only a recommendation, and Koehler is completely within his rights to still refer the case to court-martial, according to Lawrence Brennan, a retired Navy captain, attorney and law professor at Fordham University.
KAREN GREENBERG
Putin’s Historic Miscalculation May Make Him a War Criminal
The New Yorker 02-28-22
“Putin’s gamble seems to be that he can be in charge of what comes next, how far and wide this spreads,” Karen J. Greenberg, the director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School, told me. “That is a foolish lack of appreciation for the power nato and the other countries have to contain his incursion—and in that lies his miscalculation.”
SUSAN SCAFIDI
Textile Design Copyrights Remain Tricky After High Court Ruling
Bloomberg Law 02-28-22
Fashion law professor Susan Scafidi of Fordham University disagreed that textile copyright litigation is as much of a mess as some claim. Scafidi said many cases involve clear copies. She also downplayed the prevalence of questionable claims over similar, but not identical or especially distinctive designs where a judge’s analysis falls in a gray area. “Think of the tens of thousands of fabric printings made every year, and how few of them are accused of infringing,” Scafidi said.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
CRYSTAL COLOMBINI
Rejected
The Bharat Express News 02-25-22
In 2020 she found a job at Fordham University, where she was granted tenure upon hiring. Now, she wants to be as open as possible about her experience and serve as a mentor to people who are going through the same thing.
CHRISTINA GREER
What Biden needs to do next if he wants to keep Black voters engaged
The Grio 02-28-22
Christina Greer is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University, a political analyst at thegrio.com, and the author of “Black Ethnics”. Her research and teaching focus on American politics, black ethnic politics, urban politics, and campaigns and elections.
OLENA NIKOLAYENKO and JOHN DAVENPORT
Tough Times with Lou Young, Episode #8
WRCR 1700AM 02-26-22
[At 1:57:47] Then, Lou spoke to John Davenport, Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University and Olena Nikolayenko, Professor of Political Science at Fordham, along with New York State Assemblyman Colin Schmitt, who represents parts of Orange and Rockland counties about the long-ranging effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
PAUL LEVINSON
Paul Levinson interviews Grzegorz Kwiatkowski about Russian Invasion of Ukraine
YouTube 02-28-22
[Professor Paul Levinson] interviews Polish poet and musician (member of Trupa Trupa) Grzegorz Kwiatkowski about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and how music and poetry can play a role in the struggle for freedom.
CHRISTINA GREER
Republicans Attack Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown
MSNBC 02-27-22
Jonathan Capehart: “Joining me now is Christina Greer of Fordham University and also the author of Black Ethnics… Professor Greer, thank you for coming to the Sunday Show. I’ve been trying to get you for weeks!”
“Her qualifications are longer than a CVS receipt,” @Dr_CMGreer tells @CapehartJ about Republican attacks over the historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson
JOHN DAVENPORT
President Biden Warns on Imminent Attack on Ukraine
WNBC-4 New York 02-19-22
“Fordham University Philosophy professor John Davenport says Russia’s demands are a threat to democracy…”
CHRISTINA GREER
Why Gerrymandering Keeps Me Up at Night
The Nation 03-02-22
The power to redraw political lines and solidify a political district voting map for a decade is something that should concern anyone who cares about the longevity of our democracy. What makes the gerrymandering attempts by DeSantis in Florida so dangerous to democracy and the future of voting are severalfold.
JOHN DAVENPORT
Donald Trump’s Dead Tweets
The New Republic 02-22-22
The lack of primary sourcing creates a loss of accountability, said John Davenport, a professor of political philosophy at Fordham University. As major social media platforms attempt to retain their status as forums rather than news curators, however, “the only remedy we have so far is the crude one of exercising their right to deplatform people,” he said.
GARRETT BROAD
Does Veganism Really Make People Sick?
Sentient Media 03-02-22
“What are the kinds of stories people like to tell? Stories that either people really like or people really hate—and the perfect story is one that some people love and some people hate,” says Garrett Broad, an associate professor in communications and media studies at Fordham University, whose work focuses on food systems.
PAUL LEVINSON
What is the Metaverse?
Hot Media with Bob Mann 01-27-22
We keep hearing about the so-called “metaverse” but what exactly is it? Hot Media with Bob Mann episode 317 explains it. Frequent guest, Professor Paul Levinson, tells us how the metaverse evolved and the ways we can benefit from the “immersive internet.”
ANJALI DAYAL
Russia believes tanks trump international law. Smaller countries like Kenya are using the U.N. to push back.
Washington Post 02-22
Anjali Dayal (@anjalikdayal) is an assistant professor of international politics at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus and the author of “Incredible Commitments: How UN Peacekeeping Failures Shape Peace Processes” (Cambridge University Press, 2021).
ANJALI DAYAL
Ukraine and the United Nations. What’s Going On? What’s Next?
UN Global Dispatches via Twitter Spaces 03-02-22
“Joining me to discuss this vote and much more is Anjali Dayal, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University.”
GEORGE DEMACOPOULOS
The Orthodox Response to Putin’s Invasion
Commonweal 02-27-22
George E. Demacopoulos is the Fr. John Meyendorff & Patterson Family Chair of Orthodox Christian Studies at Fordham University. Follow him on Twitter @GDemacopoulos
JAMIE PARKER
5 science experiments kids can do on themselves
National Geographic 01-18-22
“That sends signals to the brain, brain stem, and cerebellum, and the brain interprets this movement,” says biology instructor Jamie Parker of Fordham University in New York City. “So if the liquid is moving while you’re still, your brain still thinks you’re still spinning.”
CHRISTINA GREER
State of the Biden Administration
Brian Lehrer Show WNYC 03-02-22
Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University and host of the podcast FAQNYC, recaps President Biden’s first State of the Union address.
CHRISTINA GREER
What should we take away from Biden’s first State of the Union?
TheGrio 03-02-22
Christina Greer is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University, a political analyst at thegrio.com, and the author of “Black Ethnics”. Her research and teaching focus on American politics, black ethnic politics, urban politics, and campaigns and elections.
NANA OSEI-OPARE
Anti-Black racism is upending easy narratives about the exodus from Ukraine
The Washington Post 03-02-22
Nana Osei-Opare is an assistant professor of African & Cold War history at Fordham University, New York City.
JASON MUNSHI-SOUTH
Of Rats and Men
Throughline NPR 03-03-22
Munshi-South: “They’re just, to me, like, part of the city.” Narrator: This is Dr. Jason Munshi-South. He’s a professor of biology of Fordham University in the Bronx, where he leads his own research lab.
ALUMNI
Infrastructure is Ecology
Oculus Winter 2022
There’s a 2015 photograph of biologist Dustin Partridge, Ph.D., smiling on the green rooftop of the Jacob Javits Center at the time he was completing his doctorate at Fordham University. Today, Partridge is the senior ecologist and green infrastructure lead at New York City Audubon, and managing director of the Green Roof Research Alliance (GRRA).
Why Oscar Nominee Denzel Washington Tackled Macbeth: Shakespeare Is ‘Only Challenge Left’
IndieWire 02-28-22
Denzel Washington never went to Juilliard. His first exposure to William Shakespeare came a thousand feet down the street, at Fordham University at Lincoln Center, when he played Othello at 21. “They wouldn’t let me in,” he joked on a recent Zoom call. “I didn’t know anything about theater acting, any of that, until I was introduced in the fall of 1975. I did a musical and found that I couldn’t sing. But I enjoyed being on the stage. The artistic director saw something in me.”
Associa Community Management Corporation of New Jersey Promotes Jackie Thermidor to Branch President
Fox 40 02-28-22
[Jackie] Thermidor holds a Bachelor’s in Economics from Fordham University and a certificate in Building and Property Management from the NYU Real Estate Institute.
Bernard D’Andrea selected for IAOTP’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Fox 40 03-01-22
Before embarking on his professional career path, Mr. D’Andrea attended Delbarton School and Fordham University’s College of Business Administration where he earned a BS degree in Finance and Economics. While at Fordham, Mr. D’Andrea was featured for 2 years in Who’s Who in Colleges and Universities and was awarded a place in Alpha Beta Kappa, a national business fraternity. He was student council president, and a University Council member serving as Chairman of the University Student Council his senior year.
In ‘Indescribable: In Your Will is Our Peace,’ Deacon Francis G. King, Ph.D., shares an inspirational story and experiences in his new book
Fox 40 02-28-22
[Francis G. King] was an assistant professor of Mathematics at Fordham University and holds seven patents. He co-authored “Process Improvement Simplified,” and published articles in the Encyclopedia of Robotics at NATO’s Advanced Science Institute Series.
NCCVT ANNOUNCES PERSONNEL CHANGES IN UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF WILMINGTON
WITN 22 03-01-22
[Colleen Conaty] earned her Master of Arts in Education of the Gifted from Teachers College at Columbia University as well as an additional 45 graduate credits in Educational Leadership, Administration, and Supervision from Fordham University, Wilmington University, and the University of Delaware.
Joseph Espaillat is New York’s first Dominican bishop. What does this mean for our church?
National Catholic Reporter 03-01-22
Bishop Joseph Espaillat, also known as Father J., was born on Dec. 27, 1976 in Manhattan, and he is the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. He is Catholic educated, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Fordham University in 1998.
MetroFocus: March 1, 2022
PBS 03-01-22
[At 15:47] New York Rep. [Tom Suozzi]: “When I was in law school, I started a thing called the Fordham law school public service project. I used to sleep overnight, supervise a homeless shelter…”
ATHLETICS
The first college basketball game on TV was Pitt vs. Fordham in 1940
NCAA.com 02-28-22
The first televised college basketball game was played Feb. 28. 1940, when Pitt faced off against Fordham at, fittingly, Madison Square Garden.
Northern State University announces athletic director finalists for a second time
Aberdeen News 02-28-22
Prior to his position as director of athletics at Wheaton College, [Gavin] Viano was associate athletic director/director of development at Davidson College in North Carolina; senior managing director of athletic fundraising at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire; director of athletic development at Drexel University in Pennsylvania; development officer, athletics, for Fordham University in New York…
Ukraine flag was worn by a US college basketball team to show solidarity with one player’s homeland
Insider.com 03-01-22
Fordham’s men’s basketball team sported Ukraine’s flag on its jerseys on Monday.
The Rams wore the blue-and-yellow flag to show support for Ukrainian player Rostyslav Novitskyi. The Kyiv native proceeded to drop a season-high 10 points in Fordham’s win against UMass.
Fordham Rams even their record against University of Massachusetts
News 12 Bronx 03-01-22
As the calendar turns, an incredible turnaround continues for the Fordham University men’s basketball program.
OBITUARIES
Johanna Margaret McKenna, 71, educator
Legacy.com 03-01-22
Johanna began her career in Western Massachusetts after completing her education at Fordham University and Cornell University, with a ten-year position as the Western Massachusetts District Coordinator for the Massachusetts Migrant Education Program.
Joan Ann Brogan, 92, Educator
The Examiner News 03-01-22
Grandma was a lifelong student. She earned four degrees from Fordham University, a bachelors, a masters, a professional degree and the highly coveted Ph.D.
