CLIPS OF THE WEEK
By laughing at ourselves, we grow, change for better, says actress-writer
Catholic News Service 10-18-16
The comedy writer and producer of “The Jim Gaffigan Show” accepted the inaugural Eloquentia Perfecta Award from Paulist Press and the Fordham University Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education.
Stephen Bepler, 74, Of NYC, financier
STEPHEN BEPLER
The New York Times 10-14-16
That spiritual introduction grew into a lifelong intellectual relationship with the Jesuits that began at Seattle Preparatory School and culminated in a return to New York and enrollment at Fordham.
In Case You Missed It Last Week
Alumni Couple Gives $20 Million to Fordham for Financial Aid
The Wall Street Journal 10-13-16
Fordham University alumni Maurice and Carolyn Dursi Cunniffe have given $20 million for student financial aid, making the married couple the top donors in the history of the Bronx school.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Alumni Couple Gives $20 Million to Fordham for Financial Ai
The Wall Street Journal 10-13-16
Fordham University alumni Maurice and Carolyn Dursi Cunniffe have given $20 million for student financial aid, making the married couple the top donors in the history of the Bronx school.
Here and Now
NYStateofPolitics.com 10-14-16
Fordham University alumni Maurice and Carolyn Dursi Cunniffe have given $20 million for student financial aid, making the married couple the top donors in the history of the Bronx school.
New York: Alumni Couple Gives $20 Million to Fordham for Financial Aid
NASFAA.org 10-17-16
“Fordham University alumni Maurice and Carolyn Dursi Cunniffe have given $20 million for student financial aid, making the married couple the top donors in the history of the Bronx school,” The Wall Street Journal reports.
Fordham’s ‘Intellectual Wattage’ Cited at 175th Anniversary Mass
Catholic New York 10-10-16
The cardinal spoke those words during his homily Oct. 1 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral during a Mass in celebration of Fordham’s 175th anniversary to a congregation of students, alumni, benefactors, board, faculty and staff.
All hands on deck vs. the opioid crisis: U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara explains his battle plan to attack the scourge
NY Daily News 10-17-16
The first will be on Oct. 20 at New York University School of Law, then on Dec. 1 at Pace Law School in White Plains, and on Dec. 8 at Fordham University.
By laughing at ourselves, we grow, change for better, says actress-writer
Catholic News Service 10-18-16
The comedy writer and producer of “The Jim Gaffigan Show” accepted the inaugural Eloquentia Perfecta Award from Paulist Press and the Fordham University Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education.
Dateline: Gothic revival structures still grace Marist
Poughkeepsie Journal 10-18-16
In 1929, a two-year Marist College curriculum was established in conjunction with Fordham University. Marist was granted its four-year charter in 1946.
Not another Snapchat story: Be featured on the New York Campus story
Columbia Spectator 10-19-16
The new city-centric story comes equipped with yet another fancy flag banner, though only St. John’s University and Fordham University have made the cut when it comes to being featured so far.
LOCAL LEADERS GATHER TO DISCUSS POVERTY
NetNY.tv 10-19-16
At Fordham University’s Manhattan campus, Church leaders and practitioners gather to discuss the issue of poverty throughout the world.
WFUV
Amos Lee & Friends Set for HOLIDAY CHEER FOR FUV Concert at the Beacon
BroadwayWorld.com 10-18-16
WFUV (90.7 FM/wfuv.org) has announced the lineup for the 12th annual Holiday Cheer for FUV concert, featuring Amos Lee & Friends, which will take place at the Beacon Theatre on Wednesday, November 30 at 8 p.m.
2016 WFUV Holiday Cheer Presents Amos Lee & Friends
AllAccess.com 10-19-16
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Triple A WFUV/NEW YORK has announced the lineup for the 12th annual HOLIDAY CHEER FOR FUV CONCERT, featuring AMOS LEE & FRIENDS.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESS
Stool Pigeons and Shlom Jobs: Revisiting the Days of Murder, Inc.
The New York Times 10-14-16
In “Murder, Inc. and the Moral Life: Gangsters and Gangbusters in La Guardia’s New York” (Empire State Editions/Fordham University Press, $29.95), it takes a while, too, for the reader to get used to Robert Weldon Whalen’s efforts to parse evil and tease the urban anthropology from what is, first and foremost, a timeless cops-and-robbers narrative.
ADMINISTRATORS
NANCY WACKSTEIN
WITH NEW HOMELESS SHELTERS PROPOSED, HOUSING PROVIDERS STRIVE TO REASSURE COMMUNITIES
CityandStateNY.com 10-18-16
“Whenever they see that there’s a nonprofit sponsor, somebody like Samaritan Village, or BRC, or whatever it is, laypeople, average people, don’t understand the difference,” said Nancy Wackstein, who led United Neighborhood Houses until last year when she became director of community engagement and partnerships at Fordham University.
SCHOOL OF LAW
Feerick Center Awards
New York Law Journal 10-18-16
Fordham University School of Law’s Feerick Center for Social Justice celebrated its 10th anniversary as well as the 80th birthday of its founder, John Feerick, on Monday at Mutual of America.
Fordham Launches Effort to Promote Access to Justice
New York Law Journal 10-19-16
Judges from along the Eastern seaboard convene at Fordham University School of Law Wednesday night for a discussion on the intersection between civil and criminal access to justice and how to better handle the overlapping deficiencies in both systems.
Fordham Taps Retired Chief Judge to Lead Justice Initiative
Bloomberg BNA 10-19-16
Fordham Law School has tapped Jonathan Lippman, the retired New York state judge who is now at Latham & Watkins, to lead a newly formed initiative to research and help resolve the country’s access to justice problem.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
CAROLE L. BASRI
The National Association of Women Lawyers® Celebrates the Twelfth Anniversary of its General Counsel Institute®
The National Law Review 10-14-16
…Scharf quickly formed a planning committee which consisted of themselves, as a well as Carole Basri, then adjunct professor at University of Pennsylvania School of Law (now adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law)…
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
Democracy After Citizens United
Boston Review 10-14-16
The other is institutional, or what we could call, building on the work of Fordham University professor Zephyr Teachout, “dependency corruption.”
JOHN PFAFF
Unequal justice: Ky counties’ prison rates vary
Courier-Journal 10-15-16
Although data for some U.S. counties are missing, records processed by Fordham University professor John Pfaff and The Times show that six counties in Kentucky were among the 20 with the highest incarceration rates nationwide.
JOHN PFAFF
Justice Department survey shows drop in violent crime from 2013 to 2015
Reuters 10-20-16
John Pfaff, a law professor at Fordham University, said the two surveys use different metrics and one is not necessarily more accurate than the other.
JOHN PFAFF
We have more proof that violent crime is not on the rise
Fusion 10-20-16
“Crime is something that is very hard to measure well, and the two studies estimate it in different ways using different sources; it’s not a question of which one is ‘better,’ but rather what they suggest when viewed together,” said John Pfaff, professor of law at Fordham Law School, emphasizing that it’s important to not create criminal justice policies based on an artificial panic about crime rates.
JAMES A. COHEN
‘We hope it will be over’: Retrial to open in 1979 Patz case
Associated Press via Fox News 10-17-16
But anecdotally, most end in convictions, as do most trials in general, said James A. Cohen, a Fordham University School of Law professor who specializes in criminal defense.
JAMES J. BRUDNEY
Oyster Bay’s proposed budget assumes $7.7 million in layoff savings
Newsday 10-17-16
The contract itself doesn’t contain a termination of the no-layoff clause, according to Joffe and James J. Brudney, a labor law professor at Fordham University Law School.
FRANCES K. BROWNE
Second Circuit Adopts Negligence-Based ‘Cat’s Paw’ Doctrine
New York Law Journal 10-17-16
Frances K. Browne is a partner with Brody & Browne and an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School.
IAN WEINSTEIN
Donald Trump and Lester Holt clash over whether stop-and-frisk is constitutional in New York
Politifact.com 09-28-16
There might be some confusion in the public conversation over stop-and-frisk because it seems the public has come to associate the phrase “stop-and-frisk” with unconstitutional practices, like officers stopping people for no reason, said Ian Weinstein, professor at the Fordham University School of Law in New York.
JOEL R. REIDENBERG
Why dead people are being targeted by health insurance companies: Bad data
Los Angeles Times 10-18-16
“There’s a lot of inaccurate information floating around, and it can be very hard to say where a company got it,” said Joel Reidenberg, a law professor and director of Fordham University’s Center on Law and Information Policy.
AARON SAIGER
Chamber Advances Legal Attack on DOL’s Overtime Rule
Bloomberg BNA 10-18-16
Paul DeCamp, who ran the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division during the George W. Bush administration, and Fordham University law professor Aaron Saiger told Bloomberg BNA before the lawsuit was filed that they expected opponents to consider a number of factors in deciding where to file the lawsuits.
LISA M. FERRI
Mayer Brown partner Lisa Ferri named “Woman Worth Watching” by Profiles in Diversity Journal
MayerBrown.com 10-19-16
In addition to serving as co-chair of both the firm’s global Women’s Leadership Committee and the New York office’s Women’s Forum, Ms. Ferri is also an adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law, where she teaches patent litigation.
DEBORAH DENNO
Mayor: Bronx Shooting ‘Unacceptable,’ ‘Didn’t Have to Happen’
Patch.com 10-19-16
“We’ve seen repeatedly that whether these people are mentally disturbed or on drugs, on PCP, police don’t seem sufficiently trained to handle the situation,” said Deborah Denno, Founding Director of the Neuroscience and Law Center at Fordham University.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
TIMOTHY D. MALEFYT
In Mask Sales, At Least Trump Wins
San Fernando Valley Business Journal October 17-30, 2016 Issue
Nevertheless, Timothy Malefyt, marketing professor at Fordham University in New York, said costume retailers bear financial risk when selling political masks.
PDF available upon request
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE FACULTY
LYN KENNEDY SLATER
Make your style worth looking at
Knoxville News Sentinel 10-14-16
Lyn Slater, 63, a professor of social work at Fordham University in New York and fashion blogger at Accidental Icon, says she is “embracing clothing and reinventing herself,” and it’s making her young.”
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FACULTY
JANET K. RUFFING
Diocese to hold all-day jubilee celebration
DailyAmerican.com 10-18-16
Ruffing is a professor of spirituality and ministerial leadership at Yale Divinity School in Connecticut, and a professor emerita of spirituality and spiritual direction at Fordham University.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FACULTY
WILLIAM F. BAKER
Fort Worth arts groups must find new funding to keep their footing
Star-Telegram 10-18-16
“In performing arts in America, at least 40 percent to 80 percent of the money comes from philanthropy and not from ticket sales,” said William Baker, a Fordham University professor who teaches an arts business class at The Julliard School.
FORMER ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
MICHAEL V. TUETH, SJ
Broadway Rhythms
America Magazine 10-13-16
Michael V. Tueth, S.J., now residing in St. Louis, Mo., is emeritus professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
CHRISTINA GREER
Welcome to fall
New York Amsterdam News 10-14-16
Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University and the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream.”
CHRISTINA GREER
De Blasio Was Mocked as a ‘Terrorist’ by Clinton Camp Over Endorsement
DNAinfo.com 10-13-16
The sometimes embarrassing e-mails show de Blasio’s “huge miscalculation” of how much national political sway he had, said Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
Trump says he can disprove sex assault allegations
CRCconnection.com 10-14-16
Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University in NY, said she believed Mr Trump was trying to turn off independent voters who might be tempted to support Ms Clinton.
CHRISTINA GREER
For Years, the Way Hillary Clinton Talked About Race Bothered Me. Here’s How I Made My Peace.
Elle 10-18-16
“The appeal was both [Barack] and Michelle,” says Fordham University political scientist Christina Greer, PhD.
CHRISTINA GREER
Limited Down Ballot Choices for New Yorkers Come November 8
Gotham Gazette 10-18-16
“It’s very difficult for newcomers to unseat incumbents,” Dr. Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University told Gotham Gazette last month.
CHRISTINA GREER
Freedom of the press
New York Amsterdam News 10-20-16
Christina Greer, Ph. D., is an associate professor at Fordham University and the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream.”
CHRISTINA GREER
Presidential Debate Fails to Address Diversity in Immigration Issues
NBC News 10-20-16
“I think there could have been a real opportunity to try and target, in particular African and Caribbean immigrants, but they have just lumped them together as Black people and ignored a lot of their issues,” Dr. Christina Greer, Associate Professor of Political Science, Fordham University said.
JESSAMINE IRWIN
Seizing the Moment to Save a Child Under Attack on the Subway
The New York Times 10-13-16
Ms. Irwin, 26, had just finished teaching Intermediate French at Fordham University in the Bronx and was on her way to another class, Elementary French 2 at New York University.
DORON BEN-ATAR
Does China deserve a reputation as the land of copycats?
The Guardian 10-15-16
Doron Ben-Atar, a history professor at Fordham University and author of Trade Secrets: Intellectual Piracy and the origins of American Industrial Power, says the US and every major European state engaged in technology piracy and industrial espionage in the 18th and 19th century.
ASIF SIDDIQI
The Red Rockets’ Glare
NewBooksNetwork.com 09-30-16
In The Red Rockets’ Glare: Spaceflight and the Soviet Imagination, 1857-1957 (Cambridge University Press, 2013), Asif Siddiqi approaches the history of the Soviet space program as a combination of engineering and imagination, both necessary to achieve the launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957.
PAUL LEVINSON
Local books for your fall reading list
The Herald-Dispatch 10-17-16
Levinson is an author and professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York City who served as president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (https://www.sfwa.org/) from 1998 to 2001.
PAUL LEVINSON
How ‘This Is Us,’ a warm-hearted family drama, became TV hit
The Christian Science Monitor 10-19-16
“The buzz that ‘This Is Us’ is getting shows that networks … can still come up with a winning hand in this crazy world in which people watch television in so many different ways,” says Paul Levinson, professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University and author of “The Plot to Save Socrates.”
PAUL LEVINSON
Debate withdrawal is real and sufferers may experience fear, anger, depression and anxiety
NY Daily News 10-19-16
“I think lots of people who have become focused and understandably all keyed up watching the debates and the general contest will indeed feel a sense of letdown after the last debate and more so after Election Day,” says Paul Levinson, a communications and media studies professor at Fordham University.
MELISSA LABONTE
Politics Trumps Gender in the Selection of a U.N. Leader
The New York Times 10-14-16
“That was tone-deaf to the Nth degree,” said Melissa LaBonte, a political science professor at Fordham University who is a member of Campaign to Elect a Woman U.N. Secretary General.
BRIAN DAVIES
‘Questions on Love and Charity’
Commonweal 10-04-16
Brian Davies is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University.
JASON MUNSHI-SOUTH
Why are there so many rats in Seattle?
KUOW.org 10-18-16
Many don’t make it through the winter, which keeps the overall population in check, says Jason Munshi-South, an expert on rat genetics and urban rodents at Fordham University in New York.
JUDITH HOCHBERG
Local Spanish Professor Publishes Book that Answers 101 Questions About Spanish
Scarsdale10583.com 10-18-16
Scarsdale native and Spanish Professor Judy Hochberg has published a new book, “¿Por qué? 101 Questions about Spanish” for anyone who wants to understand how Spanish really works.
HEATHER GAUTNEY
Candidates’ higher education plans could affect private colleges
The Ithacan 10-19-16
Heather Gautney, associate professor of sociology at Fordham University, was a senior researcher for the Sanders campaign and the co-founder of the Higher Ed for Bernie initiative.
MICHAEL PEPPARD
Removing a Veil
Commonweal 10-20-16
Michael Peppard is associate professor of theology at Fordham University, author of The World’s Oldest Church and The Son of God in the Roman World, and on Twitter @MichaelPeppard.
ATHLETICS
More Than A Chase Edmonds Show At Rose Hill; Fordham wins third straight
The Bronx Chronicle 10-16-16
It was the Kevin Anderson show and not Chase Edmonds Saturday afternoon up at Rose Hill on the campus of Fordham University.
Pirate tennis struggles against Fordham
The Setonian 10-16-16
The Seton Hall Pirates women’s tennis team had a tough battle Saturday afternoon against the Fordham Rams, getting swept in singles competition.
Tracking Florida Kids – Patriot League
CBS Miami 10-18-16
FORDHAM RAMS (5)
Kevin Anderson, QB, Sr., Boca Raton
Alejandro Cardenas, PK, Jr., Miami LaSalle
Luke Medlock, QB, Jr., Neptune Beach Fletcher
Kendall Pearcey, RB, Sr. Lutz Steinbrenner
Jorge Solano, WR, Sr., Coral Springs Charter
Fordham Rams 2016-17 Preseason Breakdown
A10talk.com 10-19-16
After coming off a winning season, which is huge for their program, the Fordham Rams are looking to build on 2015-2016 successes.
STUDENTS
The State of Slavery in Mauritania
Blogs.CFR.org 10-14-16
Tyler Falish is a student in Fordham University’s Graduate Program in International Political Economy & Development and a former intern for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program.
Debate Reactions
Good Day New York 10-10-16
Featuring Fordham student Victor Rodriguez
ALUMNI
THEY’RE SEMIFINAL TOUGH
BigAppleSoccer.com 10-16-16
The Fordham University product came up big when it counted, stopping two penalty kicks in the shootout to boost New York into the USL Cup final at Red Bull Arena.
Meridian Energy Group, Inc. Appoints Tom Skwarek and Paul Coppola to its Board of Directors
Digital Journal 10-18-16
[Coppola] graduated from Fordham University in 1992 as a Distinguished Military Graduate with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Economics.
Mercy offered to driver after accident that took teen’s life aids healing
StCloudVisitor.org 10-18-16
A graduate of Jesuit-run Fordham University, [Maggie] Baisley said she appreciates that the mercy shown by the Pettey family led her to become “re-engaged with an organized religious community,” even though outside the Catholic Church.
Is Trump On A Rogue Mission? Ask Columnist & Author Jeffrey Stephens
BlogTalkRadio.com 10-18-16
Jeffrey began his first novel in 1970, which would not be completed for several years as he entered the Fordham University School of Law.
OliverMcMillan Announces Hire of Real Estate Industry Leader Michael OHanlon as Chief Operating Officer and Promotion of Two Executives
KHQ.com 10-19-16
He is a graduate of Fordham University and earned a master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
OBITUARIES
Stephen Bepler, 74, Of NYC, financier
STEPHEN BEPLER
The New York Times 10-14-16
That spiritual introduction grew into a lifelong intellectual relationship with the Jesuits that began at Seattle Preparatory School and culminated in a return to New York and enrollment at Fordham.
Michael Fury, 89, Of Nanuet, NY, attorney
Michael Fury
Legacy.com 10-14-16
He was a graduate of Saint Simon Stock High School, Iona College and Fordham University School of Law.
Sister Christine Alice Cunningham, 99, Of NYC, teacher
Sister Christine Alice Cunningham dies at 99
TheMiscellany.org 10-14-16
She attended St. Michael’s High School in New York City and later earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Fordham University.
Joseph Suozzi, 95, Of Glen Cove, NY, judge
Joseph Suozzi dead; judge, former mayor, candidate’s dad was 95
Newsday 10-17-16
[He attended] St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay and Fordham University before joining the Army.
Ellin O’Brien, Of Spring Lake Heights, NJ, teacher
ELLIN O’BRIEN
The New York Times 10-15-16
Born in Brooklyn, Ellin attended Fontbonne Hall Academy, Marymount College and Fordham University where she earned an MS in mathematics.
Edward Thomas McDonough, 90, Of Punta Gorda, FL, physician
Edward Thomas McDonough, 90
Cape Code Times 10-16-16
A graduate of Fordham University in 1949, he then received his MD degree from New York Medical College in 1953.
George Canty, Jr., 89, Of Lincolnshire, IL, attorney
GEORGE CANTY JR.
Legacy.com 10-15-16
He went to Andover for high school, attended Williams College, and graduated from Fordham University, where he excelled academically and athletically.
Patrick Murphy, Of Brooklyn, NY, attorney
PATRICK MURPHY
The New York Times 10-18-16
Attorney, Graduate of Fordham University, St. John’s Law School, N.Y.U. Graduate School of Law. Knight of the Holy Sepulchre (KHS), Member of the Cardinal Cooke Guild and The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Jenny Amlen, 50, Of NYC, singer
UWS singer Jenny Amlen dead at 50
OTdowntown.com 10-17-16
She graduated with a master’s in social work from Fordham University in 2002 and received a certificate in psychoanalytic/psychotherapy from the Postgraduate Institute of Mental Health in 2004.
John Good, 80, Of Island Park, NY, FBI employee
John Good, Architect of F.B.I.’s Abscam Sting Operation, Dies at 80
The New York Times 10-18-16
He graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School in 1954 and received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Fordham University in 1958.
Ronald D. DeMeo, 67, Of Mendham, NJ, president of R.C. DeMeo LLC
Ronald D. DeMeo, 67, of Mendham
NewJerseyHills.com 10-20-16
He received his bachelor’s degree from Fordham University in 1970 and his master of business administration degree in 1972 from St. John’s University.
