This class introduces a three-step suicide caregiver support model that gives providers a framework for how to work with caregivers of persons who are thinking about suicide The process starts with helping caregivers prepare their care approach by reflecting on their own personal experiences and beliefs. Next, caregivers are equipped with skills and resources to
Many patients, particularly at the end of life, do not receive quality care. Palliative and hospice care are not often provided in a timely manner, if at all. Additionally, the healthcare wishes of patients are often not honored, and dying patients may receive interventions they never wanted. Patients who experience intolerable suffering may not know
Join us for this timely event celebrating the launch of the Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., Endowed Fund for Theology and the Earth, a new Fordham fund that will advance the study of theology and our relationship and responsibility to the Earth. The fund will make possible programs that engage the religious, ethical, and spiritual dimensions
Join us for this hybrid workshop with Jackie Feldman, given by Ben-Gurion University and Fordham.
Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call on U.S. relations with South America, featuring Brian Winter. Winter is the editor in chief of Americas Quarterly and is one of Latin America’s most influential political analysts, with more than 20 years following the region’s ups and downs. His current role is the
Join the ANA Educational Foundation (AEF) and Disney, AEF’s masters on campus talent partner, for an in-person conference to hear from top minds in creativity and emotion in marketing. Learn how brands are harnessing joy and happiness to drive growth after the past few difficult years. We'll hear actionable takeaways and insightful case studies on
This panel will provide valuable insight into the ideals of sustainable development and integral ecology based on their experiences in Kenya and Malawi. Pope Francis, in his encyclical letter Laudato Si’, focused on these concepts and stressed the need to safeguard our environment to ensure that while we meet the needs of the present generation,
This hybrid event is co-sponsored with Fordham’s Center for Jewish Studies and Fordham Law School. Registrants will receive location details as they are finalized.
Please join the history department and the O'Connell Initiative in welcoming Mary Hicks, Ph.D., from the University of Chicago as she discusses her research on slavery, capitalism, and race in the early modern Atlantic world.
Join us for a screening of Abigail E. Disney and Kathleen Hughes' film, The American Dream and other Fairy Tales. Following the screening, the foundation's president and CEO, Ana L. Oliveira, will lead a panel discussion with Disney about issues related to the rights and dignity of low-wage workers. Additional panelists will be announced in
The fate of the Amazon rainforest is tied to the fate of our planet: The vast region touches eight different South American countries plus French Guiana and is home to more than 2 million indigenous peoples from almost 400 traditional nations. Moreover, the health of Amazonia’s ecosystem is key to the ecological health of the
Join us for a lecture by Christie de la Gandara, Ph.D., the GRE Visiting Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Religious Education and a Louisville Institute postdoctoral fellow. This discussion will focus on the changing landscape of U.S. Catholic demographics, some important realities that define the U.S. Hispanic-Catholic experience, and how Hispanic people within the
Join us for a workshop with Sarah Wolf.
How can your faith be a resource for grief, forgiveness, and envy? Join us for a conversation with campus experts and a nourishing meal.
Nathalie Becquart, X.M.C.J., is undersecretary of the Vatican’s Office on the Synod—which makes her the highest-ranking woman at the Vatican and a leader in promoting Pope Francis’ vision of a more “synodal” church marked by listening and learning and inclusivity. Indeed, The New York Times called Sister Becquart “the nun reshaping the role of women
Join us for this discussion with Hollis Landauer.
Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call on media literacy and propaganda, featuring Renee Hobbs. Hobbs is an internationally recognized authority on media literacy education. Through community and global service and as a researcher, teacher, advocate, and media professional, Hobbs has worked to advance the quality of digital and media literacy education
Dennis Marks, Ph.D., professor emeritus, Department of Physics, Astronomy, Geosciences and Engineering Technology at Valdosta State University, will present “Geometry: From Fordham Prep to the Cosmos.” Relativity is expressed geometrically, but quantum mechanics is expressed in terms of matrices. Geometric algebra expresses geometrical elements as matrices, thereby providing a common mathematical language for both relativity
When asked in 2013 which aspect of Ignatian spirituality is most important to him as he does his work as pope, Pope Francis answered without hesitation: discernment. Discernment has been a focus of Pope Francis’ appropriation of Ignatian spirituality going all the way back to his first years of formation during the early '60s and
Come hear from Fordham’s current Report for America fellows: Sarah Huffman, FCRH ‘21, and Jake Shore, FCRH ‘18. They will be speaking about Report for America, a program that puts young reporters in newsrooms around the country, and breaking into journalism. Join us in LL 308 to dial into the virtual event together.
Fordham's political union student club presents a night with Fordham alumnus and former CIA director John Brennan. The night will consist of a brief opening from Brennan, followed by a question-and-answer session.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has impacted many industries around the world: banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, automotive, medical technology, manufacturing, and retail. But it has only just begun its odyssey toward cheaper, better, and faster predictions that drive strategic business decisions. When a prediction is taken to the max, industries transform, and with such transformation comes disruption.
Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call on the geopolitics of oil, featuring Helima Croft. Croft is a managing director and the head of global commodity strategy and MENA research at RBC Capital Markets. She specializes in geopolitics and energy, leading a team of commodity strategists that cover energy, metals, and cross-commodity investor
We live in fascist times, in eugenic times, in times of concentrated attacks on mobility and land autonomy. And yet, these are the times we have. In this interactive keynote, writer and disability justice organizer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinah will speak about what time it is on the clock of the world, and the possibilities for
Children participate in adult-oriented and adult-controlled court systems on a daily basis. Many of these children are victims of, or witnesses to, trauma and are frequently retraumatized by a justice system that does not always adjust to their needs. This class will discuss the experiences of children involved in the justice system, techniques for quick
