The Guinea Worm Eradication Program (GWEP) has reduced Guinea worm transmission by more than 99.99% since 1986, successfully eliminating it in 16 countries. The GWEP remains working to fully eradicate Guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) in Mali, Chad, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Angola. The goal of program completion is now set for 2030. Giovanna Steel first joined
LGBTQIA+ athletes have received considerable news coverage in recent months, and there have been debates on how they can compete against cisgender athletes. Carla Varriale-Barker, who has represented such athletes as part of her sports law-related practice, will discuss the legal and ethical issues involving the right of these athletes to compete, and the paradigm
During the French Third Republic, which emerged in 1870 and ended in 1940, French Jews, according to James McAuley, “enjoyed a greater level of civic engagement and public visibility … than at any other point in modern French history.” They saw their Frenchness and Jewishness as symbiotic, not contradictory. Those most affluent invested their fortunes
International Large Scale Assessments (ILSAs) have been conducted since TIMSS 1995 started reporting trends in mathematics and science achievement of students around the world. In this presentation, Matthias von Davier, Ph.D., Monan Professor in Education at Boston College, will describe current activities around TIMSS 2023, setting the standard for fully digital assessments of student achievement
Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call with Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Ph.D., a fellow for international political economy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Her work focuses on international political economy, global financial markets, sovereign wealth funds, supply chains of critical minerals, development finance, emerging markets, energy and climate change policy,
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed the threat of nuclear destruction back onto the front pages and into our collective consciousness. In reality, that threat had never gone away but had been superseded in the public mind by such crises as climate change and political turmoil elsewhere. This discussion among leading experts on nuclear weapons
"Faith comes by hearing," St. Paul (Rom 10:17). Accordingly, the Orthodox faith is taught, proclaimed, and celebrated in the many hymns of the Church. They are not only important to worship; the hymnographic tradition is key to Orthodox theology. They have a great deal to teach us about the scriptures: how they are interpreted and
Tony Zinicola is the founding member of Prometheus Insurance Consulting. He has worked in various roles, identifying and managing the risks multinational companies and nonprofit organizations face. He has traveled, worked, and established companies in more than 40 countries during his 30-year career. Zinicola attended Fordham and received a B.A. in economics and a master's
The Fordham Foundry is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its founding with a full year of programming and fundraising. The Foundry is Fordham’s Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and has helped more than 4,500 students and alumni from all of Fordham’s schools including Fordham Law, the Graduate School of Social Services, Fordham College, and the
The global economy is at a crossroads. Can finance fix it? Proponents of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing say yes. They claim that new financial strategies that consider all stakeholders are essential tools for addressing runaway carbon emissions and stark income inequality, among other ills. ESG-integrated investments already encompass more than $120 trillion in
Pedro Espino, Ph.D., FCRH '12, presently a postdoctoral researcher at the Pennsylvania State University Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmo, will present "Neutron Stars as Ideal Physics Laboratories." The environments associated with neutron stars are unique sites with physical phenomena operating on many different energy and length scales. Neutron stars are ideal laboratories where we
Join us for “Deconstructing Russia’s Ukraine Wars and Understanding the Diplomacy of Religion: Lessons in Orthodox Christianity, Geopolitics, and Power” with Elizabeth H. Prodmorou, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University A reception will immediately follow the lecture. Major support for the 2022 Orthodoxy in America Lecture is provided by
Join us for a lecture on the current state of Turkey with A. Talha Yalta, professor of economics at TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey. A visiting scholar in the Department of Economics at Fordham University for the 2022-2023 academic year, he earned a B.A. in political science and public administration from the Middle
Join us for the Sperber Book Prize Awards Ceremony, which honors biographies about journalists and memoirs/autobiographies by journalists. The 2022 Sperber Book Prize will be awarded to Elizabeth Becker for her book You Don't Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War. The Sperber jury will also award a certificate of career achievement
Completion of this class will result in the receipt of two (2) continuing education hours. Traditional supervision is rooted in oppressive practices that assume the superiority of one over the other. In addition, because mental health professionals are predominantly white, clinicians of color in community practice or in an internship are more likely to have
Join us for a lunchtime talk with author Joseph Calandro as he discusses his new book, The Business of Personal Finance: How to Improve Financial Wellness. This book is no ordinary personal finance book. It presents, in a highly accessible way, how to effectively understand and manage personal finances, avoid debt and build for the
Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call with Lauren Kahn, a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, where her work focuses on defense innovation and the impact of emerging technologies on international security, with a particular emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI). Prior to joining CFR, Kahn worked as a
Marilyn Martone, Ph.D., will present "From Trauma to Disability: Examining Our Cultural Values." During the presentation, Martone will examine what it is like to have trauma end life as you know it and then be processed through a fragmented healthcare system that focuses on acute care. It will examine the rehabilitation journey and the world
Will Spisak is the senior program associate at New Economy Project, a New York-based nonprofit organization that seeks to build an economy that works for all, based on cooperation, equity, social and racial justice, and ecological sustainability. At New Economy Project, Spisak works on policy advocacy campaigns and supports grassroots organizations working to implement new
How did Christians view and use space in late antiquity? Since the beginning of the academic study of religion, the notion of sacred space has been central to a definition of the ways in which humans bind themselves to the divine. In this discussion, two experts will discuss the role constructions of space played in
“Synodality” has been the central theme of Pope Francis’s pontificate—and the source of intense opposition and widespread misunderstanding as the pope tries to create a culture of collaboration and participation in a church long predicated on a hierarchical model. So, what is synodality? Why is there so much confusion? What is the history of this
Join us for the U.N. Side Event Pope Francis' World Day of the Poor. This event is sponsored by Fordham University's graduate program in International Political Economy and Development (IPED), Caritas Internationalis, and Catholic Relief Services. To commemorate the World Day of the Poor, we will release the 2022 issue of Fordham's Pope Francis Global
One of the signal moments in the narrative of Abraham is his insistent and enthusiastic reception of three strangers. That moment is a beginning point of inspiration for all three Abrahamic traditions as they evolve and develop the details of their respective teachings. Such notions have been seriously challenged on many occasions throughout history. The
Join us for a lecture presented by Theresa Keeley, Ph.D., University of Louisville. Much of today’s conversation about U.S. Catholics and politics centers on so-called “culture war” issues, but in the 1970s and 1980s, Catholics sparred over foreign policy in Central America. Behind the political debate was one about the meaning of Catholic identity. By
Join us for a talk with professor Patricia Sullivan, University of South Carolina.
