Join us as we hear how local business alliances shape communities and affect development from Norman Barnum, who serves as interim president and CEO at the New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA), an economic development organization that partners with the city's government to attract and support businesses, develop talent and workforce, and strengthen the sense of place.
This exciting and interactive workshop, part of a series created for working professionals, will provide attendees with relevant, up-to-date, and unique information that can be immediately applied on the job. It'll be presented by Sertan Kabadayi, Ph.D., professor of marketing and director of teaching excellence.
Join contributors to The Jewish Metropolis: New York from the 17th to the 21st Century (Academic Studies Press, 2021) Daniel Soyer, Ayelet Brinn, John M. Dixon, Diana L. Linden, and Devin Naar in a discussion of the diversity of the Jewish experience in New York. Over the centuries, Jews have influenced the city's culture, politics,
This third workshop will teach attendees about the role(s) of introductions and conclusions in academic writing and offer practical instruction in how to craft them.
Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations academic conference call with Michelle D. Gavin, the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Governments bailed out the very institutions that let the economy down, spurring a serious rethink of our financial system. Does it make any sense that it takes two days to settle a stock transaction? Why do retailers, operating on razor-thin margins, have to pay 3% for every customer credit card swipe? Why does it take
Grace Shen is an associate professor of history and director of graduate studies in the history department. Her work centers on questions of identity and aspirations of modernity, change, and self-fulfillment in late-19th to late-20th century China. As a science historian, she has primarily explored this through the lens of knowledge production. Her first book,
Despite the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990, advance care planning remains poorly understood and often completed at the very end of life. Consequently, patients are left with making difficult health care decisions in highly stressful situations and poor health. Similarly, designated health care decision-makers often need to make these decisions with little or no knowledge
When Leonard Cohen, the singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist, died five years ago, the cultural world mourned the loss of a great artist—and religious communities mourned the loss of a unique spiritual voice. Cohen was a Canadian Jew who channeled Christian themes in his work and lived for years as a Buddhist monk. He put all
Save the date for Fordham Foundry's 4th Annual Ram's Den Business Plan Competition. Watch early-stage ventures, with a Fordham student or graduate among their founders, compete for the chance to win their share of $40,000. You’ll also have the chance to network with potential investors, mentors, and advisers. Ram’s Den serves as Fordham’s very own
Co-organized with The Met Cloisters in conjunction with the exhibition Spain, 1000-1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith (running August 30 to January 30, 2022), this roundtable will feature three scholars who have deep experience curating exhibitions that engage with the multiple cultures of medieval Spain. It will be moderated by the curator of the
The Taking Responsibility project has a particular goal to highlight not only the history of Jesuit institutions and sexual abuse, but also to ask how we can confront and handle this history and its many legacies in the present. Following up on last year’s online dialogue, titled “Native American Communities and the Clerical Abuse Crisis,”
In this program, industry leaders involved in different aspects of taking companies public will discuss the role of SPACs as an increasingly popular alternative to the more traditional IPO, including: Addressing upcoming regulatory and legislative scrutiny Trends in SPAC structures (e.g., anchor investors, trust accounts, and redemptions) Outlook in 2022 and beyond for the SPAC
Marc Gershow, Ph.D., associate professor of physics and neuroscience at New York University, will present “Are You Smarter Than A Maggot?” Despite having very few neurons (~104; humans have ~1011), the fruit fly larva’s brain is capable of sophisticated computations. The larva coordinates its movement, navigates its environment, integrates conflicting sensory inputs, and learns from
The medieval city of Cologne was a bustling metropolis and a hub of commerce. The city is better known for its economic prowess, with Jews and Christians working side by side. But it is less known for its contribution to theology and canon law, from the Jewish to the halakha and Jewish tradition. Nevertheless, due
Will poor countries eventually catch up to rich countries in income? Come hear prevailing theories on this issue and learn about the realities of trying to bridge the wealth gap. Giacomo Santangelo, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics, as well as the director of the International Political Economy Program (IPED) at
The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University is delighted to present the next episode of its webinar series highlighting the scholarly insights and academic careers of female scholars whose research and writing explore some facet of the history, thought, or culture of Orthodox Christianity. The broadcast will be livestreamed and open to all who
Join us for a lunchtime program with Robin Wigglesworth, the Financial Times' global finance correspondent and author of Trillions, as he discusses the incredible true story of the iconoclastic geeks who defied conventional wisdom and endured Wall Street's scorn to launch the index fund revolution, democratizing investing and saving hundreds of billions of dollars in
Ioannis (John) Kymissis, Ph.D., Kenneth Brayer Professor of Electrical Engineering and chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University SEAS, will present, "Electronics on Anything: How Thin Film Electronics can Instrument the World." Silicon electronics have revolutionized the processing and handling of information. The high temperatures required to create crystalline silicon devices, however,
Come hear the Polish ambassador to the United Nations, Szczerski Krzysztof, speak on geopolitical challenges and Poland's position on them.
This lecture will explore the remarkable artistic career of Aryeh Leib ben Daniel of Goray, an 18th-century Jewish scribe whose journey across Europe is documented through the decorated and illustrated megillot he created along the way. Sharon Liberman Mintz is the curator of Jewish art at the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New
In New York City, the COVID-19 shutdown forced a temporary but radical reduction in the child welfare system—halving the number of reports, investigations, and family separations, reducing surveillance of families in their schools and in their homes, and restricting support of voluntary preventive services. Early indications seem to suggest that this shutdown did not endanger
Join us for a Council on Foreign Affairs academic conference call. Adam Segal is the Ira A. Lipman chair in emerging technologies and national security and director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). An expert on security issues, technology development, and Chinese domestic and foreign policy, Segal
Please join us for the next panel event in Fordham University's Speech Acts series. The First Amendment limits “state action”—what the government may and may not do—but not private action. In the context of increasing concentration of private speech power, such as powerful social media platforms that are not governed by the First Amendment, this
The one-hour virtual tour offers an exciting opportunity to explore the United Nations from the comfort of your home. You will have a chance to meet one of our multilingual tour guides who will take you on a virtual journey through the history of the U.N. and speak about the organization’s work in addressing global
