CLIPS OF THE WEEK
TANIA TETLOW
Shakeup of college presidents continues, and women are rising to the top
University Business 02-16-22
But transformative change is occurring more frequently in higher education. Fordham University last week named Tania Tetlow as president, the first time it has hired a woman into the position in 181 years.
JUDITH R. SMITH
When the Parenting Never Stops
The New York Times 02-16-22
A new book, “Difficult: Mothering Challenging Adult Children through Conflict and Change,” by Judith R. Smith, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham, seeks to define and explore this often painful type of parenting. An estimated 8.4 million Americans care for “an adult with an emotional or mental health issue,” according to a 2016 report from the National Alliance for Caregiving, and 45 percent of mental health caregivers are caring for an adult child.
BRYAN MASSINGALE, S.T.D.
The Francis Effect podcast: Fr. Bryan Massingale discusses book bans in U.S.
National Catholic Reporter 02-15-22
NCR executive editor Heidi Schlumpf is part of the new season of “The Francis Effect” podcast, joining co-hosts Franciscan Fr. Daniel Horan (columnist for NCR) and David Dault, executive producer and host of “Things Not Seen: Conversations about Culture and Faith.” The trio … welcome Fr. Bryan Massingale [the James and Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics at Fordham]to discuss the recent upsurge in book bans across the nation.
MARK CONRAD
Athletes question decision in Kamila Valieva’s Olympic doping case: ‘What a shame’
ABC News 02-15-22
“This is a bad look for the sport,” Mark Conrad, the director of the sports business program at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, told ABC News. “It’s worse for the number of athletes and teams who have been playing by the rules.”
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
National Science Foundation adds 8 universities to cybersecurity scholarship program
SC Magazine 02-15-22
Here’s a list of the schools that were awarded scholarship money in the latest round:
CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Preparing Future Cybersecurity Professionals with Data Science Expertise, Fordham University;
ADMINISTRATION
TANIA TETLOW
For the first time Fordham University’s president will not be a Jesuit priest
Aleteia 02-11-22
Tania Tetlow, who became first lay president at Loyola in New Orleans, will become the New York institution’s first president.
TANIA TETLOW
Shakeup of college presidents continues, and women are rising to the top
University Business 02-16-22
But transformative change is occurring more frequently in higher education. Fordham University last week named Tania Tetlow as president, the first time it has hired a woman into the position in 181 years.
TANIA TETLOW
Fordham University Names its 33rd President
News 12 Bronx 02-17-22
“Closer to home now, Fordham University announcing their newest president last week. Take a listen.”
TANIA TETLOW
New Fordham President Is Breaking New Ground
Business Council of Westchester 02-18-22
Congratulations to Tania Tetlow who was recently elected 33rd president of BCW Member 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
Fordham University’s Next President Is Tania Tetlow, J.D.
AJCU Higher Ed News 02-11-22
Yesterday, Fordham University announced that Tania Tetlow, J.D., will become its 33rd president on July 1. Then, she will make history as the first layperson and first woman to lead Fordham in its 181 years.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
BENJAMIN ZIPURSKY
Analysis-Sarah Palin defamation case a long shot for U.S. Supreme Court -experts
Yahoo News via Reuters 02-16-22
Even if justices besides Thomas and Gorsuch are eager to revisit the actual malice framework, the Palin case would also be an unlikely candidate for review because it involves a New York state law, said Benjamin Zipursky, a Fordham University law professor.
CHERYL BADER
Ex-Goldman banker faces ‘uphill battle’ in trial: analyst
Yahoo News 02-15-22
“Ng has an uphill battle because I think they are going to show that he was at a high level of management, that he had the connection with Low,” Cheryl Bader, an associate clinical professor at Fordham University School of Law.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE FACULTY
JUDITH R. SMITH
When the Parenting Never Stops
The New York Times 02-16-22
A new book, “Difficult: Mothering Challenging Adult Children through Conflict and Change,” by Judith R. Smith, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham, seeks to define and explore this often painful type of parenting. An estimated 8.4 million Americans care for “an adult with an emotional or mental health issue,” according to a 2016 report from the National Alliance for Caregiving, and 45 percent of mental health caregivers are caring for an adult child.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
MARK CONRAD
Athletes question decision in Kamila Valieva’s Olympic doping case: ‘What a shame’
ABC News 02-15-22
“This is a bad look for the sport,” Mark Conrad, the director of the sports business program at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, told ABC News. “It’s worse for the number of athletes and teams who have been playing by the rules.”
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
BRYAN MASSINGALE, S.T.D.
The Francis Effect podcast: Fr. Bryan Massingale discusses book bans in US
National Catholic Reporter 02-15-22
NCR executive editor Heidi Schlumpf is part of the new season of “The Francis Effect” podcast, joining co-hosts Franciscan Fr. Daniel Horan (columnist for NCR) and David Dault, executive producer and host of “Things Not Seen: Conversations about Culture and Faith.” The trio … welcome Fr. Bryan Massingale [the James and Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics at Fordham]to discuss the recent upsurge in book bans across the nation.
JOHN DAVENPORT
Pope Francis may be our last hope for stopping war in Ukraine
America Magazine 02-16-22
In his recent Short Take in America, John Davenport of Fordham University rightly argues that the just war tradition does not allow wars of conquest but does allow the use of force to reverse unjust aggression, like Russia’s moves against Ukraine.
THOMAS SCIRGHI, S.J.
A Catholic priest performed thousands of baptisms incorrectly. What happens next?
Today Show 02-16-22
“People may ask, what’s the big deal about the words, but for us in sacraments — and in culture, too — words are important,” Rev. Thomas J. Scirghi, an associate professor of theology at Fordham University who specializes in the theology of sacraments and liturgy, tells TODAY. “So while it’s a simple slip there, to go from ‘I baptize you’ to ‘we baptize you,’ it makes a world of difference.”
CHRISTINA GREER
Black History Month
New York Amsterdam News 02-17-22
Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream,” and the co-host of the podcast FAQ-NYC.
CHRISTINA GREER
Bush Appointee John Roberts Rebukes GOP Ploy
The Beat with Ari Melber/MSNBC 02-14-22
“We`re back with Fordham Professor Christina Greer. I just walked through the map ploys and the racist plans. And some of it, the deeper you get into it, the more weedsy it can get. But I mentioned John Roberts just to show how out of step Florida is. Your thoughts?” Greer: “it is a blatant overreach, ari, and it is really troubling and quite frightening. when you think about gerrymandering, remember there are two ways that republicans across the country are trying to disenfranchise democratic voters and specifically black voters.”
CHRISTINA GREER
America’s Mayors Should Take Marion Barry as a Model. Seriously.
The Nation 02-14-22
Christina Greer is an associate professor of political science and American studies at Fordham University, author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream, and cohost of the podcast FAQ.NY.
CHRISTINA GREER & MARK NAISON
Black History Month: The Power of Progress
Spectrum News / NY1 02-18-22
At 03:00, Greer: “So it’s this cycle of protest in electoral politics that is always consistent, especially for black people in this country.” Voiceover: Christina Greer is an associate professor of political science at Fordham University.
At 25:01, Naison: “The south Bronx started as a middle class suburb of Harlem.” VO: Going on a tour with Fordham University’s Bronx African American History Project, these streets and neighborhoods have a strong connection to black culture and New York City history. Professor Mark Naison says after the Great Depression, landlords needed blacks to move to South Bronx communities; there were many vacant apartments at the time.
ALUMNI
Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall are hosting the 2022 Oscars: ‘Get ready to have a good time’
New York Daily News 02-15-22
Hall, who graduated from Fordham University and NYU, starred in the “Scary Movie” parody films, and was also a lead in 2017′s “Girls Trip,” which was produced by Will Packer, who is also putting together this year’s Oscars.
Tiedemann Group And Alvarium Investments Provide Update On Board Appointments
The Street 02-14-22
[Spiros] Maliagros received a B.A. in government and economics from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Fordham University.
Unfazed and unapologetic, cityhood leader’s approach divides Buckhead
Atlanta Journal Constitution 02-11-22
A former volunteer firefighter and EMS worker at his alma mater Fordham University, [Bill] White said seeing Atlanta’s violent crime and what he perceived as disrespect for law enforcement motivated him to take on the cityhood cause.
Black History Month: Legal trailblazer Eunice Hunton Carter spotlighted at Bexley library event
The Columbus Dispatch 02-11-22
After marrying Lisle Carter Sr., one of the first Black dentists in New York City, and earning her law degree from Fordham University, Carter quickly made a name for herself in the legal field. In 1935, New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia named her to a commission that investigated a race riot and strategized how to prevent future social unrest.
Somerville names veteran college mentor its new head football coach
My Central Jersey 02-15-22
Ian Pace, a former three-year starter on Fordham University’s offensive line, who has spent the past 12 seasons on college sidelines as a coach, is the new head man at Somerville, pending Tuesday evening’s approval by the BOE.
U.S. Black Catholic nuns are overlooked desegregation pioneers
The Catholic Standard 02-16-22
Even before she desegregated her order in 1946, [Frances Millicent ] Douglass seemingly became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in psychology from Fordham University. She was also the first African American Catholic nun to earn a doctorate degree.
STUDENTS
‘Vladdy daddy please no war…’ Gen Z posts on Russia-Ukraine tensions
Reuters 02-14-22
Myca Hinton, a 21-year-old student at Fordham University in New York who posts news and commentary videos on TikTok, has received thousands of views on her videos about the crisis. She hopes they will help high school students better understand what they learn in school and inform college students who might not watch TV or have newspaper subscriptions.
ATHLETICS
Fordham University hires Magnus Nilerud as women’s soccer head coach
SoccerWire.com 02-16-22
Bronx, N.Y. – Fordham University director of athletics Ed Kull announced the hiring of Magnus Nilerud as the new head coach of the Fordham women’s soccer program. He becomes the fourth head coach in the team’s history.
