CLIPS OF THE WEEK
WATCH: Talking about the Holocaust in the 21st century
PBS 01-28-2023
PBS NewsHour’s Fred de Sam Lazaro moderated a discussion with Peter Osnos to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. Fordham University and the Under-Told Stories Project of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, in partnership with the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, hosted the event.
Men’s Hoops Coach Keith Urgo Praises Administration, Alumni, Fan Base
The Michael Kay Show 02-01-2023
Father McShane started it. Hiring Ed Kull, I think, was one of the best decisions they’ve made as an athletic department. Unbelievable AD. He wants to see it grow, he wants it to be special. Now with President Tetlow coming in having experience with Loyola New Orleans and the NAIA championship, she understands the value of athletics, the value of student-athletes, and the exposure it can bring to an already very high-profile national institution. So all of the makings are starting to form, and I don’t think there’s any doubt that we could build something really special if we continue to gain the support of the alumni base, the fan base, as well as the administration.
SERGE REDA
Real estate agents say they can’t imagine working without ChatGPT now
CNN 01-28-2023
Serge Reda, a commercial real estate executive and adjunct professor at the Fordham Real Estate Institute, said some use cases for ChatGPT are better than others. ChatGPT may help save brokers time when writing listings or responses, but automating client responses may not be the best tactic because generating leads and closing transactions typically requires a personalized approach.
BARBARA PORCO
The CFO of the future needs these skills—and they go far beyond finance
Fortune 01-30-2023
Barbara M. Porco, a CPA, and a clinical professor and associate dean of graduate studies in the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University, echoes this point. “A CFO not only has to be well educated in ESG but has to have an understanding from multiple lenses,” Porco says.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
WATCH: Talking about the Holocaust in the 21st century
PBS 01-28-2023
Fordham University and the Under-Told Stories Project of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, in partnership with the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, invite you to a special observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Fordham report faults Jesuits for stressing discretion in handling abusive priests
National Catholic Reporter 01-26-2023
A new report from the Jesuit-run Fordham University on the long-term impacts of clergy sexual abuse criticizes the global Jesuit religious order for placing importance on discretion when handling Catholic priests accused of abuse, instead of on discipline or prevention of further abuse. The report, released Jan. 26, summarizes the findings of 18 research projects that were part of a yearslong effort to better understand clergy abuse.
FORDHAM REAL ESTATE INSTITUTE
SERGE REDA
Real estate agents say they can’t imagine working without ChatGPT now
CNN 01-28-2023
Serge Reda, a commercial real estate executive and adjunct professor at the Fordham Real Estate Institute, said some use cases for ChatGPT are better than others. ChatGPT may help save brokers time when writing listings or responses, but automating client responses may not be the best tactic because generating leads and closing transactions typically requires a personalized approach.
Fordham Real Estate Institute Launches ‘Titan Talks’ Event Series, Featuring Barbara Corcoran On Feb. 13
Yonkers Times 01-26-2023
The Fordham Real Estate Institute (REI) will offer students and commercial real estate professionals a unique experience at its first event in a new series, “Titan Talks,” featuring a live conversation with Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group on Feb. 13.
CENTER ON RELIGION AND CULTURE
DAVID GIBSON
What Next Podcast: The Plot Against Pope Francis
Slate 02-02-2023
Not all of the Cardinals who elected Pope Francis are pleased with the changes he’s made, or his vision for where the Catholic Church goes next. Both the 86-year-old Francis and his detractors are preparing for his successor. Who’ll prevail? Guest: David Gibson, Director of Fordham’s Center on Religion & Culture.
DAVID GIBSON
Quebec cardinal Marc Ouellet resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations
The Globe and Mail 01-30-2023
Cardinal Ouellet remained a strong contender to replace the ailing Pope Francis until misconduct claims surfaced last year, said David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University and the author of two books on Catholicism.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
JED SHUGERMAN
Why Biden Ending the COVID-19 Emergency Could Doom Student Loan Forgiveness
TIME 01-30-2023
But the Administration’s decision to end the public health emergency puts the crux of the Education Department’s argument at high risk, says Jed Shugerman, a professor who studies executive branch powers at Fordham Law School.
JED SHUGERMAN
Ending the COVID-19 emergency could endanger Biden executive power grabs
Washington Examiner 02-01-2023
Fordham University law professor Jed Shugerman predicts the Supreme Court’s conservative majority will in fact strike down the program either way.
JED SHUGERMAN
White House Under Pressure to Develop a ‘Plan B’ on Student Debt
Bloomberg 01-26-2023
“They’re going to lose,” Jed Shugerman, a law professor at Fordham University, said in a telephone interview. “There is a consensus that this would lose six-to-three, if not worse.”
PATRICK BRADFORD
2023 means uphill climb for FTC
MLex 01-13-2023
Patrick Bradford, antitrust lawyer with Bradford Edwards & Varlack in New York and adjunct professor of antitrust law at Fordham University School of Law, expects the FTC to bring more actions under new applications of traditional antitrust law.
LAWRENCE BRENNAN
What Happens if Russia Torpedoes Arc Integrity, the Ship Bringing Brads to Ukraine?
Coffee or Die Magazine 01-31-2023
Retired US Navy Capt. Lawrence B. Brennan, a maritime law expert who now teaches at Fordham University, told Coffee or Die it’s pretty clear-cut with US-flagged vessels that Russia won’t try any shenanigans.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
BARBARA PORCO
The CFO of the future needs these skills—and they go far beyond finance
Fortune 01-30-2023
Barbara M. Porco, a CPA, and a clinical professor and associate dean of graduate studies in the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University, echoes this point. “A CFO not only has to be well educated in ESG but has to have an understanding from multiple lenses,” Porco says.
BENJAMIN COLE
Think crypto winter was bad? The SEC’s insider-trading fight could collapse the entire market
Fast Company 01-31-2023
“That would immediately throw the crypto market into flux; exchanges would need to scramble to figure out what tokens are securities, legal and compliance teams would need to quickly get up to speed on any new regulatory frameworks, and crypto investors might see some of their holdings disappear or collapse in value overnight,” says Benjamin Cole, the William J. Loschert endowed chair of entrepreneurship and professor at Fordham University.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
GIACOMO SANTANGELO
Is the Fed ignoring long Covid in its inflation fight?
CNN 02-03-2023
Caregiving for those suffering from Covid or long Covid is also affecting the labor imbalance, said Giacomo Santangelo, an economics professor at Fordham University. The effect of taking time off of work for caregiving, he said, “is something we should expect to see putting stress on the labor market going into the future.”
CHRISTINA GREER
Happy Black History Month
New York Amsterdam News 02-02-2023
“If you have fallen short on your New Year’s resolutions, I always like to use the beginning of the new month as a reset—and no better month than February, when we celebrate the excellence of Black people throughout the diaspora, to add (or subtract) certain things to your life,” wrote Christina Greer, associate professor of political science.
ATHLETICS
Basketball Coach Keith Urgo Sings Praises of Fordham Administration
The Michael Kay Show 02-01-2023
Father McShane started it. Hiring Ed Kull, I think, was one of the best decisions they’ve made as an athletic department. Unbelievable AD. He wants to see it grow, he wants it to be special. Now with President Tetlow coming in having experience with Loyola New Orleans and the NAIA championship, she understands the value of athletics, the value of student athletes and the exposure it can bring to an already very high-profile national institution. So all of the makings are starting to form, and I don’t think there’s any doubt that we could build something really special if we continue to gain the support of the alumni base, the fan base, as well as the administration.
Fordham’s Tim DeMorat Auditions for NFL Draft
News 12 02-02-2023
“The NFL draft is April 27th through 29th in Kansas City, and Fordham University quarterback Tim DeMorat is hoping to hear his name called in a later round. DeMorat has been auditioning in front of NFL coaches this week at the East-West Shrine Bowl Game,” said Pat O’Keefe in his Thursday NFL report.
A Huge College Basketball Game at Fordham University
News 12 02-01-2023
News 12 Sports Director Pat O’Keefe has the highlights from the rose hill gym: “This was the night that this school and this program have been waiting years for. A packed house, this gym was absolutely electric, and the Rams showed up in the best possible way with their signature win of the season to date. What a night this was. Students [were]in their seats and rowdy an hour before tipoff.”
TANIA TAN
Tania breaks own 5,000m record
Saipan Tribune 01-30-2023
Another competition, another record for the CNMI’s prodigious racer Tania Tan. The 21-year-old Fordham University senior finished second in the the 5,000m run of the River Hawk Invitational held over the weekend at the TRACK at New Balance in Boston, Massachusetts.
Scholastic Roundup: Better late than never for Fordham basketball
Brooklyn Eagle 01-27-2023
It took 52 years – and a pandemic – but Digger Phelps’ 1970-71 Fordham University Rams will be honored by the University inside the Rose Hill Gym, February 25th.
ALUMNI
SIMON MALKO
2023 Atlanta 500: Professionals
Atlanta Magazine 01-27-2023
Simon R. Malko brings more than 20 years of courtroom and law firm experience to his leadership role at Morris, Manning & Martin, where he is the third and youngest managing partner in the firm’s 47-year history.
LORY KELSEY
Two Connecticut matchmakers aim to help locals find love in the digital dating era
New Haven Register 01-30-23
[Lory] Kelsey earned her Masters in Social Work from Fordham University and has extensive background in psychology and sociology that has helped make her a successful matchmaker.
PAUL CHALOUX
God is Active in Every Life
Catholic Exchange 01-31-2023
“God’s presence is more easily seen in some lives than others; mine is such a case,” wrote Paul Chaloux, who earned a master’s degree in religious education from Fordham iin 2015 and now teaches theology as an adjunct professor at the Catholic University of America.
OBITUARIES
Chris Condon, former Channel 5 broadcaster in St. Louis, dead at 99
St. Louis Post-Dispatch 02-03-2023
Chris Condon, a longtime broadcaster who created the mold in St. Louis for hard-charging investigative reporters, died Monday of pneumonia in New Rochelle, New York. He was 99.
He attended Fordham University. His studies were interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the Army Signal Corps. After his honorable discharge as a staff sergeant, Condon returned to Fordham and earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy.
Deacon Donald Zirkel, Former Editor of The Tablet, Dies at 95
The Tablet 02-01-2023
Deacon Donald Zirkel, who as editor of The Tablet from 1968 to 1985 ushered in a new era for the diocesan weekly newspaper, died on Jan. 23 at age 95. … He attended Fordham University and St. John’s University.
Fern Schair, retired Feerick Center Advisory Board Chair, 80
The New York Times 01-28-2023
As a Chairperson of the Feerick Center Advisory Board at Fordham University Law School since its inception, from which she recently retired, she continued advocacy in seeking justice, engaging in legislative advocacy, and in facilitating access to the judicial system.
‘Respected’ doctor who worked 64 years at Danbury Hospital and helped form health center dies at 96
New Haven Register 01-27-2023
The Danbury medical community is mourning the death of Dr. Thomas Draper, remembered as a compassionate pediatrician who was an expert clinician and passionate when it came to public health and serving his community. … He went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University in 1949.
