CLIPS OF THE WEEK
ANNA DEWOLFE
Incredible Buzzer Beater
Good Morning America 02-23-2023
“Why don’t you take a look at this. Fordham vs. Rhode Island. OT. Four seconds to go. Why are we showing this? Because, Fordham’s Anna DeWolfe! The epic three pointer, her teammates and fans in disbelief, Fordham wins the game, 74-73. Nothing like a buzzer beater,” said Robin Roberts.
BRUCE GREEN
Could the Georgia grand jury forewoman’s media tour cause problems?
The Washington Post 02-22-2023
Fordham University law professor Bruce A. Green added that secrecy is important when it comes to protecting those who haven’t been and won’t be charged, and also when it comes to potentially tainting future jury pools.
OLENA NIKOLAYENKO
A year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there’s no end in sight. Here’s how we got here.
ABC News 02-22-2023
“Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be fixated on the idea of reviving Russia’s greatness through the conquest of new territories and thus extending his rule,” Olena Nikolayenko, a professor and Political Science chair at Fordham University, told ABC News.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Have You Seen the Campus?
GMA3 02-23-2023
“Go, Fordham. Have you seen their campus? It’s a beautiful campus in the Bronx, and Lincoln Center as well,” said host Stephanie Ramos.
ADMINISTRATORS
ANAND PADMANABHAN
HCI, IaaS Help Universities Simplify Infrastructure Management
EdTech Magazine 02-21-2023
Simplicity has been Fordham University’s game plan for the past decade. Since shifting its enterprise resource planning system from its New York campus to Amazon Web Services in 2012, the school has moved about 85 percent of its infrastructure to cloud services. “Like many higher education organizations, we were hosting it locally, taking care of all the data center needs for this system as well as the application, the upgrades, the maintenance, the disaster recovery,” says Anand Padmanabhan, vice president and CIO at Fordham.
CURRAN CENTER FOR AMERICAN CATHOLIC STUDIES
ANGELA ALAIMO O’DONNELL
Doubt
Reformed Journal 02-21-2023
Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, PhD is a professor, poet, and writer at Fordham University in New York City and serves as Associate Director of Fordham’s Curran Center for American Catholic Studies.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
BRUCE GREEN
Could the Georgia grand jury forewoman’s media tour cause problems?
The Washington Post 02-22-2023
Fordham University law professor Bruce A. Green added that secrecy is important when it comes to protecting those who haven’t been and won’t be charged, and also when it comes to potentially tainting future jury pools.
LOU PECHMAN
Supreme Court rules Helix Energy oil rig worker who makes $200,000 is entitled to overtime
CNBC 02-22-2023
The New York lawyer [Lou] Pechman, who teaches a class on wage theft at Fordham Law School, said, “This case highlights one of the quirks about the FLSA in that sometimes liability is not a result of how much a worker gets paid but rather how he is paid.”
BRUCE GREEN
Big Law Firms Back Covington in SEC Fight Over Client Data
Bloomberg Law 02-22-2023
Fordham Law School professor Bruce Green previously told Bloomberg Law that the narrowness of the SEC’s request—focusing on client names—could ultimately be hard to beat.
MATTHEW SCHAFER
SILENCED: Florida bill would severely limit criticism of government
Washington Press 02-22-2023
Fordham University Adjunct Professor of Law Matthew Schafer says he’s never seen anything like this in ten years of practicing First Amendment law, and warns that if legislation like this is allowed to pass, the government will be able to use the threat of libel to control the public dialogue.
MARIA VULLO
Cybersecurity pillars: Prevention, protection, mitigation, governance
Compliance Week 02-21-2023
Maria Vullo, now an adjunct professor of law at Fordham University, said a strong cybersecurity program is structured with prevention, protection, mitigation, and governance as the core pillars.
DAN LUST
Legal expert Dan Lust: Brett Favre faces a ‘very high burden’ in defamation lawsuits vs. Pat McAfee and Shannon Sharpe
Awful Announcing 02-20-2023
Alot is going on between sports media personalities and the law. Awful Announcing decided to talk to an expert. Dan Lust is a sports attorney and law professor at New York Law School and Fordham University School of Law.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
MARK CONRAD
Has Sweden emerged as the frontrunner to host the 2030 Winter Games?
Deseret News 02-17-2023
Sweden has already been deemed to have a good chance of getting the 2030 Winter Games by Mark Conrad, director of the sports program at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business in New York City.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
BETH KNOBEL
Putin, Biden face off over Ukraine with dueling speeches
The Hill 02-21-2023
Beth Knobel, a former Moscow bureau chief for CBS and associate professor at Fordham University in New York, said Biden’s attacks against Putin as “weak” were an obvious inclusion to his speech.
OLENA NIKOLAYENKO
A year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there’s no end in sight. Here’s how we got here.
ABC News 02-22-2023
“Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be fixated on the idea of reviving Russia’s greatness through the conquest of new territories and thus extending his rule,” Olena Nikolayenko, a professor and Political Science chair at Fordham University, told ABC News.
MARK NAISON
Serving BBQ Ribs And A Deep Sense Of Community in the South Bronx Since 1954
Gothamist/WNYC 02-20-2023
Mark Naison, a professor of African American Studies and History at Fordham University and founder of the Bronx African American History Project, said stories like this are common. He said by the 1950s, Black Americans from the South were bypassing New York City neighborhoods that earlier generations flocked to and instead settled directly in the South Bronx.
CHRISTINA GREER
We must figure out policing and guns
New York Amsterdam News 02-23-2023
Like many people, as I process Memphis, I am simultaneously reprocessing deadly police interactions with innocent Black people in Staten Island, Ferguson; Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, California—the list goes on and on and on, and my heart is exhausted thinking of all of the families and communities who continue to be retraumatized with each deadly killing,” wrote Christina Greer, associate professor of political science.
ATHLETICS
ANNA DEWOLFE
Incredible Buzzer Beater
Good Morning America 02-23-2023
“Why don’t you take a look at this. Fordham vs. Rhode Island. OT. Four seconds to go. Why are we showing this? Because, Fordham’s Anna DeWolfe! The epic three pointer, her teammates and fans in disbelief, Fordham wins the game, 74-73. Nothing like a buzzer beater,” said Robin Roberts.
ANNA DEWOLFE
ESPN SportsCenter Top 10
ESPN 02-23-2023
“No.1, women’s college hoops. URI and Fordham. Anna DeWolfe, off balance three. Way off balance, a leaner. She still got it. What a shot! She’s a one woman wolfpack. Fordham winners, 74-73. Those are your top plays,” said Scott Van Pelt.
JADA DAPAA, ANNA DEWOLFE
The Best Thing I Saw Today
ESPN Scott Van Pelt Show 02-22-2023
“Down two late, Fordham needs a bucket. Holy Child High School in the building! Jada [Dapaa] ties it up at 65,” said Scott Van Pelt. “In overtime, Fordham trails Rhody by one, make it two. Yet another senior, last game in Rose Hill, it’s Anna DeWolfe from Maine … bucket good!”
ANNA DEWOLFE
Fordham’s DeWolfe Hits Crazy Game Winner
News 12 02-23-2023
“It was just like so much adrenaline, so much excitement. I mean, it’s my last shot at Rose Hill, which is unbelievable to think really,” said senior Anna DeWolfe.
Mid-Major Notebook: Fordham Basketball Flirting With March Madness
FloHoops 02-17-2023
An energy not felt at Rose Hill Gymnasium in The Bronx for years — decades, really — radiates in 2023. Credit Fordham basketball for creating that energy, as the Rams continue to build on a level of success not experienced at the university in more than 30 years.
Ramblers fall to Fordham: 3 Observations
NBC Sports 02-22-2023
In an evenly-fought matchup, the Loyola Ramblers fell to the Fordham Rams at home by a score of 71-69.
KHALID MOORE
Former Yellow Jacket Khalid Moore thriving at Fordham
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 02-22-2023
Using his extra season of eligibility, former Georgia Tech forward Khalid Moore has thrived back home in New York. Through the weekend, Moore was averaging 14.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game as a grad transfer for Fordham, which has enjoyed a historic season with Moore’s assistance.
ALUMNI
JACK KEANE
America’s Ukraine policy needs a Jack Keane
The Hill 02-20-2023
Fox News viewers know General Jack Keane [GABELLI ‘66] as a wise and experienced national security commentator. Keane, a distinguished infantry officer and Silver Star winner in Vietnam, retired as the U.S. Army’s vice chief of staff in 2003.
SUSAN BENEDETTO
Who Is Tony Bennett’s Wife? All About Susan Benedetto
People 02-17-2023
Susan [née Crow] is a graduate of Fordham University and Columbia University’s Teachers College. She began teaching social studies at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts, a public high school in New York City.
MATT HIGGINS
How Matt Higgins Climbed and Conquered the Corporate Ladder
The Charlotte Observer 02-17-2023
While his days were spent in lower Manhattan working in the mayor’s office, his evenings were spent studying at Fordham University School of Law, where he was a student. But nothing could have prepared him for what happened next. In an instant, Higgins found himself heading a global media response to the worst attack ever perpetrated on U.S. soil.
JOSH MACHIZ
Build online branding to fuel startup success
TechCrunch 02-22-2023
[Josh] Machiz advises clients on marketing support, growing their digital footprint, evaluating martech stacks and preparing eventual IPO readiness. He received a BS in microbiology from McGill University and an MBA from the Fordham Gabelli School of Business.
KENDELL HEREMAIA
Whangārei’s Kendell Heremaia gets contract to play semi-pro basketball in Australia
The New Zealand Herald 02-19-2023
It comes after spending five years at Fordham University in the USA, playing NCAA division 1 basketball in New York City, an experience she said helped her improve and focus on what she needed to do to make it in the sport.
OBITUARIES
Thomas Donahue, Influential Leader of Organized Labor, Dies at 94
The New York Times 02-19-2023
Thomas R. Donahue, the second in command to Lane Kirkland, president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. for 16 years, and briefly his interim successor in an era of relentless union membership declines and diminished influence by organized labor in American life, died on Saturday in Washington, D.C. … He also studied economics at New York University and, after taking night classes for several years, received a law degree from Fordham University in 1956.
Thomas Donahue, powerful labor envoy in Washington, dies at 94
The Washington Post 02-19-2023
While taking night-school classes at Fordham University’s law school — eventually getting his degree in 1956 — he had jobs including doorman at Radio City Music Hall.
Donald Spoto, Biographer of Hitchcock and Many More, Dies at 81
The New York Times 02-19-2023
Donald Spoto, a prolific biographer whose subjects included Jesus and Joan of Arc, but who was best known for his books on Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and other high-profile entertainment figures, some of which made news with startling claims, died on Feb. 11 in Koege, Denmark. … He received a master’s degree at Fordham University in 1966 and then, in 1970, a Ph.D. there in New Testament studies.
Vada O. Crosby: An appreciation for noted Westchester journalist who covered Mount Vernon
Ithaca Journal 02-22-2023
Vada Crosby, a highly respected journalist, graphics designer, and seminarian, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, following surgery at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut. … In addition to Crosby’s Master of Divinity degree, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and communication from Fordham University.
