PRESIDENT TETLOW
Weekly Wisdom interview with Fordham University President Tania Tetlow
University Innovation Alliance/Inside Higher Ed 04-10-2023
“My driving sense of purpose came from growing up in a family full of Jesuit priests. … The way I was raised is that whatever gifts you have are not for you, they are to matter to the world,” said Fordham University President Tania Tetlow.
CLIPS OF THE WEEK
JED SHUGERMAN
Q & A: Is the Trump Indictment a “Legal Embarrassment”?
The New Yorker 04-13-2023
“I think the way that Bragg handled the indictment and the lack of information and specificity in it may have sealed the 2024 G.O.P. nomination for Trump. And I think the rule of law has taken a hit,” said Fordham Law Professor Jed Shugerman.
KATHRYN REKLIS
Opinion: This show is ‘Game of Thrones’ meets ‘Left Behind’
CNN 04-07-2023
“What I found is that “The Chosen” was a compelling form of storytelling that beautifully embodies a Christian imaginative world I recognized, but the question of whether it’s good TV will depend on whether viewers can think outside those imaginative horizons,” wrote Kathryn Reklis, associate professor of theology at Fordham.
CHRISTOPHER MAGINN
President Biden visits Northern Ireland amid thwarted IRA bomb plot and fragile peace
USA Today 04-11-2023
“For President Biden, this is a little bit of a tightrope to walk on: to emphasize, in broad terms, how the treaty has been successful, and perhaps maybe to ignore the fact that it’s actually not working on the ground,” said Christopher Maginn, professor of history at Fordham University, who specializes in Irish and British history.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Learn Resiliency Lessons from 9/11’s Aviation Heroes
Metropolitan Airport News 04-12-2023
The Human Resiliency Institute at Fordham University, which also offers Edge4Vets, and Airports Council Int’l – NA are partnering to introduce the “Reclaiming the Sky Resiliency Project” to give aviation’s Young Professionals, those under forty years of age, an opportunity to develop resiliency strengths from the example of 9/11’s aviation heroes such as the late Sue Baer, who ran Newark Liberty Int’l Airport on 9/11, and others.
Mackay: Find a reason to laugh — it’s good for the soul and the office
Minneapolis Star Tribune 04-02-2023
Another test at Fordham University reinforced the conclusion that laughter benefits the heart, lungs, stomach and other organs.
ADMINISTRATORS
LERZAN AKSOY
Focusing on Environmental Sustainability in Higher Education
EvoLLLution 04-11-2023
In this interview, Lerzan Aksoy, dean of the Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, discusses the importance of environmental sustainability, how to communicate about it to students and the impact it has on the institution and community.
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGED LEARNING
JULIE GAFNEY
Alternative Spring Breaks Provide Life Lessons for College Students
The Tablet 04-11-2023
“It was heartbreaking for everybody,” when these projects had to stop in the height of the pandemic, said Julie Gafney, executive director of The Center for Community Engaged Learning at New York’s Fordham University and the university’s vice president of strategic mission initiatives.
CENTER ON RELIGION AND CULTURE
Sr. Nathalie Becquart: ‘Yes, yes, I will be voting’ at synod on synodality
National Catholic Reporter 03-31-2023
“Yes, yes, I will be voting,” Becquart said in an interview with Global Sisters Report on March 28 prior to delivering a lecture in Manhattan sponsored by Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture.
SCHOOL OF LAW
Sonia Sotomayor Is Way More Optimistic Than She Has Any Right To Be
Above the Law 03-31-2023
Earlier this week, Sonia Sotomayor spoke with students at Fordham Law School via video. “Wrong things can be changed,” Sotomayor told the student, adding, “So don’t give up, OK?”
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
JED SHUGERMAN
Q & A: Is the Trump Indictment a “Legal Embarrassment”?
The New Yorker 04-13-2023
“I think the way that Bragg handled the indictment and the lack of information and specificity in it may have sealed the 2024 G.O.P. nomination for Trump. And I think the rule of law has taken a hit,” said Fordham Law Professor Jed Shugerman.
SUSAN SCAFIDI
Supreme Court Puts Hold on Transgender Sports Ban
Bloomberg Law 04-13-2023
Susan Scafidi, Director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School, discusses laws banning drag shows. June Grasso hosts.
CHERYL BADER
Fordham law professor explains what to expect during Trump’s deposition
CBS2 04-13-2023
“If Trump, as expected, takes what’s called the Fifth Amendment and decides not to incriminate himself, the judge can either bar him from testifying at the actual trial or can tell the jury that they’re allowed to draw a negative inference from the fact that he would not testify — which is very different from a criminal case,” Fordham University law professor Cheryl Bader said Thursday morning.
BRUCE GREEN
Trump Sues Michael Cohen, a Key Witness in Manhattan D.A. Case
The New York Times 04-12-2023
Like Ms. Yaroshefsky, Mr. Gillers did not think that the suit amounted to witness tampering, nor did Bruce Green, a law professor at Fordham University.
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
You Call This ‘Flexible Work’?
The New York Times 04-12-2023
As Zephyr Teachout, a law professor at Fordham University, former candidate for governor of New York and longtime analyst of the changing workplace, has argued, the law needs to change.
JED SHUGERMAN
Opinion: The Trump Indictment Is a Legal Embarrassment
The New York Times 04-05-2023
“The 34-count indictment — which more accurately could be described as 34 half-indictments — was a disaster. It was a setback for the rule of law and established a dangerous precedent for prosecutors,” wrote Fordham Law Professor Jed Shugerman.
JERRY GOLDFEDER
Trump’s criminal case in New York may collide with the 2024 campaign
The Washington Post 04-05-2023
Jerry H. Goldfeder, director of the Fordham University School of Law’s voting rights and democracy project, said that as a presidential candidate Trump still needed to follow New York’s election laws.
NESTOR DAVIDSON
Adams names two to NYC Rent Guidelines Board, increasing his influence over the key panel
Daily News 04-10-2023
The announcement comes a month after Adams named Fordham University Law professor Nestor Davidson as the board’s chair. All Rent Guidelines Board members are mayoral appointments.
JERRY GOLDFEDER
Analysis: Trump hush money case raises thorny legal issues
The Associated Press 04-05-2023
Bragg is “going to bring in witnesses, he’s going to show a lot of documentary evidence to attempt to demonstrate that all these payments were in furtherance of the presidential campaign,” said Jerry H. Goldfeder, a veteran election lawyer in New York and the director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project.
JED SHUGERMAN
Yes, Alvin Bragg’s indictment of Trump is political
Vox 04-05-2023
Still, there is some dispute about how the charge is being applied in this case. Fordham law professor Jed Shugerman points out that these false records were just internal company documents, and that Bragg has not yet specifically alleged they were used to deceive anyone.
CHERYL BADER
Trump charged with narrow violations — in pursuit of broad scheme to undermine 2016 vote
The Washington Post 04-04-2023
“The prosecutor wants a story and a theory that the jury is going to find compelling and moving. Technical violations and false records are not that,” said Cheryl Bader, an associate professor at the Fordham University School of Law. “So the prosecutor is going to have to show that the real underlying story is about how Trump deceived the American public to get elected.”
CHERYL BADER
Legal analyst looks at what’s next for Trump case
REUTERS 04-05-2023
Manhattan District Attorney Bragg’s team appears to have presented a solid case, said Cheryl Bader, an associate law professor at Fordham University in New York. The prosecutor’s task will be trying to convince a jury that Trump intended to deceive the American electorate, Bader added.
CHERYL BADER
Why Trump Probably Didn’t Have to Post Bail
The New York Times 04-04-2023
Cheryl Bader, associate clinical professor of law at Fordham University, said that she thought it was unlikely that Mr. Trump would have been required to post bail even before the laws were changed. Prosecutors would have had to show that there was reason to believe he would not show up to court.
CHERYL BADER
Trump indictment: What happens next
ABC News 04-04-2023
Trump will also not be publicly transported to the courtroom by police, which is typical for white-collar defendants, according to Cheryl Bader, an associate clinical professor of law at Fordham University.
CHERYL BADER
Law professor explains Trump’s arraignment process
CBS News 04-04-2023
Cheryl Bader, a Fordham law professor and former federal prosecutor, walks us through what to expect from today’s court appearance.
CHERYL BADER
What Happens After Trump Is Arraigned
Voice of America 04-04-2023
Among other motions, Trump’s defense lawyers will likely challenge his indictment on the grounds of New York’s statute of limitations, said Cheryl Bader, a clinical associate professor of law at Fordham University School of Law.
BRUCE GREEN
The judge overseeing Trump’s case donated $15 to Biden. Legal experts say it likely won’t get him thrown off the case, but it’ll ‘feed the Trump PR beast.’
Business Insider 04-07-2023
Fordham Law professor Bruce Green, the director of the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, agreed that the donations should not be grounds for recusal.
CHERYL BADER
Anticipating the Charges Against Trump
NY 1 04-04-2023
“Hush money payments in and of itself are not a crime, so it has to be connected to the campaign,” said Fordham Law Professor Cheryl Bader. “In other words that he was making these payments … because he knew that it was important for winning the election.”
CHERYL BADER
Threat Level Orange: Trump slams D.A. Alvin Bragg after historic indictment and arraignment, community responds
Afro News 04-06-2023
Fordham School of Law Prof. Cheryl Bader said Trump knows exactly where to draw the line with his words, despite not being particularly articulate.
SUSAN SCAFIDI
Should Christians have seders?
Religion News Service 04-04-2023
In “Who Owns Culture? Appropriation and Authenticity in American Law,” Susan Scafidi, a law professor at Fordham University, defines “cultural appropriation” as “taking intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural expressions, or artifacts from someone else’s culture without permission.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
WON KYUNG MIN
US Semiconductor Manufacturing Expected to Ramp Up With New Deal
Voice of America 03-10-2023
“If we cannot import semiconductors, the automakers are impacted, the smartphone devices are impacted, the ramifications are so huge,” said Won Kyung Min, assistant professor of strategy and statistics. “Having both the manufacturing facilities and these think tanks—-the knowledge centers—both within the U.S. border, I think, is really important for the U.S.”
MARK CONRAD
Salt Lake City is no longer seen as a ‘shoo-in’ to host another Winter Olympics. Here’s why
Deseret News 04-10-2023
That’s a possibility now that Sapporo’s Olympic bid may move to 2034, a Winter Games that Salt Lake City had seemed likely to be awarded, said Mark Conrad, director of the sports program at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business in New York City.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
KATHRYN REKLIS
Opinion: This show is ‘Game of Thrones’ meets ‘Left Behind’
CNN 04-07-2023
“What I found is that “The Chosen” was a compelling form of storytelling that beautifully embodies a Christian imaginative world I recognized, but the question of whether it’s good TV will depend on whether viewers can think outside those imaginative horizons,” wrote Kathryn Reklis, associate professor of theology at Fordham.
THAIER HAYAJNEH
Podcast: An interview with Thaier Hayajneh
Cybersecurity Guide 04-13-2023
Our guest for the show is Dr. Thaier Hayajneh, Founder and Director of the Fordham Center for Cybersecurity, university professor of Computer Science, and Director of Cybersecurity Programs at Fordham University.
KATHRYN REKLIS
In Broker, petty thieves teach us to forgive
The Christian Century 04-12-2023
“Like a song worming its way into your consciousness in the rainy night air, Kore-eda offers us a film about all the ways we can learn the transformative possibilities of forgiveness, including from the movies,” wrote Kathryn Reklis, associate professor of theology.
CHRISTINA GREER
The Republican Party’s Democracy Problem
MSNBC 04-09-2023
“This is a threat on our Democratic Republic. This is a power grab. This is reminding me of things that happened right after Reconstruction with African-American lawmakers,” said Christina Greer, associate professor of political science.
CHRISTOPHER MAGINN
President Biden visits Northern Ireland amid thwarted IRA bomb plot and fragile peace
USA Today 04-11-2023
“For President Biden, this is a little bit of a tightrope to walk on: to emphasize, in broad terms, how the treaty has been successful, and perhaps maybe to ignore the fact that it’s actually not working on the ground,” said Christopher Maginn, professor of history at Fordham University, who specializes in Irish and British history.
JOHN DAVENPORT
Conservatives plan to amend the Constitution. Why it’s not as far-fetched as you think.
Phillyburbs.com 04-06-2023
The closest Americans ever came to assembling this sort of convention came in the early 1900s, said John Davenport, a professor of philosophy and peace and justice studies at Fordham University in New York.
CHRIS RHOMBERG
Rutgers strike: Gov. Murphy gets involved in talks, wants to ‘lock the door’ until there’s a settlement
The Star-Ledger 04-11-2023
Chris Rhomberg, a sociology professor at Fordham University specializing in labor history, considers the strike historic. “Without a doubt, the Rutgers strike is the largest public sector strike in New Jersey history and the most significant in more than 50 years,” Rhomberg said.
CHRISTINA GREER
How a Young, Black Progressive Won in Chicago
WNYC 04-10-2023
Then, Kai explores parallels in Democrat-dominated mayoral races from New York and Los Angeles with Christina Greer, professor of political science and American studies at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
New York, city of Trump’s dreams, delivers his comeuppance
The Associated Press 04-03-2022
“He’s no longer just this TV show charlatan. People see this man is actually going to lead the country and the world in the wrong direction,” says Christina Greer, a political scientist at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
Trump Arraigned in NYC
NY1 04-04-2023
“If indeed Donald Trump paid off Michael Cohen and broke the law, just like every other citizen, we’ve seen people sitting in jail for far less,” said Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham.
CHRISTINA GREER
Who is Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan DA who charged Donald Trump?
The Grio 04-04-2023
Christina M. Greer, the host of theGrio’s “The Blackest Questions” podcast and associate professor of political science at Fordham University, said Trump is lodging racial slurs at Bragg because the former president has a long history of saying racist comments and is now worried about his future.
MICHAEL PARSONS
Kathleen Corradi Is New York City’s New Rat Czar
The New York Times 04-12-2023
The city should continue to focus on a data-driven approach to dealing with rats, but also must highlight the role humans and their waste habits play in the rat problem, said Michael H. Parsons, a visiting research scholar at Fordham University who studies rats.
ZEIN MURIB
Podcast: The Flurry of Anti-Trans Legislation
Scholars Strategy Network 04-04-2023
Professor Zein Murib shared where things stand, why transgender people have become the focus of so much legislative activity, and what these laws mean for the future of the LGBTQ+ movement and American society as a whole.
SUSAN GREENFIELD
Sacred Shelter: Unheard Voices of the Homeless Community
A City Relief Podcast 03-31-2023
Join us in this episode as we sit down with Susan Greenfield, an editor who is committed to shedding light on the untold stories of the homeless community. Susan’s latest book, Sacred Shelter, features the narratives of thirteen individuals who have graduated from an interfaith life skills program for homeless individuals.
ATHLETICS
BRIDGETTE MITCHELL
Northeastern women’s basketball coach Bridgette Mitchell departing for Fordham
The Boston Globe 04-07-2023
Northeastern women’s basketball coach Bridgette Mitchell has been named to the same position at Fordham, which announced the move on Friday. Mitchell was named Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year this season after guiding the Huskies to their first share of the league’s regular-season title.
BRIDGETTE MITCHELL
Fordham University introduces new women’s basketball coach
News 12 04-11-2023
“Fordham University has hired a rising star in the coaching world to lead its women’s basketball program,” said Pat O’Keefe. “Bridgette Mitchell, a little more than a decade since her own college playing career finished, is now the head coach of the Rams. Mitchell spent the last two seasons as the head coach at Northeastern University, where this past year she was voted CAA Coach of the Year.”
BRIDGETTE MITCHELL
Bridgette Mitchell accepts Fordham job, steps down as Northeastern head coach
The Huntington News 04-07-2023
Former Northeastern women’s basketball head coach and 2022-23 CAA Coach of the Year Bridgette Mitchell has accepted the head coaching position at Fordham University, as announced by Fordham Friday morning.
WFUV
MEGHAN OFFTERMATT AND MAYA SARGENT
NPR and Member stations win 2023 Gracie Awards
NPR 03-31-2023
The Annual Gracie Awards, presented by The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, has honored the achievements of women working in media for more than four decades. Meghan Offtermatt of WFUV-FM won the Reporter/Correspondent category for “No More 24” Part 1 & 2. Maya Sargent of WFUV won the Interview Feature category for “Urban Tales.”
STUDENTS
PATRICK CULLINAN
The grace of going through confirmation in college
America Magazine 04-05-2023
“By another stroke of luck (or grace), I ended up at Fordham University for college. The charismatic Jesuits at the altar inspired me to come to Mass weekly, then to get involved myself as an acolyte and a singer, and finally to speak with a priest about getting confirmed,” wrote Patrick Cullinan.
ALUMNI
VIN SCULLY
Opinion: Spring brings new life, promise of growth — and baseball!
New York Post 04-08-2023
“As Vin Scully, the boy from the Bronx and alumnus of Fordham, the legendary baseball announcer – – whose life I was just honored to celebrate with a Memorial Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral – – used to comment, ‘Nothing tells us spring is here more than the sound of the crack of the bat, the ball hitting the leather of the glove, or landing with a plop on the green grass sodden with a soft April rain,’” wrote Timothy Cardinal Dolan.
NICK MARTINEZ
From Fordham To the Padres, Nick Martinez as Adjusted to Life as a Pro Pitcher
NY Sports Day 04-12-2023
Nick Martinez remembers getting the call. In June, 2018, the Texas Rangers used their 18th round draft pick to select Martinez out of Fordham University in the Bronx. Martinez had all the accolades, including a first team A-10 Conference nod and leading the Rams to a conference championship.
OBITUARIES
Leonard Abrams, 68, Chronicler of 1980s East Village Art Boom, Dies
The New York Times 04-13-2023
In 1976, after studying literature at Fordham University, Mr. Abrams got a job as a bicycle messenger and moved to the East Village, a gritty neighborhood still filled with bargain apartments.
