CLIPS OF THE WEEK
Activists examine church impact on LGBTQ rights movements around world
National Catholic Reporter 06-28-19
As this city readied for Gay Pride Weekend — this year marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots that brought LGBTQ rights to public consciousness — Catholics gathered June 26 at Fordham University to explore how their church is facing LGBTQ rights movements around the world.
ELIZABETH CARLEN
Here’s why American cities have so many pigeons
Business Insider 06-28-19
That’s biologist Elizabeth Carlen, who studies pigeons at Fordham University.
MARTIN FLAHERTY
Census case: Why a measure of citizenry won’t add a query on citizenship
Christian Science Monitor 06-27-19
The court “refused to ignore the obvious backstory that resulted in the addition of a question that would have caused a significant undercounting of people of color, among others,” says Martin Flaherty, co-director of the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham University in New York.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Activists examine church impact on LGBTQ rights movements around world
National Catholic Reporter 06-28-19
As this city readied for Gay Pride Weekend — this year marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots that brought LGBTQ rights to public consciousness — Catholics gathered June 26 at Fordham University to explore how their church is facing LGBTQ rights movements around the world.
Jewish and Catholic leaders mark 25th anniversary of Vatican’s recognition of state of Israel
America Magazine 06-28-19
A daylong event June 19 at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus to mark the anniversary was sponsored by the Consultation of the National Council of Synagogues, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the General Consulate of Israel in New York.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY CAMPBELL, SALICE & CONLEY RESIDENCE HALLS
Archello 06-28-19
The residence halls at Fordham University are the first project implemented from Sasaki’s framework plan for the campus.
ADMINISTRATORS
ROBERT MASCOLA
Robert Mascola Joins Fordham Law School as New Senior Director of Compliance Programs
Business Wire 06-27-19
Fordham Law School announced today that Robert Mascola has been appointed as the new senior director of compliance programs.
FORMER SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
EDWIN EARL MCAMIS
Edwin Earl McAmis Celebrates More than 30 Years of Practiced Legal Experience
City Room 06-27-19
He has also lent his wealth of knowledge to Fordham University as an adjunct professor of law, the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University as an adjunct professor of law, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as partner and special pro bono partner, and the Federal Courts of the City of New York as a bar associate.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
TANYA HERNANDEZ
Harris dropped a bomb on Biden that’s bigger than politics
CNN 06-30-19
But unlike O.J. Simpson in an earlier era, Smollett was never able to rally the community behind him because blacks are becoming more savvy about the difference between “authentic blackness” and “strategic blackness,” Tanya Hernandez, a professor at Fordham University’s School of Law in New York, told me during an earlier talk about Smollett.
JOHN PFAFF
Inspired by the Queens DA Battle? Here Are Four More Key Races in 2019
Filter 06-28-19
Fordham Law Professor John Pfaff’s seminal work, Locked In, expertly explains how this shift helped create mass incarceration.
JED SHUGERMAN
How Mueller Can ‘Fix His Mistakes’
The New York Times 06-27-19
Mr. Shugerman is a law professor at Fordham.
MATT GOLD
Big Tech has a lot to lose in the Trump-Xi Jinping talks
CNN 06-27-19
“Everything in the trade war is hurting us as well as the Chinese,” said Matt Gold, a law professor at Fordham University and former trade negotiator.
MARTIN FLAHERTY
Census case: Why a measure of citizenry won’t add a query on citizenship
Christian Science Monitor 06-27-19
The court “refused to ignore the obvious backstory that resulted in the addition of a question that would have caused a significant undercounting of people of color, among others,” says Martin Flaherty, co-director of the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham University in New York.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
MARK CONRAD
Three mayors. One owner. No deal. St. Pete’s futile history with the Rays.
Tampa Bay Times 06-29-19
Kriseman was left with no choice but to reject the idea, said Fordham University law professor Mark Conrad, who directs the school’s sports business program.
BENJAMIN COLE
WBF “New York 2019 & World Blockchain Awards” – Accelerating Blockchain Innovation and Beyond
WICZ 06-27-19
Keynote speakers and panelists include Michael Sonnenshein, Grayscale Investments; Chris Church, Digital Asset; John D’Agostino, DMS Governance, Liz Schack Rabban, Celsius Network; Grainne McNamara, EY, Mitchell Dong, Pythagoras Investment Management; Benjamin M. Cole, Fordham University; Nelson Chu, Cadence; David Wachsman, Wachsman; Adi Sideman, YouNow; Didier Martin, InterBlockchain.io.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
TERRENCE TILLEY
Catholic leaders pledge solidarity with LGBTQ Catholic school teachers
Metro Weekly 06-27-19
Prominent signers of the pledge include Fr. James Martin, S.J., the editor-at-large for the Jesuit publication America Magazine; Patricia McGuire, the president of Trinity Washington University; Patrick Carolan, the executive director of the Franciscan Action Network; Laura Peralta-Schulte, senior government relations advocate at NETWORK; Lisa Cahill, a professor of theology at Boston University; Terrence Tilley, a professor of theology at Fordham University; and Michael Duffy, the director of the McGrath Institute for Jesuit Catholic Education.
GARRETT BROAD
This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.07.01)
The Academic Minute 06-30-19
Garrett Broad of Fordham University examines the debate over high-tech meat substitutes.
ARISTOTLE PAPANIKOLAOU & GEORGE DEMACOPOULOS
Fordham’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center’s Success
Greek News 06-29-19
“Within 18 months, we’ve raised a million dollars,” Aristotle “Telly” Papanikolaou, Professor of Theology, co-founder and co-chair with George E. Demacopoulos, director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University, said to cheers from about 180 benefactors, friends, and students attending the Center’s high-spirited benefit party at Thalassa Restaurant on June 10.
NICHOLAS TAMPIO
Bill Gates, Please Stay Away from Higher Education
Inside Higher Ed 06-28-19
As to his move into higher ed, I highly recommend a recent article by Nicholas Tampio of Fordham University in which he discusses the Gates’ work in education and lays out his analysis of what may be at work.
ELIZABETH CARLEN
Here’s why American cities have so many pigeons
Business Insider 06-28-19
That’s biologist Elizabeth Carlen, who studies pigeons at Fordham University.
MARC CONTE
AI Can Help Lessen Dangers of Climate Change, Industry Leaders Say
NBC Boston 06-28-19
Some of the technology suggested, such as drones and computer-monitoring of behavior, is not new. In fact, drones were being pitched to farmers to improve agriculture as long as eight years ago, said Marc Conte, an associate professor of economics at Fordham University, in a phone interview.
DOMINICK SALVATORE
Trump, Xi, Conte and Ue. Dominick Salvatore’s predictions on the G20
Formiche 06-27-19
Dominick Salvatore , professor at Fordham University, is a luminary of the international economy. We met him in Rome on the sidelines of the Tor Vergata Economics Foundation conference at Villa Mondragone.
CHRISTINA GREER
Looking for a free museum?
New York Amsterdam News 06-27-19
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,” the co-host of the new podcast FAQ-NYC, and the host of The Aftermath and The Counter on Ozy.com.
CHRISTINA GREER
Ocasio-Cortez voters may get another win with Tiffany Cabán
ABC News 06-27-19
Fordham University political scientist Christina Greer said a Cabán win should scare establishment Democrats everywhere.
DANIEL SOYER
New York City is considering a ban on fur
Jewish Chronicle 06-27-19
The boom of the ready-to-wear clothing industry after the Civil War coincided with a large influx of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, said Daniel Soyer, a professor of American Jewish history at Fordham University who researches the garment industry.
STUDENTS
Tiverton’s Aleksa Bjornson garners major honors rowing for Fordham
Herald News 06-30-19
[Alexa] Bjornson knows because she’s living it as a scholarship rower at Fordham University in the Bronx, N.Y.
4 Theatrical Scholarships and Grants to Consider
Playbill 06-30-19
A case in point is Amara McNeil of Bristol, Connecticut, an aspiring lighting designer, who received a training scholarship to attend New York University’s Summer High School Production and Design Program and has just been awarded a four-year, $40,000 scholarship to study at Fordham University.
ALUMNI
The Fox News general who ‘spooked’ Trump out of attacking Iran
Politico 07-02-19
As President Donald Trump wrestled on the evening of June 20 with how to respond to Iran’s downing of a U.S. drone, Jack Keane was making his second appearance of the day on the Fox News Channel.
St. Margaret elementary school in Bourne names new principal
Cape Cod Times 06-29-19
Diocesan officials said they anticipate [Elizabeth A.] Hutchison, who has a master’s degree in education from Fordham University, also will do a good job.
Johnson: Talented siblings return to Birmingham, share artistic journey with youth
Alabama 06-28-19
Kat [Files] went to Fordham University in New York, participating in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program.
St. Bridget School Names New Principal
Cheshire Herald 06-28-19
[Catherine Szerszen] received her bachelors degree in social work from Southern Connecticut State University and a masters degree in social work from Fordham University.
Attorney Sorrentino is ‘always on the job’
Township Journal 06-27-19
[Joanne] Sorrentino graduated from Fordham University at Lincoln Center as a double major with a bachelors degree in psychology and theater arts.
Vortex Brands Appoints Energy Executive As New Board Member
Global News Wire 06-27-19
[Alfredo Forte] holds a BS in Chemistry from Fordham University, a BS in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University and an MS/MOT from The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School.
50 on Stonewall: The LGBTQ Community on the lasting impact of the historic uprising
Metro Weekly 06-27-19
Philip Pannell, 68, Gay, Executive Director of a Non-Profit Organization: I attended Fordham University in New York City and I used to hang out in Greenwich Village in 1968 and 1969.
King & Spalding Hires Two Real Estate Partners in New York
Global News Wire 06-27-19
[Scott] Levine is a graduate of Cornell University and Fordham Law School.
‘When I first met her, I was so impressed’
Long Island Herald 06-27-19
[Lorna] Lewis emigrated from Jamaica at age 16, and enrolled at Fordham University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in physics.
Univision promotes Julissa Bonfante to VP of Content Advertising
The Daily Television 06-27-19
[Julissa Bonfante] received a bachelor’s degree in humanities in Media Studies and Psychology, and a master’s degree in Marketing in Business Administration from Fordham University.
The GDL Fund – Our U.S. Closed-End Arbitrage Fund in the Gabelli Family Names Willis Brucker and Gian Maria Magrini as Portfolio Managers
Business Wire 06-27-19
[Gian Maria Magrini] joined Gabelli in 2011, after graduating from Fordham University with a B.S. in Finance.
Tap, tap, tapping on heaven’s door
The Photo News 06-27-19
[David] Rider’s background includes graduating from Fordham University, summa cum laude, with a double major in philosophy and history and a minor in theology.
OBITUARIES
Robley Whitson, 88, Of Bethlehem, NY, Priest
Robley Whitson
Prime Publishers 06-28-19
Rev. Whitson received graduate training at Fordham and Yale Universities in theology and cultural anthropology.
