CLIPS OF THE WEEK
CARL MINZNER
Power, Patriotism and 1.4 Billion People: How China Beat the Virus and Roared Back
The New York Times 02-04-21
“They were able to pull together all of the resources of the one-party state,” said Carl Minzner, a professor of Chinese law and politics at Fordham University.
ZEIN MURIB
Biden reversed Trump ban on transgender people serving in military. Expect backlash in states.
Washington Post 02-02-21
Zein Murib (@zeinmurib) is an assistant professor of political science at Fordham University in New York whose work focuses on the politics of sexuality, gender and race.
CHRISTINA GREER
New York Schools Are Segregated. Will the Next Mayor Change That?
The New York Times 01-29-21
That came as no surprise to Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University, who expects the candidates to remain vague to avoid offending voters.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
The Hack Roundup: CISA Official Says 30% of Victims Didn’t Use SolarWinds
Next Gov 01-29-21
The FBI is “working nonstop” on its investigation of the hacking campaign, including to determine attribution, FBI Director Christopher Wray said, according to Politico’s Eric Geller, who tweeted about his participation in a Fordham University event Thursday.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
CARL MINZNER
Power, Patriotism and 1.4 Billion People: How China Beat the Virus and Roared Back
The New York Times 02-04-21
“They were able to pull together all of the resources of the one-party state,” said Carl Minzner, a professor of Chinese law and politics at Fordham University.
BENJAMIN ZIPURSKY
The Joy and Agony of Being @deuxmoi, Instagram’s Accidental Gossip Queen
Vanity Fair 02-04-21
Benjamin Zipursky, a Fordham Law professor and expert in defamation, noted that publishing online and verbatim may actually shield @deuxmoi from liability.
HILLARY MANTIS
Tips for Finding a Great Mentor to Help Make Decisions About Law School
National Jurist 02-03-21
She is the Assistant Dean of the Pre-law Advising Program at Fordham University and the author of career books, including Alternative Careers for Lawyers.
REBECCA KYSAR
U.S. Treasury names officials expected to lead Biden’s global tax crackdown
Reuters 02-02-21
Treasury also named Fordham University tax law professor Rebecca Kysar as counselor to the assistant secretary of tax policy.
REBECCA KYSAR
Fordham Professor Appointed to Help Shape Tax Policy at Treasury
Bloomberg Law 02-02-21
Rebecca Kysar, a Fordham Law School professor and outspoken critic of the 2017 tax law, is joining Treasury as a counselor to the assistant secretary for tax policy, according to two people familiar with the appointment.
DEBORAH DENNO
New federal execution method supported by Vanderbilt professor expert testimony from 2017
Vanderbilt Hustler 01-31-21
Professor Deborah Denno, a professor of law and founding director of the Neuroscience and Law Center at Fordham Law School whose article titled “Lethal Injection Chaos Post-Baze” also was included in BOP’s report, provided historical context to lethal injections.
JOHN PFAFF
Private prisons aren’t uniquely heinous. All prisons are abusive.
Washington Post 02-03-21
John Pfaff is a professor of law at Fordham University.
JOHN PFAFF
US to phase out private-prison contracts
China Daily 01-31-21
John Pfaff, a law professor at the Fordham University School of Law in New York City, criticized Biden’s order as being “symbolic” with “little impact on any issue of racial justice and the system”.
JOHN PFAFF
‘Much More Work To Be Done.’ Advocates Call for More Action Against Private Prisons After Biden’s ‘First Step’ Executive Order
Time 01-29-21
“They’ll have time to transfer these people from private facilities from non-private ones,” says John Pfaff, a professor of law at Fordham University School of Law.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
TIMOTHY HEDLEY
K2 Integrity Bolsters Financial Investigations and Forensic Accounting Services
PR Newswire 02-02-21
Dr. Hedley holds a Ph.D. in public management with a focus on accounting and control, and serves as an adjunct faculty member at Fordham University, where he teaches “Business Risk in a Global, Digital Economy.”
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
BRYAN MASSINGALE, S.T.D.
Documentary Depicts ‘LGBT Jesus,’ Highlights Catholic Dissenters
National Catholic Register 02-04-21
Among the commentators is Father Bryan Massingale, a Fordham University theology professor.
CELIA FISHER
Association of Firearm Access, Use, and Victimization During Adolescence With Firearm Perpetration During Adulthood in a 16-Year Longitudinal Study of Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System
JAMA Network 02-04-21
Celia [Fisher], PhD, Fordham University, provided invaluable advice on the project.
GREGORY JOST
Biden’s Immigration Actions; How to Protect Black Girls; West Farms 10460: An Overview; The Role of Black History Month in Black Lives
The Brian Lehrer Show 02-04-21
Gregory Jost, adjunct professor of sociology at Fordham University and a researcher, facilitator, and organizer with expertise on the history of redlining and the Bronx, and Wanda Salaman, a longtime activist and the executive director of Mothers on the Move, a member-led community organization that advocates for the well-being of low-income people of color in the South Bronx, offer a historical and sociological overview of a neighborhood in the Bronx that has become the epicenter of the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic and kick off our series, West Farms 10460.
MICHAEL LEE
US bishops could learn a lot from St. Óscar Romero
National Catholic Reporter 02-03-21
As Fordham University theologian Michael Lee notes in his book Revolutionary Saint: The Theological Legacy of Óscar Romero, “Repeatedly in his writing and preaching we see a call to conversion as recognizing (seeing) social sin and committing oneself to struggling against it.”
CHARLES CAMOSY
Catholic theologians support New York elephant rights case
Religion News 02-04-21
Charles Camosy, PhD (Fordham University)
CHARLES CAMOSY
Jumping to the front of the vaccine line?
National Catholic Reporter 02-03-21
Charles Camosy, associate professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University, said Catholic social teaching urges care for marginalized members of society. He said this basic principle should guide distribution plans.
ZEIN MURIB
Biden reversed Trump ban on transgender people serving in military. Expect backlash in states.
Washington Post 02-02-21
Zein Murib (@zeinmurib) is an assistant professor of political science at Fordham University in New York whose work focuses on the politics of sexuality, gender and race.
PAUL LEVINSON
Why Netflix Wants You to Take a Break
Lifewire 02-02-21
“If people want to limit the time they stream, timers are very valuable,” Paul Levinson, a professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University, said in an email interview.
MOLLY NESS
OPINION: The pandemic will leave struggling readers even further behind
The Hechinger Report 02-01-21
Molly Ness is an associate professor at Fordham University.
LEONARD CASSUTO
Graduate students need a PhD that makes sense for their real lives
The Conversation 02-05-21
Leonard Cassuto
Professor of English and American Studies, Fordham University
LEONARD CASSUTO
The New PhD: A Timely Book On How To Fix Graduate Education
Forbes 02-01-21
Cassuto is a professor of English at Fordham, and Weisbuch, also an English professor, served as president of Drew University and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
CHRISTINA GREER
COVID Black
New York Amsterdam News 02-04-21
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 and also What’s In It For Us podcast.
CHRISTINA GREER
Alvin Bragg has a personal reason for pushing police reform
Jewish Insider 02-03-21
Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University, said Bragg’s semi-moderate message has a strong chance of standing out in the packed race.
CHRISTINA GREER
New York Schools Are Segregated. Will the Next Mayor Change That?
The New York Times 01-29-21
That came as no surprise to Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University, who expects the candidates to remain vague to avoid offending voters.
STUDENTS
Bridge Philanthropic Consulting Establishes the Bridge Justice Barometer
Raynbow Affair 02-01-21
“During this watershed moment on racial equity, an opportunity has been given to us,” said Gabrielle Calara, a BPC Intern and Communications and Cultural Studies major at Fordham University.
United Way Awards Ruth Taylor Scholarships Totaling $14,000
Patch 02-01-21
Fink and [Stephanie] Nolli Gaspar are earning their Master of Social Work degrees from Fordham University, and Benanti is seeking his Master of Social degree from CUNY Lehman College.
ATHLETICS
STANFORD TOPS VARSITY, BUCKNELL LEADS MID-ATLANTIC WATER POLO WEEK 2 POLLS
SwimSwam 02-04-21
Fordham University (93 points) and George Washington University (83 points) hold at No. 3 and 4, respectively, with La Salle University (34 points) shattering a tie with Gannon University to acquire sole possession of the No. 5 spot.
ALUMNI
Peloton makes toning your glutes feel spiritual. But should Jesus be part of the experience?
Washington Post 02-04-21
[Ally] Love studied theology as an undergraduate at the Catholic school Fordham University and talks regularly of her faith.
Who’s Moving Where In Wealth Management? – US Bank, CAPTRUST, Others
Family Wealth Report 02-04-21
[Brian T. Cain] earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Western New England University and his MBA from Fordham Gabelli School of Business.
More than goodwill: New tactics used to attract new healthcare talent as shortages grow
Freshwater Cleveland 02-04-21
[Sydney Kornegay] has a master’s degree in International Development and Economics from Fordham University and is the director of adult programming at Refugee Response in Cleveland.
Vinson & Elkins Attracts Nationally Recognized Renewable Energy Team
PR Newswire 02-03-21
[Sean Moran] graduated from Fordham University with a B.S. degree in 1981 and a J.D. in 1988 and earned an LL.M. in Tax from New York University School of Law in 1994.
John Gibson: Olympian, From Bloomfield, Earns Another Hall of Fame Induction, This Time by the USATF New York Officials; His Grandson, Mike, tabbed him as ‘Forrest Gump’
TAPinto 02-03-21
Upon graduation, presumably in 1923, [John Gibson] earned a scholarship to Fordham University, where he also attended at night.
Trump Banker’s Deutsche Bank Exit Prompted by Property Deal
Bloomberg 02-03-21
[Rosemary] Vrablic, who grew up in the Bronx and then Scarsdale, New York, graduated from Fordham University in 1982 with an economics degree during the recession.
Meet the Black Leaders Who Are Changing Westchester
Westchester Magazine 02-02-21
[Eon S. Nichols] attended Binghamton University and Fordham Law School and believes strongly that education is the key to success for minority communities.
“ARTIST TO LOOK OUT FOR” MALEK HANNA RELEASES DEBUT SINGLE, “BEAUTIFUL STRANGER”
360 Magazine 02-02-21
Fastforward, [Malek Hanna] agreed to double major in Theater and Political Science at Fordham University to appease [her]parents and got a Masters in Media and Public Communications.
Two Wethersfield women star in new discovery+ reality show
Hartford Courant 02-02-21
[Taylor Spellman] graduated from Fordham University.
Business people, Feb. 2, 2021
Santa Fe New Mexican 02-02-21
[John] Anderson received his bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College and his law degree from Fordham University School of Law.
Skyline Corporate Communications Group, LLC Announces the Expansion of its Investor Relations Team with Two New Hires
Globe Newswire 02-01-21
[Matthew Abenante] graduated with honors with a Master of Science in Investor Relations from Fordham University in New York City and is part of the inaugural cohort of practitioners to complete the prestigious Investor Relations Charterholder (IRC) from the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI).
How Tony Bennett’s Wife Susan Benedetto’s Background As a Teacher is Helping Her Care for Her Ailing Husband
Cheat Sheet 02-01-21
A graduate of Fordham University and of Columbia University’s Teachers College, [Susan Benedetto] eventually launched Creative Artists Management and assisted performers and artists in the navigation of their careers.
Tibi Guzman of ‘The Arc Westchester’: “Optimism”
Thrive Global 02-01-21
[Tibi Guzman] has two sons and a B.S. from Fordham University, M.P.S. from The New School for Health Service Administration and a M.A. in Economics from Fordham University.
Walter McAdams of SQA Group On How To Use Digital Transformation To Take Your Company To The Next Level
Authority Magazine 01-31-21
As an undergraduate, [Walter McAdams] went to Fordham University and [his]student advisor was a Jesuit priest who helped [him]consider that everything comes from reason-considered logic.
Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey hires Joe DiPaolo as Chief Executive Officer
WRNJ Radio 01-29-21
A fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, [Joe] DiPaolo holds an MBA in finance from the Fordham Gabelli School of Business and an undergraduate degree in business informatics from the George Washington University School of Business.
Parvin Aminolroaya appointed co-lead counsel in Elmiron multidistrict litigation
PR Newswire 01-25-21
[Parvin] Aminolroaya graduated from Fordham University in 2004 and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2008.
OBITUARIES
Joseph H. Farrell, 90, Of Brooklyn, NY, Lawyer
Obituaries, Week of Feb. 6, 2021
The Tablet 02-03-21
He then went to Brooklyn Prep and graduated from Fordham University and New York Law School.
Grace Callahan, 94, Of Baldwin, NY
Baldwinite Grace Callahan dies at 94
Long Island Herald 02-03-21
She attended Mount Saint Ursula Academy and Fordham University.
Donald Zanger Sussman, 79, Of San Mateo, CA, Social Worker
Deaths for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2021
The Jewish News of Northern California 02-01-21
In his early 30s, Don attended Fordham University and completed both a BA and then an MA in social work.
Michael P. Cunningham, 75, Of Hamden, CT
Obituary: Michael P. Cunningham, 75, of Hamden
Patch 01-29-21
Michael earned a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from Fordham University in 1998.
