CLIPS OF THE WEEK
CHRISTINA GREER
Top Latino Mayoral Hopeful in New York City Drops Out
The New York Times 01-27-20
Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University, said, “Anyone who wants to dedicate themselves to spending more time with their family, I respect that. Some constituents may respect that, or find it curious since his children are grown.”
CHERYL BADER
Harvey Weinstein’s trial is closely tracking Bill Cosby’s. But there’s 1 major difference
CNN 01-28-20
That distinction between being drugged and being overpowered is significant, Cheryl Bader, a former prosecutor and Fordham University Law School clinical associate professor, told CNN.
JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J. & DONNA RAPACCIOLI
PVH, Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business Toast Their Partnership
WWD 01-29-20
In a packed house, PVH staffers and executives, including PVH chairman and chief executive officer Manny Chirico and president Stefan Larsson, mixed and mingled with Fordham alums and administrators, including Father Joseph M. McShane, Fordham University president; Donna Rapaccioli, dean of the Gabelli School of Business, and Mario Gabelli, donor of the The Gabelli School of Business.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Krispy Kreme Is Aiming for a Major NYC Comeback With Five More Stores
Eater 01-29-20
The company’s five other stores will be located in the Financial District, the Bronx near Fordham University, Harlem, and the Upper West Side.
WFUV
Radio Row Brings Super Bowl Festivities To Hometown Listeners.
Inside Radio 01-30-20
College radio also has a presence on Radio Row with student stations from St. Bonaventure University (WSBU), Columbia University (WKCR-FM), Syracuse University (WAER) and Fordham University (WFUV) broadcasting live from the Miami Convention Center this week.
ADMINISTRATORS
JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J. & DONNA RAPACCIOLI
PVH, Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business Toast Their Partnership
WWD 01-29-20
In a packed house, PVH staffers and executives, including PVH chairman and chief executive officer Manny Chirico and president Stefan Larsson, mixed and mingled with Fordham alums and administrators, including Father Joseph M. McShane, Fordham University president; Donna Rapaccioli, dean of the Gabelli School of Business, and Mario Gabelli, donor of the The Gabelli School of Business.
SCHOOL OF LAW
Degree of difficulty: These are 50 of the toughest US law schools to get into
USA TODAY 01-30-20
28. Fordham University School of Law
Fordham Law School Launches LL.M. Program in Real Estate Law
Business Wire 01-29-20
Fordham Law School announced today that it has launched a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Real Estate.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
LAWRENCE BRENNAN
Trump warns Iran and calls its guide to be careful in his words
Alhurra News 01-17-20 (in Arabic)
With us today is Fordham Law’s Lawrence Brennan.
JOHN PFAFF
Larry Krasner’s Lonely, Radical Crusade to Solve America’s Gun Problem
The Trace 01-28-20
That makes some gun carriers better candidates for diversion, said Fordham University law professor John Pfaff, whose book Locked In highlights the central role prosecutors have played in the rise of mass incarceration.
DEBORAH DENNO
Death row inmates’ last meals – from epic portions to plates of dirt
Daily Star 01-28-20
Deborah Denno, a professor at Fordham University School of Law in New York who is an expert on capital punishment law said: “There’s a drama associated with it. This is the Last Supper. Maybe it has that Christian connotation.”
CHERYL BADER
Harvey Weinstein’s trial is closely tracking Bill Cosby’s. But there’s 1 major difference
CNN 01-28-20
That distinction between being drugged and being overpowered is significant, Cheryl Bader, a former prosecutor and Fordham University Law School clinical associate professor, told CNN.
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
Bernie Will Have to Fight Dirty
The New York Times 01-24-20
Ms. Teachout, a Fordham law professor and expert on corruption and transparency, has stumped for Mr. Sanders throughout his campaign.
JED SHUGERMAN
Starr Mocked Over ‘Ridiculous’ Impeachment Argument
The National Memo 01-28-20
“I’m sorry, this is just too much to be smacked in the face with such chutzpah,” said Fordham Law Professor Jef Shugerman of Starr’s comments.
JED SHUGERMAN
Trump Lawyer Jay Sekulow Scores Own Goal, Makes Case for Bolton Testimony
Law & Crime 01-28-20
Fordham Law Professor Jed Shugerman was practically beaming through his own Twitter posts on the own goal—writing that Sekulow had made “a huge legal and rhetorical error.”
JED SHUGERMAN
The latest GOP excuse for helping Trump’s coverup is a scam
Washington Post 01-23-20
“The word ‘sole’ in the Constitution is a unique word choice that signals a lack of judicial review over the process,” Jed Shugerman, professor at Fordham Law School, told me.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
JAYESH BHANSALI
Exchange-traded funds: why you need to ‘know what you own’
CityAM 01-28-20
Jayesh Bhansali, CFA, of the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University, opened by describing the ETF landscape: “ETFs have grown substantially in size, diversity, scope, complexity and market significance in recent years.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
MARK SHANAHAN
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Reading of MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET
Broadway World 01-30-20
He is a graduate of Brown University (BA) and Fordham University (MA, faculty)
PAUL LEVINSON
Does Customer Experience Make a Difference When There’s Little Competition?
CMS Wire 01-29-20
Paul Levinson, professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University, added that in situations like the airline industry, unless a provider ranks very near the bottom or very near the top of Net Promoter Scores and other CX metrics, any difference in customer CX is likely to have very little effect on the company’s business performance.
CHARLES CAMOSY
Is it acceptable for a Catholic to enjoy watching the Super Bowl?
Catholic 01-28-20
“I love football and in fact it would be difficult to find someone who loves football more than I do,” said Charles Camosy, professor of ethics at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
Iowa caucuses: Can any of these people stop Donald Trump in 2020?
The Independent 01-30-20
“Only time will tell. What we do not know, with voter suppression and without the protection of the Voting Rights Act [gutted by Republicans and the Supreme Court], is the extent to which Republicans are going to interfere in the election,” says Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University in New York.
CHRISTINA GREER
Preparing for the State of the Union
New York Amsterdam News 01-30-20
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 podcast FAQ-NYC.
CHRISTINA GREER
Trump’s trial continues before the Senate
Alhurra News 01-25-20 (in Arabic)
With us is professor Christina Greer of Fordham University in NYC.
CHRISTINA GREER
Bail uproar may dim appetite for criminal justice reform
Associated Press 01-29-20
“Not all Democrats are the same color blue,” said Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
Top Latino Mayoral Hopeful in New York City Drops Out
The New York Times 01-27-20
Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University, said, “Anyone who wants to dedicate themselves to spending more time with their family, I respect that. Some constituents may respect that, or find it curious since his children are grown.”
YIJU HUANG
Lunar New Year 2020: What are the traditions, and which Asian cultures celebrate it?
USA TODAY 01-24-20
The color of the envelope also bears significance, Yiju Huang, assistant professor of Chinese and comparative literature at Fordham University in New York, told The Indianapolis Star of the USA TODAY Network.
STUDENTS
Bonackers Again Top the League
East Hampton Star 01-30-20
That group comprises Aidan Forst, who is to study biology at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, Will Midson, who is to be a pre-med student at Fordham, Gabriel Ramundo, who is to study sports management at Suffolk Community College, Miles Coppola, who is to study political science at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., Callum Menelaws, who is to study mathematics at Boston University, and Conor Flanagan, who is to study business at the College of Charleston.
How does Staten Island’s economy compare to rest of New York state?
Staten Island Live 01-26-20
“Its largest source of growth, in real estate and rental leasing, is clearly creating what is called agglomeration, that is, the clustering of secondary support industries, such as finance, construction, and warehousing,” said [Abraham] Unger, who also is a visiting research scholar at Fordham University and senior research fellow at NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management, Manhattan.
Sacred Heart Student Athlete Julia Ward Signs Letter of Commitment with Fordham University
Boston citybizlist 01-26-20
Student Athlete Julia Ward of Kingston, MA, a member of the Sacred Heart School class of 2020, recently signed a letter of commitment to attend Fordham University and join their Division I women’s soccer program.
Between math and phys ed, he’s on the board of ed, making rules for his peers
NJ.com 01-26-20
[Jamie Serruto will] be at every meeting, even though he’ll be a freshman at Fordham University in the fall.
ATHLETICS
TRIO OF FORDHAM UNIVERSITY RAMS SAVE STRUGGLING OCEAN SWIMMER
Swim Swam 01-30-20
Last week Fordham University closed out its home schedule with a sweep of Iona, but even before that victory, the squad members could call themselves winners.
Offense Is Issue For Fordham
The Bronx Chronicle 01-30-20
Coach Jeff Neubauer, after a 62-55 loss in overtime, said his team played their best game of the year.
What happened on this day in 1965? Passaic’s Sam Perry became the fastest man alive
North Jersey 01-29-20
[Sam] Perry, who was representing Fordham University at the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden, matched Bob Hayes’ record of 5.9 seconds.
Biz Spotlight: All-star looks to create all-stars
Southington Observer 01-29-20
Dibble, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who earned two All-Star nominations and won the 1990 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds, opened the facility Dec. 16 with co-owner Jerry Attanasio, a Waterbury attorney who played college football at Fordham University.
Super Bowl 2020: Vince Lombardi, the story behind the name on NFL’s biggest prize
BBC Sport 01-29-20
[Vince] Lombardi had played American football during high school, and during studies at Fordham University, before later featuring for minor league teams Wilmington Clippers and Brooklyn Eagles.
Cassidy, Suter lead the Class of 2020 for Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame
Cherry Hill Courier-Post 01-28-20
Nicole Ayres was a star pitcher at Deptford before playing two years at Fordham University.
ALUMNI
Curtain Stays Up For New York Theatre Festival
IssueWire 01-30-20
The 2016 Thespis Theatre Festival concluded with a bang, with a large attendance of audiences from all over the United States in which one of the most talked-about productions was The Clockwork Boy, written by Fordham University alum Matthew Tiemstra and directed by Emily Garrison.
He went from a student at Belen to a priest at the Jesuit school. It began with his abuela.
Miami Herald 01-30-20
[Julio Minsal-Ruiz] earned a master’s degree [in]philosophical resources from Fordham University in 2013.
RLB Safety and Hardware opens in Oceanside
Long Island Herald 01-30-20
[Moe Hossain] immigrated to the U.S. at age 20, attended high school in the Bronx and earned a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University.
New Play Reading Series Tackles Gender Identity And Family Acceptance at Pioneer Theatre Company
Broadway World 01-30-20
A former opera singer, [Ted] Malawer is a Presidential Scholar in the Arts, a graduate of The Juilliard School-Columbia University Exchange Program, and received his master’s from Fordham University.
In West Hartford, Northwest Catholic announces new Director of Advancement
West Hartford 01-29-20
[Beth Casey] Boyle has a deep connection with Catholic education, beginning with her early experiences as a student at St. Thomas the Apostle School in West Hartford; graduating from Northwest Catholic, Central Connecticut’s premier Catholic high school; as well as earning her Bachelor of Science from Fordham University and a Master’s in Teaching from Sacred Heart University.
Beloved priest celebrates milestone 90th birthday
Brooklyn Reporter 01-29-20
[Dominick Cutrone] received his B.A. from St. John’s University and his M.S. from Fordham University.
40 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Athletes In High School
Women’s Health 01-29-20
Denzel [Washington] grew up playing pickup basketball, which eventually led him to Fordham University in the Bronx.
Amazon Killer: State Sen. Michael Gianaris on Tax Breaks, Rent Reform and Amazon
Commercial Observer 01-28-20
[Michael] Gianaris, 49, the son of Greek immigrants, was born and raised in Astoria and graduated from Fordham University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science then attended Harvard Law School.
Super Bowl memories: An MVP revealed by the dawn’s early light
New Jersey 01-27-20
Unknown to us at the time, its countdown hours would produce yet another trauma for [Vince] Lombardi, who had been a classmate at Fordham University of Giants’ owner Wellington Mara.
Joseph A. Dearani Elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Newswise 01-27-20
After completing his undergraduate education at Fordham University in New York City, [Joseph A. Dearani] earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and participated in a surgical research fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Seventy-Five Years Later: The Forgotten Death Camp
Long Island Weekly 01-26-20
David Billet is a Nassau County resident and is a student at Fordham University School of Law.
The 2020 New York 50 over 50
City & State New York 01-24-20
[Ed Wallace] went on to Fordham School of Law and to The Legal Aid Society, then served in the New York City Council as an at-large member representing Manhattan and then as chief of staff to the council president.
Rockland detective lieutenant retires after serving the county for 47 years
News 12 Hudson Valley 01-24-20
[James] Stewart went to Fordham University at only 16 years old.
OBITUARIES
Helen Marie Dorning, 80, of Charlottesville, VA, Social Worker
Dorning, Helen Marie
Daily Progress 01-30-20
She worked at Angel Guardian in Mineola, N.Y., in the foster care program, and while there began graduate classes in social work at Fordham University.
