CLIPS OF THE WEEK
MATTHEW DILLER
The US News Rankings Are Here. How Did Your Law School Do?
National Law Journal 03-17-20
“We judge ourselves more by the accomplishments of our students, faculty and alumni than by an external ranking, but I am pleased to see the excellence of our law school recognized,” said Fordham law dean Matthew Diller.
MARCIA FLICKER
Having trouble getting a travel refund? These tips can help.
Washington Post 03-18-20
“Members of hotel and airline loyalty programs can press the service providers to reward their past and likely future loyalty,” says Marcia Flicker, an associate professor at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
State governors taking lead on coronavirus precautions as federal government works to define plan
ABC News 03-19-20
Previous statements by the president against the governors, specifically Cuomo, Inslee and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, have made that divide between the federal and state governments worse, according to Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
1st confirmed case of coronavirus at Fordham University
News 12 Brooklyn 03-19-20
Fordham University says it has its first case of coronavirus.
Some companies are reporting big raises. But they’re not real.
Washington Post 03-19-20
In a speech at Fordham University, [Mary Jo] White did not mention the pay disclosure rule specifically but said of some disclosure mandates that “I must question, as a policy matter, using the federal securities laws and the SEC’s powers of mandatory disclosure to accomplish these goals.”
Could Trump Try to Cancel the 2020 Election?
Politico 03-18-20
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, then serving as a White House domestic policy aide, tried to squelch the talk in a Fordham University commencement address he gave that spring.
ADMINISTRATORS
JOSEPH MCSHANE, S.J.
Coronavirus threatens Fordham commencement ceremony; other universities weigh options
New York Daily News 03-13-20
“I write to inform you that Fordham University has made the difficult decision to not return to face-to-face instruction, but will extend online instruction through the end of the spring semester,” university president Joseph McShane said in a letter sent to students’ families Friday night.
SCHOOL OF LAW
Best Graduate Schools
U.S. News & World Report 03-17-20
Fordham University
#27 in Best Law Schools (tie)
#2 in Part-time Law
The 2021 U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Here
Above the Law 03-16-20
27. Fordham University (NY) (+12)
Baker McKenzie Shuts US Offices In COVID-19 Precaution
Law 360 03-13-20
Elsewhere in the legal industry, COVID-19 has led Columbia Law School, Fordham University School of Law and other schools to suspend classes.
Breaking the Legal Color Barrier
Best Lawyers 03-17-20
Fordham’s Law School’s National Center for Access to Justice has done a detailed study of how states compare.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
JOHN PFAFF
A coronavirus outbreak in jails or prisons could turn into a nightmare
Vox 03-17-20
As criminal justice expert [and professor at Fordham Law School]John Pfaff pointed out, roughly 5 million people go in and out of jails alone each year.
JOHN PFAFF
Jussie Smollett case overshadows reelection bid of Chicago’s top prosecutor
CNN 03-17-20
“There is a sense of, ‘Are these progressive prosecutors people who can win reelection or not?'” said John Pfaff, professor at Fordham Law School.
DAVID UDELL
Law360’s 2020 Access To Justice Editorial Advisory Board
Law360 03-16-20
David Udell is the founder and executive director of the National Center for Access to Justice at Fordham Law School, a research and policy advocacy organization that works with data to expand justice in the United States.
MATTHEW DILLER
The US News Rankings Are Here. How Did Your Law School Do?
National Law Journal 03-17-20
“We judge ourselves more by the accomplishments of our students, faculty and alumni than by an external ranking, but I am pleased to see the excellence of our law school recognized,” said Fordham law dean Matthew Diller.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
MARCIA FLICKER
Having trouble getting a travel refund? These tips can help.
Washington Post 03-18-20
“Members of hotel and airline loyalty programs can press the service providers to reward their past and likely future loyalty,” says Marcia Flicker, an associate professor at Fordham University.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE FACULTY
LYN SLATER
11 Stylish Women Over 50 You Should Be Following on Instagram
The Zoe Report 03-16-20
Lyn, professor at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service, started her now-famous blog, Accidental Icon, in 2014 after struggling to find an existing one that spoke to women who lead, as she describes it, “interesting but ordinary lives.”
FORMER ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
ELIZABETH JOHNSON
Communion of saints, an important tenet of our faith, can help during coronavirus times
National Catholic Reporter 03-18-20
Theologian and St. Joseph Sr. Elizabeth Johnson, professor emerita at Fordham University, stated at the outset of her 1998 book, Friends of God and Prophets: A Feminist Theological Reading of the Communion of Saints, that misconceptions about the doctrine are so prevalent that any effort to talk constructively about the communion of saints requires first identifying what this belief “is not.”
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
CHRISTINA GREER
State governors taking lead on coronavirus precautions as federal government works to define plan
ABC News 03-19-20
Previous statements by the president against the governors, specifically Cuomo, Inslee and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, have made that divide between the federal and state governments worse, according to Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
Stay safe during coronavirus
New York Amsterdam News 03-19-20
Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, political editor at TheGrio.com, the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream,” and the co-host of the podcast FAQ-NYC.
CHRISTINA GREER
What Trump can learn about leadership from Obama
The Grio 03-18-20
Christina Greer is the politics editor at theGrio, an associate professor of political science at Fordham university, and the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, immigration, and the pursuit of the American Dream.”
ASATO IKEDA
Tokyo 1940: The Games that became the ‘Missing Olympics’
Agence France-Presse 03-17-20
The Olympic bid was therefore also an attempt to shore up international diplomacy, according to Asato Ikeda, assistant professor at Fordham University, New York, who has written about the 1940 Games.
CHARLES CAMOSY
Coronavirus crisis: The wrong way to decide which patients get hospital care
New York Post 03-19-20
Charles Camosy is associate professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University and author of the new book “Resisting Throwaway Culture.”
CHARLES CAMOSY
How Should Healthcare Be Distributed When Hospitals Are Overwhelmed?
National Catholic Register 03-17-20
As these conversations are being had, CNA spoke via email with Charlie Camosy, an associate professor of theology at Fordham University, about what principles should be used as doctors might face such choices.
MARK NAISON
An Old Dog Learning New Tricks- My Transition to On Line Teaching.
With A Brooklyn Accent Blog 03-13-20
I am a 73 year old professor of African American studies and History at Fordham University who has been teaching for 49 years, and whose main lecture course, From Rock and Roll to Hip Hop was written up as one of the most popular college courses in New York City.
MARK SHANAHAN
Westport Country Playhouse Script in Hand Playreading of Comedy
Patch 03-13-20
He is a graduate of Brown University (BA) and Fordham University (MA, faculty).
STEVEN STOLL
Solutions must include regional input
Post Gazette 03-13-20
And I appreciate the “misery and desperation” caused by decades-long high poverty levels in the region, the causes of which were chronicled recently by Fordham University historian Steven Stoll in his meticulously researched book “Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia.”
STUDENTS
Students in NYC Remember the “Whistleblower” Doctor Who Died of Coronavirus
Columbia Journalism 03-19-20
“He is an icon, a symbol of the emotions of anger and sadness we feel against the virus and against authoritarianism,” said Fordham student Caesar Hsu, 25.
9 Tips For People Taking Online Classes
Forbes 03-18-20
My daughter Natalie [Kruse], a sophomore at Fordham University, got the news first.
Instagram was my therapy … until it wasn’t
Michigan Daily 03-18-20
“If I think about when my mental health issues began, it’s around the same time we started really using Instagram and Snapchat,” said Sophia Maita, a senior at Fordham University studying communications and culture.
How stock market jitters over the coronavirus are impacting families’ college decisions
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 03-16-20
Emilia DelVecchio, a senior at Brighton High School with high GPA on multiple advanced courses and test score in the top 1% nationally, received a Dean’s Scholarship at Fordham University, which cuts the total price down to about half of Fordham’s and Notre Dame’s entire mid-$70,000 cost.
CORONAVIRUS COMES CLOSER
Herald & Review 03-15-20
For Sicily Seitz, a 19-year-old Decatur native, the atmosphere in Central Illinois was an odd contrast with New York City, where she attends Fordham University.
Meet Rayvin Huger – Photos Of Raymond A Huger’s Daughter With Wife Karen Huger
eCelebrity Mirror 03-15-20
Whereas [Rayvin Huger] is currently studying at the Fordham Gabelli School of Business and will graduate in August of 2020 with a Master of Science in Marketing Intelligence’s degree.
The Coronavirus Has Brought The Dawn Of The Virtual Happy Hour
Forbes 03-15-20
In Westchester County, in the suburbs of Manhattan, Fiona Chen, a Fordham University senior, did something quite similar.
NYC college students are in limbo with dorms closing over coronavirus
New York Post 03-15-20
Fordham University senior Rosemary Pawloski, 22, said she’s now stranded on the Bronx campus after learning Friday from the school website that resident halls would be shut down to prevent the spread of the virus.
ATHLETICS
Andrew Legare column: Extraordinary times run far deeper than sports
Elmira Star-Gazette 03-13-20
The overall Federation state tournament for boys and girls at Fordham University, which was scheduled for a week after the public schools championships, was canceled Friday.
Winter sports championships: Five things to know about postponed high school events
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin 03-13-20
It was scheduled to be played at Fordham University a week after the public schools finals.
Burke back to coach Bajan women
Nation News 03-13-20
Williams said the women’s team will benefit from the expertise of [Sonia] Burke, current coaching assistant at Fordham University, who returns after successful coaching stints at St Francis University and Manhattan College.
Coronavirus fears lead CHSAA to suspend all sports indefinitely
Rockland/Westchester Journal News 03-13-20
The CHSAA was originally scheduled to hold all four quarterfinal games Sunday before Fordham University, the host site, closed its campus.
Federation basketball tournament canceled
The Daily Gazette 03-13-20
The Federation basketball tournament, scheduled to be played March 27-29 at Fordham University, has been canceled.
ALUMNI
After former councilman’s unexpected resignation, Saddle River fills vacant seat
North Jersey 03-18-20
[Christopher DiGirolamo] graduated from Pascack Hills High School, received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University and his law degree from New York Law School.
3 Practical Ways to Put Your Faith in Action
BeliefNet 03-18-20
Meerabelle Dey holds a B.A. in History and Religious Studies from the University of Toronto and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.
Nixon Peabody LLP
Rochester Business Journal 03-18-20
[Michael Caputo] has a B.A. from Seattle University, an M.A. from Fordham University and a J.D. from University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Nicole Macarchuk – Angel Island Capital
Vanguard Law 03-18-20
Yet the native of New York City [Nicole Macarchuk] who earned her J.D. from Fordham University actually began her legal career in criminal law with the Office of the Bronx District Attorney, and also did some pro bono work before deciding she wanted to shift to working with private equity companies.
eSight Corporation Announces New President and CEO
Canadian Life Sciences 03-18-20
[Robert Vaters] holds an MBA at Fordham University.
4576 Coronavirus Update: Dr Paul Cottrell: “Prepare NOW for 18 Months!”
PlayerFM 03-18-20
Dr. [Paul] Cottrell is currently at Harvard University as an ALM candidate specializing in Biology and has completed the Pre-Medical program at Fordham University.
Online Executive MBA: Pros & Cons
Business Because 03-17-20
Frank [Fletcher] himself holds an MBA from Fordham’ University’s Gabelli School of Business.
DLA Piper Expands New York Corporate Finance Practice
ABL Advisor 03-17-20
[Ilya] Bubel received his J.D. from Fordham School of Law, his B.A. from Tufts University and his LL.M. from the University of Paris II: Pantheon-Assas.
Blanca Lopez, Westchester’s Champion of Fair and Affordable Housing
Rye Record 03-16-20
After graduating, [Blanca Lopez] earned a bachelor’s degree in Latin American and Latino Studies from Fordham University and went on to receive a Master of Science degree in Urban Public Policy & Management at the New School’s Milano Graduate School, concentrating on affordable housing, social inequalities, and immigrant communities.
Windsor Locks residents encouraged to ring bells at 8 each night
Journal Inquirer 03-17-20
[J. Christopher] Kervick said the idea came from his days at Fordham University in New York in the 1980s.
Veteran radio personality Smaldone branches into podcasting
Crain’s New York 03-17-20
When Valerie Smaldone first walked into Fordham University’s radio station at age 17, with little knowledge of how broadcasting worked, she had no idea an audition for a workshop would become the springboard for a lifelong career.
Election 2020: Iran-Contra spy wins Florida beach town mayor’s race
Palm Beach Post 03-17-20
[Myra] Koutzen has a master’s degree in business administration from Fordham University and more than 20 years of management experience with Fortune 500 companies like MasterCard International and Citibank.
Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, speaks in Pittsburgh
New Pittsburgh Courier 03-17-20
Here Ilyasah Shabazz was, a person who received her undergraduate degree in 1983, and thereafter, a master’s degree from Fordham University, all with the self-love she had learned to have from her mother.
Former Milford alderman seeks state General Assembly seat
News Times 03-16-20
Later, [Bryan Anderson] spent five years selling real estate with Prudential Realty before being accepted into Fordham University’s graduate school of education, which led to his teaching career.
‘The Bachelorette’: Fans Feel the ‘Franchise is Wasting Clare Crawley’s Time’ With This List of Guys — Here Are the Youngest Ones
ShowBiz Cheat Sheet 03-16-20
[Jordan Chapman] graduated from Fordham University, where he played football.
Today In History – March 16, Vibrant Journalist Dele Giwa Was Born
Koko Nigeria 03-16-20
[Sumonu Oladele Giwa] studied English at Brooklyn College before going on to bag a Master’s in Public Communication from Fordham University.
From ‘MASH’ private to Malta Supervisor, O’Connor has had starring roles
WNYT 03-16-20
[Darren O’Connor] went on to do TV commercials and a pilot for a TV series, Hollywood High, while an undergrad at Fordham, but after his first year at Fordham Law, he realized law school and full-time acting was too much.
Atlantic Cape’s president credits her mother for her success
Press of Atlantic City 03-15-20
“And in her 50s, [Johnnie Mae Ekpo] went back to college and got a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University. One of the things my mother always taught me was, ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway. Jump out there and do it.’”
Worldwide Facilities appoints senior vice-president for NY office
Insurance Business 03-13-20
[John Curry] is a graduate of Fordham University and an active member of the John Street Club and IBANY NY.
OBITUARIES
Thomas J. Monahan, 90, Of Rockford, IL, Priest
Msgr. Monahan Dies March 15 in Rockford
The Observer 03-19-20
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, to James and Leona (Waltenbaugh) Monahan on July 30, 1929, Msgr. Monahan attended Leo High School in Chicago, St. Joseph High School in West Park, NY; and college at Fordham University in New York and Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y.
