CLIPS OF THE WEEK
DAVID GIBSON
Pope Francis calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples
Washington Post 10-21-20
“This is huge,” said David Gibson, director of Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture.
BRYAN MASSINGALE, S.T.D.
Openly Gay Catholic Priest Discusses Pope Francis’ Appeal For LGBTQ Protections
NPR 10-22-20
Rachel Martin speaks with Fr. Bryan Massingale, priest and professor at Fordham University, about Pope Francis’ statements regarding the rights of LGBTQ people to civil unions.
PATRICK HORNBECK
Pope Francis gives support to same-sex civil unions
CBS News 10-21-20
Patrick Hornbeck, a professor of theology at Fordham University, joined CBSN to discuss the pope’s comments.
CATHERINE POWELL
How COVID-19 Hurts Working Women
Forbes 10-22-10
Indeed, in the words of Fordham Law School Professor Catherine Powell, the pandemic is laying “bare underlying structural inequalities facing communities of color.”
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
United Way Non-Profit Leadership Summit Focused on Diversity
Patch 10-20-20
Continuing education credits are available through Fordham University’s School of Social Service for a fee for those who complete the educations materials in each session.
DoD and NSA Announce New Cybersecurity Initiative to Close Cyber Talent Gap
Homeland Security Today 10-19-20
Two academic leaders, Fordham University and Excelsior College are leading the CEDI while nine partner NCAE-C designated academic institutions will offer regionally-oriented programs for MSIs.
Voting can be as good for your health as your health care policy
NBC News 10-19-20
That’s why people in households who are told they’ll receive public praise for voting are nearly 5 percent more likely to cast a ballot, according to a Fordham University study.
IN-Tech teacher doesn’t avoid race, he embraces it
Riverdale Press 10-17-20
The Fordham University Anti-Racist Alumni Collective recently released the findings of a survey of more than 2,000 alumni and their experiences on campus.
New Rankings: The Best Online University Programs Based On Their ROI
Forbes 10-17-20
The Top Ten Online Universities based on master’s degrees are all well-established public or private, nonprofit schools.
Fordham University
ADMINISTRATORS
DAVID GIBSON
Divided reactions in US as pope backs same-sex civil unions
Associated Press 10-22-20
“These words from the pope will inflame many on the Catholic right … but they will be a balm to the vast majority of Catholics and, I daresay, pastors,” said David Gibson, director of Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture.
DAVID GIBSON
Divided reactions in US as pope backs same-sex civil unions
KIRO 7 10-21-20
“These words from the pope will inflame many on the Catholic right … but they will be a balm to the vast majority of Catholics and, I daresay, pastors,” said David Gibson, director of Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture.
DAVID GIBSON
How Pope Francis is ‘upending’ Catholic Church culture over same-sex unions
PBS 10-21-20
William Brangham reports and talks to Fordham University’s David Gibson, who has long covered the Vatican.
DAVID GIBSON
Pope Francis calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples
Washington Post 10-21-20
“This is huge,” said David Gibson, director of Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture.
ERIN HOFFMAN
Covid-19 has forced campus ministry to enter a new era of digital spirituality. It’s going O.K.
America Magazine 10-20-20
At Fordham University, the associate director of campus ministry, Erin Hoffman, described how Fordham made the transition online in the spring.
JAYNE SCHREIBER
COVID-19: How law schools are adapting
National Jurist 10-19-20
“We truly have what we call The Network Effect,” said Jayne Schreiber, assistant dean of career planning at Fordham.
SCHOOL OF LAW
The case for privacy education in K–12
International Association of Privacy Professionals 10-16-20
Fordham University’s School of Law CLIP developed a similar curriculum for middle schoolers in 2013 through a grant from the Digital Trust Foundation.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
JERRY GOLDFEDER
Op-Ed: Please don’t tell Kamala I’m with her. I wouldn’t want to jinx the race
Los Angeles Times 10-22-20
Jerry H. Goldfeder is an election lawyer at Stroock LLP in New York and teaches election law at Fordham Law School.
CATHERINE POWELL
How COVID-19 Hurts Working Women
Forbes 10-22-10
Indeed, in the words of Fordham Law School Professor Catherine Powell, the pandemic is laying “bare underlying structural inequalities facing communities of color.”
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
The Google case is a stew of technology, law, and politics
Columbia Journalism Review 10-22-20
Zephyr Teachout, a professor of law at Fordham University and a former Democratic candidate for governor of New York, said in a similar discussion that while she believes Barr “should be impeached, and I don’t trust him for a second”, the case is well-grounded, and should have been brought years ago.
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
“Break ’Em Up”: As DOJ Targets Google, Zephyr Teachout Urges Breakup of More Big Tech Monopolies
Democracy Now 10-21-20
Fordham law professor Zephyr Teachout, who has long advocated for breaking up Big Tech monopolies, says it’s “an incredibly important lawsuit” that should be the start of a wave of legal and legislative action to tackle “this incredible democratic crisis we have of Big Tech really becoming a form of private, for-profit government that is taking over so many parts of our lives.”
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
“A Barrett Confirmation Is a Catastrophe”: What Democrats Can Do to Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
Democracy Now 10-21-20
Fordham law professor Zephyr Teachout says Senate Democrats can still block the confirmation of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, if they use every possible procedural method available to them to slow and frustrate the process.
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
Australians are being urged to consider a publicly-funded alternative to Facebook
Salon 10-20-20
As Zephyr Teachout, associate professor of law at Fordham University School of Law, explained during her testimony, “Antitrust laws, and strong antitrust laws, are essential for freedom and for a thriving economy. The highly concentrated Big Tech marketplaces and the existing abuses of Big Tech enabled by their dominant positions poses a major democratic threat.”
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
Both the GOP and the Democrats want to break up Big Tech. Could it really happen?
Salon 10-20-20
Zephyr Teachout, associate professor of law at Fordham University School of Law, explained during her testimony at the hearing that “antitrust laws, and strong antitrust laws, are essential for freedom and for a thriving economy.
MARK PATTERSON
Why it could be ‘infeasible’ to break up Google without destroying its integration
Yahoo! Finance 10-20-20
Mark Patterson, professor of law at Fordham University Law School, proposed a different remedy in an email to Yahoo Finance.
MARK PATTERSON
Google Justice Department antitrust lawsuit explained: This is what it means for you
USA Today 10-20-20
If the DOJ prevails, Mark Patterson, an antitrust law professor at Fordham University, says consumers could get phones, computers or browsers that are not pre-set to Google.
CARL MINZNER
‘Xi Thought’ Is Creeping Into Everything From Chinese Sci-Fi to Company Filings
Bloomberg 10-19-20
“Its importance lies in prominently raising Xi’s personal profile,” said Carl Minzner, a professor at Fordham Law School who specializes in Chinese law and governance.
OLIVIER SYLVAIN
Repealing Section 230 could have unintended consequences for Trump and conservatives
Roll Call 10-20-20
“Repealing Section 230 would have the perverse effect of actually chilling the very speech that the president engages in all the time,” Olivier Sylvain, a professor of communications law at Fordham University, told CQ Roll Call.
OLIVIER SYLVAIN
FCC moves to ‘clarify’ social media liability protections amid GOP outrage
ABC 6 10-16-20
According to Olivier Sylvain, a professor at Fordham Law School, the law was intended to promote self-regulation rather than government control, and it affords websites an extraordinary degree of protection that other companies do not have.
RICHARD SCOTT CARNELL
$421 Million in Debt: Trump Calls It ‘a Peanut,’ but Challenges Lie Ahead
The New York Times 10-16-20
“When a bank asks for a personal guarantee, it is because the bank isn’t satisfied with the creditworthiness of the borrower,” said Richard Scott Carnell, who served as assistant secretary for financial institutions at the Treasury Department under President Bill Clinton and now teaches law at Fordham University.
SUSAN SCAFIDI
Forever 21 goes from rags to riches to bankruptcy court
Spectacular Failures 08-10-20
Susan Scafidi — Academic Director, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
BRENT HORTON
Investment Bankers As Underwriters: Barbarians Or Gatekeepers?
Forbes 10-13-20
Among those prominent critics, [Fordham] Prof. Brent Horton has argued that direct listing eliminates the “gatekeeper” role of traditional underwriters and jeopardizes investor protection.
BRENT HORTON
Spotify’s Direct Listing: Is It a Recipe for Gatekeeper Failure?
SMU Law Review 10-21-20
Brent J. Horton, Fordham University
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FACULTY
ANNIE GEORGE-PUSKAR
How Much Does It Cost to Build a Home Learning Center?
The Balance 10-21-20
“It matters less where it is located and more that students have a dedicated space for learning,” said Annie George-Puskar, Ph.D., assistant professor at Fordham University Graduate School of Education, by email.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE FACULTY
ANNE WILLIAMS-ISOM
The R.E.A.L. Talks Series About Racial Equity And Justice From Harlem To Hollywood Continues
Harlem World Magazine 10-21-20
Anne Williams-Isom, James R. Dumpson Chair, Child Welfare Studies, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service
FORMER ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
RICHARD DILLON
Is Anyone Listening?
Catholic New York 10-21-20
Father Dillon was professor of New Testament for 30 years at Fordham University and professor of Scripture for 17 years at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie.
CRAIG FORD
As election nears, Black and Latinx Catholics work for political inclusion
National Catholic Reporter 10-19-20
Previously a professor at Fordham University in New York, the 32-year-old is adjusting to life in a state where Trump supporters are loud and proud.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
BRYAN MASSINGALE, S.T.D.
Openly Gay Catholic Priest Discusses Pope Francis’ Appeal For LGBTQ Protections
NPR 10-22-20
Rachel Martin speaks with Fr. Bryan Massingale, priest and professor at Fordham University, about Pope Francis’ statements regarding the rights of LGBTQ people to civil unions.
QUAMRUL HAIDER
Roger Penrose, Black Holes and the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics
The Daily Star 10-22-20
Quamrul Haider is a Professor of Physics at Fordham University, New York.
ELIZABETH YUKO
How to Talk About Mental Illness in a New Relationship
Lifehacker 10-22-20
Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University.
PATRICK HORNBECK
‘Attempt to Normalize Homosexuality’: Franklin Graham Lashes Out at Pope Francis Over Call for Same-Sex Civil Unions
Newsweek 10-22-20
Speaking to CBS News on Thursday, Fordham University theology professor Patrick Hornbeck said Francis’ statement about civil unions was important because it could prompt Catholic leaders “who want to be pastoral, as he’s been, in affirming LGBTQ people and their families and their loves” to do that.
PATRICK HORNBECK
Pope Francis gives support to same-sex civil unions
CBS News 10-21-20
Patrick Hornbeck, a professor of theology at Fordham University, joined CBSN to discuss the pope’s comments.
JOHNNY DIN
Executive of the Month: Johnny Din, CEO of Cycamore Capital, balances his business platform with giving back
New York Real Estate Journal 10-20-20
I am also an adjunct real estate professor at Columbia University, New York University, and Fordham University and it was quite rewarding to see some of my students receiving the scholarship.
DIANA CALDERAZZO
Theater Resources Unlimited Announces Writer-Producer Virtual Speed Date
Broadway World 10-20-20
Diana Calderazzo is an adjunct instructor of Theatre at Fordham University, teaching Invitation to Theatre with a focus in Cognitive Studies from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master’s Degree in Theatre from the University of Central Florida.
SAUL CORNELL
Confirmation Hearings Exposed Barrett as a Hardcore Rightwing Activist
Common Dreams 10-21-20
As Fordham University history professor Saul Cornell has noted, “[I]f one looks carefully at the murky methodology and dubious practices of new originalism, it is clear that its historical foundations are even shakier than that of old originalism. The new theory is little more than an intellectual shell game in which contemporary political preferences are shuffled around and made to appear part of the Constitution’s original meaning.”
SAUL CORNELL
Unequal Justice: Confirmation Hearings Exposed Barrett as a Hardcore Rightwing Activist
The Progressive 10-20-20
As Fordham University history professor Saul Cornell has noted, “[I]f one looks carefully at the murky methodology and dubious practices of new originalism, it is clear that its historical foundations are even shakier than that of old originalism. The new theory is little more than an intellectual shell game in which contemporary political preferences are shuffled around and made to appear part of the Constitution’s original meaning.”
BORIS HEERSINK
Trump ramps up rally strategy that may come with more risk than reward
NBC News 10-19-20
“It does help a little bit on the Republicans’ side, but it gets the same counter-mobilization on the Democrats’ side, if not more,” said Boris Heersink, an author of the study and a professor of political science at Fordham University.
AYALA FADER
Author: Ultra-Orthodox ‘Hidden Heretics’ believe in science, reject COVID rebels
Times of Israel 10-18-20
In “Hidden Heretics: Jewish Doubt in the Digital Age,” Fordham University anthropology professor Ayala Fader explores ultra-Orthodox Jews who question their faith and clandestinely share their views with other like-minded individuals, whether in online forums or at Thursday-night meetings in bars.
CHARLES CAMOSY
Trump has sparked a shift in how some conservatives talk and think about abortion
Yahoo! News 10-21-20
Charles Camosy, a professor of theology and social ethics at Fordham University, has mixed feelings about this debate.
CHARLES CAMOSY
The architecture of peace: Pope Francis on social friendship and the hope for universal fraternity
ABC 10-18-20
Charles Camosy is Associate Professor of Theological and Social Ethics at Fordham University. His most recent book is Resisting Throwaway Culture: How a Consistent Life Ethic Can Unite a Fractured People.
JASON MUNSHI-SOUTH
‘Big pile’ of eels dumped in NYC park; impact not yet known
Associated Press 10-17-20
“People like animals and they sometimes think they’re doing a good thing by letting them go,” said Jason Munshi-South, urban ecologist at Fordham University.
MONIKA MCDERMOTT
Trump trails Biden with two weeks to go – but there could yet be surprises
The Guardian 10-16-20
Monika McDermott, a professor of political science at Fordham University in New York, said: “It’s been terrible, especially lately, because Trump himself just has no discipline and no control. He’s alienating people left and right and doesn’t seem like he’s actively trying to win this. It actually seems almost like he’s self-sabotaging or just in denial in some way and that’s not where a winning candidate or strategy comes from.”
CHRISTINA GREER
NYC PBA Invests a Cool Million to Defeat Long Island Democratic Senator
NY1 10-22-20
“The fact that they would throw so much money behind a Republican candidate who’s not even in the five boroughs signals to me that, one, they are trying to support the district where many of their members live, or, two, they are sending the message that they support a more conservative agenda within the Republican Party,” said Christina Greer of Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
Remembering Black immigrants
New York Amsterdam News 10-22-20
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,” and the co-host of the podcast FAQ-NYC.
CHRISTINA GREER
Working Families Party Taps Warren, Steinem, AOC, And More In Existential Fight For Its Future
Gothamist 10-20-20
“I think it bodes well for the party to revisit their roots and their mission statement, which I think they deviated from, in the past two or three elections dealing with Andrew Cuomo,” said Dr. Christina Greer, a political science professor at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
This election protect yourself with a face shield and protect the vote
The Grio 10-19-20
Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, political editor at The Grio, 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
Why the 2020 Election Feels Familiar
Zora 10-16-20
My feelings as we watched the results in 2000 was that Bush would tank the country like he had his businesses,” says Christina Greer, PhD, a political scientist and professor at Fordham University.
MAGDA TETER
The QAnon Effect: How a Conspiracy Network is Channeling Anti-Semitic Myths to Upend the Church and Politics
Interfaith Radio 10-15-20
Magda Teter. Professor of History and Shvidler Chair in Judaic Studies at Fordham University., and author most recently of Blood Libel: On the Trail of an Antisemitic Myth.
STUDENTS
JESS ZEBROWSKI COMMITS TO DI FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Swim Swam 10-22-20
Jessica “Jess” Zebrowski, a current high school senior from Sayreville, New Jersey, has committed to swim for Division I Fordham University.
How LGBT+ scientists would like to be included and welcomed in STEM workplaces
Nature 10-19-20
Micah Savin (they) is a two-spirit, non-binary PhD candidate studying clinical neuropsychology at the Icahn
How Isolating in Quarantine Has Been Detrimental To Our Body Image
Seventeen 10-17-20
At the start of 2020, Mary, a 21-year-old at Fordham University, felt like she had a handle on her disorders, at least the anorexia nervosa and bulimia that plagued her in the past.
North Haven’s Bergin record-breaking scholar-athlete headed to Fordham
New Haven Register 10-16-20
In May, [Maddie Bergin] made a verbal commitment to continue her swimming career at Fordham University.
ALUMNI
Dr. Henry Miranda ~ One of Bedford’s Renaissance Men
The Bedford Citizen 10-22-20
Beginning in 1946, taking advantage of the GI Bill, Henry [Miranda] stayed close to home, earning his undergraduate degree at Iona College and his doctorate at Fordham University, both in physics.
Harlem’s Willis Nathaniel Huggins, Fordham’s The First Black Student To Receive A PhD
Harlem World Magazine 10-21-20
In 1932 [Willis Nathaniel Huggins] became the first black student to receive a PhD from Fordham University.
Election 2020: Join presidential debate virtual watch party | Plazas
Nashville Tennessean 10-21-20
[Bronte Prins] joined the Board of Directors of TNWAC in 2019 and co-founded its young professionals group, YP Global. Bronte is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Fordham University School of Law.
Watchung Hills School Board Candidate Profile: Peter Fallon
Echoes-Sentinel 10-21-20
An attorney, [Peter B. Fallon] holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Fordham University School of Law.
My Audacious Filipino Journey
Positively Filipino 10-21-20
[Amadio Arboleda] lived in the United States again, briefly, for a second and third time. The first time was after returning after graduating from college to go to graduate school at Fordham University and get [his]first salaried job.
West Orange man to be named to high school hall of fame
Essex News Daily 10-20-20
[Robert M. Hoatson] received a bachelor’s degree in English from Iona College, a master’s degree from Manhattan College in English, and a Ph.D. from Fordham University in church and non-public school leadership.
Peloton’s Ally Love Almost Died In A Car Accident At Age 9 And Was Told She’d Never Run Again
Women’s Health 10-20-20
So [Ally Love] graduated from Fordham University with a bachelor’s in fine arts and a minor in theology.
The Rotary Club of Westfield Inducts 5 New Members
TAPinto 10-20-20
[Jessica] Arkel is a graduate of Ithaca College and received her MBA from Fordham University.
Maurice F. Curran has been Inducted into the Marquis Who’s Who Registry
24-7 Press Release 10-20-20
In 1958 Mr. [Maurice F.] Curran earned a Bachelor of Laws Degree from Fordham University, and was admitted to practice by the State Bar of New York.
Bronx District Attorney hires diverse group of 61 assistant district attorneys
Bronx Times 10-20-20
Michael Dal Lago, Fordham Law School
Eartha Jn Baptiste, Fordham Law School
Anastasiya Sakhnovskaya, Fordham Law School
Hartzog, Jiha Get New City Hall Gigs
The Bronx Chronicle 10-19-20
Born in Haiti, Dr. [Jacques] Jiha immigrated to New York City in 1979 and earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Fordham University.
Remembering Dele Giwa, Nigeria’s hero of journalism 34 years after
The Guardian Nigeria 10-18-20
[Dele Giwa] proceeded to Fordham University for his graduate school.
Manny Súarez points to his return to American basketball
El Universal Mexico 10-18-20
In 2015, when [Manny Suárez] was part of the Fordham University program, he was rushed to the hospital, where they found he had HEART-FID.
Martiza Mejia-Ming is Chief of Staff, “Heart and Soul” at Brooklyn DA’s Office
NY1 10-16-20
[Martiza Mejia-Ming] graduated from Binghamton University and then Fordham Law School – the first one to pursue higher learning in her family.
‘It’s his dishonesty, lack of character, his deceit’ – ex-CIA chief excoriates Trump
Irish Times 10-20-20
It describes [John] Brennan’s journey to the top of the CIA, beginning with his childhood in an Irish-American neighbourhood; his decision to attend Fordham University in New York; and how a visit to a cousin posted in Jakarta in his sophomore year sparked a wanderlust and interest in geopolitics that eventually led him to a career in the CIA.
A Conversation with John Brennan
Washington Post 10-16-20
Mr. [John] Brennan graduated from Fordham University in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
OBITUARIES
W. Denis Donovan, 88, Of Harrison, NY, Lawyer
Obituary: The Hon. W. Denis Donovan
Patch 10-21-20
At the advice of his wife Joan, he attended Fordham Law School where he received his Juris Doctor in 1959.
Madeleine Pfister, 89, Of Staten Island, NY, Help Line Creator
Lifelong Staten Islander, who founded information line that helped inspire 311, dies at 89
Staten Island Live 10-21-20
She graduated from St. John Villa Academy, and then attended Fordham University School of Education.
Carmen Aquilone, Of Brooklyn, NY, Social Worker
Carmen Aquilone, ‘Woman of Mercy’ and ‘Role Model’
The Tablet 10-21-20
She later received her Master’s Degree in Social Work at Fordham University while also working as an outreach worker at the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO).
Father James J. Fedigan, S.J., 87, Of Brooklyn, NY, Priest
Godspeed, Father Fedigan: Jesuit, Minister to Hispanic Community
The Tablet 10-21-20
He was ordained to the priesthood at Fordham University Church by Cardinal Francis Spellman on June 10, 1965.
John Alex Robinson, 71, Of Orange, NJ, Police Officer
John Alex Robinson
Essex News Daily 10-19-20
John moved to New York, where he successfully obtained his B.S. and M.A. in Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice; and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Fordham University of New York.
