CLIPS OF THE WEEK
JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J. & ALEX TREBEK
Fordham University Hit Especially Hard By News Of Alex Trebek’s Death
CBS New York 11-08-20
“…Alex and his wife, Jean, established the Alex Trebek Endowed Scholarship, making gifts of $2 million to aid Fordham students from North Harlem and East Harlem.” —Joseph M. McShane, S.J., President of Fordham University
CARL MINZNER
Buffeted by Trump, China Has Little Hope for Warmer Relations With Biden
The New York Times 11-09-20
“Biden’s election will not fundamentally affect the core policies of Beijing’s leaders,” said Carl Minzner, a professor of Chinese law and politics at Fordham University in New York.
CHRISTINA GREER
Kamala Harris to make history as the first Black woman vice president
CBS News 11-07-20
“I think what Kamala Harris means to a lot of people, as a child of immigrants, as an Indian American, as a Black American, as a woman — we can’t underestimate the significance,” said Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University.
KAREN GREENBERG
There are three kinds of lame-duck pardons. A self-pardon isn’t one of them.
Washington Post 11-11-20
Karen J. Greenberg is the director of the Center on National Security at the Fordham University School of Law and the author of “Rogue Justice: The Making of the Security State.”
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J. & ALEX TREBEK
Fordham University Hit Especially Hard By News Of Alex Trebek’s Death
CBS New York 11-08-20
“…Alex and his wife, Jean, established the Alex Trebek Endowed Scholarship, making gifts of $2 million to aid Fordham students from North Harlem and East Harlem.” —Joseph M. McShane, S.J., President of Fordham University
Best universities in New York
Times Higher Education 11-12-20
20. Fordham University, Bronx
Watch ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek’s most memorable moments
ABC New York 11-08-20
Also known for his generosity, in October 2015 Trebek endowed a $1 million scholarship for undergraduates at Fordham University.
WFUV
Joni Mitchell box out now; Mountain Goats, Margo Price, Nada Surf & more covered her for WFUV
Brooklyn Vegan 11-06-20
Joni also turns 77 on Saturday (11/7), and in celebration of her almost-birthday, Fordham University’s radio station WFUV has unveiled a new venture called The Joni Project.
ADMINISTRATORS
DAVID GIBSON
AP VoteCast: Trump wins white evangelicals, Catholics split
Associated Press 11-06-20
“The election results show that the Catholic Church is as divided as our nation, but the real divide is race and ethnicity, not theology,” said David Gibson, director of Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
JED SHUGERMAN
‘Four Seasons Total Lawyering’: Why Trump voter fraud lawsuits are ‘meritless’
MSNBC 11-12-20
“They can’t even come up with a solid anecdote of either fraud or votes not being counted,” says Fordham Law professor Jed Shugerman.
JED SHUGERMAN
Trump’s legal challenges to the election will help Democrats
Washington Post 11-12-20
Jed Shugerman is a law professor at Fordham Law School and a member of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on the 2020 Election.
CHERYL BADER
White-Collar Crime Probes Likely to Intensify Under Biden’s DOJ
Bloomberg 11-11-20
“Anything would be a step up from Trump’s complete neglect of white-collar crime,” said Cheryl Bader, a professor at Fordham Law School in New York.
KAREN GREENBERG
There are three kinds of lame-duck pardons. A self-pardon isn’t one of them.
Washington Post 11-11-20
Karen J. Greenberg is the director of the Center on National Security at the Fordham University School of Law and the author of “Rogue Justice: The Making of the Security State.”
JAMES BRUDNEY
Republicans propose funding cuts to OSHA during pandemic
Marketplace 11-11-20
But that would take more resources, said James Brudney, an employment law professor at Fordham University.
CARL MINZNER
Buffeted by Trump, China Has Little Hope for Warmer Relations With Biden
The New York Times 11-09-20
“Biden’s election will not fundamentally affect the core policies of Beijing’s leaders,” said Carl Minzner, a professor of Chinese law and politics at Fordham University in New York.
COREY BRETTSCHNEIDER
Trump faces mounting legal woes after White House
Reuters 11-09-20
Law professor Corey Brettschneider, of Fordham and Brown Universities, says President Donald Trump faces a mountain of legal risks when he loses the immunity he has enjoyed as a sitting president on January 21, 2021, most notably from an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. Trump calls the case politically-motivated harassment.
BRUCE GREEN
Trump election lawyers on trial in court of public opinion
France 24 11-12-20
Fordham University law professor Bruce Green has a different dispute with the cases.
BRUCE GREEN
A ‘Cold Civil War’ Catches GCs In The Middle
Law 360 11-12-20
Another expert, Bruce Green, director of the Stein Center for Law and Ethics at Fordham Law School in New York, had mixed feelings about the situation.
BRUCE GREEN
Highlights From the Transition: Republican Senator Says Biden Should Receive Presidential Daily Briefings
The New York Times 11-11-20
But Bruce Green, a law professor and the director of the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics at Fordham University, expressed similar concerns.
BRUCE GREEN
Trump’s election litigation: boon or blow to public faith in the court system?
Reuters 11-10-20
She and co-author Bruce Green of Fordham Law School argued in a op-ed Monday for The Hill that the president’s lawsuits challenging election results may actually be a boon for American democracy.
BRUCE GREEN
Trump’s lawsuits are good for American democracy
The Hill 11-09-20
Bruce A. Green is the Louis Stein Chair at Fordham Law School, where he directs the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics.
MARTIN S. FLAHERTY
What next for Trump? The defeated president faces difficult moments
Boston Globe 11-07-20
“I would expect that Trump and his supporters will not go quietly into the night,” said Martin S. Flaherty, a professor of international human rights law at Fordham Law School.
TANYA HERNÁNDEZ
Woke professors want to move beyond ‘Latinx’
The College Fix 11-07-20
Tanya Hernández of the Fordham School of Law and the University of Rhode Island’s Hilda Lloréns have a problem with JLo’s “Lonely” as it includes the line “yo siempre seré tu negrita del Bronx.”
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
IFTEKHAR HASAN
Bank Lending During the COVID-19 Pandemic
THE CLS Blue Sky Blog 11-11-20
This post comes to us from professors Iftekhar Hasan at Fordham University, Panagiotis N. Politsidis at the Audencia Business School, and Zenu Sharma at St. John’s University.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FACULTY
ANNIE GEORGE-PUSKAR
Suddenly Synchronous: How to Create a Virtual Classroom
ClassEDU 11-06-20
Annie George-Puskar, PhD, is an assistant professor at Fordham University Graduate School of Education.
ROBERTO PADILLA
Padilla named 2021 New York State School Superintendent of the Year
Times Hudson Valley 11-10-20
He is a published author and an adjunct professor at SUNY New Paltz and Fordham University.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
GRANT SCHNEIDER
THANKFUL FOR MY CLIENTS – FIVE THINGS I HAVE LEARNED
Active Rain 11-10-20
And of course, I love my human resource professionals who I teach at Fordham University.
ROGER PANETTA
New York Thruway to Make Shift to Cashless Tolling
Government Technology 11-09-20
Roger Panetta, a professor of history at Fordham University, places the removal of the tollbooths — and the toll collectors — within the Thruway’s ongoing march towards greater efficiency.
QUAMRUL HAIDER
Interplay between science, society and politics
The Daily Star 11-09-20
Quamrul Haider is a Professor of Physics at Fordham University, New York.
HEATHER GAUTNEY
Free college jostles for Biden priority as Senate talks loom
Times Higher Education 11-09-20
Mr Biden’s free-college plans looked unlikely to be implemented if the Republicans held the Senate, conceded Heather Gautney, an associate professor of sociology at Fordham University who advised the Biden campaign.
HEATHER GAUTNEY
US election: academic hope tempered by realism as Biden wins
Times Higher Education 11-07-20
Mr Biden’s chief higher education proposal – free tuition at two-year institutions, and free four-year attendance for students from families earning less than $125,000 (£100,000) a year – looked unlikely if Republicans hold the Senate, said Heather Gautney, an associate professor of sociology at Fordham University who advised the Biden campaign.
MARK MATTSON
Election results misinformation, fraud claims threaten to distort Americans’ views of the democratic process
USA Today 11-06-20
In a 2011 study, cognitive psychologists Linda Henkel of Fairfield University and Mark Mattson of Fordham University examined the effects of repeated falsehoods compared with facts.
CHRISTINA GREER
AUTHOR MARY TRUMP, POLITICAL SCIENTIST DR. CHRISTINA GREER & MSNBC LEGAL ANALYST DANNY CEVALLOS- NOV 5 SHOW
The Dean Obeidallah Show 11-05-20
Politics editor at The Grio @Dr_CMGreer joined @DeanObeidallah to talk the 2020 election and what it means about America.
CHRISTINA GREER
The war with New York is almost over — what a Biden presidency will mean for the Big Apple
New York Daily News 11-09-20
“She’s worked well with Biden in the past,” said Christina Greer, a political scientist at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
AOC praises Kamala Harris’s historic victory as VP-elect: ‘It’s really remarkable. You can’t be what you can’t see’
The Independent 11-07-20
Christina Greer, a Professor of Political Science at New York’s Fordham University, told The Independent : “We’re only 52 years from Shirley Chisholm becoming the first black woman elected to Congress.”
CHRISTINA GREER
Kamala Harris to make history as the first Black woman vice president
CBS News 11-07-20
“I think what Kamala Harris means to a lot of people, as a child of immigrants, as an Indian American, as a Black American, as a woman — we can’t underestimate the significance,” said Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
The ‘Blue Wave’ Crashed Into a Wall of White Supremacy. How Can Democrats Break Through?
The Root 11-06-20
Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, told The Root that much of white America saw COVID-19 restrictions less as public safety precautions and more of an infringement on their personal liberties.
STUDENTS
A new day in politics: We can now dress the wounds of our nation
New York Amsterdam News 11-12-20
This week, my Fordham University Masters in Urban Studies student Melissa Thornton wrote about our new dawn in this unique moment.
College students face off in Hoda and Jenna’s Dorm Room Duel
TODAY 11-09-20
Hoda and Jenna invite a student from University of Florida and another from Fordham University [Gabriella Mongome] to the show to face off in another edition of Dorm Room Duel.
Protect The Results: NYers Talk About Why They Marched for a Full Vote Count
The Indypendent 11-06-20
Alexis Chapin / Student at Fordham University
ALUMNI
Regent Square attorney honored as Shaler Area Distinguished Alumnus
Trib Live 11-12-20
[Jerry Dickinson] earned his law degree from Fordham University School of Law.
Upwork Appoints Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri to Board of Directors
Upwork Investor Relations 11-12-20
[Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri] holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and an A.B. cum laude in History and Latin American studies from Princeton University.
Naima Coster: Gentrification Isn’t Just a Buzzword
Literary Hub 11-11-20
[Naima Coster] holds an MFA in fiction from Columbia University, an MA in English and creative writing from Fordham University, and a BA in English and African American studies from Yale.
Charles Provenzano Jr. Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Real Estate
24-7 Press Release 11-11-20
Mr. [Charles] Provenzano previously laid the foundation for his career through his academic efforts, earning a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Fordham University.
Bank Announces Addition of Timmian Massie
Hudson Valley Press 11-11-20
[Timmian] Massie is a graduate of Dutchess Community College and Fordham University, with additional studies at the Gregorian University in Rome and the North American College in Vatican City.
Producer/Director Winter Dunn – Making Her Way In Hollywood
Los Angeles Sentinel 11-11-20
[Winter Dunn is] also a performer and actress, and [she]studied theater at Fordham University.
Between You and Me: Long and Lonely Road to the Top
TBR News Media 11-11-20
And while [Geraldine] Ferraro graduated from Fordham Law School, it was not until her own children were of school age that she started working in the Queens District Attorney’s office.
Can These Execs Save ViacomCBS’ Storied Cable Brands?
Variety 11-11-20
[Nina L. Diaz] was a few years out of Fordham University when she arrived along with producer Cathe Neukum CQ to work on a documentary project about people with HIV.
Interview with Andrew Hollingsworth of Naturally Gerber Finance and Jennifer Palmer, CEO of Gerber Finance
Secured Finance Network 11-11-20
Jennifer [Palmer] holds a JD from Fordham Law and a BA from Marist College.
Hell’s Kitchen: Where East Village Grit Meets the Artsy West Side
The New York Times 11-11-20
For Holly-Anne Devlin, a 37-year-old producer and director, the relationship began when she studied theater at the Fordham University Lincoln Center campus, one block north of the neighborhood’s West 59th Street border.
‘We Would All Do Right by Remaining Committed to Our Veterans’: Town Holds Annual Ceremony on God’s Acre
New Canaanite 11-11-20
A Fordham University graduate and Darien resident who served as platoon leader in eastern Afghanistan, and who earned multiple Army commendations as well as the Expert Infantryman Badge, Ranger Tab, Senior Parachutist Badge, Military Free Fall Badge, Air Assault Badge and German Armed Forces Badge, among other certifications, [Tyler] Nash was guest speaker at New Canaan’s annual ceremony.
Jesuit Catholic priest pens book about his order’s complicity in the Holocaust
The Times of Israel 11-10-20
Going on to study philosophy at Fordham University and the State University of New York at Stony Brook, [James Bernauer’s] areas of expertise have included the famed chronicler of the Eichmann trial, Hannah Arendt.
‘Recharge the batteries’: Wake Forest enjoys growth while using off week to recover
Times-News 11-07-20
“Last time I played this many freshmen defensive backs was 1999 at Fordham University,” [Dave] Clawson said, “and that didn’t turn out so well that year.”
Interview: Creative Booking Agency Founder Christine L. Barkley
Celebrity Access 11-06-20
After graduating from Fordham University in the Bronx with a B.A. in political science, [Christine L.] Barkley worked as a legislative legal analyst for the legal division of the New York City Council from 1993 to 1997.
Meet the 51 women competing to be Miss USA 2020
Insider 11-06-20
Katie Guevarra, 27, graduated from Fordham University with a degree in communication and media studies.
Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday in New Canaan
New Canaan Advertiser 11-06-20
[Tyler Nash] graduated from Fordham University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, with concentrations in finance and sustainable business.
Six African Americans Who Have Been Appointed to University Diversity Positions
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education 11-06-20
Kamille Dean was appointed director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Fordham Univerity Law School in New York.
OBITUARIES
Alex Trebek, 80, Of Los Angeles, CA, Jeopardy! Host
ET PRESENTS… A TRIBUTE TO ALEX TREBEK
Entertainment Tonight 11-09-20 [access available upon request]
When Alex was undergoing cancer treatment, he and Jean were honored by Fordham University, Matthew’s alma mater.
Alex Trebek, 80, Of Los Angeles, CA, Jeopardy! Host
Looking back at the philanthropic legacy of game show legend Alex Trebek
Inside Philanthropy 11-12-20
Back stateside, the couple have supported Trebek son’s school, Fordham University in New York, endowing a $1 million scholarship fund.
Alex Trebek, 80, Of Los Angeles, CA, Jeopardy! Host
Remembering Alex Trebek’s Harlem Ties
Patch 11-11-20
Trebek, who died Sunday from pancreatic cancer at the age of 80, began forming his connections to the city after his son, Matthew, arrived at Fordham University’s Bronx campus in 2009.
Alex Trebek, 80, Of Los Angeles, CA, Jeopardy! Host
‘Jeopardy!’ Host Trebek Dies
The Malibu Times 11-12-20
The iconic television host donated $2 million to endow a scholarship for Harlem, NYC, residents to attend Fordham University, where his son is a graduate.
Alex Trebek, 80, Of Los Angeles, CA, Jeopardy! Host
Alex Trebek, Jesuit-educated host of ‘Jeopardy!,’ was ‘the nation’s schoolteacher’
America Magazine 11-09-20
In early January, Trebek and his wife, Jean, received Fordham University’s Founders’ Award in Los Angeles.
Jerry Daly, 80, Of Danbury, CT, Lawyer
Danbury Resident Jerry Daly, 80, has Died
Hamlet Hub 11-10-20
Upon leaving the United States Air Force in 1969, he attended Fordham University School of Law graduating with a Juris Doctorate Degree in 1972.
Peter Hauspurg, 67, Of Santa Monica, CA, Real Estate Agent
CRE Industry Leader Peter Hauspurg Dies at 67
Commercial Property Executive 11-06-20
Hauspurg was a graduate of Duke University and Fordham Law School.
Willie Negron, Of Bronx, NY, Basketball Scout
Willie Negron Gave The Kids Opportunity In Memory Of HIs Brother
New York Sports Day 11-09-20
And up at Rose Hill, on the campus of Fordham University in the Bronx, Willie Negron was at courtside or in the last row at the oldest indoor college basketball arena in the country.
