CLIPS OF THE WEEK
DAWN LERMAN
Higher ed MBA programs flex their muscle
University Business Magazine 01-22-18
“We spent time looking at the needs of industry as well as the needs and goals of prospective, part-time MBA students to see how we could better align our program offerings,” says Dawn Lerman, associate dean for graduate studies at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University in New York.
Virginia Catholics discuss how to face ‘sin of racism,’ dismantle it
Catholic Philly 01-23-18
Eric Martin, a Charlottesville resident and graduate student in theology at Fordham University, echoed that sentiment.
SCHOOL OF LAW
The global gag rule does nothing to protect life
The Hill 01-23-18
A 2010 study from the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School found the much smaller global gag rule enacted under George W. Bush negatively affected Ethiopia’s efforts to mitigate high rates of unsafe abortion.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
LAWRENCE B. BRENNAN
Navy courts-martial are possible in fatal ship collisions. History shows results are mixed.
The Washington Post 01-17-18
Lawrence Brennan, a retired Navy lawyer and law professor at Fordham University, said he sees similarities between the modern cases and the Nov. 22, 1975, collision of the guide-missile cruiser USS Belknap and the much larger aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy.
DEBORAH W. DENNO
US-Experten warnen vor Opioid-Mix in der Todesspritze
Grenzecho.com 01-18-18
Also, the lawyer Deborah Denno (Fordham University), which has been dealing with the death penalty for more than two decades, considers the shooting ultimately the method where there are the few cruel incidents
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DEBORAH W. DENNO
Lawyers: Nevada execution plan worse than pet euthanasia
The Herald 01-23-18
Deborah Denno, a law professor at Fordham University in New York whose writings on the death penalty are cited twice in Dozier’s filing, said the Nevada execution protocol “ignores the medical evidence showing that the paralytic is a problematic drug to use.”
CARL MINZNER
Caught in a crossfire: Chinese students abroad and the battle for their hearts | Featured News
Political News 01-18-18
Carl Minzner, a professor of Chinese law and politics at Fordham Law School and author of the forthcoming book End of an Era: How China’s Authoritarian Revival Is Undermining Its Rise, says that the ethos of the post-1979 reform period has been that China needs to learn from the outside in order to develop at home.
JOHN PFAFF
Here’s One Excellent Reason To Cut Prison Populations
The Huffington Post 01-18-18
“Whatever impact prison has on crime is weak enough that crime won’t inevitably go up if you cut prisons,” John Pfaff, a Fordham University law professor, told HuffPost.
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
Considering Cuomo Primary, Nixon Leans Toward ‘Maybe’
NY State of Politics 01-19-18
Cuomo faced a primary challenge from Fordham Law School Professor Zephyr Teachout in 2014, who garnered 34 percent of the vote that year.
JOHN BRENNAN
Brennan fields questions on artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies
Greensburg Daily News 01-20-18
[John] Brennan earned his bachelor’s degree from Fordham University and a master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
JOHN D. FEERICK
Secret memo shows bipartisanship during Watergate succession crisis
SFGate 01-22-18
In an interview with John Feerick, dean of Fordham Law School, Bayh recalled, “Temptation, sure. … But anybody that raised that to me knew they’d have to clear me out of the senate first in order to do that, because that wasn’t what the 25th Amendment intended.”
DAVID A. ANDELMAN
World leaders are starting to go around Trump
CNN 01-22-18
David A. Andelman is a visiting scholar at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School and director of its Red Lines Project.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
DAWN LERMAN
Higher ed MBA programs flex their muscle
University Business Magazine 01-22-18
“We spent time looking at the needs of industry as well as the needs and goals of prospective, part-time MBA students to see how we could better align our program offerings,” says Dawn Lerman, associate dean for graduate studies at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University in New York.
KEVIN MIRABILE
Business school: Your feedback, the mess at GE, France’s schools
Financial Times 01-22-18
Kevin Mirabile, clinical associate professor of finance at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, selects: Prices soar as new bitcoin futures start trading and US regulator gives green light for bitcoin futures trading
FORMER ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
KRISTIN LAUER
My Mentor is Always With Me
The Huffington Post 01-18-18
I had dreamed of being a writer since I was in second grade, but it wasn’t until I took my first class with Kristin Lauer at Fordham University that I fell in love with writing itself.
PETER STEINFELS
Peter Steinfels to Deliver Merton Lecture
Catholic New York 01-18-18
The speaker will be Peter Steinfels, a former senior religion editor at The New York Times, former editor of Commonweal magazine and professor emeritus at Fordham University, where he and his wife, Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, founded the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
CHARLES C. CAMOSY
Head of March for Life calls abortion ‘social justice cause of our time’
Catholic News Service 01-18-18
Charlie Camosy, associate professor in the theology department at Jesuit-run Fordham University, spoke to Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life, in advance of this year’s annual march in Washington Jan. 19.
CHARLES C. CAMOSY
As President Trump
The Washington Post 01-19-18
Those of us who said, ‘ He’s just playing you,’ we were wrong about that — in the short term,” said Charles Camosy, an ethics and theology professor at Fordham University who writes books and articles about abortion.
CHARLES C. CAMOSY
How Poetry Might Change the Pro-Life Debate
Christianity Today 01-22-18
Charles Camosy, an ethics professor at Fordham University, points out that despite the fact that 7 in 10 Americans would like abortion to be illegal after 12 weeks, the pro-life/pro-choice binary reinforced by media coverage makes it even more difficult for Americans on both sides to move toward areas they agree on.
CHRISTINA GREER
Not so fast, Governor Cuomo
New York Amsterdam News 01-18-18
Christina Greer, Ph.D., is the 2018 NYU McSilver Institute Fellow and an associate professor at Fordham University, the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream” and the host of The Aftermath on Ozy.com.
CHRISTINA GREER
Is Donald Trump really America’s worst President? Walking through Washington’s monuments reveals the answer
The Independent 01-19-19
He has not grown into the office nor has he even attempted to grow into the office,” says Professor Christina Greer, a political scientist at New York’s Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
KQED News Update
KQED-FM 01-22-18
[Audio] Christina Greer is a panelist commenting on Mitch McConnell.
HECTOR LINDO-FUENTES
It’s Time For A Little Chat About El Salvadorian Bond Yields
Dealbreaker 01-18-18
“With more than 60 murders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2017, El Salvador has one of the highest murder rates in the world,” Héctor Lindo-Fuentes, a Salvadoran historian at Fordham University told The New York Times earlier this month, for a piece documenting the fallout from the Trump administration’s decision to end the protected status of 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants.
PAUL LEVINSON
Surviving a Bad Airbnb Review
The New York Times 01-19-18
“Of course you take it personally,” said Paul Levinson, a professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University and the author of “New New Media.”
PAUL LEVINSON
Logan Paul forced YouTube to admit humans are better than algorithms
Endgadget 01-19-18
Paul Levinson, a professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University, said he has mixed feelings about the decisions YouTube is making.
ELIZABETH YUKO
CrossFit gym owner’s video highlights women’s right to respect at the gym
The Citizen-Times 01-20-18
That sense of security is key for women in the exercise world, and really the world in general, said Elizabeth Yuko, an ethicist and adjunct professor at Fordham University in New York City.
BETH KNOBEL
Head of Russian outlet RT says US foreign agent order hurts
Associated Press 01-22-18
“They do everything in their power to make America look bad, even if they have to bend the truth to get there,” said Beth Knobel, a journalism professor at Fordham University who reported from Moscow for CBS News and the Los Angeles Times between 1992 and 2006.
LINDSAY TILL HOYT
Civic Engagement Can Help Teens Thrive Later in Life
Newswise 01-23-18
Co-authors are: Lindsay Till Hoyt, Ph.D., of Fordham University and Mark C. Pachucki, Ph.D., of the University of Massachusetts.
STUDENTS
Virginia Catholics discuss how to face ‘sin of racism,’ dismantle it
Catholic Philly 01-23-18
Eric Martin, a Charlottesville resident and graduate student in theology at Fordham University, echoed that sentiment.
ATHLETICS
For Stanford assistant gymnastics coach, being gay has never been an obstacle
Outsports 01-18-18
Connor Griffin (junior, Fordham men’s swimming) competed in four events Saturday at Florida Atlantic, and his best finishes were taking seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.74) and 200 breaststroke (2:22.34).
ALUMNI
Respected Psychologist, Joseph T. Schippa, PhD, is to be Recognized as a 2018 Top Doctor in Briarcliff Manor, New York
PR News Channel 01-18-18
[Dr. Joseph T. Schippa] acclaimed career in psychology began in 1999 when he graduated with his Doctor of Philosophy Degree from Fordham University in the Bronx, New York.
Karen Musarra is recognized by Continental Who’s Who
PR Newswire 01-18-18
Thereafter, [Karen] Musarra went on to complete a Master of Business Administration degree in Economics from Fordham University Graduate School of Business as well as a second Master of Business Administration degree in Entrepreneurship from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Sporting Kansas City add Homegrown defender Matt Lewis
MLSsoccer.com 01-22-18
Sporting Kansas City added another Homegrown Player to their roster on Monday, signing Fordham defender Matt Lewis.
Univision Names Jessica Rodríguez President and COO of UCI Networks
The Wrap 01-23-18
[Jessica Rodriguez] earned an MBA from Stanford University School of Business after earning her bachelor’s degree at Fordham University, and has received several recognitions for her work including one of People en Español’s 25 Most Powerful Women.
Univision Communications promoted Michael S. Mueller to senior VP of Business Development
Produ 01-22-18
Mueller, who earned an MBA from Fordham University and a Master of Science in Strategic Communication from Columbia University, will continue to be based at UCI’s New York City headquarters and report to Jack Randall, EVP of Business Development.
OBITUARIES
Peter Donohue, 68, Of Sag Harbor, NY, reporter
Peter Donohue, who worked for Daily News, USA Today, dies
Newsday 01-21-18
Born in Flushing, Queens, [Peter] Donohue attended Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary in Elmhurst, Queens, and later received an undergraduate business degree from Iona College and a master’s from Fordham University.
