CLIPS OF THE WEEK
Best Law Schools If You Want to Work for the Country’s Largest Law Firms
JD Journal 03-16-18
Fordham University School of Law – 26 percent or 89 graduates ended up at the largest 100 law firms
Top 20 business schools that produce the highest paid MBA graduates, 2018
CEOWorld Magazine 03-16-18
Top 20 business schools that produce the highest paid MBA graduates…17 Gabelli School of Business (Fordham University)…
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Oriental Orthodox Studies Seminar at Fordham University – 10th April, 2018
OCP Media Network 03-16-18
The first ‘Oriental Orthodox Studies’ Seminar will be held at Fordham University on 10th April Tuesday, 2018.
Stati Uniti Archbishop Auza Addresses Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Conference on Ethics in International Business and Finance at Fordham U…
Il Sismografo 03-18-18
On March 15, Archbishop Bernardito Auza gave the keynote address at a three-day Conference held at Fordham University on Ethics in International Business and Finance.
Daphne Bramham: Rats! They’re decimating the world’s seabirds
Vancouver Sun 03-18-18
There, Russello is comparing those with a global rat DNA database that’s been compiled at Fordham University to determine where all of the first rats came from and even pinpoint when they first arrived.
Fordham Graduate School of Education Offers Innovative New Online Program For Master of Science in Teaching
PR Newswire 03-21-18
Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) today announced that its new online Master of Science in Teaching (M.S.T.) program offering specialized degrees in Childhood Education and Childhood Special Education is now accepting applications.
Experts Talk Brain Injuries
News 12 The Bronx 03-14-18
Fordham University hosts panel discussion with experts on the effects of concussions.
In Its Own Quiet Way, I’m With Her Is a Supergroup
The New York Times 03-13-18
At noontime on a Tuesday in February, a single microphone stood in front of the altar at Fordham University Church in the Bronx.
WFUV
Keeping folk music contemporary
Long Island Technology 03-14-18
Folk music also continues to be beamed out via the radio waves, sometimes through college stations such as WFUV at Fordham University.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imagine No Religion: How Modern Abstracts Hide Ancient Realities by Carlin A. Barton, Daniel Boyarin (review)
Project MUSE 03-16-18
Carlin A. Barton and Daniel Boyarin
Imagine No Religion: How Modern Abstracts Hide Ancient Realities; New York: Fordham University Press, 2016
ADMINISTRATORS
DAVID GIBSON
With White Evangelicals, Trump Weathers Stormy Daniels Saga
Morning Consult 03-20-18
“Obviously, white evangelicals are loyal to their man,” said David Gibson, director of Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture, in a March 15 phone interview.
SCHOOL OF LAW
Best Law Schools If You Want to Work for the Country’s Largest Law Firms
JD Journal 03-16-18
Fordham University School of Law – 26 percent or 89 graduates ended up at the largest 100 law firms
The best graduate schools in America revealed in 2019 US News ranking
AOL 03-19-18
Among part-time law programs, schools in major metropolitan areas took the lead. Georgetown University and George Washington University in the District of Columbia are once again No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, and New York City’s Fordham University maintained its spot at No. 3.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Top 20 business schools that produce the highest paid MBA graduates, 2018
CEOWorld Magazine 03-16-18
Top 20 business schools that produce the highest paid MBA graduates…17 Gabelli School of Business (Fordham University)…
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
JED SHUGERMAN
This overlooked part of the Constitution could stop Trump from abusing his pardon power
The Washington Post 03-14-18
Jed Shugerman and Ethan J. Leib are professors at the Fordham University School of Law.
JED SHUGERMAN
The Briefing: How political is the Mueller probe?
The Buffalo News 03-20-18
Fordham University law professor Jed Shugerman is working on a book showing that more and more prosecutors are doing just that – and that their political ambitions affect the cases they bring to court.
ETHAN J. LEIB
This overlooked part of the Constitution could stop Trump from abusing his pardon power
The Washington Post 03-14-18
Jed Shugerman and Ethan J. Leib are professors at the Fordham University School of Law.
ETHAN J. LEIB
What happens to the Russia probe if Trump gets rid of Mueller?
Vox 03-21-18
“No one knows because this isn’t an everyday occurrence,” Ethan [J.] Leib, a law professor at Fordham University, told me.
JAMES J. BRUDNEY
Wendy’s Faces Farmworker Hunger Strike Over Claims Chain Won’t Support Actions to End Sexual Abuse
Newsweek 03-14-18
“This isn’t a code of conduct, it’s a set of aspirations,” said James Brudney, the Joseph Crowley Chair in Labor and Employment Law at Fordham University School of Law.
BRUCE A. GREEN
Is California’s Imperial County too small to investigate itself?
The Desert Sun 03-15-18
Bruce [A.] Green, who directs the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics at Fordham Law School, was Roiphe’s co-author on the paper on prosecutors’ conflicts of interest.
BRUCE A. GREEN
What Is Robert Mueller Looking For?
The Atlantic 03-15-18
But Bruce [A.] Green, a former prosecutor and law professor at Fordham University, said that Mueller would most likely prevail.
SUSAN SCAFIDI
Art or Vandalism? H&M Graffiti Suit Could Have Big Implication for Ads
Advertising Age 03-15-18
“It depends on if you think of graffiti artists as street artists or as vandals,” explains Susan Scafidi, academic director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School.
SUSAN SCAFIDI
Fast Fashion vs Fashion Law – Boas Notícias
Boas Noticias 03-21-18
Susan Scafidi is the main name associated with this area of legislation.
[Translated from Portuguese]
SUSAN SCAFIDI
Cult Gaia Faces Its ‘It’ Bag Imitators
The Business of Fashion 03-21-18
Usually “trademarks consist of words or symbols that indicate source — in fashion, things like the designer’s name on the label, the Nike swoosh or Adidas’s three stripes,” said Susan Scafidi, the founder of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University, who was also the first to report on this lawsuit.
MATTHEW T. GEWOLB
Mayor de Blasio Appoints Cesar Perales Chair Of Charter Revision Commission
Harlem World Magazine 03-15-18
He is the former Director of Government Programs at Columbia Law School and teaches State and Local Government and Law of the City of New York at Fordham Law School.
MATTHEW A. GOLD
Donald Trump’s dubious attack on U.S.-Canada trade
Politifact 02-27-18
“Over the past 30 years, we have lost jobs in manufacturing, which produces goods, but gained a large number of very good jobs in service sectors and intellectual property,” said Matt Gold, an adjunct law professor at Fordham University.
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
‘Sex and the City’ Star Cynthia Nixon Spooks New York’s Mr. Big, Gov. Andrew Cuomo
The Daily Beast 03-16-18
Fordham Law professor named Zephyr Teachout ran against Cuomo in 2014, highlighting his inaction on corruption and shale gas drilling.
ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
Cynthia Nixon Announces Democratic Primary Challenge to Governor Cuomo
Gotham Gazette 03-20-18
If there was any doubt that Nixon would push Cuomo from the left, it’s dispelled by her choice of campaign treasurer: Zephyr Teachout, the Fordham Law professor who ran an upstart campaign against Cuomo in the 2014 primary and received more than a third of the vote.
DEBORAH W. DENNO
Oklahoma Tries A New Execution Method: Nitrogen Gas
NPR 03-17-18
But first, as Fordham University law professor Deborah Denno tells Scott Simon, they must figure out how to use it.
DEBORAH W. DENNO
Oklahoma To Use Nitrogen Gas To Execute Death Row Inmates
KJZZ.org 03-19-18
Deborah Denno is professor at the Fordham Law School where she teaches criminal law and criminal procedure. She’s also studied execution methods for more than 20 years.
JOHN D. FEERICK
The Lawfare Podcast: A Real, Live Framer of the Constitution
Lawfare Blog 03-17-18
As many in the public wonder about the current president’s fitness, I went up to Fordham Law School, where [John D.] Feerick is now dean emeritus, for a conversation about the page of the constitution he helped write.
DAVID A. ANDELMAN
Vladimir Putin feels untouchable. The West must find the courage to stand up to him
CNN 03-18-18
David A. Andelman, visiting scholar at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School and director of its Red Lines Project, is a contributor to CNN and columnist for USA Today.
SEAN J. GRIFFITH
A Comparative Perspective on Regulation Versus Litigation in Corporate Law
The Harvard Law Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation 03-19-18
Sean J. Griffith is T.J. Maloney Chair and Professor of Law and Director of the Corporate Law Center at Fordham Law School;
CARL MINZNER
China’s leader tightens grip with new anti-corruption agency
The Washington Post 03-19-18
“This is a lever to instill the entire Chinese bureaucracy with a heightened sensitivity to the wishes of the center — and in the new era that is dawning, that is synonymous with Xi Jinping,” said Carl Minzner, a professor at Fordham Law School.
BENJAMIN ZIPURSKY
Trump called his sexual assault accusers ‘liars.’ He might now have to prove it in court
PBS NewsHour 03-20-18
The Supreme Court case Milkovich v. Lorain Journal, for example, “explicitly rejected the argument that there is special First Amendment opinion protection in a defamation case centered around calling the plaintiff a liar,” according to Fordham Law professor Benjamin Zipursky.
JOHN PFAFF
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
TBS 03-15-18
John Pfaff’s lecture clips used to explain the role prosecutors play in the justice system.
MARTIN S. FLAHERTY
2018’s States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry
WalletHub 03-19-18
Martin S. Flaherty Leitner Family Professor and Co-Director of the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham University School of Law.
NICHOLAS JOHNSON
2018’s States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry
WalletHub 03-19-18
Nicholas Johnson Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
JULITA HABER
Take These Steps To Become Comfortable With Change
Fast Company 03-16-18
Change is challenging because it includes an element of fear, and that undermines our memory, deceases performance, and disengages us from the present, says Julita Haber, clinical assistant professor of organizational behavior for Fordham University in New York.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
MARY BETH COMBS
The Bronx Food Fight: For SNAP Beneficiaries, a Refuge When Falling Short
Norwood News 03-16-18
But many qualifying SNAP recipients receive less than the maximum amount, said Dr. Mary Beth Combs, associate professor of economics at Fordham University.
PHILIP T. SICKER
A Talk on James Joyce by Dr. Philip Sicker on March 21
Chestertown Spy 03-16-18
Philip Sicker is a professor of English at Fordham University in Bronx, NY.
DIANA B. HENEY
Diana Heney to speak on mental disorders, March 23 | News – Illinois State
Illinois State University News 03-16-18
Diana Heney from Fordham University’s Department of Philosophy will speak on the topic of “Mental Disorder and the Shape of Life” at 4 p.m. Friday, March 23, in Stevenson Hall, room 401A.
PAUL LEVINSON
Paul Levinson to present at the library Fake News event – The Collegiate Live
The Collegiate Live 03-17-18
[Paul] Levinson is a professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York.
STEVEN STOLL
Ryan Zinke wrong that Trump proposal would be biggest ever for public lands
Politifact 03-19-18
Such calculations “sound right — millions of young men, camps to house them, food and uniforms, and they were paid,” said Steven Stoll, an environmental historian at Fordham University.
KIRSTEN N. SWINTH
Patterson Branch Library to host travel exhibition
93.7 The Eagle 03-19-18
The Age of Progressive Reform: Creating Modern America, 1900-1917 was developed by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and curated by Kirsten Swinth, Magis Distinguished Professor of History and Director of American Studies Program at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
Trump agreeing to interview with Mueller over Russia election meddling would be ‘fraught with peril’, President’s ex-adviser warns
The Independent 03-19-18
Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University in New York, told The Independent most people would assume firing Mr Mueller might result in the end of his presidency.
SAUL CORNELL
Second Amendment debate continues
The Daily Iowan 03-21-18
“The Founding Fathers knew the difference between a militia and a mob,” said Saul Cornell, a historian at Fordham University.
JESSICA A. BALDWIN-PHILIPPI
Cambridge Analytica’s effectiveness called into question despite alleged Facebook data harvesting
NBC News 03-20-18
The Trump campaign and Cambridge Analytica actually had an underwhelming digital operation, said Jessica Baldwin-Philippi, an assistant professor at Fordham University who has studied the digital efforts of political campaigns.
BETH KNOBEL
Russian Election
WUTQ 03-17-18
Beth Knobel on Russia’s use of incentives during the upcoming election.
ATHLETICS
Harvard women eliminated from NIT Tournament – The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe 03-17-18
Bre Cavanaugh scored 26 points as the Fordham women’s basketball team eliminated visiting Harvard with a 65-47 victory on Friday night in the opening round of the NIT.
Women’s Basketball Edged By Fordham in WNIT Second Round, 63-60
Public Now 03-18-18
A history-making season came to an end on Sunday as the Drexel women’s basketball team fell to Fordham in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, 63-60.
Source: Fordham RB Chase Edmonds met with Giants, Jets
Metro US 03-19-18
The number of heads he’s turned appears to be growing and for good reason as the Fordham star running back appears to be solidifying himself as one of the best at his position in next month’s NFL Draft.
2018 NFL Draft prospect profile: Chase Edmonds, RB, Fordham
Big Blue View 03-14-18
Chase Edmonds of Fordham university is the FCS’s best running back, but is also one of those unheralded players who might just be the coveted “sleeper” who surprises and far out-plays his late-round or undrafted draft status.
ALUMNI
Sanicola hired by Insurance Insider
Talking Biz News 03-14-18
[Laura] Sanicola is a recent graduate of Fordham University where she studied international political economy and was the editor in chief of the student newspaper, The Fordham Ram. She interned at ABC News’ investigative unit from January through April 2017.
Chamber Names Christy Kinsman Woman of the Year
HamletHub Local News 03-14-18
Martha [Moriss] received her Master’s in Social Work with a specialization in children and families, from Fordham University.
Associa Community Management Corporation New Jersey Promotes Jackie Thermidor to Vice President
WFLX Fox 29 03-16-18
Ms. [Jackie] Thermidor holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Fordham University, and a Certificate in Building and Property Management from NYU Real Estate Institute.
OBITUARIES
Joseph Connolly, 79, Of Glen Ridge, NJ, Judge
Memorial set for Joseph Connolly, GR judge for 32 years
Essex News daily 03-14-18
[Joseph] Connolly was attending Fordham University Law school at that time.
Marie K. Williams, 86,Of Mount Vernon, NY, Advocate and educator
Memorial service to honor education advocate Marie K. Williams
New York Amsterdam News 03-15-18
[Marie K. Williams] received her BA in Social Science from the College of New Rochelle in 1979, and her MA in Social Work from Fordham University in 1985.
