Rev. Patrick J. Ryan, S.J., the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham, will deliver the annual Spring McGinley Lecture, "Judging Justly: Judgment in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Traditions." The lecture will be followed by a Jewish response from Professor Sarit Kattan Gribetz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Theology at Fordham, and a
College at 60 Lecture Series. Jeffrey Shumaker, Chief Urban Designer, New York City Department of City Planning and Recipient, 2016 Public Architect Award, American Institute of Architects, NY Chapter, examines design issues in New York City.
Speaker: M.T. Davila, Ph.D, Andover Newton Theological Seminary Part of the "Latino/a Catholic Cultures in the U.S." Lecture Series. Sponsored by the Curran Center for American Catholic Studies
College at 60 Lecture Series. Robert R. Grimes, S.J., Dean of Fordham College Lincoln Center, discusses the history of Fordham University in Manhattan.
The Fordham University Association (FUA) cordially invites all faculty and staff to a Mardi Gras celebration featuring a buffet lunch, gift basket raffles, 50/50 raffle, free beads, and masks. The cost to attend is $10. Individuals donating a basket to the raffle will receive two free tickets to the luncheon. Sign up to attend the event
Learn more about empowering girls through education; education as a way to break cycles of poverty; and the importance of educational equality for nation-building and economic development. The event includes: - a screening of Girl Rising, a documentary that uses storytelling to inspire action and get girls into classrooms worldwide, a panel discussion with Sandra
Professor Edward Fram of Ben-Gurion University will discuss how legal humanists proposed to deal with legal conundrums, comparing their approaches to those used by their contemporary Rabbi Joseph Caro, who created would become the standard code of Jewish law (Shulhan Arukh). By Roman times, it was already clear that there was a need for guidance
On Wednesday, February 15, the Creative Writing Program will host a reading of Eduardo Galeano's The Book of Embraces. Playwright and actress Stacey Robinson will read and lullabies will be sung by Fordham's own Hot Notes. A milk and cookies reception and reflection writing space will follow. - Please bring comfortable clothes that you can
Featuring: Ishion Hutchinson and Vijay Seshadri Readings are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the English Department and FCLC Dean's Office with support from Gerald M. Quinn Library.
Join us for honest conversation with Fordham parents willing to share how their careers paths unfolded, and what their jobs entail. They will demystify the internship process and offer summer internships through CareerLink. Student attendees will have the chance talk with our panel one-on-one.
Free Admission Music by Arvo Pärt, Earl Meneein, Kenny Grohowski, Ben Weiman, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Mr. Bungle, and the premiere of Mosaics by Lawrence Kramer. SEVEN)SUNS is the first classical/metal/hardcore string quartet. Its repertoire is drawn from works by the members of the group, reimagined string quartet versions of metal and hardcore songs, and
Professor Silvia Pedraza traces the history of U.S. immigration laws to highlight what allowed successful immigration reform in the past. She also describes the failed attempts in recent years to pass comprehensive immigration reform, underlining what would constitute a good policy. Professor Pedraza argues that while we have failed to pass comprehensive immigration reform, we
Presented by George Demacopoulos, PhD, Fordham University The Walton lectures in science, philosophy, and religion aim to provide interested professionals around the New York area the opportunity to interact with scholars of the highest caliber concerning topics at the intersection of science, philosophy, theology, and public policy. All lectures are free and open to the
Join Fordham alumna Anna Brown, PhD, associate professor of political science at St. Peter's University in Jersey City, for the tenth annual Julio Burunat Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Department of Theology and the Julio Burunat Memorial Fund. A dinner follows the lecture.
Friday, October 14 | 6:30 p.m. Inaugural Presentation of the Eloquentia perfecta Award to Jeannie Gaffigan Actress, philanthropist, and comedic force Jeannie Gaffigan will accept the inaugural Lincoln Center Eloquentia perfecta Award, granted to a professional whose work in communications or the performance arts conveys truth about the human experience. Gaffigan is known for the
Presented by John Cottingham, DPhil, University of Reading, University of London, Oxford University “I’m spiritual but not religious” has become an increasingly popular slogan. Many materialist and atheist thinkers have begun to acknowledge the importance of those specially uplifting aspects of human experience we call “spiritual”, but maintain they can be explained entirely in scientific
Title: Improving Human Forecasts of Geopolitical Events Speaker: Barbara Mellers, PhD The George I. Heyman University Professor of Psychology and Marketing, University of Pennsylvania Dr. Mellers will report the highlights of four recent forecasting tournaments designed to uncover the most accurate ways of estimating the likelihood of geopolitical events from a large, dispersed crowd.
"Religion in America through Orthodox Eyes: The Travelogue of a 19th-century Russian Orthodox Thinker" Presented by Vera Shevzov, PhD, Professor of Religious Studies and Russian Studies, Smith College
Screening of award-winning film "The Wonders" (2014) written and directed by Alice Rohrwacher, 2016 Filmmaker in Residence at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and Q & A with the director immediately following.
Jumping off Marcia Pally's new book, Commonwealth and Covenant: Economics, Politics, and Theologies of Relationality, leading thinkers on law, religion, and public policy will explore how our basic understanding of the human situation creates either a constructive or destructive framework for policies in economics, politics, and law. Panel: Prof. Harvey Cox, the Hollis Research Professor of Divinity at
Presented by Robert Pinsky, former Poet Laureate of the United States (1997-2000) and recipient of the Howard Morton Landon Prize for his best-selling translation of Dante's Inferno Reception to Follow. Questions? Email cacs@fordham.edu Please RSVP to cacs@fordham.edu
Several experts will discuss the threat minority faith communities face in the Middle East, especially amid the rise of ISIS. Co-sponsored by Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture and the Orthodox Christian Studies Center.
Fordham’s Center for Nonprofit Leaders will host a discussion that will explore grass-root leadership engaging the veteran community. Speakers include Dan McSweeney, president of the United War Veterans Council, Tina Atherall, director of recruitment, outreach and enrollment management at Touro College’s Graduate School of Social Work, and veteran Chris Wilson.
Join Fordham University Press for the book launch of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker: The Miracle of Our Continuance, which includes photography from Vivian Cherry, text from Kate Hennessy, and selections from Day’s own writings.
Student vocalists and instrumentalists will perform. Sponsored by the Department of Art History and Music.
