Join the Gabelli School of Business for a consortium of sustainable business, finance, and impact investing professionals exploring the material gains and benefits in seeking measurable social, climate, and economic returns. The Responsible Business Center and the Fordham University Gabelli School of Business believe that there is ”Good Business that Comes from Good Business,“ that
Join us as we explore the life of the prophet Abraham and the common threads of the Abrahamic faiths.
Join us as we explore the life of the prophet Abraham and the common threads of the Abrahamic faiths.
Join us for a series of discussions about the life of the prophet Abraham and the common threads of the Abrahamic faiths with Imam Ammar Abdul Rahman.
Join us for an evening with award-winning documentary filmmaker Ric Burns and Riccardo Bruscagli, scholar and co-writer, in conversation about their film, DANTE: Inferno to Paradise. DANTE: Inferno to Paradise explores the power and drama of Dante Alighieri’s great masterwork, The Divine Comedy. The documentary dives into the riveting life and times of the poem’s
Join us as we explore the life of the prophet Abraham and the common threads of the Abrahamic faiths.
Join us for a conversation with Ashley Thompson, the founder of MUSH. Thompson will be discussing her journey as an entrepreneur and sharing what she has learned—from the initial spark she had while working on Wall Street, to selling her products in cartons at farmers markets, all the way to the nation's top retailers. Thompson
Join us for a concert at the Lincoln Center campus to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the end of apartheid in South Africa and the formation of a democratic government. In this celebration, we send a reminder to the world about the importance of freedom and democracy—given the political, human, and civil rights challenges we
Rachel Swarns is a journalist, scholar, and Black Catholic from Staten Island whose groundbreaking reporting and research illuminates the harrowing origin story of the Catholic Church in America, which relied on slave labor and slave sales to sustain its operations and help fuel its expansion. The article she first wrote for The New York Times
The Hamas-engineered massacre of October 7 stunned and shocked Israel and the Jewish world to the core. It triggered a massive Israeli response that has reduced large parts of northern Gaza to rubble. Supporters of Israel and the Palestinians are more bitterly divided than ever, around the world and especially on college campuses. What are
Nadieszda Kizenko will deliver the 2023 Economos Orthodoxy in America Lecture, ‘‘A Vanishing Point: Unity in Orthodoxy and the Ukraine Crisis.” Until recently, it was possible to describe Orthodoxy as “unity in plurality.” Although Orthodoxy consisted of more than a dozen local churches with a wide variety of local practices, and without an overarching structure,
Dracula—the vampire count—has been a popular cultural mainstay portrayed in films, television shows, novels, and comic books for more than a century. The modern fascination with Dracula began in the 1920s and 1930s with the success of plays and movies based on Bram Stoker’s eponymous novel, first published in 1897. The events described in Stoker’s
Join us for an in-person event with one of the most important economists of his generation. Edmund Phelps developed a new understanding of unemployment and inflation and went on to rethink the roots of innovation. His work represents a lifelong project to put “people as we know them” into economic theory. In his latest book,
Forty years after Cardinal Bernardin's landmark speech at Fordham University in which he set out a “consistent ethic of life,” his successor as Archbishop of Chicago continues to broaden the conversation first begun in 1983. The timing of this talk could not be more propitious: Pope Francis has been promoting a “seamless garment” view of
Join us for an impactful event focused on veterans' mental health. This in-person summit is a unique opportunity to connect with fellow veterans, mental health professionals, and organizations dedicated to supporting our heroes. At the Veterans Mental Health Summit, you'll gain valuable insights through engaging and informative discussions covering a variety of mental health topics,
The Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL), in partnership with the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, invites you to a talk entitled Exoneration, Education, Change: A Conversation with Yusef Salaam. In 1989, at the age of 15, Salaam was tried and convicted in the “Central Park jogger” case along with four other Black and
Join us for a screening of the movie All the Ships at Sea, followed by a talkback panel featuring the movie's director, Dan Sallitt, along with professors Kathryn Reklis (theology) and Ayala Fader (anthropology). The panel will be moderated by Communication and Media Studies professor Ashar Foley. All the Ships at Sea is a delightful
Join the ANA Educational Foundation (AEF) and Disney, AEF’s masters on campus talent partner, for an in-person conference to hear from top minds in creativity and emotion in marketing. Learn how brands are harnessing joy and happiness to drive growth after the past few difficult years. We'll hear actionable takeaways and insightful case studies on
Join us for this timely event celebrating the launch of the Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., Endowed Fund for Theology and the Earth, a new Fordham fund that will advance the study of theology and our relationship and responsibility to the Earth. The fund will make possible programs that engage the religious, ethical, and spiritual dimensions
Join us for a panel discussion featuring Shaun A. Casey, the founding director of the Department of State’s Office of Religion and Global Affairs, under Secretary of State John Kerry. Prior to the panel, he'll present his new book, titled Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom, in which he highlights his tenure at the State
The Gabelli School of Business will be hosting a private screening of Farm Free or Die, a unique documentary that looks at how extreme climate changes are impacting our agriculture and food supply. Combined with the mounting costs of conventional farming methods that require increasingly expensive fossil-based fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides for ever-decreasing yields, these
It is more important than ever to share practices with emerging leaders in social services and education fields, as leaders and students need to understand the practical application of theories and policies. This symposium will address the re-occurring themes of leadership development, collaboration with communities, and the importance of diverse teams to bring about systemic
Join us for a special event featuring Paul Johnson and Paul Sonkin on their new book, The Enduring Value of Roger Murray (Columbia Business School Press). The event will feature a fireside chat-style conversation between the book authors, noted investor and hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman (joining virtually), and Fordham's own Mario Gabelli, GABELLI '65,
Fordham University and the Under-Told Stories Project of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, in partnership with the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, invite you to a special observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Recent surveys have shown steadily diminishing public awareness of the Holocaust amid a rise in disinformation and revisionism.
When outsiders think of religion in China, they tend to focus on persecution; for example, Muslims in Xinjiang or Christians in many big Chinese cities. While that is true for some faiths, China is in the midst of a religious boom, one that the government is trying to use to further its grip on power.
