• How Did We Get Here? A Deep Dive into the History of Israel and Palestine, Part III: 1967–2023

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    The Hamas-engineered massacre of October 7, 2023, 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

  • Navigating Your Path in Social Work: Uncovering Your Ideal Social Work Role

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    This workshop is designed to help social workers explore and define their career paths. Participants will engage in self-reflection and goal-setting to identify their ideal roles within the social work field. Whether you are a recent graduate or are looking to transition within the profession, this workshop will provide valuable insights to shape your career

  • Historian Jules Isaac: From the Teaching of Contempt to the Teaching of Esteem

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    Few people were more influential in changing the relations between the Catholic Church and Jews than the historian Jules Isaac. In his life, Jules Isaac lived through and played a role in some of the most pivotal moments in European history. Born in 1877, he closely followed the Dreyfus affair, which put a spotlight on

  • January 2024 GSS Black Student Caucus Meeting: Field Placement

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    Topic: Getting the Most out of Your Field Placement What is the GSS Black Student Caucus (BSC)? The BSC is a virtual meeting for self-identified Black students of Fordham University's Graduate School of Social Service (GSS). Fordham GSS is holding space for you to connect with other Black students and with GSS in order to

  • Delivery Exception: Supply Chain Justice and Reconciliation

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    Join us for Delivery Exception: Supply Chain Justice and Reconciliation, a speaker series bringing together scholars and organizers to discuss logistical justice and examine the possibilities of reconciliation in an era of supply chain capitalism. The logistics revolution has demanded the extraction of value at any cost. What does justice mean in an age of

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  • How Did We Get Here?: A Deep Dive into the History of Israel and Palestine, Part II: 1948–1967

    Zoom

    The Hamas-engineered massacre of October 7, 2023, 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

  • January 2024 GSS Black Alumni Caucus Meeting: Travel Social Work

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    Topic: What Is Travel Social Work? What is the Black Alumni Caucus (BAC)? The BAC is a virtual space for self-identified Black alumni of Fordham University's Graduate School of Social Service (GSS). Fordham GSS is holding space for you to connect with other Black alumni and with GSS in order to create a relaxed and

  • Continuing Education: Connecting Personal and Professional—The Power of Narratives in Clinical Practice

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    Increasingly, stories and narratives are utilized in education and clinical experiences. Research suggests that a  clinician’s own experiences of loss and death may be connected to professional practices in these areas. Critical reflection is a core aspect of narrative practice, providing the narrative competence to “recognize, absorb, interpret, and honor” the stories of self and

  • The O’Shea Center for Credit Analysis and Investment Presents: The Truth About Mike Milken

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    In the 21st century, no financier has faced as much public scrutiny as Mike Milken, yet to many, he remains a mystery—until now. In 1986, the investigation into Milken, the innovative financier and head of Drexel Burnham Lambert’s High Yield and Convertible Securities Department, shocked the world. Yet the media told Milken’s story with no

  • Continuing Education: Grief—Ours and Theirs

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    This interactive workshop will explore the impact that our cumulative experiences of grief have on our personal and professional lives. Using the framework of the National Consensus Project Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, we’ll explore how our cultural backgrounds and past losses influence our understanding and expression of grief. Although caring for those who are

  • Black Studies and Jewish Studies in Conversation: ‘Memory, Heritage, and Material Remains’

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    Both the transatlantic slave trade and the Holocaust have left indelible imprints on societies, public landscapes, and the collective and public memory of the affected regions. In Europe, towns and cities, some of which were predominantly Jewish, were emptied of the population that had lived there for centuries, after their Jewish residents had been murdered.

  • Panel Discussion: Egypt: A Love Song

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    An exhibition at the Jewish Museum, “Mood of the Moment: Gaby Aghion and the House of Chloé” on view from October 13 through February 18, 2024, focuses on the life and work of Gaby Aghion, an Egyptian Jewish woman from Alexandria, in Egypt, who left for Paris in 1945 at the age of 19, and,

  • Closing the Digital Divide

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    When was the last time you left home without your phone? In our world, access to digital technology is critical to everyday activities like work, school, health care, and socializing. However, despite the importance of technology, many across the globe have little or no access, creating a digital divide. Today, closing the digital divide is

  • LGBTQ+ Career and Wellness Panel

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    Please join us at our virtual LGBTQ+ panel featuring different employers, professionals, and students, who will speak about their experiences related to work/internships and their various identities. Some points discussion topics include: Belonging in the Workplace Application and Hiring Process Overall Job Search Workplace Training Work-Life Balance

  • Book Talk: All Oppression Shall Cease

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    Join us for a conversation with Christopher Kellerman, S.J., about his thought-provoking work. In All Oppression Shall Cease, he provides a rigorously researched, era-by-era history of the Catholic Church's teachings and actions related to slavery. By telling stories of enslaved Catholics and Catholic slaveholders, analyzing arguments of theologians who either defended or condemned slaveholding, and

  • Susan Chevlowe on ‘Missing Generations: Photographs by Jill Freedman’

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    Susan Chevlowe, Ph.D., will speak about the exhibition she organized at the Derfner Judaica Museum in Riverdale, New York, on view through July 16. The exhibition includes 36 black-and-white images by noted street photographer Jill Freedman (1939–2019), documenting sites of destruction and the resurgence of Jewish life after the Holocaust in Hungary, Poland, and the

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  • Trauma Spectrum Disorders: Reintegrating America’s Returning Warriors

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    Much attention is given to returning veterans with war-induced syndromes, such as PTSD. An estimated 10% to 20% of returning soldiers have PTSD. The experiences of the other 80% to 90% are not as well understood, including whether or not their experiences are clinically significant or indicative of psychosocial problems. There is a growing body

  • Financial Issues Forum: Edward Chancellor on The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest

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    In the beginning, there was the loan, and the loan carried interest. For at least five millennia, people have been borrowing and lending at interest. The practice wasn’t always popular: In the ancient world, usury was generally viewed as exploitative, a potential path to debt bondage and slavery. Yet as capitalism became established from the

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  • Professional Boundaries: Ethical Obligations of Social Workers

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    Can mental health professionals work with clients that they know from outside of the job? Can you barter with clients for your services? Mental health professionals are charged with the legal and ethical responsibility to maintain professional boundaries, but the obligation isn’t always so easy to discern. This class brings real-world context to ethical concerns

  • Strengthening Healthcare Social Work Documentation to Mitigate Bias

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    Healthcare social workers engage in discipline-specific, skilled interventions informed by training, best practices, and attunement to social justice. Documenting assessments and interventions clearly communicates the value of the social work perspective, skills, and contributions and influences outcomes while also contributing to the learning of those who read our work. This class will review the literature

  • Moral Distress: What It Is and How to Respond

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    The concept of moral distress refers to a clinical situation in which the patient is perceived to be “suffering” and the clinician knows what they feel to be the best course of action, but that course conflicts with what is best for the organization, other providers, other patients, the family, or society as a whole.

  • Professional Boundaries: Ethical Obligations of Social Workers

    Zoom

    Can mental health professionals work with clients that they know from outside of the job? Can you barter with clients for your services? Mental health professionals are charged with the legal and ethical responsibility to maintain professional boundaries, but the obligation isn’t always so easy to discern. This class brings real-world context to ethical concerns

  • Working Your Way from Entry Level to CEO As a Social Worker, with Amy Montimurro, GSS ’08

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    Join us for a conversation between Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Linda White-Ryan, Ph.D., Graduate School of Social Service associate professor Lauri Goldkind, Ph.D., and Amy Montimurro, GSS '08, president and CEO of Abilis Inc. The discussion will outline Montimurro's career path and how she found success in the profession after receiving her M.S.W. from