Rebecca Stark-Gendrano, Ph.D., assistant dean for juniors and transfer students at Fordham College at Lincoln Center, and Marisa Iglesias, Ph.D., interim director of the Office of Prestigious Fellowships, will offer advice on applying to external awards, as well as highlight specific opportunities for first-, second-, and third-year undergraduate students.
The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University presents the next episode of its webinar series highlighting the scholarly insights and academic careers of female scholars whose research and writing explore some facet of the history, thought, or culture of Orthodox Christianity. The broadcast will be livestreamed and open to all who have pre-registered. The
Considering a career in politics or public policy? The Young Alumni Committee invites you to hear from and network with young professionals in the industry over Zoom. This event will feature a panel conversation between young alumni, followed by the chance to chat with our panelists in breakout rooms. Stay tuned for information on participating
While selecting recommenders may seem like an easy task, it has a substantial effect on the quality of your application to competitive awards and fellowships. In this talk, fellowship advisor Alex Finn-Atkins will discuss a variety of strategies, practices, and considerations to help you acquire the most effective letters of recommendation.
In this session, Marisa Iglesias, Ph.D., interim director of the Office of Prestigious Fellowships, will share information on the top five awards to support graduate studies and research in the United Kingdom: Marshall, Rhodes, Gates-Cambridge, Mitchell, and Churchill.
As part of your racial justice journey, join the Ignatian Spirituality Center for a two-part, integrative experience and deepen your own resolve in becoming a spirit-led anti-racist. Session 1, on February 17, will introduce you to the book The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola by Patrick Saint-Jean,
Join us for a chat with author Jonathan Ned Katz as he speaks about his 2021 book, The Daring Life and Dangerous Times of Eve Adams. A Q&A moderated by Karina Martin Hogan will follow. Katz is an independent scholar and the author of seven books on the history of sexuality and intimacy: Gay American
The Students and Alumni Challenging Anti-Black Racism Caucus is a student- and alumni-led group for anyone who does not self-identify as Black, and is a space for doing introspective work as students and alumni collectively challenge white supremacy.
Join the Black Student Alliance as it presents Conversations That Count: Discussing Diversity with Cornel West, Ph.D. The discussion will be moderated by Fordham theology professor Rufus Burnett Jr., Ph.D.
This talk will explore the potential challenges faced by efforts to develop a Jewish approach to the ethics of care. In particular, Sarah Zager will focus on the role that critiques of abstraction have played in both core texts in care ethics and in Jewish efforts to engage with these texts. She will begin by
This talk will present new evidence on how people think about economic policy issues leveraging large-scale social economics surveys and experiments in several countries. Professor Stefanie Stantcheva will specifically focus on support for redistribution policies and their link to immigration, social mobility, social positions, understanding of policies, and changes due to the pandemic. About the
Join Fordham University’s Center for Positive Marketing and the ANA Educational Foundation (AEF) to hear from top minds in brand activation and sonic and experiential marketing. Learn how brands are using innovative experiential and sensory marketing activations to drive growth after more than a year of physical distancing. Hear actionable takeaways and insightful case studies
Familiarizing ourselves with how to help people who are dying and those around them increases in importance as our population ages and the country experiences health threats. Supporting our clients facing their own or others’ dying process requires us to have general knowledge about that process; to understand our own reactions to death; and to
Elizabeth Polack is the earliest-known female Jewish playwright in Britain. We know very little about her life, but her entertaining melodramas in the late 1830s made a lasting impact; people were still talking about the spectacular murder mystery The Echo of Westminster Bridge well into the 20th century. They address such pressing issues as the
At the heart of communication in health care settings and beyond are decisions related to language and word choice. As palliative care has developed and been integrated across settings and diagnoses, phrases and concepts, such as “quality of life,” “goals of care” and “suffering,” weave across discussions, often without consciousness of the cultural, social, and
Please join us for the next panel event in Fordham University's Speech Acts series. The First Amendment limits “state action”—what the government may and may not do—but not private action. In the context of increasing concentration of private speech power, such as powerful social media platforms that are not governed by the First Amendment, this
In New York City, the COVID-19 shutdown forced a temporary but radical reduction in the child welfare system—halving the number of reports, investigations, and family separations, reducing surveillance of families in their schools and in their homes, and restricting support of voluntary preventive services. Early indications seem to suggest that this shutdown did not endanger
This lecture will explore the remarkable artistic career of Aryeh Leib ben Daniel of Goray, an 18th-century Jewish scribe whose journey across Europe is documented through the decorated and illustrated megillot he created along the way. Sharon Liberman Mintz is the curator of Jewish art at the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New
In New York City, the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown forced a temporary but radical reduction in the child welfare system—halving the number of reports, investigations, and family separations; reducing surveillance of families in their schools and in their homes; and restricting support of voluntary preventive services. Early indications seem to suggest that this shutdown did not
The Students and Alumni Challenging Anti-Black Racism Caucus is a student- and alumni-led group for anyone who does not self-identify as Black, and is a space for doing introspective work as students and alumni collectively challenge white supremacy.
The Students and Alumni Challenging Anti-Black Racism Caucus is a student- and alumni-led group for anyone who does not self-identify as Black, and is a space for doing introspective work as students and alumni collectively challenge white supremacy.
The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University is delighted to present the next episode of its webinar series highlighting the scholarly insights and academic careers of female scholars whose research and writing explore some facet of the history, thought, or culture of Orthodox Christianity. The broadcast will be livestreamed and open to all who
Discover how you are uniquely designed to thrive, lead, and make an impact through your work. Everyone brings their unique perspective, skills, and experiences into their job, but not everyone thrives in the same work style. If you like personality and work style tests, you will love Human Design! Also called “Science of Differentiation,” this
The medieval city of Cologne was a bustling metropolis and a hub of commerce. The city is better known for its economic prowess, with Jews and Christians working side by side. But it is less known for its contribution to theology and canon law, from the Jewish to the halakha and Jewish tradition. Nevertheless, due
The Taking Responsibility project has a particular goal to highlight not only the history of Jesuit institutions and sexual abuse, but also to ask how we can confront and handle this history and its many legacies in the present. Following up on last year’s online dialogue, titled “Native American Communities and the Clerical Abuse Crisis,”
