Commencement 2016
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IPED Graduates Land International Development Fellowships With Catholic Relief Services
Three new alumni of Fordham’s Graduate Program in International Political Economy and Development have been…
Commencement Caps, Made for Messaging
The commencement cap, that classically unadorned black square, is just begging to be filled up with…
Longtime Fordham Employee Celebrates Family’s First College Grad
When Verenika Lasku reflects on the time she and her husband Bobby spent raising three…
Remarks of Smithsonian Secretary David Skorton to the Class of 2016
(The following remarks were delivered at Fordham’s 171st Commencement Ceremony on May 21, 2016 by…
Use Your Education for the Common Good, Says Commencement Speaker
The head of the world’s largest museum and research complex called on Fordham’s Class of…
Rose Hill Undergraduates Feted at Annual Encaenia Awards
The graduating members of Fordham College at Rose Hill came together at the Rose Hill…
Top Achievers in Class of 2016 Honored by the Gabelli School of Business
The top students of the Gabelli School of Business’s Class of 2016 were honored on…
An Education Driven by Faith, Family, and Community
Determination, balance, and the setting of priorities—these are the key factors that helped Chibuzor Uwadione…
Social Work Student Asks What Satisfies Middle Managers
In the lobby of The Door, a Manhattan-based social service agency for young people, a…
Law Student Sets Sights on Career in Criminal Justice
The path that led Jack Xiang to the Bronx District Attorney’s office, where he will…
Gabelli School of Business Students Prepare to Take On the World
The world is becoming increasingly global—and so are the students at the Gabelli School of…
The Route Most Troubled: Education Student Devoted to Trauma Victims
Esther Fingerhut never knew her older sister Joyce, but her death at age 8 from…
School of Religion Graduate Exchanges the Military for Monasteries
Living and studying among Maronite nuns in a Lebanese monastery seems a far cry from…
Finding Similarities: Fordham as a Common Denominator
Wajiha Khan and Jalen Glenn grew up in different worlds: Khan, a Muslim born in Pakistan,…
Transgression in Pulp: Doctoral Candidate Finds Roots of Democracy in Comic Books
The fascist regime of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco lasted 40 years. But when he died…
Beyond the Campuses, Graduating Seniors Leave Their Mark
Five seniors on two campuses have received the Dorothy Day Service & Justice Awards for…
Scholarship Winners Take On the World
For some students, the school year’s close is the starting bell for the next season…
Head of the Smithsonian Institution to Speak at Fordham’s 171st Commencement; Nine People to Receive Honorary Degrees
David J. Skorton, MD, the 13th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and…