CLIPS OF THE WEEK

JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J.
At the Helm: [Father] Joseph M. McShane, SJ
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities newsletter, Spring 2022
[Father] Joseph McShane, SJ, is the 32nd president of Fordham University in New York, a position he has held since 2003. He has announced his decision to retire in June 2022.

NICHOLAS TAMPIO
Scepticism as a way of life
AEON 03-25-22
Nicholas Tampio is a professor of political science at Fordham University in New York. He is the author of Kantian Courage (2012), Deleuze’s Political Vision (2015), and Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy (2018). In September 2022, Edward Elgar will publish his book, Teaching Political Theory: A Pluralist Approach.

GEORGE DEMACOPOULOS
Putin reportedly sees himself as the defender of Orthodox Christianity
Fox News 04-07-22
[George Demacopoulos at 1:41] “So the violence that Putin is unleashing in Ukraine is designed to protect Russian speakers from the ‘God-less West.’ Putin is not a genuine believer. Putin is an instrumentalizer of religion.”

CHRISTINA GREER
Ketanji Brown Jackson will be a Supreme Court justice: It’s a time to reflect and rejoice
The Grio 04-07-2022
Christina Greer is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University, a political analyst at thegrio.com, and the author of “Black Ethnics.” Her research and teaching focus on American politics, black ethnic politics, urban politics, and campaigns and elections.

ADMINISTRATION

SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY

JOHN PFAFF
Is it fair to blame Gascón alone for L.A.’s violent crime surge? Here’s what the data show
Los Angeles Times 04-01-22
John Pfaff, a law professor at Fordham University, says it is the fear of getting caught, not the fear of a lengthy sentence, that deters violent criminals.

ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
Don’t trust Klobuchar and the antitrusters
The Washington Times 04-05-22
As Fordham University law professor and former New York Democratic gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout said, the plan is for government to make decisions best left to markets and managers. “In some industries, you might want to nationalize like health care,” she’s said. “You want to do regulation, nationalization, and break up all together.” It sounds like she’s auditioning to be chair of the Federal Trade Commission.

GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY

MARK CONRAD
Gabelli School of Business Announces Launch of Sports Business Initiative
Sports Law Expert 04-07-2022
Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business has launched the Gabelli Sports Business Initiative to explore, debate and propose solutions to the many important issues involving the sports industry. The Initiative, to be led by Mark Conrad, Associate Professor of Law and Ethics and a longtime writer and observer of the industry, will bring together experts in the areas of professional, collegiate, amateur and international sports for a series of symposia, podcasts and lectures examining the many cutting-edge issues affecting sports today.

ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY

CHRISTOPHER RHOMBERG
Thousands of Etsy sellers are planning a strike to protest new fee increases
Fortune magazine 04-04-22
Legally, this isn’t a strike, because these sellers are not employees of Etsy, says Chris Rhomberg, a sociology professor at Fordham University. That means they aren’t protected by the National Labor Relations Act. Still, “it’s clear they realize they don’t have any real bargaining power with Etsy as individuals.”

CHRISTINA GREER
Opinion | Generalizing “African” can do harm to diverse populations in Africa
The Daily Iowan 04-04-22
In a conversation with NPR in 2018, Fordham University Professor Christina Greer shared that she planned to write “Black American” for her origin since writing only “Black” was not an option. Greer shared that her identity as “J.B.” or “Just Black” stems from acknowledging forced removal of her ancestors from their culture through slave trade in the 17th-19th centuries. Greer’s explanation and decision, although disheartening, represents the only way that those without a direct cultural tie to Africa can avoid appropriation.

KATHRYN REKLIS
Robert Pattinson gives us the Batman we need
Christian Century 04-07-2022
Kathryn Reklis teaches theology at Fordham University and is codirector of the Institute for Art, Religion and Social Justice.

ALUMNI

From the Start, Their Relationship Was ‘Uglies’
The New York Times 04-01-22
The two set up a meeting to discuss the project weeks later at Goodnight Sonny, a bar in the East Village. “It became clear that we had a great working rapport,” said Mr. [Dieter Demetrios] Seelig, who graduated from Fordham.

Hunton Andrews Kurth Announces New Executive Committee Chair, General Counsel And 14 Partnership Promotions
The Street 04-04-22
Amee Parekh Narayan (Corporate, Dallas) focuses her practice on formation, structuring, operation and management of private investment funds and regulatory compliance matters for investment advisers. She regularly provides counsel to investment fund sponsors on private fund formations across a wide variety of strategies, including private equity funds, real estate funds, debt and credit funds, hedge funds, venture capital funds, energy funds and other private investment fund strategies. Narayan received her undergraduate degree from Boston University and her law degree from Fordham University School of Law, where she graduated summa cum laude and magna cum laude, respectively.

Leading Antitrust Lawyer Joins Manatt in New York
WICZ Fox40 04-04-22
[David ] Reichenberg is an active member of the American Bar Association Antitrust Section, serving as co-chair of the Trial Practice Committee. He received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and his B.S. in economics and statistics from Cornell University.

Tricap Residential Hires Director of Acquisitions
WICZ Fox40 04-06-22
Vincent [Menechino] received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics-Finance from Bentley University and holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from Fordham University.

The Los Angeles Times Festival Of Books of 2022 presents, Stations of the Risen Christ: Resurrection Meditations
WICZ Fox40 04-07-2022
Frank Heelan, the author, grew up in the Elmhurst, Queens County section of New York City. He attended Xavier High School in Manhattan and earned a baccalaureate from Fordham University, a Masters from NYU, and a doctorate from Columbia University. He was also a respectable teacher of History at Power Memorial High School in New York City and Dobbs Ferry in Westchester County.

STUDENTS

What to know about Bob Donovan and Cavalier Johnson ahead of the Milwaukee mayor’s race
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 04-01-22
A secretive group — led by a Fordham University law school student — was paying big bucks to air a television ad in Milwaukee promoting Johnson ahead of the February primary.

OBITUARIES

Msgr. Paul T. Steimel, 94, Pastor
WCF Courier 04-02-2022
In 1961, he was appointed the Spiritual Director and Chairman of the Religion Department at Columbus High School in Waterloo. In the summers he attended Catholic University in Washington D.C. and Fordham University in New York.