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Rams in the News: June 6, 2019

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CLIPS OF THE WEEK

New York hosts the first international congress of Scholas Chairs in the United States
Impacto Latino 06-04-19 (in Spanish)
Fordham University in New York has hosted for three days the first international congress of the Scholas Chairs in the United States, a meeting that culminated on Tuesday after bringing together more than a hundred academics from around the world to discuss the “educational crisis” global”.

JEANNINE HILL FLETCHER
How one midwife is helping indigenous mothers connect to their childbirth traditions
America Magazine 05-31-19
The roots of these challenges for Native American mothers go far beyond recent history, according to Jeannine Hill Fletcher, a Catholic theologian at Fordham University.

MICHAEL PARSONS
Is climate change really driving the ratpocalypse?
Grist 06-05-19
It took Michael Parsons, a researcher at Fordham University, almost two years to get three facilities to let him tag rats and study them.

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

Catholic school: Fidae at the Oiec international congress. Kaladich, “education for all associated with the word of God”
SIR Information Agency 06-04-19
The Fidae (Federation of educational activities) flies to New York to participate in the international congress of Oiec (International Office for Catholic Education) which from tomorrow until June 8th meets at the Fordham University for a moment of exchange and reflection on major issues of education.

New York hosts the first international congress of Scholas Chairs in the United States
Impacto Latino 06-04-19 [in Spanish] Fordham University in New York has hosted for three days the first international congress of the Scholas Chairs in the United States, a meeting that culminated on Tuesday after bringing together more than a hundred academics from around the world to discuss the “educational crisis” global”.

New VR System Previewed for Ed
The Journal 06-03-19
A video made at Fordham University shows a student donning a VR headset and joining a class, interacting with other virtual students and getting the attention of the teacher to ask questions.

Female Factor’s Bridget Brennan to Keynote M2Moms® & M2W®
Fox 21 Delmarva 05-30-19
Now in their 15th year, the conferences are presented by The Center for Positive Marketing at Fordham University.

WFUV

New York State Associated Press Association Announces 2018 Contest Winners
All Access Music Group 06-04-19
Public Service: FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Triple A WFUV/NEW YORK, JULIA RIST AND NATALIE MIGLIORE, “Strike a Chord: Children in Foster Care”

NYSAPA broadcast, newspaper award winners announced
The Fresno Bee 06-01-19
Bill Leaf Memorial Award for Best Regularly Scheduled Local News Program: 1, WRHU, Hofstra University; 2, Julia Agos, WFUV-FM, Fordham University.

SCHOOL OF LAW

The Katten Kattwalk | Issue 19
JD Supra 06-04-19
Karen Artz Ash was joined by three other panelists at Fordham Law School for a panel discussion about Women in Intellectual Property on March 26, 2019.

Meet The Playwrights of NY SummerFest
Times Square Chronicles 06-01-19
Chasing Jack received a Developmental Workshop at Fordham University Law School in their Moot Courtroom.

Sex, lies, and surveillance: Something’s wrong with the war on sex trafficking
Engadget 05-31-19
According to a new paper from Fordham Law School, FOSTA’s conflation of sex work with trafficking makes it “A Hostile Law with a Human Cost.”

GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Hayes Hosts Fordham U. Biz Showcase
Bronx Times 06-05-19
Cardinal Hayes High School recently hosted Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business Corporate Communications Showcase.

SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY

JOHN PFAFF
Julián Castro has an ambitious plan to fix American policing
Vox 06-04-19
Castro’s plan has received early praise from criminal justice and policing experts. “This is aiming high,” Fordham University Law professor John Pfaff wrote on Twitter.

JENNIFER GORDON
Dolores Huerta receives Radcliffe Medal
Harvard Gazette 05-31-19
The day began with a morning multidisciplinary panel on the problems facing the U.S. food system, moderated by O’Brien and featuring Sara Bleich, Ph.D. ’07, RI ’19, professor of public health policy; Jennifer Gordon ’87, J.D. ’92, professor of law at Fordham; writer and activist Frances Lappé; economist Daniel Sumner of the University of California, Davis; and chef and food activist Alice Waters.

HILLARY MANTIS
Three tips for making your summer job successful
National Jurist 05-30-19
[Hillary Mantis] is author of career books, including “Alternative Careers for Lawyers,” and director of the pre-law advising program at Fordham University.

JAMES COHEN
The Ivy League Son, Accused of Killing His Father, Unravels in Court
The New York Times 05-30-19
James Cohen, an associate professor at law with Fordham University, said it is rare for a defendant to remain delusional over an extended period of time, once given medication.

FORMER ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY

ALICE MARWICK
When bills pile up, young people turn to strangers on Venmo
Los Angeles Times 06-01-19
Such uses of Venmo and Cash App are an extension of the type of crowdfunding made popular by Kickstarter and Indiegogo, where people raise cash for particular projects, and Patreon, where creative workers seek compensation from their audiences, said Alice Marwick, a communication and media studies professor at Fordham University.

THOMAS BERRY
Thomas Berry: A Biography
Yale News 06-05-19
Berry began his studies in Western history and religions and then expanded to include Asian and indigenous religions, which he taught at Fordham University, Barnard College, and Columbia University.

OLIVIA HOOKER
Remember the Ladies: Tireless Voice for Justice
Muskogee Phoenix 05-31-19
From 1963 to 1985, she was a professor at Fordham University.

ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY

KATHRYN REKLIS
What set Game of Thrones apart—and how it lost its way
Christian Century 06-05-19
Kathryn Reklis teaches theology at Fordham University and is codirector of the Institute for Art, Religion and Social Justice.

MICHAEL PARSONS
Is climate change really driving the ratpocalypse?
Grist 06-05-19
It took Michael Parsons, a researcher at Fordham University, almost two years to get three facilities to let him tag rats and study them.

CARL FISCHER
Lorenza Böttner: the Chilean inspiration of Paul B. Preciado
Culto 06-04-19
Among the little that was known about his life – thanks, in part, to a research done in 2016 by Carl Fischer, an academic at Fordham University, in the United States, in the context of his doctoral studies on queer Chilean literature – was that Lorenza had died in Munich in 1994 at age 33 due to complications related to AIDS.

CHARLES CAMOSY
Indiana’s abortion law was a moderate move
New York Post 05-31-19
Charles Camosy is associate professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University and author of the new book “Resisting Throwaway Culture.”

JUDITH KUBICKI
Where two or three are gathered: The Place of the Assembly in Liturgical Prayer
Catholic Outlook 05-31-19
Judith Kubicki, Associate Professor of Theology at Fordham University, reminds us that ‘The presence of Christ … is symbolised within the assembly that gathers for worship’.

JEANNINE HILL FLETCHER
How one midwife is helping indigenous mothers connect to their childbirth traditions
America Magazine 05-31-19
The roots of these challenges for Native American mothers go far beyond recent history, according to Jeannine Hill Fletcher, a Catholic theologian at Fordham University.

HEATHER GAUTNEY
Terrell: The socialists are coming!
Barrow Journal 05-31-19
A Sanders senior policy advisor, Heather Gautney, who is also a sociology professor at Fordham University, defended redistribution of wealth and the nationalization of private industry, key components of a socialistic government.

HUGH KELLY
Economic View: Why You Should Watch the Yield Curve
Commercial Property Executive 05-30-19
Hugh F. Kelly is director of graduate programs & chair of the executive advisory council curriculum committee at the Fordham University Real Estate Institute, and chair of the institute’s executive advisory council curriculum committee.

CHRISTINA GREER
‘The movie is always easier for people to digest than the book’
MSNBC 06-05-19
Former senior FBI official Chuck Rosenberg, former chief of staff at the CIA and Department of Defense Jeremy Bash, Fordham University professor Christina Greer, former DOJ spokesman Matt Miller, and former George W. Bush aide Elise Jordan on Rep. Nadler saying he’s “confident” Mueller will testify, and the House prepares for a vote to hold the attorney general in contempt

CHRISTINA GREER
Trump’s loose-lipped overseas interview that has heads spinning
MSNBC 06-05-19
Former chief of staff at the CIA and Department of Defense Jeremy Bash, Fordham University professor Christina Greer, former DOJ spokesman Matt Miller, former George W. Bush aide Elise Jordan, and WaPo’s Ashley Parker on Trump’s wild interview with a British media outlet as he continues on his trip abroad.

CHRISTINA GREER
Elizabeth Warren proves she’s a fighter
MSNBC 06-04-19
Former chief of staff at the CIA and Department of Defense Jeremy Bash, Fordham University professor Christina Greer, former DOJ spokesman Matt Miller, and former George W. Bush aide Elise Jordan on Elizabeth Warren’s rise in the polls and her willingness to throw some punches at the competition

CHRISTINA GREER
Kirsten Gillibrand Said Fox News “Has To Be Responsible For Truth And Fact” After Her Viral Moment
BuzzFeed News 06-03-19
“Now I think getting people’s attention is the first step, and when she has them it would behoove her to move forward with substantive policy and ideas which just aren’t getting that much attention right now,” Christina Greer, a political analyst and professor of political science at Fordham University, told BuzzFeed News.

CHRISTINA GREER
Will justice ever be served?
New York Amsterdam News 05-30-19
Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream,” and the co-host of the new podcast FAQ-NYC.

STUDENTS

Hartford CC Area College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship Winners Announced
Hamlet Hub 06-05-19
Michael R. Foster
Wethersfield
Medicine
National Merit Fordham University Scholarship

27 In Hudson Valley Win National Merit Scholarships From Colleges
Patch 06-05-19
Tristan B. Dacunha, FOX LANE H. S., BEDFORD – NATIONAL MERIT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Nicholas S. Urbin, RED HOOK CENTRAL H. S., RED HOOK – NATIONAL MERIT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

Fairfax students pick up more National Merit Scholarships
Inside Nova 06-05-19
Nandhana Nair (international business), National Merit Fordham University Scholarship; Madeline Old (marine biology)

Meet Ethan Mock
Fort Bend Focus 06-01-19
[Ethan Mock] will be attending Fordham University Lincoln Center in New York City this fall and will major in Theatre Performance.

Navya Naveli Glows ‘Brighter Than A Thousand Suns’ In Mom Shweta’s Post
Indian 24 News 05-30-19
[Navya Naveli] is reportedly pursuing higher studies at New York’s Fordham University.

Fifty-three seniors graduate from Wor. Preparatory School
Ocean City Today 05-30-19
The salutatorian, Dominic Anthony, who finished with a GPA of 101.1, will attend Fordham University.

ATHLETICS

Aptos’ Christopher Staka seeded No. 1 twice for Santa Clara Swim Club International Meet | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz Sentinel 06-05-19
Aptos’ Spencer Clarke, 18, who recently completed his freshman season at Fordham University in New York, will compete in the 100 free, 100 fly, 100 back, 50 fly, and 200 IM.

06/04/19: MiLB Expands the Diversity and Inclusion Agenda
Cynopsis Media 06-04-19
Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: With the NCAA Baseball Regionals underway, what school, who returned to postseason this year, has the most wins in NCAA Baseball history? Answer: Fordham University.

PIAA softball preview capsules: Three champs play at Pates Park
The Morning Call 06-01-19
Senior Devon Miller, a Fordham University recruit, is one of the best pitchers in Pennsylvania softball.

YES Network analyst, lifelong New Jersey resident Jack Curry goes inside ‘Full Count’ with David Cone
My Central Jersey 06-01-19
As a freshman at Fordham University, Curry’s thoughts about walking on to the baseball team ended after one practice, surveying the Rams’ cast.

West Virginia tops Fordham 6-2 in NCAA Tournament
News Times 06-01-19
Tyler Doanes and Ivan Gonzalez each drove in two runs to lead West Virginia to a 6-2 victory over Fordham on Friday night in the Morgantown regional of the NCAA Tournament.

Regional notebook: Mountaineers feed off rollicking atmosphere
MetroNews West Virginia 06-01-19
Fordham left fielder Jake Baker became an unfortunate ball magnet in the top of the fifth inning.

NCAA Baseball Tournament Roundup: First Round
Angle News 06-01-19
The #15 Mountaineers beat Fordham in front of a school record crowd of 4,355.

Former Lee Rebels help lead Texas A&M to Regional victory
Your Basin 06-01-19
Midland-natives and brothers Hunter and Ty Coleman helped the Texas A&M baseball team avoid elimination with a win over Fordham University today.

The Herald’s 2019 All-Area high school softball teams
The Herald 05-31-19
The Fordham University [Michaela Carter] signee posted a .667 on-base percentage and 1.137 slugging percentage.

NCAA BASEBALL REGIONALS SCHEDULE: WHAT TIME, HOW TO WATCH, AND LIVE STREAM INFO
Newsweek 05-31-19
Fordham University and West Virginia University will take the field in Morgantown at 8 p.m. EDT.

Baseball…and Rugby…Continue To Extend The Spring For Fordham
New York Sports Day 05-31-19
Even with the academic year over, Fordham’s amazing spring has continued on on both the baseball diamond and the rugby pitch this weekend, with baseball playing in the NCAA Regionals in Morgantown, West Virginia and men’s rugby making their first-ever appearance in the Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championships at Talen Energy Stadium just outside Philadelphia.

Why this 170-year old life insurance company is all-in on U.S. rugby
Yahoo! Finance 05-30-19
Chairman and CEO, Eileen McDonnell and Fordham University rugby player Kraig Puccia join Yahoo Finance’s Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro and Brian Sozzi.

The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company Announces the Recipient of its 2019 Life of Significance Award
Associated Press 05-30-19
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company (Penn Mutual) is pleased to announce Kraig Puccia, a sophomore at Fordham University, as the fifth annual Life of Significance Award winner.

ALUMNI

Nearing priestly ordination, Tyler Kline hopes to help people through God
Archdiocese of Baltimore 06-05-19
[Tyler G. Kline] chose a Jesuit college, Fordham University in the Bronx, where the only question became: would he enter formation with a diocese or the Society of Jesus?

SIFF 2019: Regina Hall Continues To Blaze The Trail For Women In Film
The Seattle Medium 06-05-19
A native of Washington D.C., [Regina] Hall, who has a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Fordham University in New York and Master’s Degree in Journalism from New York University, originally considered journalism as a career but admits that she also could have very well have been a professional student.

14 Deacons to be Ordained at the Cathedral June 15
Catholic New York 06-05-19
[Deacon Angel Filpo] earned a bachelor’s degree in human development, with a minor in psychology, from Fordham University.

Sister Margaret Fitzpatrick, President of St. Thomas Aquinas College, to Retire in 2020
Catholic New York 06-05-19
[Sister Margaret Fitzpatrick] has master’s degrees from Columbia and Fordham University, and a bachelor’s degree from Boston State College.

Two Presidents, Principal Appointed at High Schools
Catholic New York 06-05-19
Ms. [Kathryn] Jaenicke, who has chaired the Staten Island Catholic High School Principals Council, received a bachelor’s degree in English education from the University at Albany, a master’s in literacy from St. John’s University, Queens, and a master’s in administration and supervision from Fordham University, the Bronx.

Spike Lee, Cicely Tyson and Chadwick Boseman to honor Denzel Washington with American Film Institute Life Achievement Award
New York Daily News 06-05-19
A graduate of Fordham College at Lincoln Center, [Denzel] Washington started his acting career in theater.

Fond memories as Muny Kids alum Erin Moore returns for ‘Guys and Dolls’
The St. Louis American 06-05-19
[Erin] Moore met Alicia Lundgren while studying at Fordham University in New York, where they were a part of the Alvin Ailey Fordham BFA Program – which is a joint initiative between the Ailey School and Fordham.

Kaysi Gordon Joins Clarus Group’s NYC Branch as a Wealth Manager
ABC 7 06-05-19
[Kaysi Gordon] also holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Fordham University – Gabelli School with a dual concentration in Taxation and Finance.

Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, who is Grace Kelly’s niece who will be part of the cast of La Fantastica Ms. Maisel
Cosmopolitan Italy 06-04-19
Since then, the spotlight shines on her, which in any case continues her life: [Jazmin Grace Grimaldi] attends the best schools and in 2015 she takes a degree at Fordham University in New York, where she moves.

Jackson Lewis Adds Benefits Attorney Miriam R. Schindel in White Plains
Benefits Link 06-04-19
Ms. [Miriam R.] Schindel earned her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, attended a Doctoral Program in Cognitive Linguistics at University of Connecticut, and earned her B.A. from Hunter College.

Lessons from 40 years as a journalist | Commentary
Orlando Sentinel 06-04-19
[John Cutter] wanted to share some lessons [he]learned in the four decades since [he]graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx, N.Y.

Healthy Fast-Casual Restaurant, Dirty Root, to Open in Chicago This Summer
QSR 06-04-19
After graduating from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, [Matt Dobleman] moved to New York to study at Fordham University School of Law.

Southington Community Y welcomes 2, promotes 1
New Britain Herald 06-04-19
[Sarah] Pelletier grew up in Southington and went to college at Fordham University in New York City, where she received her bachelor’s degree in American studies and African American studies.

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) names Head of Internal Audit and Chief Risk Officer
Finance Feeds 06-03-19
Darren Kim holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Fordham University.

BLUCORA, INC. : Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Regulation FD Disclosure (form 8-K)
Market Screener 06-03-19
[Enrique M. Vasquez] received a B.S. in Accounting from Kean College of New Jersey and an M.B.A. from the Fordham Graduate School of Business.

National Plaintiffs’ Firm DiCello Levitt Adds Rising Class Action Star in New York
Fox 40 WICZ 06-03-19
[Justin S.] Nematzadeh earned his J.D., cum laude, from the Fordham University School of Law and his B.B.A., with distinction, from the University of Michigan.

Netflix Taps Fox Vet Spencer Klein As Director Of Theatrical Distribution, Will Steer Rollout Of ‘The Irishman’ & Streamer’s Awards Season Slate
Deadline 06-03-19
[Spencer Klein] moved into exhibition at Loews Cineplex Entertainment as a film buyer, while earning his MBA from Fordham University in 2005.

PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC. : Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Regulation FD Disclosure (form 8-K)
Market Screener 06-03-19
Ms. [Emily] Hill has a BA from Hamilton College, an MS in pharmacology from Tufts University School of Biomedical Research and received her MBA from Fordham University.

‘Hands On’ Icon Painting Workshop At Saint Job Of Pochaiv Orthodox Church July 8-13 & July 15-20
Los Alamos Daily Post 06-01-19
Fr. Mefodii holds two degrees in Theology: Masters (M.Th.) from the Theology Faculty, University Innsbruck, Austria; and Master of Arts (MA) in Eastern Christian Theology from John XXIII Institute for Eastern Christian Studies, Fordham University, NY.

Form 497 PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT
Street Insider 05-31-19
Mr. [Gregory] Peters earned a BA in Finance from The College of New Jersey and an MBA from Fordham University.

Holy Savior Principal Carol Woodburn Retiring June 28
Tap into Edison 05-31-19
[Carol Woodburn] taught middle level English language arts for 13 years and went on to earn a masters degree in supervision from Fordham University.

Insights into the world of the financial elite
RP Online 05-31-19
Sandra Navidi – her career, her jobs
Studied law at the University of Cologne, the Fordham University School of Law and at the Sorbonne.

Lakeland Bank Appoints New Healthcare Lending Team
Equipment Finance Advisor 05-30-19
[Ryan] Sheflott earned a bachelor of science degree at Fordham University and also attended Gabelli School of Business.

LIer pens a galaxy of songs for ‘Star Wars’ musical
Newsday 05-30-19
“There’s really something for everybody,” notes the Hauppauge High graduate [Billy Recce], who just got his playwriting degree from Fordham University.

Porter, LeVay & Rose Senior Vice President Matthew Abenante Honored as One of NIRI’s “40 Under 40”
Fox 21 Delmarva 05-30-19
He holds a Master’s degree in Investor Relations from Fordham University, along with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance & Investments from the City University of New York – Baruch College.

‘Girls Trip’ star Regina Hall, in Seattle for SIFF, talks about her award-winning career and working with Samuel L. Jackson in ‘Shaft’
Seattle Times 05-30-19
How does [Regina Hall] go from being an English major at Fordham and then getting a master’s degree in journalism at New York University to suddenly being one of the most in-demand actresses working in Hollywood?

The Conference Board Appoints Paul Washington to Lead Its Environmental, Social & Governance Center
Fox 40 WICZ 05-30-19
Paul [Washington] graduated from Yale College and Fordham University School of Law; he is a Resident Fellow at the latter, where he has taught corporate governance for over a decade.

On the Second Centennial of the First Republic
Asbarez 05-30-19
[Khachig Joukhajian] is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Philosophy from Fordham University.

OBITUARIES

Msgr. Matthew F. Foley, 88, Of Bethel, NY, Priest
Msgr. Foley Was Not Afraid to Serve All
The Tablet 06-05-19
He did post-graduation studies and received his masters of social work from Fordham University and a doctorate in education from NYU.

Patrick McGuire, 67, Of Kenosha, WI, English Literature Instructor
A Life Remembered: Patrick McGuire
Kenosha News 06-03-19
He attended local schools, received his bachelor’s degree in English from Fordham University in Manhattan and two master’s degrees in English from New York University.

Johnnie Planco, 68, Of New York, NY, Talent Agent
Johnnie Planco Dies: Ex-WMA Agent & Parseghian Planco Co-Founder Was 68
Deadline 06-03-19
Planco joined the famed WMA mailroom after graduating Fordham U at Lincoln Center with a BA in Theater.

William J. “Bill” Thompson, Jr., 93, Of Brooklyn, NY, Investment Banking
Thompson, Jr, William “Bill” J.
Winston-Salem Journal 06-01-19
When he returned from the war he graduated from Fordham University and worked for Merrill Lynch for over 25 years until his retirement.

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