CLIPS OF THE WEEK
DENZEL WASHINGTON
’The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Lands Fair — Not Foul — Standing Ovation for Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand at NYFF World Premiere
Variety 09-24-21
On the red carpet later, Washington reflected on his career as a Shakespearean actor. The actor first developed his love for the playwright’s works as a student at nearby Fordham University, even playing Othello at Lincoln Center.
CLARA RODRIGUEZ
The 2nd-Largest Racial Group In The U.S. Is ‘Some Other Race.’ Most Are Latino
NPR News 09-30-21
And I remember thinking, ‘Wow,’ ” says Clara Rodriguez, a sociologist at Fordham University and author of Changing Race: Latinos, the Census, and the History of Ethnicity in the United States. “‘Some other race’ was something to be taken seriously, not to be dismissed as a misunderstanding on the part of the Hispanic population.”
SCHOOL OF LAW
Week Ahead in Antitrust: Sept. 27, 2021
Reuters 09-24-21
Fordham University School of Law’s 48th Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy will feature an array of panels addressing regulatory schemes, merger enforcement and managing compliance.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
JEFFREY COLON
The Tax Idea That’s Scaring ETF Investors (Podcast)
Bloomberg 09-29-21
On this episode of Trillions, Eric and Joel invite Professor Jeffrey Colon of Fordham University, a tax expert who’s critiqued ETFs before and influenced Wyden’s bill, and Dave Nadig, director of research for ETF Trends, to discuss the proposal.
FORMER GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
JOSEPH FOLEY
Joseph Foley of Punch Pedal House: “If you don’t truly love what you are about to start, you’re wasting your time because it should and will consume you”
Thrive Global 09-30-21
He holds a Masters in Real Estate Development from Columbia University with a concentration on Finance. He took additional coursework in Debt and Capital Markets at Columbia Business School as well as taught Advanced Fundamental Real estate Analyst at Fordham University.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
ANJALI DAYAL
COVID-19, climate and … Kermit the Frog
Devex 09-27-21
“This week has been so consumed by existential threats,” Anjali Dayal, a professor of international politics at Fordham University and a keen U.N. watcher, tells me. “Leaders are talking about things in very stark terms.”
NATHAN BALLANTYNE
Mocking Unvaxxed COVID Victims Is the New Pandemic Blood Sport
The Daily Beast 09-28-21
But this has the potential to backfire, according to Fordham University philosophy professor Nathan Ballantyne, a scholar of decision-making amid uncertainty who has worked with Ditto. The philosopher proposed a thought experiment in which a website creator wishes to persuade someone to get vaccinated but readers come to think there’s something “a little mean-spirited, cruel, or creepy in posting these photos.”
CHRISTINA GREER
Things were looking up for Bill de Blasio. Then crises started piling up.
Politico 09-27-21
“When I think about de Blasio, I think about this tri-part combination of negligence, laziness and distraction,” said Fordham University’s Christina Greer, a political commentator who co-hosts a podcast on New York politics. “An overall lack of interest in the nitty gritty, day to day.”
CHRISTINA GREER
Jumaane Williams forms exploratory committee for possible run for governor
NY1 09-28-21
Asked about what could be a crowded field, NY1 political analyst and Fordham University [Political Science] Professor Christina Greer said it is going to be a “complicated race.”
GABE BROWN
Spencertown Academy Presents “Whimsy” Art Exhibition
Hudson Valley 360 09-30-21
Brown has won national awards and was the 2018 recipient of a NYFA Fellowship in painting. She is an Adjunct Professor in Painting and Drawing at Fordham University.
STUDENTS
DANI PERRI
Editorial: For this group, walking for ‘valor’ meant everything
Suffolk Times 09-26-21
This is how participant Dani Perri, a Fordham University student from Oakdale, put it: “If this walk helps only one person — that is the least I can do.”
SYDNEY PARK
Community Day celebrates Marlborough
Southern Ulster Times 09-30-21
In December, Miss Park will be representing the Empire State at the Miss America competition, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, at the Mohegan Sun Resort in Connecticut. She is a graduate of Columbia University and is currently in her final year of Law School at Fordham University and will graduate in May 2022.
ALUMNI
KELLY MURPHY
Henry Schein Announces Legal Team Promotions
AP News 09-27-21
She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Boston University and a Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law.
REID ARSTARK
Henry Schein Announces Legal Team Promotions
AP News 09-27-21
Mr. Arstark holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Binghamton University and a Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law.
DENZEL WASHINGTON
Coen Premieres a Stark ‘Macbeth,’ With Denzel and McDormand
NBC New York 09-25-21
“This is a fascinating journey for me. I went to school 1,000 feet from here and played ‘Othello’ at 20 — didn’t know what I was doing,” said the 66-year-old Washington, who starred in the play as a student at Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus. “It’s a long thousand feet.”
DENZEL WASHINGTON
‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Stars Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand on Their History With Shakespeare
Variety 09-26-21
The actor told the rapt audience at Alice Tully Hall about how he first fell in love with William Shakespeare’s work as a student at Fordham University, playing Othello at Lincoln Center.
ASHOK MARIN
Rafael Holdings Continues to Expand its Management Team with a Highly Experienced Global Biopharmaceutical Executive to Build a Fully Integrated Cancer Metabolism Therapeutics Company and Announces Inducement Grant Under NYSE Rule 303A.08
PR Newswire 09-24-21
Ashok is a graduate of Fordham College (summa cum laude) and Fordham University School of Law.
DEVERAUX CANNICK
Who is Deveraux Cannick, R Kelly’s Defense Attorney?
HITC 09-28-2021
The New York-based attorney studied at Fordham University School of Law and has spent most of his career as a lawyer in the Bronx County District.
TODD WERNER
Ultimus LeverPoint Names Todd Werner to Senior Operations Position
AP News 09-28-21
His early experience included time with Bank of New York and SEI Investments, and he holds an MBA from Fordham University in New York City.
VANELLE MATTHEWS
The Value Of Tough Conversations
Forbes 09-28-21
Matthews has a University of South Florida Corporate Training and Professional Education Certificate in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion the Workplace and a Master of Science in Adult Education and Human Resource Development from Fordham University.
JOHN MURPHY
Kyriba Strengthens Board with the Appointment of Four Transformational Leaders
BusinessWire 09-28-21
He earned an M.B.A. from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and a B.S. in Accounting from Fordham University.
OBITUARIES
OBITUARY: DR. ROBERT J. WALDRON
Montclair Local 09-27-21
Dr. Waldron attended Regis High School, Fordham University and the State University of New York/Health Science Center of Brooklyn College of Medicine medical school, graduating in 1947.
In Memoriam . . . Madeleine Froelicher Stebbins, 1924-2021
The Wanderer 09-30-21
Madeleine became a pupil of von Hildebrand at Fordham University, where she earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in philosophy.
