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JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J.
What America needs from its leaders during a crisis
CBS News 04-12-20
The professional backgrounds and training of retired four-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Dr. Penny Wheeler, the president and CEO of Allina Health, and Father Joseph McShane, the president of Fordham University have little or nothing in common, yet they share some common traits as accomplished leaders.

ORIT AVISHAI & AYALA FADER
Why are some ultra-Orthodox Jews flouting social distancing rules?
New York Daily News 04-09-20
Avishai is a professor of sociology at Fordham University Rose Hill, is a professor of sociology at Fordham University Rose Hill. Fader is a professor of anthropology at Fordham University Lincoln Center.

JOHN PFAFF
The forever bars
Washington Post 04-10-20
John Pfaff @JohnFPfaff is a professor of law at Fordham University.

ALLISON PFINGST
American Fashion Changed After the Depression, and It’s About to Reinvent Itself Again
InStyle 04-08-20
Before the 1918 flu epidemic, “People didn’t wash their clothes nearly as often as we do now, with the exception of undergarments,” says Allison Pfingst, fashion historian and archivist, and advisor of the Fashion Studies department at Fordham University.

FORMER ADMINISTRATORS

DIGGER PHELPS
Digger Phelps on Fordham’s great 26-3 season 50 years ago
New York Post 04-08-20
Fordham coach Richard “Digger” Phelps, coach (left) and his star forward, Charley Yelverton, hold their trophies after being named coach of the year and most outstanding metropolitan area player by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association.

ADMINISTRATORS

JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J.
What America needs from its leaders during a crisis
CBS News 04-12-20
The professional backgrounds and training of retired four-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Dr. Penny Wheeler, the president and CEO of Allina Health, and Father Joseph McShane, the president of Fordham University have little or nothing in common, yet they share some common traits as accomplished leaders.

JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J.
What kind of leadership does our nation need?
CBS News 04-12-20
Father Joseph McShane is a Jesuit priest and the president of Fordham University in New York.

JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J.
This week on “Sunday Morning” (April 12)
CBS News 04-10-20
The professional backgrounds and training of retired four-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Dr. Penny Wheeler, the president and CEO of Allina Health, and Father Joseph McShane, the president of Fordham University have little or nothing in common, yet they share some common traits as accomplished leaders.

BOB HOWE
Coronavirus could change college life, keep students off campuses in fall semester
Boston Herald 04-13-20
At Fordham University in New York, spokesman Bob Howe said “We are cautiously optimistic about resuming regular face-to-face instruction in September, again depending upon the advice of public health authorities.”

EDWARD KULL
Schwartz On Sports: Ed Kull
New York Sports Day 04-09-20
Ed Kull joins Peter to talk about being named Fordham University’s Interim Athletic Director this week.

SCHOOL OF LAW

How Fashion Is Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic
CO— 04-16-20
Wassner and other fashion industry experts addressed that concern in an online conference hosted by the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University.

Patents in Crisis: Is there a Solution in Sight?
JD Supra 04-11-20
Remarks prepared for presentation to the Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School on September 19, 2019

SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY

JIM BRUDNEY
OSHA Issues COVID Safety Tips Over Calls For Fed. Mandate
Law 360 04-16-20
“At a time when governors are issuing shelter-in-place orders and requiring consumers to wear masks in retail spaces, OSHA is offering guidance ‘tips’ for manufacturing and package delivery companies. The nation’s primary workplace safety and health agency must do better, and now,” said Jim Brudney, a Fordham Law School professor who previously served as chief counsel of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Labor.

NESTOR DAVIDSON
Home Rule Empowers Cities to Innovate, Confront Challenges (Episode 98)
Institute for Local Self-Reliance 04-16-20
In today’s episode of Building Local Power, host Christopher Mitchell speaks with Fordham Law School Professor Nestor Davidson and National League of Cities Research Director Christiana McFarland.

CARL MINZNER
Being sick and alone is miserable. Being sick at home with your family might be dangerous.
Washington Post 04-16-20
But other experts, such as Carl Minzner, a professor of law at Fordham University, believe isolation and quarantine can be done voluntarily, in a way that respects civil liberties.

CARL MINZNER
Foreign policy experts call for end to hate crimes against Asian American community: Readers
USA Today 04-15-20
Carl Minzner (Fordham Law School)

ANDREW KENT
Trump backs away from ‘total authority’ claim on reopening economy
Newsday 04-15-20
“I don’t think it’s a particularly hard question. The president clearly doesn’t have the authority to force states to lift lockdown measures,” said Andrew Kent, who teaches and writes about constitutional law at Fordham University Law School.

JAMES BRUDNEY
COVID-19: What Should Employers Know About Legal Protections for Workers?
WWD 04-13-20
James Brudney, a professor at Fordham University School of Law with extensive experience in employment and international labor law, stressed the importance for employers, particularly larger brands, of “doing the right thing by their workers and in reputational terms, not just the barely legal thing.”

MATTHEW DILLER
A Federal Judge Who Oversaw Trials Against Mobsters And Terrorists Has Died Of The Coronavirus
BuzzFeed News 04-13-20
In a statement last week, Matthew Diller, dean of the Fordham Law School, called Duffy a “giant in the legal community” who “presided over one critically important complex trial after another — demonstrating how the U.S district courts are an engine for justice.”

JOHN PFAFF
The forever bars
Washington Post 04-10-20
John Pfaff @JohnFPfaff is a professor of law at Fordham University.

CATHERINE POWELL
Color of Covid: The racial justice paradox of our new stay-at-home economy
CNN 04-10-20
Catherine Powell is a professor of law at Fordham Law School and an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

MICHAEL MARTIN
Fordham, Cornell Law School Clinics Offer Coronavirus Help
Law 04-09-20
“No matter what your subject matter is, there are COVID-related issues, so you don’t need to start a COVID clinic,” said Michael W. Martin, the director of clinics at Fordham Law.

KAREN GREENBERG
6 Ways Trump Is Exploiting This Pandemic For Political Gain
The Nation 04-08-20
Karen J. Greenberg is director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School.

GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY

DAWN LERMAN & FALGUNI SEN
Could the coronavirus force positive change in higher education?
Times Higher Education 04-08-20
Dawn Lerman is professor of marketing and executive director of the Center for Positive Marketing at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business in New York, where she served five years as associate dean. Falguni Sen is professor of strategy and director of the Global Healthcare Innovation Management Center at the Gabelli School.

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FACULTY

VERONICA SZCZYGIEL
Retreat at Home: Take a Gratitude Walk
Denver Catholic 04-14-20
Veronica Szczygiel is the Assistant Director of Online Learning at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education.

FORMER ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY

FRED WERTZ
Milan psychologist helping workers in New York
Monroe News 04-13-20
Wertz, a retired psychology professor from Fordham University in New York, now lives in a historic home on East Main Street in Milan.

ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY

BORIS HEERSINK
Trump’s Key 2020 States Reel Under Twin Blows of Virus, Job Loss
Bloomberg 04-16-20
“Voters who think the incumbent president is terrible are going to think that even more and voters who think the incumbent president is great also will think that more,” said Boris Heersink of Fordham University.

SARAH ELTANTAWI
Who is to blame: President Trump or the WHO?
Al Jazeera 04-15-20
Sarah Eltantawi – political analyst and professor of modern Islam at Fordham University

SUBHA MANI
Some Words of Caution For Researchers Looking to Do a Phone Survey in a Crisis
The Wire India 04-14-20
Subha Mani is an associate professor of Economics at Fordham University and Bidisha Barooah is a senior evaluation specialist at 3ie.

JOHN CIRILLO
‘The Immortal’ Martin Dihigo may have been the best baseball player ever
The Undefeated 04-13-20
Sports publicist and Fordham University [adjunct]professor John Cirillo said to The Undefeated, “My dad was born in 1912 and passed away in 1985. … He saw Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Johnson, Feller, just to name a few. He once told me of a doubleheader he saw when the Negro Leaguers were barnstorming in the Northeast. He said he saw the greatest exhibition by one baseball player that day. Martin Dihigo played every position except catcher over the two games. Whenever anyone asked my dad, ‘Who was the greatest baseball player you ever saw?’ my dad, without hesitation would say, ‘Martin Dihigo.’ ”

PAUL LEVINSON
The long and winding evolution of Dr. Drew, back in the spotlight after a coronavirus controversy
Washington Post 04-13-20
“Dr. Drew has made an important positive impact over the years as an MD in the media … but he was never on the cutting edge of medicine, and, given his media work, could not possibly have devoted the same amount of his time to his practice and medicine as a full-time MD not on radio and television,” said Paul Levinson, a professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University.

CHARLES CAMOSY
Essay: We need to respect the choice not to die of COVID-19 alone
Sight Magazine 04-13-20
Charles C Camosy is professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University and the author of five books, including, most recently, Resisting Throwaway Culture.

CHARLES CAMOSY
US Bishops: Coronavirus Response Must Utilize Ethical Principles
National Catholic Register 04-13-20
Charles Camosy, an associate professor of bioethics at Fordham University, also expressed concern about members of vulnerable groups without an appropriate approach to triage. He told the Register “we don’t treat people differently based on their being elderly or having underlying conditions.”

CHARLES CAMOSY
Who gets a shot at life if hospitals run short of ventilators?
Washington Post 04-07-20
“There are a lot of competing visions of good,” said Charles Camosy, an associate professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University.

MICHAEL H. PARSONS
Hungry rats may turn to cannibalism during the coronavirus outbreak, and it could lead to a breed of aggressive, resilient rats in the future
Business Insider 04-13-20
Michael H. Parsons, a biological-sciences research scholar at Fordham University who’s planning to launch a study about rats and COVID-19, told Insider that traditionally it’s often shyer, less social rats that would migrate from colonies into the public eye, but because of food shortages, whole colonies are moving into new environments.

MONIKA MCDERMOTT
How will coronavirus change the US presidential campaign?
The Guardian 04-10-20
“We’re in completely uncharted waters here and I don’t think anybody knows what’s going to happen,” Monika McDermott, a political science professor at Fordham University in New York, recently told the Guardian.

BRIAN LAROSSA
Reaching for Resilience in the Time of Covid-19
AIGA Eye on Design 04-09-20
A month ago, the brilliant designer Bobby C. Martin spoke to my typography students at Fordham University about his storied career.

FRED CAMPANO
Fred Campano Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who
24-7 Press Release 04-09-20
Having accrued more than 55 years of inimitable expertise in the fields of economics and mathematics, Mr. Campano has garnered a laudable reputation as a lecturer at Fordham University since 1997.

ORIT AVISHAI & AYALA FADER
Why are some ultra-Orthodox Jews flouting social distancing rules?
New York Daily News 04-09-20
Avishai is a professor of sociology at Fordham University Rose Hill, is a professor of sociology at Fordham University Rose Hill. Fader is a professor of anthropology at Fordham University Lincoln Center.

JESSICA BALDWIN-PHILIPPI
Bernie Sanders Is Out—but He Transformed Campaigning For Good
Wired 04-08-20
“I think those almost-more-boring tools for organizing are the Sanders legacy and have become really important and fundamental to campaigning,” says Jessica Baldwin-Philippi, a Fordham professor who studies the use of digital communication in politics.

CHRISTINA GREER
Looking for a good read during this time of sheltering in place
New York Amsterdam News 04-16-20
Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, political editor at The Grio, the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream,” and the co-host of the podcast FAQ-NYC.

CHRISTINA GREER
Could Social Distancing Open the Door for a 3rd Party Candidate?
Newsy 04-15-20
Fordham University Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Christina Greer says a momentous run often siphons votes away from the major party candidates.

CHRISTINA GREER
Cuomo, de Blasio disagreement over school restart amid coronavirus puts parents in limbo
ABC News 04-13-20
Christina Greer, an associate professor of politics at Fordham University, told ABC News she wasn’t surprised that the beef between the two leaders would reemerge, but said their public bickering over this issue was hurting the public.

CHRISTINA GREER
Biden needs more than a John Lewis endorsement to win young Black voters
The Grio 04-10-20
Christina Greer is the politics editor at The Grio, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University, and the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, immigration, and the pursuit of the American Dream”.

CHRISTINA GREER
On the frontlines as an OBGYN turned crisis doctor
New York Amsterdam News 04-08-20
Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, political editor at The Grio, the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream,” and the co-host of the podcast FAQ-NYC.

CHRISTINA GREER
Black voters are also ‘suburban’ voters
Washington Post 04-08-20
What got me thinking about this in earnest was a direct message from my friend Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University in New York, reacting to my interview with Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), who is on a lot of lists as a potential vice-presidential candidate with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

CHRISTINA GREER
Where it went wrong for Bernie Sanders and why Joe Biden needs him more than ever
The Independent 04-08-20
“I think that he definitely focused on Latinx populations, as his path to victory,” says Christina Greer, professor of political science at New York’s Fordham University.

MARC CONTE
Oil rig workers hit with one-two punch of coronavirus and plummeting oil prices
NBC News 04-08-20
“They don’t really want to be producing oil right now. The price is so low,” said Marc Conte, an associate professor of environmental economics at Fordham University.

DEAN MCKAY
Surviving a Dangerous Time and Preparing for a Better One
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 04-12-20
Dean McKay takes us through a tour of the landscape fraught with peril, uncertainty, and the kinds of triggers that make OCD so difficult.

MICHAEL BAUR
Feeling exhausted during the pandemic? This philosopher says you could have moral fatigue
CBC 04-08-20
All those new decisions could be leading some to feel moral fatigue, also known as compassion fatigue, says Fordham University law and philosophy professor Michael Baur.

MICHAEL BAUR
April 8, 2020, Part 2: Seasonal farm workers; Understanding COVID-19 data; Broken bones and pandemic-time health care; Moral fatigue; Quarantine Book Club
The Current with Matt Galloway 04-08-20
Philosopher [Fordham associate professor] Michael Baur says you might have moral fatigue, a result of everyday choices — like deciding when to go to a grocery store — becoming serious life decisions.

ALLISON PFINGST
American Fashion Changed After the Depression, and It’s About to Reinvent Itself Again
InStyle 04-08-20
Before the 1918 flu epidemic, “People didn’t wash their clothes nearly as often as we do now, with the exception of undergarments,” says Allison Pfingst, fashion historian and archivist, and advisor of the Fashion Studies department at Fordham University.

STUDENTS

North County School News, April 16
The San Diego Union-Tribune 04-16-20
Adam Ramzi of San Marcos, at Fordham University

Toilet paper dodgeball and theme dinners: How bored families are surviving the coronavirus lockdown
Washington Post 04-15-20
“I’m supposed to be at college, so I haven’t had dinner with them in a while,” said Caitlin [Cannuscio], a freshman at Fordham University in New York.

Burlington Twp. softball team reaches out to former pitcher Nixon, now a nurse at Virtua
Burlington County Times 04-15-20
[Bailey Enoch is] headed to Fordham University to play softball and study biology, with a pre-health track, in hopes of becoming a physical therapist.

Harrison school district offers free lunches; Students earn scholarships | Journal Entries
NJ.com 04-14-20
[Lekesha] Morton was initiated at Fordham University.

COLLEGES
Nola 04-13-20
Margaret Mena, of Covington, Fordham University.

Red Hook school district hires Janet Warden as superintendent
Poughkeepsie Journal 04-13-20
A student herself, [Janet] Ward is pursuing a doctorate degree in educational leadership, administration and policy at Fordham University.

Victoria Cruz Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
TAPinto 04-09-20
[Victoria] Cruz was initiated at Fordham University.

Emergency hiring and fast track bidding in times of crisis
Migalhas Brazil 04-09-20
Rafael Carvalho Rezende Oliveira is a postdoctoral fellow at Fordham University School of Law (New York).

Two Florham Park Students Initiated Into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
TAPinto 04-08-20
Jillian Kane of Florham Park (07932) at Fordham University
Annalee Mueller of Florham Park (07932) at Fordham University

ATHLETICS

Former Tottenville HS star inks free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers
SI Live 04-16-20
Former Tottenville HS and Fordham University offensive lineman Anthony Coyle signed with his fourth NFL team on Thursday when he joined the Pittsburgh Steelers.

THE 32 MOUNT RUSHMORES | MONAGHAN’S GREATEST SPORTSPEOPLE
Off the Ball 04-15-20
The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns player [Pat Murray] is currently a free agent, and made a name for himself at Fordham University in New York, where he was named an All-American kicker.

Silver Lake’s Nolan Hughes is ready to make the most of his final impression
Wicked Local Plympton 04-11-20
[Nolan] Hughes will head to Fordham University to pitch for the Division I Rams next year.

Awards Season Continues for Declan Lavelle
Rye Record 04-10-20
In a normal spring, [Declan] Lavelle would be on the mound at Disbrow Park, pitching his final season of high school baseball for the Garnets, undoubtedly drawing the watchful eyes of the Fordham University coaches who have secured his services for the next four years.

Former Burges quarterback John Skelton had strong run to the NFL
El Paso Times 04-09-20
In April of 2010 John Skelton, a Burges graduate and former Fordham quarterback, began his journey in the NFL after being selected in the fifth round of the Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.

ALUMNI

Lifestyle: My new favorite show is the City of Worcester’s 5 o’clock press briefing
Worcester Magazine 04-16-20
[Sarah Connell] had been recruited to Fordham as a swimmer and the live show filmed in Times Square at the same time as [her]afternoon practices in the Bronx.

WSJ’s Germano to join FT as sports biz correspondent
Talking Biz News 04-16-20
[Sara] Germano is a B.A. in philosophy and history from Fordham University.

Former EKU basketball player Willie Cruz now NBA athletic performance coach for Houston Rockets
KY Forward 04-15-20
After earning a master’s degree in media management from Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business, [Willie] Cruz received an email from Dr. Strack, urging him to apply for a position with the Thunder.

Rising Stars 2020: Tom Hanvey
Plastics News 04-15-20
Asaclean-Sun Plastech Inc. Marketing Manager Tom Hanvey graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor of Arts in communications, marketing and journalism.

Andrew Cuomo, the charismatic, controlling, combative anti-Trump
New Statesman 04-16-20
When Mario ran for New York mayor in 1977 Andrew [Cuomo], in his second year at Fordham University, a Jesuit college in the Bronx, volunteered to be his driver.

From Kids in Queens to Boldface Names: Andrew Cuomo & Chris Cuomo’s Journeys to the Spotlight
People 04-15-20
Chris [Cuomo] graduated from Yale University before graduating from Fordham University School of Law in 1995.

From Kids in Queens to Boldface Names: Andrew Cuomo & Chris Cuomo’s Journeys to the Spotlight
People 04-15-20
After graduating from Fordham University in 1979 and Albany Law School in 1982, Andrew [Cuomo] managed his father’s gubernatorial campaign, then headed up the transition committee once Mario was governor-elect.

John Cooper students, business owner make PPE gear for first responders
Chron 04-15-20
The group is composed of sixth grade student Diego Guiot, ninth grade student Sofia Guiot, junior students Emiliano and Sebastian Plaza — also JCS students — and two recent graduates, Santiago Plaza, currently studying neurology at Fordham University, and Laura Plaza, who recently graduated from Boston University with a degree in neurology and hopes to become a doctor.

How to watch ‘The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart’ premiere on Monday: stream, time, channel
Penn Live 04-13-20
Julia Rae Schlucter, 27, of Wayne, was Miss Philadelphia 2015 when she was a student at Fordham University.

Outlook 2020: One-time outsiders transforming downtown
The Oklahoman 04-12-20
Each step after led [Maureen Heffernan] further into the world of botanical gardens, going to college at Fordham University near the New York Botanical Garden, followed by an internship at the American Horticultural Society in Alexandria, Virginia, and stints as director of public programs at Cleveland Botanical Garden and then executive director at the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden.

Thank you Dad for all you gave me through the years
Elite Sports New York 04-12-20
Going to two of the best educational institutions in New York–Cardinal Spellman High School and Fordham University, while [they]experienced massive financial challenges, was not easy on [Rich Coutinho’s] parents, but they told [him]just to concentrate on studies and they would take care of the rest.

Home-Based Therapeutic Activities To Help Your Kids Process The Coronavirus
Scoop Empire 04-12-20
[Marwa Saadawi’s] masters was from Fordham University in Mental Health, and her undergraduate was received from Marist College in Special Education.

What my sports year of dreams would look like
New York Post 04-11-20
John Twomey: As a senior at Fordham in 1971, and good friends with most of the guys on that team, I put Digger Phelps’ jumping his contract to go to Notre Dame as an equivalent of O’Malley stealing the Dodgers.

Concerns for People with Disability During COVID-19
Georgetown University Berkley Center 04-15-20
By: Mary Jo Iozzio
[Fordham alumni]

Form DEF 14A Columbia Financial, Inc. For: May 22
Street Insider 04-10-20
Mr. [Thomas J.] Kemly holds Bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and Psychology from Trenton State College and an MBA in Finance from Fordham University.

Jeff Beyer Endorsed by Bedminster Democrats
Insider New Jersey 04-09-20
Jeff [Beyer] also earned an MBA from Fordham University.

BCW Board Member Wilson Kimball Named as President and CEO of Yonkers Municipal Housing Authority
Business Council of Westchester 04-09-20
[Wilson Kimball] also holds a JD from Fordham University of School of Law where she was named Stein Scholar and editor of the International Law Journal.

Long-distance couples are used to being apart — but not like this
Washington Post 04-09-20
“We spent a weekend together in the Bahamas in early March and had plans to meet at the end of the month,” said [Lauren] Whitmore, who experienced 15 minutes of fame when Tom Hanks found her Fordham University ID card in Central Park in 2015 (he tweeted about it to find her and returned the card but she never met him).

How The Center is Fostering Connection Amid Isolation for NYC’s LGBTQ Community
Salesforce 04-08-20
Jeff [Klein] is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law and is admitted to the New York State Bar.

Karina Smirnoff Shares 1st Pic of Newborn Son Theo: ‘Welcome to the World’
US Magazine 04-08-20
“#BabySmirnoff coming in 2020!” the Fordham University graduate [Karina Smirnoff] captioned her December 2019 Instagram photo of herself holding a positive pregnancy test.

America at Large: Hurling fan Dowling leading the fight against Covid-19
Irish Times 04-08-20
Once he was full-time in America, [Michael Dowling] did a Masters in Social Policy at Fordham University and was a rising star on the faculty there when Cuomo invited him to join his administration.

Always Physician-Led, Conviva’s Dynamic Puts Doctors In Charge During The Coronavirus Pandemic While Providing Patients With A Sense Of Calm
P&T Community 04-08-20
[Steve Lee] is a graduate of Fordham University and earned his M.D. from Universidad del Noreste, Tampico, Mexico.

Jillian O’Brien Named News Director of KSBW Action News 8
KSBW 04-08-20
[Jillian O’Brien] holds a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University in New York and a postgraduate diploma in New Media, Governance and eDemocracy from the University of Leicester in the U.K.

OBITUARIES

Rafael Eli, 68, Of New York, NY, Marketer
Rafael Eli, Hispanic Marketer, Soccer Specialist, Dies from COVID-19 Pneumonia
Broadcasting Cable 04-16-20
At age 18, he moved to the New York metro area to attend Rutgers University in New Jersey, and later earned an MBA from Fordham University.

Aaron Godfrey, 91, Of Port Jefferson, NY, Professor
Aaron Godfrey, longtime Latin instructor at Stony Brook University, dies at 91
Newsday 04-15-20
He graduated from Fordham University with a bachelor’s in history and from Hunter College with a master’s in history.

Gerald Welch, 56, Of Harrisburg, PA, School Board Member
Harrisburg school board member killed by COVID-19 worked front lines as a social worker despite risks
Penn Live 04-15-20
Gerald [Welch] went on to earn his master’s degree from Fordham University in social work, constantly pushing himself to honor his parents.

Antonio Checo, 67, Of Queens, NY, Episcopal Priest
Antonio Checo, Episcopal Priest Who Stressed Service, Dies at 67
The New York Times 04-14-20
He earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from a Catholic university there, then moved to New York City in 1982, where he earned a master’s in social work from Fordham University in the Bronx.

Kathleen Veigh O’Brien, 66, Of Jamestown, NY, Teacher
Obituary: Kathleen Veigh O’Brien
Sun Journal 04-10-20
Kathleen graduated from Lewiston High School in 1971 and Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, from Fordham University in New York City in 1975.

Peter F. Regan, 95, Of Buffalo, NY, Psychiatrist & Educator
Dr. Peter F. Regan III, 95, psychiatrist, educator and former acting UB president
Buffalo News 04-10-20
Born in New York City, he had been attending Fordham University when he enlisted in the Army in 1943.

Runston T. Lewis, 86, Of Newburgh, NY, Businessman and Community Board President
Celebrating the Life of Runston T. “POP” Lewis
Hudson Valley Press 04-08-20
Despite the many hardships he encountered growing up, the strong-willed Lewis, a champion for the power of education, earned his Master’s Degree in social work from Fordham University.

Donez M. Xiques, 83, Of Summit, NJ, Professor
Donez M. Xiques, Ph.D.
Essex News Daily 04-09-20
She received a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in American literature from Fordham University in the late 1960s. She then left the Congregation in 1972.

Kevin Thomas Duffy, 87, Of New York, NY, Federal Judge
A Federal Judge Who Oversaw Trials Against Mobsters And Terrorists Has Died Of The Coronavirus
BuzzFeed News 04-13-20
Born in 1933 in the Bronx to a family of Irish immigrants, Duffy attended Fordham University as an undergraduate and again in law school as a night student.

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