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Rams in the News: November 1, 2019

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CLIPS OF THE WEEK

KIRSTEN SWINTH
‘A Very Unwelcome Feeling’: The First Women at Yale Look Back
The New York Times 10-30-19
“In the late 1960s, as the women’s movement takes off, there are these super smart women who have been mobilized — not all wealthy, not all white — and they’re frustrated by the way the intellectual world is telling them what they’re thinking or saying is not important and shutting their doors on them,” said Kirsten Swinth, a historian at Fordham and author of “Feminism’s Forgotten Fight,” a history of the period.

CARL MINZNER
Professors, Beware. A ‘Student Information Officer’ Might Be Watching.
The New York Times 11-01-19
Carl Minzner, a professor of law at Fordham University in New York, said the rise of student informers was part of Mr. Xi’s efforts to make the party “a leading force in state and society alike.”

DEAN MCKAY
Passenger shaming hasn’t worked. So maybe it’s time to try airline shaming.
USA Today 10-25-19
Dean McKay, a professor specializing in anxiety research at New York’s Fordham University, says there are better ways to defuse an in-flight conflict.

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

Fordham PCS Hosts Groundbreaking Global Symposium on Anti-Semitism, Sports and Society
PR Newswire 10-30-19
Fordham University’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies (PCS) recently hosted hundreds of executives, athletes, students, activists and more as part of The Global Symposium on Sports and Society: Anti-Semitism and Sports, which took place at the University’s Rose Hill Campus in the Bronx.

This college is giving students millions in ‘live ammunition’ to invest
Fox Business 10-29-19
Fordham University, which also has a $1 million fund, suggests that funds at most universities tend to “hover between $150,000 and $200,000.”

SEC and Fordham University School of Law to Host Conference on Combating Community-Based Financial Fraud
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 10-29-19
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s New York Regional Office and Fordham University School of Law will host a conference on November 1 on combating community-based financial fraud.

‘Rat perfume’ may be solution to NYC’s rodent problem: study
New York Post 10-26-19
Researchers at Fordham University studying a colony of rats at a Brooklyn recycling center found rodents flock to areas rich in female-rat pheromones, but ignore areas where the scent of male rats predominate.

College Connection: ‘Early’ application deadlines rapidly approaching
My Central Jersey 10-25-19
Fordham University reported a 54% early action acceptance rate and a 39% overall acceptance rate

ADMINISTRATORS

DAVID GIBSON
Mary Gautier, retiring from CARA, knows nostalgia is no match for data
National Catholic Reporter 11-01-19
“The Catholic Church has too often been managed by the power of a single anecdote rather than the reality of data,” said veteran religion journalist David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University.

SCHOOL OF LAW

Make Halloween Fun, Safe, and Surveillance Free
Psychology Today 10-31-19
For example, a surveillance app provider might share information with a commercial data broker so that our kids wind up on a list of “fourteen and fifteen year old girls for family planning services,” which is an actual list that researchers at Fordham Law School found.

Bankruptcy judge approves Barneys’ sale in a move that will likely close all of the luxury chain’s remaining department stores
Business Insider 10-31-19
“There was a palpable sense of loss, even more so than in a typical bankruptcy case, and after the judge left the room the stunned silence gave way to quiet sobs,” The Fashion Law Institute, a nonprofit organization based at Fordham Law School, tweeted on Thursday.

Messenger: Legal scholars to Missouri Court of Appeals: Give Lamar Johnson his day in court.
St. Louis Post Dispatch 10-29-19
The law professors are from Northwestern, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, Fordham, Georgetown, Washington University, St. Louis University, the University of Missouri, and dozens of the top law schools in the country.

Takeaways From the Georgetown and Fordham Global Antitrust Law Symposia
Skadden 10-25-19
In September, Georgetown University Law Center hosted its 13th Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium and Fordham University School of Law hosted its 46th Annual International Antitrust Law and Policy Conference.

Cardozo Law News Brief: Oct. 25, 2019
Yeshiva University News 10-25-19
Professor Lela Love will be the Moderator for Fordham Law School Symposium’s on ADR and Access to Justice; Scholar in Residence and Presenter for Conference of the International Academy of Mediators in Scottsdale, Arizona Nov. 7-9; and a Presenter for the Conference on Global Dispute Resolution of Pepperdine University School of Law on Nov. 22-23 in Malibu, California.

GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Cliff Asness, Eileen Murray and James Dinan to Speak at the 2019 Project Punch Card Investment Conference
PR Newswire 10-28-19
The Project Punch Card Investment Conference, taking place on December 11, 2019 at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business, is pleased to announce rare keynote addresses from Cliff Asness, Founder of AQR Capital Management; Eileen Murray, Co-CEO of Bridgewater Associates; and James Dinan, Founder of York Capital Management.

FORMER SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY

JUSTINE OLDERMAN
“Jewish Women, Social Justice, and the Law” To Follow Luna Stage’s Production On Nov 3rd
New Jersey Stage 10-26-19
She has taught courses at Fordham and Seton Hall Law School, has been a guest lecturer at New York University School of Law, trained at the Judicial Institute and presented at public defender offices across the country.

SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY

MARK PATTERSON
Nike vs. Skechers: What’s at Stake in Their Contentious Legal Battle
Footwear News 10-31-19
The Oregon-based sportswear giant further alleges that Skechers’ infringement has been “willful, intentional and deliberate,” though this isn’t necessary to determine liability, according to Mark Patterson, a law professor at New York’s Fordham University.

CARL MINZNER
Professors, Beware. A ‘Student Information Officer’ Might Be Watching.
The New York Times 11-01-19
Carl Minzner, a professor of law at Fordham University in New York, said the rise of student informers was part of Mr. Xi’s efforts to make the party “a leading force in state and society alike.”

CARL MINZNER
China’s new morality guidelines describe how to eat right, lower carbon footprints — and think just like President Xi
Washington Post 10-31-19
As Carl Minzner, China scholar and a professor at Fordham Law School in New York, told Canada’s the Global and Mail that the new codes are “totally consistent with Beijing’s pivot toward nativism and political tightening over the past decade — a pivot which has steadily engulfed one field of human endeavor after another: law, media, culture and higher education. All of this raises deep questions of exactly how much further such trends might run. And that could have serious implications for a range of academic, economic and person-to-person ties binding China with the rest of the world.”

CARL MINZNER
‘Defend China’s honour’: Beijing releases new morality guidelines for citizens
The Guardian 10-29-19
Carl Minzner, China scholar and professor of law at Fordham Law School in New York, said: “The general goal of these guidelines is to define ‘good’ behaviour, and that includes everything from the ethical lessons you might want your children to internalise, from reading Peppa Pig stories to more political concepts of civic virtue – such as how citizens should think of their relationship with respect to their leaders.

CARL MINZNER
China’s new moral guide elevates Xi over Mao, urges national pride over foreign influence
The Globe and Mail 10-29-19
The document “sends signals as to what Beijing views as politically acceptable models and sources of values for China,” said Carl Minzner, a leading China scholar who is a professor of law at New York-based Fordham Law School.

SEAN J. GRIFFITH
Mutual Funds and Shareholder Litigation: Funds Should Lean In
Lex Blog 10-28-19
[1] T.J. Maloney Chair and Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law.

JED SHUGERMAN
The Docket: Quid Pro Quo In Practice
WNYC 10-30-19
But Fordham University Law School Professor Jed Shugerman says the term’s legal definition is inherently slippery, and actually changes depending on the circumstances.

JED SHUGERMAN
The President’s Lawyers Are Making a Dangerous Argument for Presidential Immunity
The Atlantic 10-26-19
JED SHUGERMAN is a Fordham Law professor and the author of The People’s Courts and shugerblog.com.

SUSAN SCAFIDI
Peleton Goes After Competitors Riding Its Coattails (Podcast)
Bloomberg 10-29-19
Susan Scafidi, a professor at Fordham Law School, discusses Peleton Interactive’s growing list of intellectual property court battles, as it looks to defend its turf against competitors.

KAREN J. GREENBERG
Citizenship in America: A Country’s “Priceless Treasure” under Siege
The Century Foundation 10-24-19
Karen J. Greenberg is director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University.

JACQUELINE M. NOLAN-HALEY
Mediators in Arbitration
Mediate 10-25-19
Fordham University School of Law Professor Jacqueline M. Nolan-Haley has published, “Mediators in Arbitration,” Oxford Handbook of International Arbitration, Chapter 14, (Thomas Schultz and Federico Ortino Editors).

JAMES COHEN
Child’s cruise ship death raises question: When should caregivers be charged?
NBC News 10-29-19
Jim Cohen, an associate professor of law at Fordham University, echoed that.

JAMES COHEN
Questions cloud DA race
Hudson Valley 360 10-25-19
“It’s a breach of staggering proportions,” said James Cohen, a 20-year professor of legal ethics and professional responsibility at Fordham Law School, describing Keeler’s conduct in sharing information about his opponent with a defendant whose case is pending in criminal court.

GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY

APOSTOLAS FILIPPAS
Millions in campaign cash and an imminent IPO highlight volatile Jersey City Airbnb fight
Hudson County View 10-31-19
“Airbnb has grappled, ever since they became economically significant, with regulations,” said Apostolas Filippas, a professor at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business. “I think investors are by now well-informed about the potential problems that Airbnb could face in expanding.

DAWN LERMAN
Building a Strategy for Your Rebrand
ABA Bank Marketing 10-29-19
Most businesses enter into a rebranding effort without expecting that it will lead to a new corporate name, notes Dawn Lerman, Fordham University professor and author of “The Language of Branding.”

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FACULTY

C. COLT ANDERSON
Christians are now railing against Barr’s ‘ridiculously stupid speech’
Patheos 10-30-19
Faithful America’s complaint is not the only criticism Barr’s speech has elicited. C Colt Anderson, above, a Roman Catholic theologian and professor of religion at Fordham University, told The Guardian after reading the speech that the AG represents a “threat to democracy.”

C. COLT ANDERSON
Liberal Christian group files ethics complaint against Attorney General Barr
Religion News Service 10-29-19
C. Colt Anderson, a Roman Catholic theologian and professor of religion at Fordham University, declared to The Guardian after reading the speech that the attorney general represents a “threat to democracy.”

ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY

KIRSTEN SWINTH
‘A Very Unwelcome Feeling’: The First Women at Yale Look Back
The New York Times 10-30-19
“In the late 1960s, as the women’s movement takes off, there are these super smart women who have been mobilized — not all wealthy, not all white — and they’re frustrated by the way the intellectual world is telling them what they’re thinking or saying is not important and shutting their doors on them,” said Kirsten Swinth, a historian at Fordham and author of “Feminism’s Forgotten Fight,” a history of the period.

BRYAN MASSINGALE
Religious gather to consider formation
The Record Newspaper 10-29-19
Father Massingale, who serves as a professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University, noted that in a 2015 address Pope Francis declared “ ‘We are not living in an era of change. We are living in a change of era.’ ”

CHRISTINA GREER
‘Fires in the Mirror’
New York Amsterdam News 10-31-19
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,” the co-host of the new podcast FAQ-NYC.

CHRISTINA GREER
Andrew Yang releases new ad about special needs children as talk of him as possible running mate mounts
The Independent 10-29-19
“My question is ‘what does Andrew yang bring to the ticket’,” [Christina] Greer, professor of politics science at Fordham University, told The Independent. “He has a racial worldview that is troubling and out of date.”

CHRISTINA GREER
Rep. Katie Hill resigns in wake of revenge porn
MSNBC 10-28-19
Chris Hayes talks to Fordham University professor Christina Greer about the implications of Rep. Katie Hill’s resignation in the wake of the release of what she’s called porn photos of her.

KATHRYN REKLIS
The Mega podcast draws mega laughs
The Christian Century 10-25-19
Kathryn Reklis teaches theology at Fordham University and is codirector of the Institute for Art, Religion and Social Justice.

GEORGE E. DEMACOPOULOS
Fordham symposium discusses possibilities of women deacons
National Catholic Reporter 10-25-19
Demacopoulos, a theology professor and co-director of Fordham’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center, said there was a liturgical rite for the ordination of women that dates to the fourth century.

DEAN MCKAY
Passenger shaming hasn’t worked. So maybe it’s time to try airline shaming.
USA Today 10-25-19
Dean McKay, a professor specializing in anxiety research at New York’s Fordham University, says there are better ways to defuse an in-flight conflict.

STUDENTS

No Background Check, Drug Test or Credit Check. You’re Hired!
The New York Times 05-29-19
[Fordham School of Social Service student] Elena Paulino works for Westchester Jewish Community Services from her office in the bakery’s tiny attic.

No Resume, No References…No Problem.
U.S. News 06-05-19
But the real magic happens upstairs, where Saunders and care coordinator [and Fordham School of Social Service student]Elena Paulino tag team to make sure employees have the support they need to be successful at their jobs.

The truth about BDS
Israel National News 10-28-19
David Billet is a student at Fordham University School of Law and has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Queens College, CUNY.

ATHLETICS

Ten teams seek College Match Race title
Scuttlebutt Sailing 10-29-19
The ten schools competing are: University of Washington, Stanford University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Tulane University, Eckerd College, Jacksonville University, Georgetown University, Fordham University, Tufts University, and Bowdoin College.

ALUMNI

Greenwich Public Schools Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Greenwich Free Press 10-31-19
Mr. [Sean] O’Keefe holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance degree from Fordham University.

New Canaan resident now chair of a board
LMT Online 10-31-19
[Robert Ranieri] holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Fordham University and a master’s degree in finance from Pace University.

Ellerbe named Businessperson of the Year
Long Island Herald 10-31-19
[Ron] Ellerbe, 80, graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, and earned an undergraduate degree in political science from Fordham University and a master’s in public administration from C.W. Post, now LIU Post.

Trinity Merger Corp. and Broadmark Announce Chief Financial Officer and Two Additional Independent Directors to Join Broadmark Realty Capital Inc.
Fox 21 Delmarva 10-31-19
[David Schneider] is a graduate of Fordham University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Voter’s Guide: Kavanagh, Clegg compete for Ulster District Attorney
Poughkeepsie Journal 10-30-19
Name: Michael Kavanagh
Education: Onteora High School, Fordham University, Widener University School of Law

A MIRACLE AMONG US
South Texas Catholic 10-30-19
After attending and graduating from Fordham University, class of ’43, and serving in the Armed Forces, [Peter Smith] came to Texas through the influence of Msgr. George Gloeckner.

ANTI-POVERTY ADVOCATE JENNIFER JONES AUSTIN BECOMES FIRST FEMALE CO-HOST OF WBLS’ “OPEN LINE” SHOW
Black Star News 10-30-19
A proud Brooklynite, Jennifer [Jones Austin] holds a Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law along with degrees from NYU’s School of Public Service and Rutgers University.

Island Vote: Singas touts record as Nassau DA; challenger says it’s ‘time for a change’
News 12 Long Island 10-30-19
“Since I graduated from Fordham Law School in 1991, I stepped into a courtroom and said ‘Madeline Singas for the people’ and never looked back,” [Madeline Singas] told News 12.

Northwestern Professor Celebrates 51 Years of Communication
Evanston Round Table 10-30-19
In her senior year at Fordham University, Kathleen Galvin was told where to apply to graduate school.

New Brunswick’s Crossroads Theatre Company Honors Denzel [Washington]
New Jersey Stage 10-29-19
Regaling the audience with stories of his time at Fordham University where he and Denzel Washington were both studying biology to become MDs, [Anthony] Carter explains, “We both changed directions — I went into journalism and Denzel into theater,” before adding, “Fordham gave us both honorary doctorates, but Denzel became a doctor first when he was cast in St. Elsewhere!”

Peekskill Candidate Profile: Talbot For Common Council
Patch 10-29-19
A clinical social worker, [Kathleen] Talbot holds a Master of Social Work from Fordham University.

Northern Trust Strengthens Florida Wealth Advisory Team
Fox 21 Delmarva 10-29-19
[Jennifer Immel] earned a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a law degree from Fordham University. She earned a Master of Laws degree in Taxation from New York University.

Seven candidates vying for spot on school committee
The Reminder 10-29-19
[Anthony Bonavita] am an attorney, a graduate of Fordham University and Suffolk University Law School where [he]achieved a Juris Doctorate Degree.

Mayor de Blasio Appoints Rebecca Kagan Sternhall As Director Of Federal Affairs
Harlem World Magazine 10-29-19
[Rebecca Kagan] Sternhell received her J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law, her Masters of Public Administration from the New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and her B.A. in Interdisciplinary Field Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

‘The Bronx, USA’: Film Review
Hollywood Reporter 10-29-19
It’s very sweet, for instance, when [Alan] Alda, who met his wife Arlene when they were both students at Fordham University, says about her, “She’s the best thing the Bronx ever produced.”

Torrington Board of Education candidate: Nikki Fappiano
CT Post 10-28-19
[Nikki Fappiano] Education: Mercy High School, Middletown; Fordham University, Bronx NY

Will The 2020 Election Impact Radio?
Radio Ink 10-28-19
John [McLaughlin] holds an M.B.A. from Fordham University with concentrations in Finance and Quantitative Methods.

Ulster DA’s race sets experience against a new approach
Hudson Valley One 10-28-19
[Mike] Kavanagh graduated from Fordham University and Widener University Law School.

AzurRx BioPharma : Other preliminary proxy statements
Market Screener 10-28-19
Mr. [Charles J.] Casamento holds a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from Fordham University and an MBA from Iona College.

POLITICO Playbook: Baghdadi is dead … But are the Nats alive?
Politico 10-27-19
[Teresa Gianotti] graduated from Fordham.

Middletown PZC candidate: Shanay Fulton
Stamford Advocate 10-27-19
[Shanay Fulton] Education: Alexander Hamilton High School, Fordham University, bachelor of science

The 2019 New York City 40 Under 40 Rising Stars
City & State New York 10-27-19
[Tyrone] Stevens has bounced around a lot since getting his graduate degree at Fordham University, including working on Rep. Adriano Espaillat’s first successful congressional campaign, as New York City Councilman Mark Levine’s communications director, and for Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a deputy communications director.

Jason A. Martorella Promoted to Partner at Agentis
South Florida citybizlist 10-26-19
[Jason A.] Martorella earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami, and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.

Amended Statement of Beneficial Ownership (sc 13d/a)
ADVFN 10-25-19
Mr. [Kerry G.] Campbell received an M.B.A in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Finance summa cum laude from Fordham University Gabelli School of Business.

CRE News Hour 10/25/2019: Foreign CRE Investment, 10 Year Office Trends, and Marine Container Construction
State Broadcast News 10-25-19
Mr. [Paul M.] Galvin holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from LeMoyne College and a Master’s Degree in Social Policy from Fordham University.

NJ may be next to allow college athletes to seek endorsements
The Daily Journal 10-25-19
[Joe] Lagana played football for two years at Fordham University in New York, where he studied history.

Future Generations on Childhood Nostalgia, Self-Doubt, and “Just Pretend” [Q&A]
Ones to Watch 10-25-19
The tight-knit group has humble beginnings, with vocalist and guitarist Eddie Gore, guitarist Eric Grossman, and bassist Devin Sheridon all crossing paths at Fordham University in New York City back in 2011.

Michael Davidson Of JPMorgan Chase Wins Global Corporate Real Estate Executive Of The Year Award
New York citybizlist 10-25-19
Michael [Davidson] graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Fordham University in 1994 and in 2012 earned an MBA from the TRIUM Global Executive Program.

Les Corwin Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the New York Law Journal
Bloomberg 10-25-19
[Les] Corwin received a B.A. from Brown University and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.

Beverly Ward 5 City Council candidate: Kathleen Feldman
Wicked Local Beverly 10-25-19
Name: Kathleen Feldman
Education: MBA, SUNY-Albany; B.A. Fordham University

OBITUARIES

Don Valentine, 87, Of Woodside, CA, Venture Capitalist
Don Valentine, Founder of Sequoia Capital, Is Dead at 87
The New York Times 10-25-19
He attended Fordham University and studied chemistry before beginning his career in California.

Alan Pinado, 87, Of Atlanta, GA, Catholic Center Supporter
Lyke House supporter Alan Pinado Sr. dies Oct. 6
Georgia Bulletin 10-31-19
Pinado earned a bachelor’s degree at Fordham University in New York.

Josephine Templeton, 79, Of Philadelphia, PA, Anesthesiologist
Josephine ‘Pina’ Templeton, 79, former Children’s Hospital anesthesiologist and philanthropist
Inquirer 10-29-19
[Josephine Templeton] earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Fordham University in 1961 and a medical degree from the University of Rome in 1968.

Cynthia A. Guay, 85, Of Augusta, ME, Insurance Agent
Obituary: Cynthia A. Guay
Central Maine 10-26-19
Miss Guay was a graduate of St. Joseph Academy in Portland and attended Fordham University.

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