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CLIPS OF THE WEEK

JOHN D. FEERICK
Professor Who Co-Wrote 25th Amendment Calls Invoking It ‘A Judgment Call’
The Wall Street Journal 01-11-21
“For the first time, the amendment has gotten as much attention as I’ve ever seen, except with respect to the Watergate period,” said John Feerick, a professor at Fordham Law School who along with about a dozen other legal scholars helped draft the constitutional amendment addressing presidential vacancy, disability or incapacity.

JESSICA BALDWIN-PHILIPPI
Brad Parscale Fell From Trump’s Favor. Now He’s Plotting a Comeback.
The New York Times 12-24-20
“It’s easier to think the bad ads brainwashed people and that Brad Parscale tricked them,” said Jessica Baldwin-Philippi, an associate professor at Fordham University who is writing a book called “Mythologizing the Data Campaign.”

DENNIS C. JACOBS & PATRICK HORNBECK
Deterring Authoritarian Populism: Imperatives for Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed 01-12-21
Dennis C. Jacobs is provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Fordham University. Patrick Hornbeck is professor of theology and special faculty adviser to the provost for strategic planning.

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

New York could experience a damaging earthquake
Fox 5 New York 12-21-20
One of the country’s oldest seismic observatories sits on the campus of Fordham University in the Bronx where worldwide earthquakes have been recorded since 1924.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MICHAEL DOWLING
New memoir by Michael Dowling matches Angela’s Ashes for biting truth and insight
Irish Central 12-21-20
Thirsty for knowledge, he enrolled at Fordham University to further his education.

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pärt Scholarship
Society for Christian Scholarship 01-05-21
The Seminary organized a conference in NYC in 2017, and Fordham University Press is publishing selected essays from that conference on December 1, 2020 entitled Arvo Part: Sounding the Sacred.

ADMINISTRATORS

DENNIS C. JACOBS & PATRICK HORNBECK
Deterring Authoritarian Populism: Imperatives for Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed 01-12-21
Dennis C. Jacobs is provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Fordham University. Patrick Hornbeck is professor of theology and special faculty adviser to the provost for strategic planning.

DAVID GIBSON
Could Catholic moral theology light the way for a new GOP?
Religion News Service 01-06-21
As far back as 2012, David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Jesuit Fordham University (and a former Religion News Service staffer), highlighted some astonishing facts about Catholics in public life.

DAVID GIBSON
What to expect on the religious scene in 2021: Experts cast their sights on the year ahead
National Catholic Reporter 12-31-20
David Gibson directs the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University and is an award-winning journalist and author.

MARIO GABELLI & JOSEPH M. MCSHANE, S.J.
Greenwich billionaire Mario Gabelli makes historic donation to Fordham University
Greenwich Times 12-26-20
Billionaire investor Mario Gabelli, who keeps a corporate office on Mason Street, has donated $35 million to his alma mater, Fordham University, the school announced.
“It is impossible to overstate the importance of this gift — it will allow us to better prepare more deserving students for positions of leadership in business and finance around the globe,” said the Rev. Joseph M. McShane, SJ, president of Fordham.

SCHOOL OF LAW

Summer abroad? Fingers crossed
National Jurist 01-05-21
Fordham University School of Law in New York has a summer program in Accra, Ghana’s capital.

GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Top 100 MBA Programs That Are Now Waiving GMAT & GRE Tests
Poets & Quants 01-10-21
Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, Case Western Reserve’s Weatherhead School, and Boston University’s Questrom School are fully test-optional this year.

SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY

MARC GILMAN
How to Achieve Collaboration Tool Compliance
Dark Reading 01-15-21
Marc Gilman is a technology attorney, compliance executive, and adjunct professor of compliance at Fordham Law, bringing 15 years of law, financial services, and IT experience to his leadership role at Theta Lake.

ETHAN LEIB
Self-pardon? It might not go how Trump thinks.
Politico 01-13-21
“Those engaged in the originalist project, looking at history, would think about what they could have meant,” Ethan Leib, a law professor at Fordham University, said of the founders.

JURIJ TOPLAK
EToro slammed for short-notice halt to BTC margin trading amid ATH price surge
Coin Telegraph 01-12-21
However, Fordham University law professor, Jurij Toplak, warned of the future profits that eToro users seeking leveraged crypto products will miss out on, stating: “There’s a lot of loss here for the users. It’s future losses: if Bitcoin rises to $70,000 now the user has no way of getting this money.”

MARK COHEN
How China Won Trump’s Trade War and Got Americans to Foot the Bill
Bloomberg 01-11-21
Mark Cohen, an expert on Chinese law at Fordham University in New York, said that while Beijing has made “tremendous legislative changes” to strengthen IP protection in the past two years, its own motivation to enhance innovation may have been a more important factor than U.S. pressure.

AARON SAIGER
Legal expert weighs in on possible Trump impeachment, chance of Giuliani disbarment
Pix 11 01-12-21
Could it happen? Legal Expert and Law Professor at Fordham University Aaron Saiger explained whether or not these actions can be done.

MARTIN FLAHERTY
Trump’s Army and the Attack on America
Spiegel 01-11-21
“Impunity corrodes faith in institutions and in the rule of law,” says Martin Flaherty, a professor of law at Fordham University in New York.

KAREN GREENBERG
Pence Must Denounce White Terrorism, Famed FBI Counterterrorism Agent Says
Spy Talk 01-14-21
“We need to respond how we did after 9/11 and find out everything that happened,” he said in the discussion, which was moderated by Karen Greenburg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham.

KAREN GREENBERG
House Impeachment Proceedings Live
94.1 KPFA 01-13-21
Karen Greenberg is the Director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University School of Law.

KAREN GREENBERG
The Role Social Media Played In Attack On The Government
Wisconsin Public Radio 01-13-21
Guest(s): Karen Greenberg

KAREN GREENBERG
‘Middle of the Road’: Biden Taps Merrick Garland as Attorney General
Daily Beast 01-06-21
“We need more than restoring, we need transformation,” said Karen Greenberg, the director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University Law School.

CARL MINZNER
Last voices of dissent: Hong Kong’s remaining activists lament assault on opposition
The Guardian 01-08-21
Carl [Minzner], Fordham University law professor and Chinese governance expert, says “decapitating civil society” was a crucial step in Beijing’s plans to “thoroughly dominate Hong Kong”.

CARL MINZNER
‘Total submission’: With mass arrests, China neutralizes Hong Kong democracy movement
Washington Post 01-05-21
Carl Minzner, an expert on Chinese law and governance at Fordham University, added that Beijing’s control in Hong Kong, as in China’s other restive peripheral regions, involves “a particular emphasis on remodeling communities viewed as insufficiently patriotic and loyal” through ideological education and mass arrests, and aims to co-opt “institutions that Beijing feels it does not fully control.”

SHLOMIT YANISKY-RAVID
NJ man wrongfully arrested based on facial recognition sues police and prosecutors
Biometric Update 01-04-21
The use of face biometrics by law enforcement could be jeopardized by repeated procedural violations, and at the recent Fordham Law Facial Recognition conference, Fordham Law Visiting Professor of Law Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid suggested a lack of dialogue between industry and regulators is blocking the establishment of efficient regulation.

TANYA HERNÁNDEZ
Here’s how ‘SoHo Karen’ — who dissed Gayle King before her arrest in California — defended her actions: ‘I’m Puerto Rican.’
Yahoo! 01-08-21
Fordham University School of Law professor Tanya K. Hernandez also breaks down the problems with Ponsetto’s rationale.

TANYA HERNÁNDEZ
Biden to Seek Pay Data to Help End Gender, Racial Disparities
Bloomberg Law 01-04-21
“The world doesn’t fall apart by a little bit of regulating, and trying to put a little fairness into the world,” said Fordham University School of Law professor Tanya Hernández.

JOHN D. FEERICK
John D. Feerick on the President’s legal troubles
BBC News 01-13-21
John D. Feerick, dean emeritus at Fordham University School of Law, discusses the President’s legal troubles, including impeachment and the 25th Amendment on BBC News on Jan. 13, 2020.

JOHN D. FEERICK
Professor Who Co-Wrote 25th Amendment Calls Invoking It ‘A Judgment Call’
The Wall Street Journal 01-11-21
“For the first time, the amendment has gotten as much attention as I’ve ever seen, except with respect to the Watergate period,” said John Feerick, a professor at Fordham Law School who along with about a dozen other legal scholars helped draft the constitutional amendment addressing presidential vacancy, disability or incapacity.

JOHN D. FEERICK
Our nation’s history with presidential inability and succession
The Hill 01-11-21
John D. Feerick is a dean emeritus and Norris professor of law at Fordham University School of Law.

JOHN D. FEERICK
How to invoke the 25th Amendment: An architect of the provision for removing the president explains
New York Daily News 01-08-21
Feerick, who helped craft the 25th Amendment, is a professor at Fordham Law School.

JOHN D. FEERICK
What is the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution and can it be invoked to remove Donald Trump from office?
Telegraph 01-08-21
However, John D Feerick, former dean of Fordham Law School who served as one of its architects, said Senators who signed the amendment into law were clear it must be based on “reliable facts regarding the president’s physical or mental faculties”, not personal prejudice.

JOHN D. FEERICK
Calls grow louder to remove Trump under 25th Amendment
The Hill 01-07-21
“These proposals were influenced by the sense at that time that, if Kennedy had lived, the country would have had to deal with the problem of presidential inability in a most tragic setting,” wrote John D. Feerick, a law professor at Fordham University and scholar of the 25th Amendment.

JOHN D. FEERICK
How the 25th Amendment works to remove a sitting president
Business Insider 01-06-21
John D. Feerick, former dean of Fordham Law School, is one of the chief architects of the 25th Amendment who shepherded it through Congress in the early 1960s.

JOHN D. FEERICK
What Is the 25th Amendment?
NBC Washington 01-07-13
Bush was acting president for eight hours according to a book on the amendment by John D. Feerick.

JOHN D. FEERICK
It’s imperative to speak out about Trump’s lack of mental capacity and psychological dangerousness: mental health expert
Raw Story 01-01-21
Over the last few years, you have consulted frequently with John Feerick, a former dean of the Fordham University School of Law, who helped Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana draft the 25th Amendment.

JOEL COHEN
Should there be a ‘Secretary of Thought’?
The Hill 01-14-21
He is an adjunct professor of law at both Fordham and Cardozo Law Schools, and is working on a book titled, “What Are Thought Leaders Thinking?”

JOEL COHEN
When COVID-19 hits death row
The Hill 12-31-20
He is an adjunct professor of law at both Fordham and Cardozo Law Schools, and the author of “Broken Scales: Reflections On Injustice.”

ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
We’re better off without Trump on Twitter. And worse off with Twitter in charge.
Washington Post 01-14-21
Zephyr Teachout, a professor of law at Fordham University, is the author of “Break ‘Em Up: Recovering Our Freedom From Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big Money.”

ZEPHYR TEACHOUT
How Biden Can Break the Stranglehold of Amazon and Other Monopolies
The Nation 12-26-20
Zephyr Teachout, a Nation editorial board member, is an associate professor of law at Fordham University and the author of Break ’Em Up: Recovering Our Freedom From Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big Money.

JED SHUGERMAN
A Trump Self-Pardon Could Make Criminal Charges More Likely
Bloomberg 01-08-21
Even if it decides against charges, experts say the Justice Department could still challenge the validity of a Trump self-pardon by writing a more thorough, updated version of the 1974 memo, said Jed Shugerman, a law professor at Fordham.

JED SHUGERMAN
Trump Loyalists Sue Mike Pence to Give Him Power to Overturn Election Results
Truthout 01-02-21
“Bottom line: There is no secret legal maneuver left to stop a Biden presidency. Pence & McConnell understand these rules & are in an awkward political position of their own sad making,” tweeted Jed Shugerman, a professor at the Fordham University School of Law.

JED SHUGERMAN
Why are Republicans suing Mike Pence? Here’s what the vice president can — and can’t — do on Jan. 6
Salon 12-30-20
“Bottom line: There is no secret legal maneuver left to stop a Biden presidency. Pence & McConnell understand these rules & are in an awkward political position of their own sad making,” tweeted Jed Shugerman, a professor at the Fordham University School of Law.

JED SHUGERMAN
Mike Pence Cannot Block the Certification of Joe Biden’s Victory When the Senate Formally Counts Electoral College Votes on Jan. 6th
Law & Crime 12-26-20
Implicitly, Congress does the counting,” Fordham law professor and legal historian Jed Shugerman clarified on Twitter.

JED SHUGERMAN
Round 2: Trump Pardons Jared Kushner’s Dad, Paul Manafort, and Roger Stone Just in Time for Christmas
Law & Crime 12-23-20
Fordham Law professor Jed Shugerman notes that this may not be available to New York prosecutors in Manafort’s case, however.

BRUCE GREEN
Joe Biden’s Attorney General Pick Must Insulate DOJ As Hunter, Trump Probes Play Out
Newsweek 12-18-20
Bruce Green, director of the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics at Fordham University School of Law, similarly told Newsweek Biden must continue to assert the department’s independence and the attorney general nominee should do so in their confirmation hearings.

FORMER GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY

GALINA DATSKOVSKY
“Work from home is here to stay”, With Jason Remilard and Dr. Galina Datskovsky of Vaporstream
Thrive Global 01-02-21
Prior to founding MDY, Galina consulted for IBM and Bell Labs and taught at the Fordham University Graduate School of Business and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University.

GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY

KIMBERLEY LAMARQUE ORMAN
Modest Beginnings, Towering Legacy: The Negro Ensemble Company
American Theatre 01-13-21
Kimberley LaMarque Orman, a professor at Fordham University and executive producer of the video series Fordham Road, has produced, acted, and directed in a variety of productions across the U.S., including Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Jar the Floor, Macbeth, In the Blood, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Romeo & Juliet, Three Sisters, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and The Old Settler.

MARK CONRAD
Trump PGA ban: Murphy to push for another N.J. site for tournament as dumping Bedminister will cost millions
New Jersey 01-12-21
“You’d have people coming in, staying at hotels, eating in the area, using the facilities, creating an uptick in the communities. The fact that you don’t have that event is going to be less economically advantageous,” said Mark Conrad, Director of Fordham University’s Sports Business Program and law and ethics professor at the Gabelli School of Business.

MARK CONRAD
Trevor Lawrence in NYC vs. Jacksonville: ‘Millions of dollars difference in terms of endorsement potential’
Yahoo! Sports 12-22-20
“A quarterback can have opportunities anywhere, but clearly New York opens more doors than Jacksonville does,” said Mark Conrad, director of the sports business program at Fordham University.

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE FACULTY

TINA MASCHI
Two Centenary University professors recognized
WRNJ Radio 12-24-20
In Aging Behind Prison Walls: Studies in Trauma and Resilience (Columbia University Press, 2020), Dr. Morgen and co-author Tina Maschi, Ph.D., of Fordham University offer concrete proposals at the community and national policy levels for addressing the pressing issue of incarcerated older adults.

ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY

LINDSAY TILL HOYT
Report Highlights COVID-19 Impact on College Students’ Mental Health
Diverse Education 01-14-21
“There was that hashtag going around that we are all in this together,” said Dr. Lindsay Till Hoyt, an assistant professor of psychology at Fordham University and co-author of this report.

MICHAEL PEPPARD
Scherer, Vinjamuri to Run Again in Pleasantville Election; Newcomer Enters the Race
The Examiner News 01-13-21
Peppard, 43, is a tenured Fordham University professor who has three kids in the Pleasantville Union Free School District.

AYANNA DOZIER
Discover Mexico’s Impact On American, Latinx, Black, And Queer South Asian Art At The Whitney—Without Leaving Home
Forbes 01-13-21
Ayanna Dozier, a Joan Tisch Teaching Fellow at the Whitney and a lecturer in the department of communication and media studies at Fordham University, will lead the course.

NICHOLAS TAMPIO
Through her divisive rhetoric, Education Secretary DeVos leaves a troubled legacy of her own
The Conversation 01-12-21
Nicholas Tampio, professor of political science at Fordham University

ELIZABETH CARLEN
Why American cities have so many pigeons
Business Insider 01-11-21
That’s biologist Elizabeth Carlen, who studies pigeons at Fordham University.

DAVID HAMLIN
Historians question Arnold Schwarzenegger’s comparisons of Capitol riot, Kristallnacht in video
ABC News 01-10-21
Schwarzenegger’s inspiring seven and a half minute video has now been viewed more than 40 million times but historian David Hamlin of Fordham University breaks down the concerns.

KATHRYN REKLIS
Pixar’s Soul explores big ideas about creativity, purpose, and the meaning of life
Christian Century 01-10-21
Kathryn Reklis teaches theology at Fordham University and is codirector of the Institute for Art, Religion and Social Justice.

BRYAN MASSINGALE, S.T.D.
Watch: How to make spiritual sense of the attack on the Capitol
America Magazine 01-07-21
The Rev. Bryan Massingale, professor of theological ethics at Fordham University, joined Matt Malone, S.J., to discuss yesterday’s attack on the nation’s capital.

PAUL LEVINSON
How the Plan to ‘Storm the Capitol’ Came Together on Social Media
NY1 01-07-21
According to Paul Levinson, an author and professor of media studies at Fordham University, social media has become an effective way to quickly mobilize people. It’s how many marches against police violence were organized during the spring and summer.

MARK NAISON
Trump Golf Links should be renamed to honor Native Americans from Bronx, say local activists
New York Daily News 01-13-21
“There is a powerful symbolism in renaming the course that bore his name to that of an indigenous community which once lived in this area,” Naison said, adding that Fordham has started to examine ways to honor the legacy of the Lenape Nation, which was pushed out of the New York area during the colonial era.

MARK NAISON
The Real Life Music Venues in Sylvie’s Love Set in 1950s NYC
Untapped New York 01-04-21
Fordham professor Mark [Naison] and the Bronx African American History Project staff have collected tales from locals who remember spending Saturday nights listening to music on Boston Road.

AMIE CUNAT
‘My Practice Looks Very Different Today’: 15 Artist-Mothers on Balancing Work and Family After a Year Like No Other
ArtNet 01-04-21
Since March, both of [their]full-time jobs—[Amie Cunat teaches] in the visual arts department at Fordham University, and Piotr is head of media arts at the Guggenheim—have gone remote.

IVELISSE CUEVAS-MOLINA
Redistricting commission to file $3.9M budget request
Adirondack Daily Enterprise 01-01-21
Commissioner Ivelisse Cuevas-Molina, a political science professor at Fordham University, encouraged the group to keep asking questions about the contract and funding details.

CHARLES CAMOSY
LA County Reports Another 200-Plus Deaths From COVID-19
Newburgh Gazette 01-08-21
However, Charles Camosy-a theology professor at Fordham University-emphasized that care is being limited in Los Angeles due to an expectation of a further COVID surge, and not because hospitals are already overwhelmed.

CHARLES CAMOSY
As LA County limits emergency care amid COVID surge, ethicists weigh in
Catholic News Agency 01-05-21
However, Charles Camosy—a theology professor at Fordham University—emphasized that care is being limited in Los Angeles due to an expectation of a further COVID surge, and not because hospitals are already overwhelmed.

CHARLES CAMOSY
Catholics must engage Biden on extreme abortion positions to save the unborn, expert claims
Catholic News Agency 01-01-21
Camosy, an associate professor of Theological and Social Ethics at Fordham University, says that “Biden doesn’t agree with the U.S. bishops about everything, but he does care about what they say and regularly tries to fit their concerns into Democratic policy proposals.”

STEVE ALPERT
A Calling Through Art
The War Horse 12-30-20
[Steve Alpert leads] an art workshop for veterans at Fordham University in New York City.

GIACOMO SANTANGELO
Stimulus Check Update: ‘Lapse In Payments Going To Force People Deeper Into Debt,’ Says Business Prof
CBS New York 12-30-20
According to Giacomo Santangelo, senior lecturer at Fordham University and term professor at the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University, “what we’ve seen over time is that number is always too many.

JESSICA BALDWIN-PHILIPPI
Brad Parscale Fell From Trump’s Favor. Now He’s Plotting a Comeback.
The New York Times 12-24-20
“It’s easier to think the bad ads brainwashed people and that Brad Parscale tricked them,” said Jessica Baldwin-Philippi, an associate professor at Fordham University who is writing a book called “Mythologizing the Data Campaign.”

JEANNINE HILL FLETCHER
Hudson Valley women — a priest and two theologians, all mothers — reflect on the Nativity
Lohud 12-22-20
Jeannine Hill Fletcher, a Fordham University theologian and mother of three teenagers, pushes back on that idea.

MARY BLY
Romance Novels: Shame or Healthy Retreat?
Thrive Global 01-10-21
Her other persona was Mary Bly, who graduated from Harvard University and earned an MPhil from Oxford and a Phd in Renaissace studies from Yale before becoming a professor of English literature at Fordham University.

MARY BLY
Seattle author Julia Quinn’s ‘Bridgerton’ novels are about to debut as a Netflix series, thanks to Shonda Rhimes
Seattle Times 12-19-20
Among her current favorite authors in the genre are Eloisa James (who is, by day, [Mary Bly] a tenured Shakespeare professor at Fordham University), fellow local Lisa Kleypas, Julie Anne Long and Sarah MacLean.

ASIF SIDDIQI
Biden space advisers urge cooperation with China
Politico 12-19-20
Asif Siddiqi, a professor at Fordham University, predicted “a slow kind of opening” under Biden, though he was also careful to point out that it also depends on whether China hawks on Capitol Hill will soften and whether China is even willing to negotiate.

ASIF SIDDIQI
USSR engineer made space flight possible despite facing virulent anti-Semitism
Times of Israel 12-18-20
“He was an engineer, a scientist, a designer who found an incredibly creative solution to a very difficult problem,” says Asif Siddiqi, a professor at Fordham University in New York who specializes in the history of the Soviet space program.

CHRISTINA GREER
BILL DE BLASIO AND NYC’S “LEAST AND THE LIGHTEST”: THE SECOND-HARDEST JOB IN THE WORLD IS UP FOR GRABS, AND IT’S A CLUSTERCLUMP
Vanity Fair 01-14-21
“Why is it that we have quantity, but it doesn’t seem like we have this abundance of quality for a job like the mayor of New York City?” says Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University.

CHRISTINA GREER
This is who we are
New York Amsterdam News 01-14-21
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 podcast FAQ-NYC and also What’s In It For Us podcast.

CHRISTINA GREER
Andrew Yang Enters Mayor’s Race With Scaled Back Plan For Universal Basic Income
Gothamist 01-13-21
“Running New York City isn’t some venture capitalist scheme. I need you to walk me through it,” said Dr. Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, who questioned what economist would support a plan on the scale Yang is proposing.

CHRISTINA GREER
Mayoral Candidate Dianne Morales Doesn’t Want to Return New York City Back to ‘Normal’
The Root 01-11-21
Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, said Morales is probably the most progressive candidate in the race, which may be a minus for her.

CHRISTINA GREER
New York City’s Campaign Season Includes Karaoke, Scarlett Johansson and a Kitten Cam
The Wall Street Journal 01-10-21
“People can’t campaign in the same way, and we know meeting a candidate exponentially increases your chances of being interested, in supporting and in fundraising,” said Dr. Christina Greer, a political-science professor at Fordham University.

CHRISTINA GREER
Black People Risked Their Lives to Get Biden Elected. Here’s What He Owes Us
The Root 01-07-21
Christina Greer, associate professor of Fordham University, said it is fine that Biden works across the aisle, but he needs to always be reminded of who brought him to the dance.

CHRISTINA GREER
Preparation for 2021
New York Amsterdam News 01-07-21
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 podcast FAQ-NYC and also What’s In It For Us podcast.

CHRISTINA GREER
Chuck Schumer’s Moment
Gotham Gazette 01-06-21
“Everyone is going to have their hand out and rightfully so,” said Dr. Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University.

CHRISTINA GREER
The Era Of The Black Senate Candidate Is Here
HuffPost 01-05-21
“That’s not an ad for me,” said Christina Greer, a political science professor at Fordham University who studies Black politics.

CHRISTINA GREER
America Are We Ready To Reconcile?
WNYC 01-04-21
Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University, host of the podcast FAQNYC, politics editor at The Grio and author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013)

CHRISTINA GREER
Former Rep. Max Rose Says He Will Not Run for New York City Mayor
The New York Times 01-02-21
“Where is the base?” asked Christina Greer, a Fordham University political science professor.

CHRISTINA GREER
Happy New Year
New York Amsterdam News 12-31-20
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 podcast FAQ-NYC and also What’s In It For Us podcast.

CHRISTINA GREER
Predictions! Experts Look Ahead to 2021 in New York Politics
Gotham Gazette 12-29-20
Dr. Christina Greer, Fordham University professor, FAQ NYC co-host, politics editor at The Grio

CHRISTINA GREER
Rising Crime and the NYC Mayoral Race
The Brian Lehrer Show 12-28-20
Harry Siegel, Daily News columnist, Daily Beast senior editor, and Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University, politics editor at The Grio and author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013), co-hosts of the podcast FAQ NYC, talk about how the leading mayoral candidates say they will approach rising violent crime in the city.

CHRISTINA GREER
Monday Morning Politics; 2020 Mayoral Race & Crime; COVID Dreaming
WNYC 12-28-20
FAQ NYC co-hosts Harry Siegel, Daily News columnist and Daily Beast senior editor, and Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University, politics editor at The Grio and the author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013), talk about how the leading mayoral candidates say they will approach rising violent crime in the city.

CHRISTINA GREER
Happy Holidays
New York Amsterdam News 12-24-20
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 podcast FAQ-NYC and also What’s In It For Us podcast.

CHRISTINA GREER
Andrew Yang’s run for NYC mayor is now official: CFB
New York Daily News 12-23-20
“It makes it more difficult for Ray McGuire because now you have two finance guys,” said Fordham University political scientist Christina Greer.

CHRISTINA GREER
A conversation with Amber Crowder, founder of the Been Down Project
The Grio 12-22-20
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
Opinion: Obama and Harris are children of immigrants. Would voters elect a descendant of enslaved Americans, like me?
Los Angeles Times 12-18-20
But some voters see Black immigrants as an “elevated minority,” Christina Greer, a political scientist at Fordham University, told me.

ANTHONY DAVIDSON
Fordham REI to Co-Sponsor “State of Real Estate” Event in January
Connect New York 12-18-20
“While there have been numerous discussions about what has gone on in the industry during the COVID-19 crisis, there has not been a public conversation about how developers, landlords and tenants are navigating the new normal and how changing consumer confidence given news of a vaccine is impacting the way we do business,” said Dr. Anthony R. Davidson, dean, Fordham University School of Professional and Continuing Studies.

STUDENTS

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Child stars of your favorite reality shows
Insider 01-05-21
Cara [Gosselin] is now a sophomore at Fordham University, where she is a member of the rowing team.

One Way to Avoid Other Guests? Book the Entire Hotel
The New York Times 12-30-20
“It’s just going to be us — no one else will be there,” said Mr. [Jack] Samenuk, 21, a model and Fordham University student who lives in New York City.

Passengers unfazed as troubled Boeing 737 MAX returns to NY after 2-year halt
New York Post 12-29-20
“I didn’t mind getting up a little bit earlier to be part of history, literally,” said 23-year-old “plane aficionado” and Fordham law student Daniel Weiss.

Good Bye Zainab and Keira, Welcome Billy and Salma
BKLYNER 12-28-20
Salma Elazab will start our three month (paid) winter internship as a reporter while she finishes her degree in Journalism at Fordham University.

Decades revisited: Remote learning inspires college student to take gap year
Chicago Tribune 12-28-20
After Fordham University Lincoln Center in New York City announced it would continue remote learning during the fall semester, Maggie Sablich decided to take a gap year.

Art rocks and homemade masks among 2020 Woodlands highlights
Houston Chronicle 12-23-20
The group was 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.

ATHLETICS

Watch: Keith Dambrot, Tavian Dunn-Martin on Dukes’ Win over Fordham
Pittsburgh Sports Now 01-09-21
Duquesne head coach Keith Dambrot and point guard Tavian Dunn-Martin speak with he media, including Zachary Weiss of Pittsburgh Sports Now, after the Dukes’ 48-45 win over Fordham at La Roche University of Saturday Jan. 9, 2021, following the news that guards Maceo Austin and Sincere Carry have stepped away from the team.

Hilary Pauli & Ian Choi
Richmond Times-Dispatch 01-02-21
[Ian Choi] is Head Volleyball Coach at Fordham University in New York City.

ALUMNI

The Manny Chirico Exit Interview
WWD 01-13-21
The Bronx native with a degree from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business joined what was the Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. 27 years ago, coming on board as corporate controller and on his way to becoming chief financial officer with no thought of going for the big job.

Understanding why Lurie might never fire Roseman
NBC Sports 01-13-21
[Howie Roseman is] a graduate of Fordham Law and a guy who went from unpaid intern under Joe Banner with the Eagles in 1998 to Vice President of football administration in 2006 to general manager in 2010 to NFL executive of the Year in 2017.

Who are Saddle River’s two newest council members?
North Jersey 01-12-21
[Christopher DiGirolamo] received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University and his law degree from New York Law School.

Mary Cain and Alexi Pappas Both Suffered in Silence. Then They Saved Each Other.
Runners World 01-12-21
[Mary Cain] finished college at Fordham University, where she majored in business administration, and is working as a community manager for Tracksmith and coaching for New York Road Runners.

Emerging Boutique Law Firm Spiro Harrison Announces the Promotion of Three New Litigation Partners
Digital Journal 01-12-21
[Michael J. Sullivan] graduated from Fordham University School of Law.

Lifelong Hunts Point resident gives back to community
Bronx Times 01-12-21
In June 2020 [Jamine Williams] obtained her bachelor’s in public health from Fordham University and is planning to go for her master’s in public health from CUNY.

50 Women Making the World a Better Place in 2021
InStyle 01-12-21
The attorney, chemical engineer, MIT grad, and wife of Hamilton co-creator Lin-Manuel Miranda [Vanessa Nadal] is combining her passions to co-create and teach a first-of-its-kind class at the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University, on how cosmetics are made and sold and where the FDA can improve in terms of regulations to keep people safe.

NJCTS Promotes Patricia Phillips to Executive Director
Patch 01-11-21
[Patricia] Phillips holds an MBA in Marketing from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Business and brings an extensive background in marketing and sales having worked for companies such as IBM and Viacom.

N.Y. elects first African American to serve as Regents chancellor
Staten Island Live 01-11-21
[Lester] Young received his doctorate of education at Fordham University and a master’s degree from Brooklyn College.

Rhinebeck Bank announces Chief Marketing Officer
Hudson Valley 360 01-11-21
[Timmian] Massie is a graduate of Dutchess Community College and Fordham University, with additional studies at the Gregorian University in Rome and the North American College in Vatican City.

Brooklyn’s own Jack Armstrong is as much part of Canada’s basketball boom as he is New York’s proud history of the sport
New York Daily News 01-09-21
Jack Armstrong attended Fordham and majored in history, much to the dismay of his ambitious siblings.

Local radio host Corigliano celebrates five years at WKAL
Rome Sentinel 01-09-21
[Rocky] Corigliano went to Fordham University to play football, where he also worked some Atlantic-10 basketball games while he was there.

Christine Giordano Hanlon Sworn In To Second Term as Monmouth County Clerk
Insider New Jersey 01-08-21
[Christine Giordano] Hanlon holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Fordham University and is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University.

Veteran Catholic educator leads Hollins University
The Catholic Virginian 01-08-21
[Mary Dana Hinton’s] career in Catholic higher education began with earning a doctorate in religion and religious education from Fordham University.

Attorney Marina Shepelsky: “Don’t be afraid to fail”
Thrive Global 01-07-21
[Marina Shepelsky] graduated NYU with a Bachelor’s in Biology in 1998, worked as a paralegal for a bit, and then went to Fordham University School of Law in Manhattan where [she]graduated with a J.D. in 2002.

PAG LAW GROWS ITS NYC OFFICE WITH TWO LEADING US / BRAZILIAN ATTORNEYS; PAG LAW PROMOTES FERNANDO BURMAN
PAG Law 01-06-21
Adriana [Daiuto] recently received an LLM in U.S. Law at Fordham University Law School.

Survivor Quarantine Questionnaire: Eliza Orlins reveals Micronesia almost ended in a tie
Entertainment Weekly 01-06-21
After Survivor, [Eliza Orlins] completed [her]law degree at Fordham University in New York City.

Catholic social teaching series 2: The call to family, community and participation
Catholic Courier 01-06-21
[Amy Uelmen] holds a bachelor’s, juris doctor and juridical science research doctorate from Georgetown, and a master’s in theology from Fordham University.

Rubenstein Becomes Second Woman Elected Mayor Of Wyckoff
Patch 01-05-21
[Melissa Rubenstein] is a graduate of Tufts University, and attended law school at Fordham University.

Miami Announces Return of Rozeboom, Sylvestre and Löbe
USL Championship 01-05-21
Although originally from Kierspe, Germany, [János] Löbe moved to the United States in 2015, where he attended Fordham University.

Did Spotify Purge Indie Artist Music January 1, 2021?!?
Music Think Tank 01-05-21
[Wallace Collins] was a songwriter and recording artist for Epic Records before receiving his law degree from Fordham Law School.

Hearst Ups John Robertson To Distribution VP
TV NewsCheck 01-05-21
[John Robertson] holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Scranton and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.

In 2021, AL DÍA Top Doctors reaches for new heights
AL DÍA 01-04-21
As a student himself, [Jose A.] Bossbaly received an undergraduate degree in biology from Fordham University in his hometown of New York City, and a medical degree from Centro de Estudios Tecnologicos in Mexico.

Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick Hires Diverse and Experienced Team to Serve the 38th District
Yonkers Tribune 01-04-21
Legislative Director Marcello Figueroa has a B.A. in Political Science from the City College of New York and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.

Trinity Hall Announces Mary Kate Blaine as Second Head of School
Patch 01-04-21
[Mary Kate Blaine] earned her B.A. in American studies from Fordham University and holds two graduate degrees from Columbia University, an Ed.M. in private school leadership and an M.A. in history and education.

Flower One Announces Richard Groberg as Interim Chief Financial Officer
Windsor Star 01-04-21
Mr. [Richard] Groberg has an M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University.

Jacob Kornbluh joins the Forward as part of newsroom hiring push
Forward 01-02-21
[Malkah Bressler] also has a PhD in literature from Fordham University — which certainly was not required for the role but should come in handy in helping grow the Forward’s Facebook book club.

Great education in Casa Grande
Pinal Central 01-02-21
Upon graduation [Michael McCarville] accepted an academic scholarship to Pace University in Manhattan and subsequently transferred to Fordham University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a computer science minor.

Dr. LaJoyce Brookshire Turns Her Enterprising Wellness Brand Into a Successful Platform in Ministry, Media, Entertainment, and Lifestyle
Global Communicator 01-01-21
[LaJoyce Brookshire’s] postgraduate degrees also include her first Master’s degree in Communications from Fordham University in New York City and a second Master’s degree in Christian Counseling from North Carolina College of Theology.

Elissa L. Carrick Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Law
24-7 Press Release 12-30-20
Ms. [Elissa] Carrick earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Marist College in 2007 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the School of Law at Fordham University in 2010.

Brooklyn sports lover Favorito found his calling at Fordham
Brooklyn Daily Eagle 12-30-20
At Fordham, [Joe] Favorito majored in communications – what else – served as manager for the Rams’ basketball team and worked on the student radio station, WFUV.

New Haven Native Joins National Catholic Education Board
Patch 12-30-20
Sr. Mary Grace [Walsh] holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Albertus Magnus College, a master’s degree in educational administration and supervision from Saint Louis University, and a Ph.D. in educational administration/church leadership from Fordham University.

Oregon’s offense preparing for unpredictable, uncommon Iowa State defense
NBC Sports 12-30-20
Then at [Joe Moorhead’s] alma mater Fordham University (head coach, 2012-2015), conference rival Villanova played this scheme. Finally in his first game at Mississippi State (head coach, 2018-2019), opponent Stephen F. Austin ran the odd stack.

New member named to RVCC Board of Trustees
New Jersey 12-29-20
[Zenon] Christodoulou received a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers College, where he was part of the honors program in economics; a master’s degree in business administration with national honors from Fordham University; and doctorate in organizational behavior from Pace University, where he was a member of the international honor society in economics.

MEET NEW USI College Of Liberal Arts Faculty Members
City-County Observer 12-29-20
As a result, [Junghee Han] pursued a doctorate from Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service.

Take it from Santa: We can turn pain into a gift
Albuquerque Journal 12-28-20
Andrew Estocin received his degree in theology and philosophy from Fordham University.

In defense of Hans Urs von Balthasar
Catholic World Report 12-28-20
Fast forward to 1989 and the beginning of [Larry Chapp’s] doctoral studies at Fordham University.

This Innovative Producer Mixes Up Cocktails And Virtual Theater, Bringing Them To Your Door
Forbes 12-23-20
Holly-Anne Devlin: I moved to New York City 20 years ago to attend Fordham University, Lincoln Center as a theater major.

Power Bronx Woman reflects on life
Bronx Times 12-23-20
In fact, [Cristina Contreras] earned her master’s degree in social work from Fordham University in 2001 and a second master’s in public administration from Baruch College in 2008.

Allentown native and voice of Doc McStuffins’ Lambie lends her name to local COVID-19 awareness efforts
Morning Call 12-22-20
After that, [Laura Jill Miller] graduated from New York University and Fordham University law school and worked for a number of New York City law firms.

Palm Beach School News: PBDA’s new philanthropy chief comes home
Palm Beach Daily News 12-22-20
He and wife Anne are the parents of two Oxbridge alumnae: Haley [Boodheshwar], a 2015 graduate who went on to attend Fordham University, and Miranda, a 2018 graduate now attending Carnegie Mellon University.

Greg Cunningham: Seizing The ‘Biggest Opportunity’
Twin Cities Business 12-22-20
[Greg] Cunningham attended Clark Atlanta University, a historically Black university, then earned his MBA at Fordham University.

Ellen Jaffee recalls 26 years as an elected official, from Suffern to the state Assembly
Lohud 12-21-20
[Ellen Jaffee] had earned her B.A. in Education from Brooklyn College, her M.S. in Special Education from Fordham University, and worked as a resource room teacher at the Pomona Junior High School/Middle School for 20 years.

Phytosciences Ghana Executes Strategic Partnership With Darko Law Firm
MENAFM 12-21-20
[Okyere Darko] then relocated to the United States where he earned a master’s degree in Library and Information Science at the Long Island University in New York and a master’s degree in Law and Letters (LL.M) at Fordham University School of Law specializing in international business and trade law.

Solera Health Adds Industry Expertise to Executive Leadership Team
Cision 12-20-20
Ed [Liebowitz] holds an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, a MA in Political Science from Fordham University and a BA in economics from Hobart College, where he was the starting center on the Football team.

Editor’s Notes: I think NYC deserves better from Hallmark
Daily Item 12-19-20
For the record, [Dennis M. Lyons] was born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens, went to college in the Bronx at Fordham University, had [his]first two jobs in this business in Manhattan and spent several weekends as a kid at the William H. Pouch Boy Scout Camp in Staten Island.

An Insight in the Journey of Joel Emery Chief of Tareo Capital
PR Log 12-19-20
[Joel Emery Chief] earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Fordham University and his Bachelors in Political Science from State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

OBITUARIES

Elizabeth Ahern Buckman, 47, Of New York, NY, Educator
ELIZABETH BUCKMAN 1973 – 2021
The New York Times 01-10-21
Elizabeth is survived by her loving parents, [FCRH ’66 graduate and Fordham trustee] James and Nancy Buckman, her two younger sisters, Anne Calder and husband, Andrew Calder, as well as their three children, Louise, William, and Caroline Calder and Julia Kenney and her husband, Owen Kenney, as well as their two children, George and Rose Kenney.

Ray Brady, 94, Of New York, NY, CBS News Business Correspondent
Ray Brady, Longtime Business Correspondent for CBS News, Dies at 94
Variety 01-13-21
He served in the Navy during World War II and graduated from Fordham University in 1948.

Theresa Braccio Kelly, 34, Of Washington, CT
Theresa Braccio Kelly
Voices 01-13-21
She is survived by all the friends she collected and kept from many places including Shepaug High School in Washington, where she grew up; Fordham University, where she did her undergrad, and NYU where she got her MSW.

Mike McCaffery, 85, Of Edmonton, Canada, Priest
Priest who officiated Wayne Gretzky’s wedding dead at 85, possible COVID-19 complications
CTV News Edmonton 01-12-21
He had a master’s degree from Fordham University in New York and a religious leaders’ certificate from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.

John Vassallo, 78, Of Purcellville, VA, Deacon
Purcellville Deacon John Vassallo dies at 78 of COVID-19
Catholic Herald 01-11-21
He grew up in New York and New Jersey. He attended McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, N.Y., Fordham University in the Bronx, N.Y., and Fordham Law School in New York City.

Louis Tedone, 97, Of San Luis Obispo, CA, Pediatrician
SLO County’s first pediatrician, Dr. Louis Tedone, dies at 97: ‘His legacy will endure’
San Luis Obispo Tribune 01-10-21
He then attended Fordham University in New York for the next two years and graduated from New York Medical College in 1947 through an accelerated program offered through the Department of the Navy.

J. Willard O’Brien, 90, Of Wayne, PA, Former Villanova Law School Dean
J. Willard O’Brien, former Villanova law school dean, dies at 90
Philadelphia Inquirer 01-06-21
Mr. O’Brien earned his bachelor’s degree at Fordham University in 1952.

Walter James Cribbs II, 85, Of Shelby, AL, Veteran & New York City Bus Driver
Walter James Cribbs II
Shelby County Reporter 01-04-21
They moved to New York City where he studied for more than two years at Malcolm King College at Fordham University.

Joseph A. Manzi, 92, Of Middletown, CT, General Practitioner and Anesthesiologist
Obituary: Joseph A. Manzi, M.D., 92, of Middletown
Patch 12-30-20
He was a graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School and Fordham University.

Marilyn Victoria Svec, 82, Of White Plains, NY, Teacher
Marilyn Svec
Examiner News 12-29-20
She graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx, attended NYU on a full scholarship majoring in math and earned a master’s degree in education from Fordham University.

Bill Sheridan, 78, Of Lynchburg, VA, Basketball Coach
Bill Sheridan, a former St. Peter’s HS standout athlete and European pro hoops coach, dies at age 78
Staten Island Live 12-26-20
A member of the Fordham University class of 1963, he was a standout and captain on the Fordham University basketball team.

Sister Elaine Margaret Roulet, C.S.J., Of Brooklyn, NY, Nun
Obituaries, Week of Dec. 26, 2020
The Tablet 12-23-20
Sister Elaine earned a BA from St. Joseph’s College in 1966 and an MS in Counseling from Bank Street College of Education in 1973. She was the recipient of Doctor of Humane Letters from St. Joseph’s College, Fordham University, Niagara University and St. Francis College.

Glenn Joseph Florio, 53, Of Niantic, CT, Olympic Rower
Glenn Florio
Rye Record 12-22-20
At Fordham University, where he majored in Economics, Florio was a gold medalist in the single scull at the Collegiate National Championships.

Gerald Welch, 56, Of Harrisburg, PA, Social Worker
Social Worker Who Died of COVID Honored for His ‘Brutal’ Honesty and Fight Against Addiction
People 12-18-20
A former high school dropout, Gerald went on to earn his masters from Fordham University in social work.

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