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Education and Law School Deans Receive Distinguished Service Medal
Along with the academic degrees conferred as part of its 170th Commencement, Fordham gave an entirely…
Fordham Awards Posthumous Degree to Theology Doctoral Student
Rev. Matthew Baker, a 37-year-old Orthodox Christian priest who died in a car accident on…
University to Award 10 Honorary Doctorates at 170th Commencement
At its 170th Commencement on May 16 at the Rose Hill campus, Fordham will award…
Senior Sets Records in his Native Bahamas
A few mornings a week, you might glimpse Lester Taylor running through Van…
Joel Knippel, GABELLI ’15-Navy Recruiter Segues into Human Resources
In 2008, the Great Recession struck, swallowing up jobs and weakening entire employment sectors. Many…
Kwame Akosah, Law ’15-Fighting for Disenfranchised Voters
There have been times in Kwame Akosah’s life when the system seemed stacked against him.…
Juan Blanchard, GRE ’15—Forging a U.S.-Dominican Connection
When Juan Lulio Blanchard emigrated from the Dominican Republic with his wife and four children…
Merritt Juliano, GSS ’15-Former Attorney Turns Her Focus to the Roots of Social Ills
As a government attorney, Merritt Juliano was trained to look exclusively at the facts of…
First Lady of Ghana to Speak at Fordham’s 170th Commencement; Nine Others to Receive Honorary Degrees
Nana Lordina Dramani Mahama, First Lady of the Republic of Ghana and an internationally respected…