Curran Center Contest Winner Examines History of Slavery
Kelly Schmidt, Ph.D., was disturbed by racism from a very young age. “I don’t quite…
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Recounting the Arc of the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Verse
Like all New Yorkers, Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, Ph.D., saw her world turned upside down by…
U.S. Congressman and Former Jesuit Speaks at Fordham
U.S. Congressman Juan Vargas, a California state representative and 1987 Fordham alumnus, met current students…
Scholars Confront Clergy Sexual Abuse in Native American Communities
Denise K. Lajimodiere, Ed.D., an indigenous educator and a guest speaker in a new Fordham…
Pope’s New Encyclical Provides Framework for Examining Capitalism and Racism, Scholars Say
Just weeks before the American presidential election, a Fordham panel of scholars analyzed the latest…
Liberation Theology Scholar Appointed Head of Curran Center
On August 1, Michael Lee, Ph.D., was appointed director of the Francis and Ann Curran…
Taking Responsibility: Fordham Teams with Jesuit Partners to Examine Sexual Abuse Crisis
It’s been a year and a half since the Society of Jesus in the United…
Curran Center Contest Highlights New Scholars of Catholicism
Tuan Hoang earned a Ph.D. in history in 2013. But this year, he’s made his…
Professor Mines Rich, Complex Life of Flannery O’Connor in New Books
After teaching students the writings of Flannery O’Connor for three decades, Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, Ph.D.,…
Celebrating the Legacy of Mary Lou Williams, ‘Mother of Bebop’
At the start of Black History Month, Fordham’s Curran Center for American Catholic Studies hosted…