Jonathon Appels, Longtime Adjunct Professor and Performer Who ‘Loved Every Branch of the Arts,’ Dies at 67
Jonathon Appels, a longtime adjunct professor at Fordham who taught courses in nine departments and…
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Love and Mortality on Elba: Fordham Alumni Book Club Debuts with Discussion of Lizzie & Dante
The Forever Fordham Alumni Book Club kicked off on October 20 when more than 30…
Mary Bly’s New Novel Is by Mary Bly
Professor Mary Bly’s latest novel is a departure from the more than 7 million romance…
Seen, Heard, Read: ‘Blends,’ ‘What’s Mine and Yours,’ and ‘Sleep with Me’
Blends by Farida Hughes, FCLC ’91 Several years ago, Baltimore-based abstract artist Farida Hughes began…
Fordham Grad Earns Soros Fellowship to Support Doctoral Study of Trauma Narratives
Nikolas Oktaba, FCLC ’15, has been awarded a prestigious 2021 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship…
Pioneer of the Disability Rights Movement Speaks at Fordham
In the disability rights movement, it’s the voices of the disabled themselves that have had…
Remote, In Person, or Both, Fordham Professors Prioritize Academic Rigor and Connection
This semester, Fordham welcomed back students for an unprecedented academic endeavor. On Aug. 26., in…
English Professor Wins Prestigious Humanities Grant to Study Melville Translation
Life in Paris in 1940 was anything but normal. The German army had just marched…
Shakespeare in Quarantine
While the actual date of Shakespeare’s birth is not recorded, his birthday is celebrated around…
Prompted by a Global Pandemic, Fordham Moves to Distance Learning
Cura personalis, or the idea of caring for the whole person, is a key part…