Humanitarian Aid Workers Extolled for Championing Human Dignity
In a ceremony filled with pomp, flair, and joy, Fordham sent forth “masters of compassion,”…
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Blockchain Possibilities Highlighted at Humanitarian Aid Conference
For the second year, humanitarian aid workers and technology experts convened at Fordham to discuss…
Scholars Discuss an ‘Invisible’ Group: Internally Displaced People
More than three million people are seeking asylum worldwide. The number of refugees across the…
IIHA Welcomes new Helen Hamlyn Senior Fellow
Judy Benjamin, Ph.D., is Fordham’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs’ newest Helen Hamlyn Senior Fellow.…
Conference Explores Potential of Blockchain in Humanitarian Aid
In the world of humanitarian aid, one of the biggest challenges to getting food, water,…
University Unveils New Graduate Degree for Aspiring Aid Workers
It takes a certain kind of person to take the Ignatian exhortation to “Go forth…
A Chronicle of the Impact of Humanitarian Education
A new book edited by Kevin M. Cahill, M.D., University Professor and director of Fordham’s Institute…
The Horrors of War: From Goya to Nachtwey
On Sept. 15, Fordham’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) marked the official opening of…
Robert De Niro to 2017 IDHA Graduates: ‘You Are My Heroes’
In his commencement address to the 50th graduating class of Fordham’s International Diploma in Humanitarian…
Forced to Leave After Ebola, Graduate Returns to Sierra Leone
Kathleen Frazier, GSAS ’15, had only been working in Sierra Leone for a week in…