Education students and professors on becoming teachers in the age of school shootings
CBS News 09-17-2024
“Enrollment numbers for schools of education are down because of the already challenging demands of being a teacher, coupling that with concerns about safety,” said Annie George-Puskar, assistant professor at Fordham’s Graduate School of Education. James Smythe, a student teacher in the Fordham five-year accelerated program, said, “In light of the recent school shootings, I want to be in schools, more so because of the danger presented. It matters more than ever.” Mary Olivette Bookman, another Fordham student teacher, said, “If anything, it strengthens my resolve on the importance of teachers and the role we can have in students’ lives to be a source of positive guidance and support.”
Harris & Oprah join grassroots groups at campaign event
The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell – MSNBC 09-19-2024
“[Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson] has brought this upon himself. He liked to go to particular websites for quite some time and give all his personal information, and say wildly inappropriate things, and now, his chickens are coming home to roost. Do not say that this is a high-tech lynching, since we know that history, especially North Carolina’s, of what lynchings have been, and sadly, continue to be under the dangerous and vitriolic rhetoric of Donald J. Trump,” said Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University.
On student flourishing
Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education 09-17-2024
“Jesuit colleges and universities are uniquely positioned to optimize students’ mental health and flourishing by elevating and actualizing the values of self-compassion, gratitude, contemplation, connection, and justice. For many, these principles may conflict with contemporary culture’s emphasis on productivity, performance, individualism, consumerism, and transactionality,” said Jeffery Ng, director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Fordham University.
Scientist says human consciousness comes from another dimension
Daily Mail 09-19-2024
Pravica’s theory is based on a ‘God of the gaps’ perspective, where gaps in scientific knowledge are explained by divine intervention, said Stephen Holler, associate professor of physics at Fordham University. ‘It’s a poor explanation mechanism that arguably stifles the inquisitive nature required for good science and teaches that it’s not okay to say, ‘I don’t know,'” Holler told Popular Mechanics.
Additional coverage of Dr. Holler on this topic may be found at Discussions on the Origin of Consciousness and Hyperdimensionality and Human consciousness may come from another dimension, scientist suggests.
Why Get An MBA? Recent B-School Grads Weigh In
Bloomberg 09-20-2024
“Especially for career switchers like myself, I believe the MBA has been important. I loved the experience. The networking and recruiting events especially were great for improving your networking skills, and that’s crucial in one’s career,” said Hiva Hosseini, MBA candidate at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business.
How Elizabeth Prelogar Stands Up to a Runaway Supreme Court
Vanity Fair 09-17-2024
After the baby was born, she [Elizabeth Prelogar] went right back to work, and she made it work: For a time, a nursery was set up in an upstairs section of the court, and her mother was in town to help. “It was clear then how extraordinary she was,” Pamela Bookman, a Ginsburg co-clerk and a law professor at Fordham University, told me, “but I think it has been made even more clear since then.”
Fordham professor analyzes latest in presidential race
Spectrum News NY1 09-21-2024
“It could be that. He could also be here for fundraising, also here to stay at his residence in New York, and just doing a swing there as well. But there is the possibility of trying to raise the Trump vote share to help in those swing districts. That’s a strategy George W. Bush tried in 2000 going out to California the weekend before the general election,” said Jacob Smith, assistant professor of political science at Fordham University, on why Donald Trump held a rally on Long Island.
Study shows which kids suffer the most from antigay language in youth sports & it’s not who you may think…
Queerty 09-17-2024
The results were clear cut: the more high school athletes were exposed to homophobic or misogynistic language, the less likely they were to reap the benefits of playing sports, particularly in regards to self-esteem. “It harms the wellbeing of everyone,” said Laura Wernick, one of the study’s lead authors and professor at Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service.
How A Controversial Gun Rights Decision Could Nuke Campaign Finance Law
HuffPost 09-18-2024
In her book, “Corruption in America,” Fordham Law School professor Zephyr Teachout argued that the anti-corruption tradition in America cannot be limited to quid pro quo bribery because it is influenced by more expansive republican theories of corruption that predate the enactment of the Constitution.
Best practices for recruiting college students
Accounting Today 09-06-2024
“The more you’re in their face, the more you have a chance of impressing them,” Stan Veliotis, associate professor of accounting at Fordham University, said. “Bring people that are very energetic and have charisma so that you attract people to a field that sometimes has a reputation of being boring.”
Write for the Field Next Door
The Chronicle of Higher Education 09-17-2024
“We are judged by our writing. If we write poorly, our reputation will continue to erode. But if we write well, we have a better chance of recovering public support. By this measure, it’s fair to say that good academic writing can enrich the world. Bad academic writing can pull it down. We should write as though our professional lives depend on it — because they just might,” said Leonard Cassuto, professor of English at Fordham University.
Professor Speaks On The Ongoing Federal Probes Within Mayor Adams’ Administration
WFUV 09-19-2024
“It’s hard to keep them all separate from one another and see all the developments that are going on. There’s the one that’s been in the news longer about the allegations related to illegal donations from Turkey relative to the approval of the consulate despite claims about the safety of the building. Then there’s these other investigations, the resignation of the police commissioner last week,” said Jacob Smith, assistant professor of political science at Fordham University.
U.S. Rep Torres, Fordham University awarded $50 million for environmental justice grants by the EPA
New York Amsterdam News 09-19-2024
“I think this is a really important step forward for Fordham to live its social responsibility. That we are an institution, not just in the Bronx, but of the Bronx. We have tremendous resources at our fingertips. We have a big, vibrant university population,” said Dr. Julie L. Gafney, Fordham’s associate vice president of Strategic Mission Initiatives.
Homophobic “locker room” talk hurts straight boys more than gay boys
LGBTQ Nation 09-22-2024
Using language and phrases like that “harms the well-being of everyone,” said Laura Wernick, one of the study’s lead authors and an associate professor of social service at Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service. Wernick said that the decrease in self-esteem was significantly greater among straight white cisgender boys than any other subgroup, calling it “the irony of policing masculinity.”
Denzel Washington: Net worth, career, and important facts
Business Upturn 09-23-2024
Initially aspiring to become a doctor, [Denzel] Washington attended Fordham University, where he studied journalism and drama. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for acting after taking an acting class to secure an easy grade.
For Economists, Defending Big Business Can Be Big Business
The New York Times 09-20-2024
“Among enforcement authorities, I have heard whispers of this problem for years,” Jonathan Kanter, an assistant attorney general, said in an unsettling speech last week at Fordham Law School in New York, according to his prepared remarks.
The city has a new best business school, Bloomberg says
Crain’s New York Business 09-19-2024
Other New York schools dotted the list, which ranks 77 U.S. programs. In the city, Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business ranked No. 52, down four slots from last year. Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business moved up one position to No. 54.
Alarm raised about biased experts, plus the joy of journalism
The Seattle Times 09-18-2024
That’s according to the nation’s top antitrust enforcer, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Jonathan Kanter. Kanter took a break from prosecuting Google last week to deliver this broadside at an antitrust conference hosted by Fordham University’s law school.
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News 12 Bronx 09-17-2024
50 million dollars was awarded to Fordham University’s flourishing community initiative. The initiative aims to uplift disadvantaged communities across New York and the world. 40 million dollars will go directly to community-based projects that address pressing environmental concerns, and then the remaining 10 million will be used to ensure that the organizations have the tools they need to carry out those projects.
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WBUR 09-22-2024
That’s where Daisy Deomampo comes in. Daisy is an associate professor of anthropology at Fordham University. She’s interviewed egg donors about their experiences and feelings after donating, with a specific focus on the Asian American community in questions of race and value in egg donation.
