Hoda Kotb’s next move involves going back to school, 1 year after exiting Today
Entertainment Weekly 04-21-2026
Hoda Kotb is going back to school — well, sort of. The former Today show cohost will speak at Fordham University’s 2026 commencement, the institution announced on April 16. Kotb will join graduates at the Rose Hill campus in the Bronx on May 16 and will receive an honorary degree from the university.
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Can AI Ever Crack Taste?
Vogue 04-22-2026
AI’s biggest obstacle to offering up tasteful outputs are its inputs. AI relies on data sets, and the data that generic AI engines are scraping is vast (think, the whole internet) and therefore noisy. Those that are purpose-built for fashion still face an uphill battle, because fashion-related data sets don’t tend to be up to par, says Yilu Zhou, associate professor and area chair at Fordham’s business school, who has been working at the intersection of fashion and AI since 2013.
Candidates vying for U.N. secretary-general role face questions
NPR 04-23-2026
Anjali Dayal, an associate professor of international politics at Fordham University, says there are no written rules on how a Secretary General is selected. Nominees have to be endorsed by the Security Council before the General Assembly votes. The timing is also not set, but Antonio Guterres’ term ends on January 1st. “In an ideal world, there will be someone in place to take up the position before that. In this very much more politically divided climate, I suspect we’re going to see the deliberations run up right to the wire,” she said.
Mythos as Hacking Tool Fuels Company Anxiety Over Cyber Defense
Bloomberg Government 04-22-2026
“Even if Mythos is able to find and suggest patches, it requires the entity who’s been notified to then deploy those responsibly,” said Chinmayi Sharma, associate professor at Fordham Law School focusing her research on cyber and AI. “I’m not saying that there’s rampant disregard for security, but it’s pretty non-controversial to say that in the public and private sector there just hasn’t been the attention towards security that many would want.”
Pope Leo signals shift away from Catholic Church’s focus on sex
Reuters 04-27-2026
“This seems like Leo’s ‘Who am I to judge?’ moment,” said David Gibson, a Vatican expert and academic at Fordham University, about Leo’s Thursday remarks. “(Leo) is about peace and justice and sees those moral teachings as equally important as sexual ethics,” said Gibson.
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Musk v. Altman Case Will Test Jury Process for Rich and Famous
Bloomberg Law 04-24-2026
“The Venn diagram between people who have strong feelings about Elon Musk and strong feelings about Sam Altman probably overlaps quite a lot,” said Adam Shlahet, a trial advocacy professor at Fordham Law School.
In conversation, US bishops are learning new insights on LGBTQ+ Catholics
National Catholic Reporter 04-22-2026
Theologians explained rationales for greater acceptance of LGBTQ+ people through the application of traditional Catholic concepts. Cristina Traina, the Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ Chair in Catholic Theology at Fordham University, said at one meeting that even someone as revered as St. Thomas Aquinas broke forth with ideas considered revolutionary in his time, simply by bringing together Catholic principles and what was then the newest secular knowledge.
The Mother Who Will Not Speak
The New York Times 04-26-2026
Jacqueline Pritchett later entered a master’s program for adult education and human resource development at Fordham University. She stood out as an ambitious student who was interested in motivational speaking, said Kathleen King, who was a professor in the program and an editor of “Perspectives,” a journal dedicated to adult education that Jacqueline Pritchett contributed to. “She was passionate,” Professor King said. “She cared a lot about people.”
Delta Air Lines trims summer schedule amid high fuel prices
USA Today 04-20-2026
“We are in a global jet fuel shortage right now,” Giacomo Santangelo, a senior lecturer of economics at Fordham University, previously told USA TODAY. “The last time we went through this was the 1970s.”
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Why the 25th Amendment won’t remove Trump
The Boston Globe 04-20-2026
Ironically, days before President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, former Fordham Law School dean John Feerick criticized Congress in a letter to the New York Times for having failed to address ambiguities regarding the determination of a president’s disability, and whether the vice president would act as president for the period of a president’s disability or for the remainder of the term. His and others’ concerns reflected the public’s lack of knowledge of earlier presidents’ severe health problems and the need for what would become the 25th Amendment
What The Cast Of Monk Looks Like Today
Looper 04-20-2026
Fans got to watch as Clarke grew up on “Monk,” which ended when she was 18. During the show’s production, she appeared in “Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus” and continued performing in various movies and TV series into adulthood. Her most recent acting gig was in a 2020 episode of “The Warlock.” After “Monk” ended, Clarke went to school, earning a bachelor’s degree in communications and media studies from Fordham University, which she uses in her day job.
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The Vatican automates its telescope in Arizona so that Jesuit students can use it remotely
EWTN News 04-20-2026
According to the statement, the automation has also been made possible thanks to donations from Kim Bepler, who particularly supports several Jesuit initiatives and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Fordham University. … To launch the project, the Governorate of Vatican City explains, Bepler offered “a generous contribution in honor of Fr. Joseph M. McShane, president emeritus of Fordham University and member of the Development Committee of the Vatican Observatory Foundation.”
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DOJ Revives Firing Squad As Trump Pushes To Speed Up Federal Death Penalty
International Business Times 04-24-2026
Supporters of the change argue that firing squads can be faster and less prone to botched procedures than lethal injection. Fordham Law professor Deborah Denno, a leading scholar on execution methods, has argued that the firing squad is more reliable than other methods because it uses trained shooters and produces a swift death.
AI Looms Over Workers in Carrier Ratings for Job Security
Life Annuity Specialist 04-27-2026
“I think with all these Silicon Valley job losses around AI, people in other industries are going, ‘Oh no!'” said Giacomo Santangelo, senior lecturer of economics at Fordham University in New York. He noted that insurance companies are also looking to automation to avoid filling entry-level positions if those tasks can be handed off to AI, a hiring drag that has contributed to an attrition-based reduction in the insurance job pool as older workers retire.
Top Contenders in the Race to Replace Retiring Rep Jerry Nadler
News USA Today 04-27-2026
“This is the most fluid congressional primary I’ve seen in New York in years,” said Dr. Christina Greer, a political science professor at Fordham University and a longtime observer of New York politics. “You’ve got a Kennedy, a former Republican operative, a tech progressive, and a Nadler protégé all vying for the same seat. The only thing they agree on is that Trump is a threat. Beyond that, it’s a free-for-all.”
Can Zohran Mamdani Make NYC Affordable?
ReasonTV 04-24-2026
Fordham Law School professor Zephyr Teachout and the Manhattan Institute’s John Ketcham debate the resolution, “Mayor Zohran Mamdani is likely to fulfill his campaign pledge to make New York City more affordable for most residents.”
What to do with the conversion boom?
The Pillar 04-24-2026
In addition, the number of infant baptisms since that time has dropped dramatically. In a Washington Post article, David Gibson, the director of Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture, “cautioned against mistaking an uptick in conversions for a full-blown revival.”
Life at the zoo: Longtime Bronx Zoo director retires
Spectrum News 1 04-21-2026
“We never brought anyone behind the scenes we only allowed them to see what we wanted them to see. And when we committed to doing that show we just tossed all of that away and said we want to be totally transparent and let people see what really goes on here,” Breheny, a graduate of St. Raymond’s High School for Boys and Manhattan University, said. He also earned a graduate degree from Fordham University in the Bronx.
Can journalists really make a living on Substack?
Poynter 04-23-2026
While Kabas’ newsletter is successful, many independent journalists struggle to make a living. A recent study of 43 creator journalists, conducted by Project C in collaboration with Video Consortium and Fordham University, found that most are not financially self-sustaining.
Sports Quote of the Day: Vince Lombardi’s Take on Winning
Yardbarker 04-24-2026
After playing football at Fordham University, Lombardi started his coaching career as an assistant at Salesianum School in 1937, a private high school in Delaware. He then moved to Cecilia High School (New Jersey) in 1939, beginning as an assistant before his head coaching stint from 1942 to 1946.
