Join us for Delivery Exception: Supply Chain Justice and Reconciliation, a speaker series bringing together scholars and organizers to discuss logistical justice and examine the possibilities of reconciliation in an era of supply chain capitalism. The logistics revolution has demanded the extraction of value at any cost. What does justice mean in an age of
In the late 13th century, a Jewish rabbi in northern France declared: “And now we (anu) are accustomed to betrothing our daughters, even minors, because every day the exile becomes harsher. Thus, if a person is able to provide his daughter with a dowry, perhaps at some later time he will not be able to
Join us for an AI research presentation titled “From Personal Big Data to Personalized Intelligence” by world-renowned professor Jianhua Ma, director of the Institute of Integrated Science and Technology at Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan.
Rachel Swarns is a journalist, scholar, and Black Catholic from Staten Island whose groundbreaking reporting and research illuminates the harrowing origin story of the Catholic Church in America, which relied on slave labor and slave sales to sustain its operations and help fuel its expansion. The article she first wrote for The New York Times
Join us faculty directors and undergraduates for a discussion on the different oral history projects at Fordham, moderated by Allyson Schettino of the New York Historical Society. Speakers Daniel Soyer, Sophia Maier, and Charles Fogelman | The Bronx Jewish History Project Britta Ingebretson and Grace Shen | The Asian American Oral History Project Kathleen LaPenta
The Graduate School of Social Service is proud to host a conversation between author, social worker, fashion influencer, and former GSS professor Lyn Slater, Ph.D., and author Christine Platt, J.D. The topic of conversation will be "living a life of activism creatively and finding opportunities to promote and facilitate intergenerational collaboration," using Slater's upcoming book
Join us for the annual women’s luncheon, when women in different stages of life all share their experiences and journeys. This event will feature keynote speaker Mallika Nair, senior director of investments at Fordham; an employer panel; and a recognition ceremony for Fordham's women leaders. Panelists Alice Lau, GABELLI '17, University Talent Acquisition Senior Associate,
Come back to Fordham for an exciting day of learning, networking, and cheering on the Rams in the historic Rose Hill Gym! This year's Forever Learning program features mini lectures by two esteemed Fordham professors—you’ll learn about hip-hop’s Bronx roots with Mark Naison and explore the links between Darwin, human nature, and AI with Christiana
Join us for a tour of the exhibit "Banned! A History of Censorship" and a talk by Ayelet Brinn about the censorship in Yiddish Press. Books, libraries, librarians, and writers are subject to attacks—again. Recent book bans across the United States targeting Black history, the Holocaust, and LGBTQ themes have dominated the news. But the
Join us for a lecture with Tara Clerkin, who leads the climate resilience global research and innovation portfolio at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a multidisciplinary team focused on developing innovative solutions to increase climate resilience for agropastoral communities in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. About the Speaker Clerkin supports the development of a climate resilience
Fordham's ongoing "Taking Responsibility: Jesuit Educational Institutions Confront the Causes and Legacy of Clergy Sexual Abuse" project is sponsoring two spring webinars. Part I: Memorializing Clergy Sexual Abuse Join us for an interdisciplinary conversation about the ethics, means, and meanings of public memorials related to clergy sexual abuse. In this webinar, three scholars will explore
Join us for a lunch talk in the Fordham-NYPL Lecture Series in Jewish Studies. Nick Underwood will discuss "Yiddish as a Zionist National Language in Post-Holocaust France," with a response by Shachar Pinsker, Fordham-NYPL Research Fellow in Jewish Studies. The largest Jewish population in postwar, post-Holocaust Europe was found in France, and it was diverse.
Join us for an evening of stimulating conversation and refreshments as we celebrate the publication of Welcoming the Stranger: Abrahamic Traditions and Contemporary Implications. Advance copies of the book will be available for purchase. This book is a collection of thought-provoking essays exploring the theme of hospitality as a means of building bridges between different
Investors who neglect to study the past are forced to rely primarily on their life experiences to make decisions. This often causes them to overlook powerful, cyclical forces that repeatedly reshape economies and markets. Investing in U.S. Financial History fills this void by recounting the full financial history of the United States. It begins with
The Hamas-engineered massacre of October 7, 2023, stunned and shocked Israel and the Jewish world to the core. It triggered a massive Israeli response that has reduced large parts of northern Gaza to rubble. Supporters of Israel and the Palestinians are more bitterly divided than ever, around the world and especially on college campuses. What
