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SUMMARY:The Future of Humanitarian Aid with Juan Chaves-Gonzalez\, UN-OCHA
DESCRIPTION:Since 2025\, the humanitarian community has been grappling with new challenges due to political change\, shifting global priorities and donor policies and evolving humanitarian crises. At the same time\, humanitarian needs have only increased primarily driven by conflicts. As advisor on the Future to the Emergency Relief Coordinator\, Juan Chaves-Gonzalez moderates the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ Listening Channel\, a place to imagine what humanitarian action should look like by 2035\, and will share some of the trends emerging from these conversations. \nAbout the speaker\nJuan Chaves-Gonzalez is a political scientist with over 20 years of experience in conflict prevention\, peace-building\, development\, and humanitarian action. He is the lead advisor for crisis risk financing at the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and adviser on the Future to the Emergency Relief Coordinator. At OCHA’s Climate and Innovation Section—established in 2026 to strengthen anticipatory action\, climate\, and crisis risk financing—Juan develops financing solutions to make humanitarian response more efficient and adaptive. He has previously supported humanitarian pooled funds\, localization efforts\, and initiatives linking public health and crisis response. Earlier in his career\, he worked on peacebuilding and recovery in Colombia\, his home country. He writes on humanitarian ethics\, innovation\, climate\, and humanitarian finance \nAll are welcome! Learn more at fordham.edu/iiha. Questions? Email iihaoutreach@fordham.edu. \n 
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/the-future-of-humanitarian-aid-with-juan-chaves-gonzalez-un-ocha/
LOCATION:Online\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs":MAILTO:iiha@fordham.edu 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T120000
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CREATED:20260506T131122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T131620Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of Humanitarian Aid with Sudhanshu S. Singh\, Founder and CEO of Humanitarian Aid International (HAI)
DESCRIPTION:This online event will explore the future of humanitarian aid amid political change\, rising global crises\, and shifting donor priorities. Sudhanshu S. Singh will discuss how re-localization and decolonization can reshape humanitarian work and create new opportunities for more locally led responses. To wrap-up the webinar\, we will open the floor for questions. All are welcome!
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/the-future-of-humanitarian-aid-with-sudhanshu-s-singh-founder-and-ceo-of-humanitarian-aid-international-hai/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs":MAILTO:iiha@fordham.edu 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260421T203716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T204133Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of Humanitarian Aid with Christopher Lockyear\, Former Secretary General of Doctors Without Borders
DESCRIPTION:The Future of Humanitarian Aid Webinar Series by the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) presents the first webinar of the May 2026 series. Please join the IIHA in welcoming Christopher Lockyear for a presentation on the future of humanitarian aid\, including challenges\, opportunities\, and potential solutions. \nAbout Christopher Lockyear:\nFor 8 years as Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)\, Christopher Lockyear coordinated the organization’s global efforts to provide impartial medical assistance to people affected by conflict\, epidemics\, and natural disasters. \nAbout the webinar:\nSince 2025\, the humanitarian sector has faced a volatile reality shaped by political upheaval and shifting donor policies. The dismantling of USAID signaled a retreat toward national interests\, accompanied by a disregard for international humanitarian law and a crumbling of multilateralism. Despite these systemic failures\, conflict-driven needs continue to surge globally. Join Christopher Lockyear\, MSF secretary general from 2018 to 2026\, as he reflects on his experience coordinating impartial medical aid during these crises and shares his vision for the future of relief. \nAbout the IIHA:\nThe Institute acts as a bridge between the University and humanitarian practice\, hosts lectures and symposia on a regular basis\, and is the U.S. partner for NOHA\, a consortium of 12 European universities offering humanitarian education. The IIHA at 2546 Belmont Avenue\, Bronx\, New York at Fordham University also hosts career events\, guest speaker events\, and gallery exhibitions. In addition to our humanitarian studies undergraduate and graduate degrees\, international diploma\, diplomatic training\, and short humanitarian training courses\, the IIHA publishes on a wide range of humanitarian topics such as A Skein of Thought. Our staff and faculty come to us with years of U.N. experience and in-the-field humanitarian aid work.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/the-future-of-humanitarian-aid-with-christopher-lockyear-former-secretary-general-doctors-without-borders-geneva/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Lunch and Learn
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ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs":MAILTO:iiha@fordham.edu 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T193000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
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SUMMARY:CJH-Fordham Lecture Series in Jewish Studies: Martin Saps\, “From Pious Asceticism to Chauvinistic Nationalism: The Rise of Right-Wing Politics in the Haredi Diaspora”
DESCRIPTION:Since the Enlightenment\, Hasidic Judaism has opposed modern liberal nationalism\, seeing it as antithetical to pious Jewish life. After the Second World War\, as the Hasidic diaspora reconstituted itself in new shtetls like Williamsburg and Stamford Hill\, leaders attempted to separate the community from the societies around them\, with external dealings being approached transactionally. \nSince Donald Trump’s election in 2016\, however\, Hasidic Jews in London and New York have begun to develop a distinct political identity: a unique brand of Heimish Populism squarely aligned with ethnonationalist right-wing movements in the U.S. and Europe. This turn also reshapes attitudes toward Zionism\, as growing numbers of young Haredim express admiration for Jewish power and messianic Religious Zionism. This lecture examines how digital media\, intergenerational change\, a crisis of leadership\, and the populist turn in mainstream politics have transformed the younger generation’s approach towards nation\, state\, and God. \nMartin Francisco Saps is a PhD student at King’s College\, London\, in the geography department. His work explores the intersection of global politics and everyday urban life. Saps’s PhD thesis\, “Our Golden Calf: Haredi Jews and the Decline of Zionism\, Liberalism\, and the Secular World”\, studies how the global politics of nationalism\, secularism\, and multiculturalism are experienced by the Haredi community of Stamford Hill\, London. The project draws on years of ethnographic fieldwork in the area and online\, drawing on Hebrew\, Yiddish\, and English language sources to understand this insular community at a pivotal time.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/cjh-fordham-lecture-series-in-jewish-studies-martin-saps-from-pious-asceticism-to-chauvinistic-nationalism-the-rise-of-right-wing-politics-in-the-haredi-diaspora/
LOCATION:McMahon Hall\, Room 109
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Jewish Studies":MAILTO:jewishstudies@fordham.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T170000
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SUMMARY:The Fordham Reads Dante 10th Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 10th anniversary of Fordham Reads Dante\, an initiative that brings together authors\, scholars\, performers\, and lovers of Dante’s poetry\, demonstrating the continued influence and inspiration Dante plays in their work and lives. \nThe anniversary celebration will feature a reading and performance of Hell Has an Exit\, written by Ron Jenkins\, who has facilitated theater workshops inspired by Dante’s poetry in prisons. \nThe play is fueled by the mutual love and support that enables a mother-daughter drug-dealing team to build new post-prison lives as a preacher and a poet. It is a story of personal and spiritual transformation that is framed by rap poetry\, gospel music\, Bible quotes\, and Dante’s journey from inferno to paradise. Jenkins wrote the script based on interviews with BL Shirelle and Debra Taylor\, conducted during their ongoing exploration of Dante’s Divine Comedy with students at Wesleyan University and Yale Divinity School. \nThe event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. A reception and celebration of Fordham Reads Dante’s 10th anniversary will follow.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/the-fordham-reads-dante-10th-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:Butler Commons\, Duane Library\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T160000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T142255Z
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SUMMARY:IPED Lecture: "Venezuela—How Democracy was Used to Destroy Democracy"
DESCRIPTION:David Smolansky\, deputy director of the ConVzla Presidential Campaign\, shares insights on the state of democracy in Venezuela. Smolansky is a Venezuelan politician and democracy activist representing opposition leader María Corina Machado and President-Elect Edmundo González in Washington\, D.C. Formerly mayor of El Hatillo in Caracas\, he earned international recognition for transparency and crime reduction before being persecuted by Nicolás Maduro’s regime\, which issued an arrest warrant\, removed him from office\, and forced him into exile. Appointed by the OAS Secretary General as Special Envoy for the Venezuelan migration crisis\, he led advocacy across the Americas\, authoring 15 reports on migrant protection and integration. Smolansky holds a BA in Journalism from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello and a Master’s in international public policy from Johns Hopkins University\, with additional fellowships at Georgetown and Stanford. His case has been cited by the OAS\, UN\, and ICC in reports on crimes against humanity in Venezuela.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-venezuela-how-democracy-was-used-to-destroy-democracy/
LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T190000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260410T180020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T180020Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Graduate Research Celebration
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, April 29\, 2026\, Fordham University’s graduate community will come together for the 2026 Graduate Research Celebration—an expanded\, university-wide event showcasing the breadth\, rigor\, and impact of graduate scholarship across disciplines. \nLed by Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business\, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences\, the Graduate School of Education\, and the Graduate School of Social Service—in partnership with the Office of Institutional Research—this interdisciplinary celebration highlights the depth\, intellectual vitality\, and cross-sector impact of graduate research across Fordham’s academic community.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/2026-graduate-research-celebration/
LOCATION:Costantino Room\, Fordham Law School\, 150 West 62nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Symposia,Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham Graduate Schools":MAILTO:gradschool@fordham.edu
GEO:40.7715478;-73.9849293
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T173000
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CREATED:20260428T190746Z
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SUMMARY:Conversations with Humanitarians: Toni-Anne Vinell Stewart\, Gender Equality and Inclusion\, U.N.-OCHA
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) on April 29 for a conversation with Toni-Anne Vinell Stewart who will talk about her work on promoting gender and women’s rights at U.N. HQ and in-country operations. She’ll also talk about how she has navigated her career and offer tips on searching for internships and employment. This is a great opportunity for peer-to-peer networking with fellow students and with a humanitarian professional. \nLimited seating is available. Open to Fordham students. \nU.N. OCHA is the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. \nTIME: 4 – 5:30 p.m. Please consider arriving 10 minutes early.\nLOCATION: 2nd fl\, Canisius Hall\, FCRH\, next to Faculty Memorial Hall (FMH)
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/conversations-with-humanitarians-toni-anne-vinell-stewart-gender-equality-and-inclusion-u-n-ocha/
LOCATION:Canisius Hall\, 2546 Belmont Ave \, Bronx \, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs":MAILTO:iiha@fordham.edu 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T213000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260421T142509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T032542Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Fordham Pope Francis Global Poverty Report
DESCRIPTION:Fordham’s graduate program in International Policy Economy and Development (IPED) Foreign Aid and Development class presents 2026 updates to the “Fordham’s Pope Francis Global Poverty Report.” In response to Pope Francis’ 2015 address to the UN General Assembly\, the faculty and students of IPED devised a unique and innovative measure of integral human development that looks not only at material poverty but also spiritual poverty. In contrast to other measures\, the Fordham Francis Index (FFI) is more pro-poor and pro-freedom\, emphasizing basic human needs and civil liberties.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/2026-fordham-pope-francis-global-poverty-report/
LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T193000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260416T153113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T153113Z
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SUMMARY:Beautiful Struggle: Holiness and Liberation among the Saints of Cyprus
DESCRIPTION:Around the eastern Mediterranean\, with its long history of intercultural exchange and political violence\, the Orthodox Christian saints have provided diverse paths of resistance to situations of imperial domination\, ecological precarity\, and spiritual captivity. Aaron Hollander\, PhD\, adjunct professor of theology takes the island of Cyprus as a test case in his new book\, Saint George Liberator\, and interprets modern Orthodox hagiography as a lived theology of liberation in the midst of personal and political struggles. At this book launch event\, hosted by Fordham’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center in collaboration with the Center on Religion and Culture and the theology department\, Hollander will join in conversation with Boston College professor Elizabeth Prodromou\, PhD. Together they will discuss the new book\, the construction and mobilization of saintly figures\, and the distinctive perspectives on holiness that Orthodox Christianity can offer to broader ecumenical and interfaith conversations about political resistance and integral liberation.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/beautiful-struggle-holiness-and-liberation-among-the-saints-of-cyprus/
LOCATION:Lincoln Center Campus | McNally Amphitheatre + Platt Court\, 140 West 62nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Orthodox Christian Studies Center":MAILTO:orthodoxy@fordham.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260421T141815Z
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SUMMARY:IPED Lecture: "Wildlife Conservation and Indigenous Peoples Rights"
DESCRIPTION:Sushil Raj\, executive director of the Rights and Communities global program at the Wildlife Conservation Society\, will discus his work at the intersection of wildlife conservation and indigenous peoples rights. WCS seeks to respect and protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and amplify their voice in conservation policies\, practices\, and governance structures. In doing so WCS Global is traveling a necessary pathway to equitable\, just\, and durable conservation. WCS harnesses the power of New York’s four zoos and its aquarium and a global conservation program to protect wildlife and wild places. \nSushil previously served on a UN Human Rights Council special procedures mandate with the working group of experts on people of African descent\, and also as an official with the United Nations department of political affairs\, office of the UN High Commissioner for human rights\, secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues\, and in philanthropy with the Ford Foundation\, Asia Foundation\, among other institutions. He serves on the board of the New York Peace Institute\, a mediation organization\, and is also a practicing mediator. \nRaj has a BA in philosophy from St. Stephen’s College\, University of Delhi; a postgraduate diploma in public international law from the Indian Academy of International Law and Diplomacy; an MA in international political economy and development from Fordham University; and an MSc in management of international public service organizations from the New York University Wagner School of Public Service.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-wildlife-conservation-and-indigenous-peoples-rights/
LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260408T130837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T131052Z
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SUMMARY:War\, Trauma\, and Survival: A Child Survivor’s Journey Through Genocide\, Displacement\, and Gender-Based Violence
DESCRIPTION:The IIHA’s World in Crisis webinar series presents panelist Senija Mehmedovic\, genocide survivor and human rights speaker. Mehmedovic will offer attendees a deeper understanding of the Srebrenica genocide; the human impact of war and displacement; and the importance of remembering history in order to promote human rights and prevent future atrocities.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/war-trauma-and-survival-a-child-survivors-journey-through-genocide-displacement-and-gender-based-violence/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://now.fordham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IIHAseries.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs":MAILTO:iiha@fordham.edu 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T183000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260331T132825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T132825Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture: "Did Dorothy Day Fail the Black Freedom Movement?"
DESCRIPTION:In his book\, Damned Whiteness: How White Christian Allies Failed the Black Freedom Movement\, David Evans claims that the Black freedom movement is the best framework to understand the impact of white allies. Black freedom fighters inherited a tradition that combined varied economic opportunities\, political philosophies\, and religious beliefs to achieve Black freedom. Dorothy Day’s opposition to racial segregation and anti-Black oppression appeared to support Black freedom efforts\, but her commitment to interracialism and anti-communism misaligned the Catholic Worker movement from the Black freedom movement. \nLecture by David Evans\, PhD\, Eastern Mennonite Seminary\nRespondent: Kevin Ahern\, PhD\, Manhattan University\nModerator: Michael Peppard\, PhD\, Fordham University
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/lecture-did-dorothy-day-fail-the-black-freedom-movement/
LOCATION:O’Hare Special Collections Room\, Walsh Library\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
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SUMMARY:Accompaniment in a World in Crisis: Hope\, Refuge\, and the JRS Response in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:In the Middle East and North Africa—a region of the world plagued by violence for half a century—Dan Corrou\, SJ\, leads the team at Jesuit Refugee Service\, covering Lebanon\, Syria\, Jordan\, and Iraq. Learn how his team balances ongoing accompaniment of refugees and other migrant people\, providing education\, community building\, mental health support\, and more\, with the intermittent need—including in the current moment—to rapidly pivot to crisis response and provide shelter\, food\, and other basic necessities to the community. Father Dan will also preview the JRS Jordan-American Friends Service Committee short film\, A Journey of Hope\, showcasing powerful stories of refugees from Sudan\, Iraq\, Syria\, Eritrea\, Somalia\, and Yemen that provide living testimonies to the perseverance of individuals pursuing a better life in the face of forced displacement. \nAll are welcome to attend this free webinar\, part of A World in Crisis webinar series hosted by the IIHA and JRS.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/accompaniment-in-a-world-in-crisis-hope-refuge-and-the-jrs-response-in-the-middle-east/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Lunch and Learn
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ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs":MAILTO:iiha@fordham.edu 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260323T210214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T210214Z
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SUMMARY:IPED Lecture: "Reports from the Field—CRS Internship in Zambia"
DESCRIPTION:Samantha Ketter\, IPED ’26\, will share her firsthand experiences from her ongoing six-month internship with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Zambia. Through this immersive placement\, Ketter has had the opportunity to engage directly with international development work on the ground in sub-Saharan Africa\, gaining invaluable professional and cross-cultural experience. \nKetter was awarded the International Peace and Development Travel Scholarship\, a competitive merit-based award offered through the IPED graduate program\, which supports students in pursuing meaningful fieldwork and international engagement aligned with their academic and professional goals. This scholarship reflects both her dedication to the field and her commitment to advancing peace and sustainable development in underserved communities around the world.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-reports-from-the-field-crs-internship-in-zambia/
LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu
GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T133000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260302T155412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260322T123938Z
UID:10014056-1776168000-1776173400@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Fordham-NYPL Lecture Lecture Series:  Chaya Nove\, “Making It (T)here: New York Hasidic Yiddish”
DESCRIPTION:This talk traces how Yiddish\, brought to New York by Hasidic Holocaust survivors after World War II\, was maintained as a thriving language of everyday life. Drawing on archival\, ethnographic\, and sociolinguistic research\, it examines how these communities leveraged New York’s unique urban conditions—demographic scale\, neighborhood density\, economic niches\, and legal pluralism—to establish schools\, newspapers\, and self-sustaining social worlds where Hasidic Yiddish could function as a primary vernacular. The talk\, delivered by Chaya Nove\, a Fordham-NYPL Research Fellow in Jewish Studies\, offers a contemporary case study of successful minority language maintenance in a major metropolitan center. \n 
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/fordham-nypl-lecture-lecture-series-chaya-nove-making-it-there-new-york-hasidic-yiddish/
LOCATION:McMahon Hall\, Room 109
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Lunch and Learn
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Jewish Studies":MAILTO:jewishstudies@fordham.edu
GEO:40.7703483;-73.9854248
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T180000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260327T195933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T184733Z
UID:10014103-1776092400-1776103200@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Research Day Celebration 2026 at Rose Hill
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the University’s Research Day Celebration\, an annual event recognizing outstanding faculty research at Fordham. President Tania Tetlow will give welcoming remarks\, followed by a ceremony for five Fordham faculty members who will be awarded a Distinguished Research Award. \nFollowing the award ceremony\, Graham Burnett\, PhD\, Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at Princeton\, will deliver the keynote address titled “Attention Really Is All You Need.” \nProfessor Burnett will discuss the need for reclaiming our attention\, which technological forces have captured on a pervasive scale. \nDinner will be served at 5 p.m. at the conclusion of Professor Burnett’s speech. \nPlease register in advance. Students are welcome to attend this event.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/research-day-celebration-2026-at-rose-hill/
LOCATION:Walsh Library\, O’Hare Special Collections Room\, Fordham University\, Rose Hill Campus\, 441 E. Fordham Rd.\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Research":MAILTO:research@forhdam.edu
GEO:40.8619545;-73.8855064
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Walsh Library O’Hare Special Collections Room Fordham University Rose Hill Campus 441 E. Fordham Rd. Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Fordham University\, Rose Hill Campus\, 441 E. Fordham Rd.:geo:-73.8855064,40.8619545
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T173000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260327T134245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T134317Z
UID:10014105-1776085200-1776101400@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:From Data to Discovery: Interdisciplinary Advances in AI and Data Science Workshop
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to our 4th annual research event\, showcasing innovative work from Arts and Sciences faculty and students across chemistry and biochemistry\, computer and information science\, environmental science\, physics and engineering physics\, psychology\, and more. \nJoin us for a day of discovery and conversation\, followed by a reception. All are welcome. \nQuestions about the event can be directed to Stephanie Adomavicius\, director of communications and events for the Arts and Sciences (sadomavicius@fordham.edu) and Jacqueline Reid\, economics department associate (jreid26@fordham.edu).
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/from-data-to-discovery-interdisciplinary-advances-in-ai-and-data-science-workshop/
LOCATION:Bateman Room (2-01B)\, Fordham Law School\, 150 62nd Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Symposia,Lectures,Receptions,Social
ORGANIZER;CN="Arts &amp%3B Sciences":MAILTO:fas@fordham.edu
GEO:40.7715533;-73.9852986
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bateman Room (2-01B) Fordham Law School 150 62nd Street New York City NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=150 62nd Street:geo:-73.9852986,40.7715533
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260323T163631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T163631Z
UID:10014100-1775750400-1775754000@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:IPED Lecture: "An Antidote to Despair: Fighting for Equity in Today's Global Health Landscape"
DESCRIPTION:Paul Michael has been a senior gift planning development Officer with Partners In Health (PIH) since 2020\, after graduating from IPED. He uses his expertise as a former Certified Financial Advisor to accompany PIH donors in their philanthropy\, including tax-wise giving options and charitable estate planning. Michael enjoys helping donors establish plans that align their resources with the people and causes they care about. A chartered advisor in philanthropy\, he is passionate about PIH’s relentless commitment to equity in global health. He lives in the Boston area with his wife and two sons.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-an-antidote-to-despair-fighting-for-equity-in-todays-global-health-landscape/
LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu
GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T173000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260326T144051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T144051Z
UID:10014104-1775664000-1775669400@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:NY-12 Congressional Forum
DESCRIPTION:Listen to candidates running for Congress in New York’s 12th Congressional District\, where Fordham Law School is located. This event will be moderated by Jeff Coltin\, editor-in-chief of City & State New York.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/ny-12-congressional-forum/
LOCATION:Fordham Law School Moot Courtroom\, 150 West 62nd\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Urban Law Journal":MAILTO:uljeditorinchief@fordham.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T173000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260323T160224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T160224Z
UID:10014099-1775059200-1775064600@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Book Launch: Reclaiming the Internet: How Big Tech Took Control—and How We Can Take It Back
DESCRIPTION:Book launch and author talk: Reclaiming the Internet: How Big Tech Took Control—and How We Can Take It Back by Olivier Sylvain \nSpeakers:\nOlivier Sylvain\, Fordham Law School\nTim Wu\, Columbia Law School \nAbout the Book:\nReclaiming the Internet is an indictment of how Big Tech cloaks ruthless commercial exploitation in the language of free speech. Olivier Sylvain\, a leading legal scholar and former senior advisor at the Federal Trade Commission\, exposes the incentives behind social media design\, revealing how they trap users in cycles of addiction\, misinformation\, and harm—from fatal TikTok challenges to AI chatbot codependency. \nWith clarity and urgency\, Sylvain dismantles the libertarian mythology that shaped internet law and calls for a new legal regime that protects users over platforms. Reclaiming the Internet is a powerful\, original intervention into the most urgent policy debate of our time—what it will take to reclaim the digital public sphere. \nFor questions\, please emailclip@fordham.edu.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/book-launch-reclaiming-the-internet-how-big-tech-took-control-and-how-we-can-take-it-back/
LOCATION:Bateman Room (2-01B)\, Fordham Law School\, 150 62nd Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Center on Law and Information Policy":MAILTO:clip@fordham.edu
GEO:40.7715533;-73.9852986
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bateman Room (2-01B) Fordham Law School 150 62nd Street New York City NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=150 62nd Street:geo:-73.9852986,40.7715533
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260323T133632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T133632Z
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SUMMARY:Future of International Cooperation: A Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The landscape of the political and economic world order is shifting. Traditional institutions of multilateralism are being challenged. Join us for an engaging panel conversation on the future of international cooperation. This panel discussion will feature key experts: \nJean Krasno\, PhD\, faculty at City College of New York\, department of political science\nMr. Peter Scatturo\, director of studies at the Foreign Policy Association\nMs. Maya Ungar\, UN analyst at the International Crisis Group \nThe discussion will be moderated by Sarah Lockhart\, PhD\, associate professor of political science and director of the International Studies Program at Fordham. \nThis panel discussion will be held on March 30\, Monday\, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lowenstein South Lounge of Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus. \nThis event is presented by the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) and Fordham’s graduate program in International Political Economy and Development (Fordham IPED) and will be attended by Fordham students and faculty\, and YPFP members. \nSeats are limited. To reserve seats\, please register.\nFor inquiries\, email iped@fordham.edu
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/future-of-international-cooperation-a-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:South Lounge\, 113 West 60th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu
GEO:40.7708109;-73.9851512
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=South Lounge 113 West 60th Street New York NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=113 West 60th Street:geo:-73.9851512,40.7708109
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T100000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260320T160208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T182842Z
UID:10014091-1774600200-1774605600@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Daughters of the Dynasties: Comparative Models of Women’s Leadership in the US\, China\, and India
DESCRIPTION:How do gender and culture intersect in models of leadership? Britt Romagna\, PhD candidate\, and Zara Lowenthal\, recent Fordham graduate\, share their research and papers on women’s leadership across cultures. Why is there a gender deficit in political and business leadership in India\, China\, and the U.S.? Learn about the underlying drivers. \nHost and moderator: Dinesh Sharma\, PhD\, adjunct professor of psychology\nDiscussant: Ying Hong\, PhD\, Patricia Ramsey Distinguished Research Scholar in Business and professor in the leading people and organizations area at the Gabelli School
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/daughters-of-the-dynasties-comparative-models-of-womens-leadership-in-the-us-china-and-india/
LOCATION:Lowenstein 1021\, 113 West 60th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Dinesh Sharma":MAILTO:dsharma4@fordham.edu
GEO:40.7708109;-73.9851512
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Lowenstein 1021 113 West 60th Street New York NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=113 West 60th Street:geo:-73.9851512,40.7708109
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T193000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260302T155049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260322T135321Z
UID:10014055-1774548000-1774553400@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:On Disagreement Lecture Series: “Mordecai Kaplan and the Limits of Dissent\,” a conversation between Jenna Weissman Joselit and David Gibson
DESCRIPTION:As part of the On Disagreement lecture series hosted by the Center for Jewish Studies\, this event features a conversation between Jenna Weissman Joselit and David Gibson about Mordecai Kaplan\, a towering figure of 20th-century Judaism in America. \nA self-styled theological maverick in 20th-century America\, Mordecai Kaplan created a brand-new\, homegrown form of Judaism called “Reconstructionism\,” altering its rhythms\, rituals and sensibility to fit the perquisites of a free\, democratic\, and pluralistic society. For his sins\, so to speak\, he was formally excommunicated from the Jewish community in 1945\, its members enjoined to stay clear of him and his many religious publications lest they suffer the “bite of the snake\,” an ancient rabbinic curse. This was just one of the many dramatic moments that comprised the long arc of Kaplan’s life\, whose biography offers an opportunity to explore the impact of freedom\, democracy\, and pluralism on religious authority\, tradition\, identity\, and community. \nJenna Weissman Joselit\, the Charles E. Smith Professor of Judaic Studies and professor of history at George Washington University\, is an historian of American daily life and its relationship to religion. Her latest book\, Mordecai M. Kaplan: Restless Soul\, will be published in March by Yale University Press as part of its Jewish Lives series. Drawing on Kaplan’s more than 70 years of diary-keeping\, it brings to life and humanizes one of American Jewry’s most complicated and controversial personalities. \nDavid Gibson is the director of the Center for Religion and Culture at Fordham. He came to Fordham in 2017 after a long career as an award-winning religion journalist\, author\, and filmmaker\, including at Vatican Radio in Rome and Religion News Service\, where he covered the Vatican and the Catholic Church. Gibson is the author of two books on Catholicism: The Coming Catholic Church: How the Faithful Are Shaping a New American Catholicism and The Rule of Benedict: Pope Benedict XVI and His Battle with the Modern World. He co-wrote and co-produced several documentaries on Christianity for CNN and the History Channel and co-authored a book on biblical archeology\, Finding Jesus: Faith. Fact. Forgery.\, the basis of a popular CNN series of the same name. He is a frequent media commentator and op-ed writer on topics related to the Catholic Church and religion in America.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/on-disagreement-lecture-series-mordecai-kaplan-and-the-limits-of-dissent-a-conversation-between-jenna-weissman-joselit-and-david-gibson/
LOCATION:12th-Floor Lounge\, Corrigan Conference Center\, Lowenstein Center\, Lincoln Center Campus\, 113 W. 60th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Jewish Studies":MAILTO:jewishstudies@fordham.edu
GEO:40.7710994;-73.9852715
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12th-Floor Lounge Corrigan Conference Center Lowenstein Center Lincoln Center Campus 113 W. 60th St. New York NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Lincoln Center Campus\, 113 W. 60th St.:geo:-73.9852715,40.7710994
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260323T163227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T163405Z
UID:10014098-1774540800-1774544400@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:IPED Lecture: "Coffee\, Trade\, and Power: Sustainability at the Intersection of Markets and Development"
DESCRIPTION:Camilo Sanchez is director of coffee sustainability at Olam Food Ingredients (ofi)\, based in Stamford\, Connecticut\, where he leads global sustainability strategy and customer engagement for the coffee business. He supports major U.S. and E.U. customers in integrating sustainable development into their portfolios and oversees multi‑country initiatives across Latin America\, Africa\, and Asia. With more than 20 years of experience in sustainable development policy and on‑the‑ground implementation\, his work centers on building high‑impact public‑private alliances that maximize resource utilization and scale farmer‑ and community‑level interventions\, delivering verified outcomes across traceability\, deforestation‑free sourcing\, livelihoods\, and environmental performance. Sanchez has led and contributed to customer‑facing sustainability and impact reports\, thought‑leadership pieces\, and executive summaries\, translating complex data into actionable insights. Prior to joining ofi\, he worked closely with USAID\, the Coffee Quality Institute\, and the United Nations\, supporting sustainability\, capacity‑building\, and development initiatives at the intersection of agriculture\, markets\, and public policy.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/iped-lecture-coffee-trade-and-power-sustainability-at-the-intersection-of-markets-and-development/
LOCATION:Dealy E-530\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Fordham IPED":MAILTO:iped@fordham.edu
GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dealy E-530 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T140000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260324T181210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T181510Z
UID:10014102-1774530000-1774533600@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Common Grounds Conversations: Unpacking Racism with Jeannine Hill Fletcher
DESCRIPTION:Join Professor Jeannine Hill Fletcher for an honest conversation to unpack racism in Jesuit Universities over lunch\, part of the Pedro Arrupe Volunteers Common Grounds Conversations speaker series. \n\n 
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/common-grounds-conversations-unpacking-racism-in-jesuit-universities-with-jeannine-hill-fletcher/
LOCATION:Bepler Commons\, Faber Hall\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Lectures,Lunch and Learn,Receptions,Social,Spiritual and Religious Events
GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bepler Commons Faber Hall 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T173000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260306T204012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T204245Z
UID:10014074-1774454400-1774459800@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Conversations with Humanitarians with Thomas Hollywood\, executive director of Good Shepherd Volunteers (GSV)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with Mr. Thomas Hollywood\, executive director of Good Shepherd Volunteers (GSV). \nHollywood will talk about his work with Catholic Relief Services responding to food security\, health\, nutrition\, climate change\, and migration in Peru\, Malawi\, Sudan\, Ecuador\, and Ethiopia. He’ll also talk about his current role as the executive director of Good Shepherd Volunteers and the opportunities that GSV offers to students. Students will get tips on searching for internships\, volunteer opportunities\, and employment\, and on navigating careers. This will also be a great opportunity for peer-to-peer networking with fellow students and networking with a humanitarian professional. \nMore About Thomas Hollywood\nWith more than 25 years in the humanitarian aid and development field\, Hollywood has led responses to food security\, health\, nutrition\, climate change\, and migration in both Latin America and Africa. Starting in 2007 with Catholic Relief Services (CRS)\, he served in Peru\, Malawi\, Sudan\, Ecuador\, and Ethiopia for a combined 15 years of field-based efforts. Three highlights are his work in Sudan with war-torn communities recovering from the genocide\, leading CRS operations and programming across eight countries in South America as sub-regional director\, and implementing a large USAID food security project that reduced poverty for 250\,000 vulnerable individuals in Ethiopia. Currently\, Hollywood is the executive director of GSV\, a service organization that prioritizes the well-being of marginalized women\, children\, and families through the devoted work of volunteers.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/conversations-with-humanitarians-with-thomas-hollywood-executive-director-of-good-shepherd-volunteers-gsv/
LOCATION:IIHA Refuge Gallery located on the second floor in Canisius Hall. 2546 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, NY 10458\, 2546 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, New York City\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Networking and Career
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://now.fordham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thomas_Hollywood.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs":MAILTO:iiha@fordham.edu 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T133000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260302T154308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260322T135211Z
UID:10014054-1774353600-1774359000@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Fordham-NYPL Lecture Series: Marat Grinberg\, “Stanislaw Lem and his Soviet Interlocutors: Rethinking Science Fiction as Jewish Literature”
DESCRIPTION:The topic of the talk is science fiction produced in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union during the 1960-1980s in Polish\, Russian\, and Ukrainian as a pivotal missing link in the history of Jewish literature in the 20th century. Not only were many of the science writers and critics Jewish\, but science fiction often became the focus of daring explicit Jewishness and widespread subterranean expression in the repressive Soviet atmosphere. In particular\, the talk will introduce Stanisla Lem as a Jewish writer and thinker who viewed the fissures of human memory and cosmos through the Jewish lens—biographical\, exegetical\, historical\, and cabbalistic. Lem had an enormous influence on Soviet authors who both emulated and polemicized with him. The talk will explore Jewish critics who provided astute interpretations of his work and engaged with it creatively. \nMarat Grinberg immigrated to the United States from Ukraine in 1993\, graduated from the joint degree program between the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and Columbia University in New York City in 1999\, and received his PhD in comparative literature from the University of Chicago in 2006. He is a scholar of Jewish literature and cinema\, Soviet and East European Jewish culture and history\, 20th century Russian literature\, and the history and poetics of science fiction. Grinberg is currently a professor of Russian and humanities at Reed College in Portland\, Oregon. A prolific author and public intellectual\, among Grinberg’s books are “I Am to Be Read Not from Left to Right\, but in Jewish: from Right to Left”: The Poetics of Boris Slutsky (2011)\, Aleksandr Askoldov: The Commissar (2016)\, and most recently the widely acclaimed The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf: Jewish Culture and Identity Between the Lines (2023). He is the translator and editor of Mikhail Goldis’s Memoirs of a Jewish District Attorney from Soviet Ukraine published earlier this year. Marat Grinberg’s essays have appeared in such national venues as Tablet Magazine\, Jewish Journal\, Mosaic\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, and Cineaste. Currently he’s working on a large study of Jewishness and the Holocaust in Russian\, Ukrainian\, and East European speculative fiction of the Soviet era.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/fordham-nypl-lecture-series-marat-grinberg-stanislaw-lem-and-his-soviet-interlocutors-rethinking-science-fiction-as-jewish-literature/
LOCATION:Lincoln Center Campus\, McMahon Rm 109\, 113 W 60th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Lunch and Learn
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Jewish Studies":MAILTO:jewishstudies@fordham.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T193000
DTSTAMP:20260608T111824
CREATED:20260302T153231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T153231Z
UID:10014053-1773943200-1773948600@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:On Disagreement Lecture Series: Anita Norich\, "Yiddish Disputes"
DESCRIPTION:This lecture is part of the series\, On Disagreement. Anita Norich\, a renowned scholar of Yiddish literature\, will speak about “Yiddish Disputes.” If there is one thing we know about Yiddish culture\, it is that it has always been full of debates and controversies\, especially about the language itself. Since at least the Haskalah—the Jewish Enlightenment—the “language wars” among Yiddish speakers\, scholars\, writers\, and readers unfolded alongside disputes over translation; politics; modernity and literary modernism; gender; religion; the role of Yiddish after the Holocaust; cultural centers versus peripheries; and Zionism versus doikeyt (“hereness”). \nAnita Norich is the Tikva Frymer-Kensky Professor Emerita of English\, Professor Emerita of Judaic Studies at University of Michigan. She is the translator of Desires by Celia Dropkin (2024)\,  Fear and Other Stories by Chana Blankshteyn (2022)\, A Jewish Refugee in New York by Kadya Molodovsky (2019)\, and numerous short stories. She is also the author of Writing in Tongues: Yiddish Translation in the 20th Century (2013)\, Discovering Exile: Yiddish and Jewish American Literature in America During the Holocaust (2007)\, The Homeless Imagination in the Fiction of Israel Joshua Singer (1991)\, and co-editor of Languages of Modern Jewish Cultures: Comparative Perspectives (2016)\, Jewish Literatures and Cultures: Context and Intertext (2008)\, and Gender and Text in Modern Hebrew and Yiddish Literatures (1992). She translates Yiddish literature and teaches\, lectures\, and publishes on a range of topics concerning modern Jewish cultures\, Yiddish language and literature\, Jewish American literature\, and Holocaust literature.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/on-disagreement-lecture-series-anita-norich-yiddish-disputes/
LOCATION:McMahon Hall\, Room 109
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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SUMMARY:Pope Leo XIV: Assessing His First Year as Pontiff
DESCRIPTION:A panel of experts and friends of Pope Leo will discuss Robert Prevost’s life before he became pope\, why he was elected\, what this first year showed us\, and what his papacy will mean for the Catholic Church\, and for the world. \nThe Rev. Arthur Purcaro\, OSA\, is a Bronx native and Augustinian priest who got to know Robert Prevost\, a fellow Augustinian\, when they both worked as missionaries in Peru starting in the 1980s. \nEmilce Cuda is an Argentine-born theologian and political scientist who serves as secretary of the Vatican’s Pontifical Commission for Latin America\, which was headed by Cardinal Prevost before he was elected pope. \nMichael Sean Winters is a columnist for National Catholic Reporter who covered the 2025 conclave in Rome and is one of the most knowledgeable commentators on Catholicism in the United States. \nDavid Gibson\, director of the Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate the discussion and questions from the audience. \nThis lecture is made possible by the Russo Family Foundation in memory of Wanda and Robert Russo Sr.\, M.D.\, FCRH ’39.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/pope-leo-xiv-assessing-his-first-year-as-pontiff/
LOCATION:Duane Library\, Tognino Hall\, 2nd Floor\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Catholic Life,Cultural,Lectures
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