The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University is delighted to present the next episode of its webinar series highlighting the scholarly insights and academic careers of female scholars whose research and writing explore some facet of the history, thought, or culture of Orthodox Christianity. The broadcast will be livestreamed and open to all who

Join us for a conversation with Linda McClain about her book Who’s the Bigot? Learning from Conflicts over Marriage and Civil Rights Law. Talking productively about race is a central problem in our divided nation. While some celebrate diversity and inclusion, others feel excluded and fear being tarred as bigots. The hope spawned by Barack

Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call with Yascha Mounk, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a professor of international affairs at Johns Hopkins University, a contributing editor at the Atlantic, and the founder of Persuasion. Known for his work on the rise of populism

Completion of this class will result in the receipt of three (3) continuing education hours. Approximately 2.7 million grandparents in the United States are raising their grandchildren without a parent present, with the majority raised only by the grandmother. The proportions of these grandparents are highest among Black, Hispanic, and Native-American families. Data from New

A growing chorus of economists and politicians is demanding a new paradigm to create a global economy for the common good. In his recent book Cathonomics, Anthony M. Annett unites insights in economics with those from theology, philosophy, climate science, and psychology, exposing the failures of neoliberalism while offering us a new model rooted in

William Easterly is a professor of economics at New York University and co-director of the NYU Development Research Institute, which won the 2009 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge in Development Cooperation Award. He is the author of three books: The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor (March 2014); The White

Christopher Koenigsmann, Ph.D., associate professor, in the chemistry department at Fordham University, will present, “Designing New Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy and Sensor Applications." A key technological shortfall in the development of practical renewable energy and sensor devices is the high cost and poor durability of the precious metal catalysts that drive electrochemical reactions within operating

Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call with Mary Elise Sarotte, an expert in the history of international relations. Sarotte is the inaugural holder of the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professorship of Historical Studies. She is also a research associate at Harvard University's Center for European Studies. Sarotte earned

Join Fordham alumnus Louie Dean Valencia, Ph.D., associate professor of digital history, Texas State University, as he discusses the power of young people, teaching the world's first class on Harry Styles, and how to create pluralistic community spaces.

Ronald L. Koder, Ph.D., the James Peace Professor of Physics at the City College of New York, will present “Utilizing Disorder in Natural and Designed Proteins and Enzymes.” The largest destabilizing force in biopolymer folding is the inescapable configurational entropy loss in going from a disordered unfolded state to an ordered folded state. One way

The Guinea Worm Eradication Program (GWEP) has reduced Guinea worm transmission by more than 99.99% since 1986, successfully eliminating it in 16 countries. The GWEP remains working to fully eradicate Guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) in Mali, Chad, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Angola. The goal of program completion is now set for 2030. Giovanna Steel first joined

LGBTQIA+ athletes have received considerable news coverage in recent months, and there have been debates on how they can compete against cisgender athletes. Carla Varriale-Barker, who has represented such athletes as part of her sports law-related practice, will discuss the legal and ethical issues involving the right of these athletes to compete, and the paradigm

During the French Third Republic, which emerged in 1870 and ended in 1940, French Jews, according to James McAuley, “enjoyed a greater level of civic engagement and public visibility … than at any other point in modern French history.” They saw their Frenchness and Jewishness as symbiotic, not contradictory. Those most affluent invested their fortunes

International Large Scale Assessments (ILSAs) have been conducted since TIMSS 1995 started reporting trends in mathematics and science achievement of students around the world. In this presentation, Matthias von Davier, Ph.D., Monan Professor in Education at Boston College, will describe current activities around TIMSS 2023, setting the standard for fully digital assessments of student achievement

Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call with Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Ph.D., a fellow for international political economy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Her work focuses on international political economy, global financial markets, sovereign wealth funds, supply chains of critical minerals, development finance, emerging markets, energy and climate change policy,

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed the threat of nuclear destruction back onto the front pages and into our collective consciousness. In reality, that threat had never gone away but had been superseded in the public mind by such crises as climate change and political turmoil elsewhere. This discussion among leading experts on nuclear weapons

"Faith comes by hearing," St. Paul (Rom 10:17). Accordingly, the Orthodox faith is taught, proclaimed, and celebrated in the many hymns of the Church. They are not only important to worship; the hymnographic tradition is key to Orthodox theology. They have a great deal to teach us about the scriptures: how they are interpreted and

Tony Zinicola is the founding member of Prometheus Insurance Consulting. He has worked in various roles, identifying and managing the risks multinational companies and nonprofit organizations face. He has traveled, worked, and established companies in more than 40 countries during his 30-year career. Zinicola attended Fordham and received a B.A. in economics and a master's

Pedro Espino, Ph.D., FCRH '12, presently a postdoctoral researcher at the Pennsylvania State University Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmo, will present "Neutron Stars as Ideal Physics Laboratories." The environments associated with neutron stars are unique sites with physical phenomena operating on many different energy and length scales. Neutron stars are ideal laboratories where we

Join us for a lecture on the current state of Turkey with A. Talha Yalta, professor of economics at TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey. A visiting scholar in the Department of Economics at Fordham University for the 2022-2023 academic year, he earned a B.A. in political science and public administration from the Middle