Topic: The Mental Health Crisis and Policy and Practice Issues: Social Work Breaks Barriers The GSS Black Alumni Caucus is a virtual space for self-identified Black alumni of Fordham University's Graduate School of Social Service (GSS). GSS is holding space for you to connect with other Black alumni and with GSS in order to create
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Fordham University and the Center for Jewish Studies invite you to an informal evening reception launching the Jewish Studies and Jewish Alumni of Fordham Network. The evening will include bar service and a light dinner reception (Kosher catering). Please note: The remarks will be livestreamed and recorded. We will send a link to the livestream
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Join us for a lecture by Christie de la Gandara, Ph.D., the GRE Visiting Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Religious Education and a Louisville Institute postdoctoral fellow. This discussion will focus on the changing landscape of U.S. Catholic demographics, some important realities that define the U.S. Hispanic-Catholic experience, and how Hispanic people within the |
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Nathalie Becquart, X.M.C.J., is undersecretary of the Vatican’s Office on the Synod—which makes her the highest-ranking woman at the Vatican and a leader in promoting Pope Francis’ vision of a more “synodal” church marked by listening and learning and inclusivity. Indeed, The New York Times called Sister Becquart “the nun reshaping the role of women
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How can your faith be a resource for grief, forgiveness, and envy? Join us for a conversation with campus experts and a nourishing meal. |
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You’re invited to learn, serve, pray, and engage with the many ways faith is alive at Fordham! View a complete breakdown of events. Faith Fest 2023 is supported by the Fordham University Department of Theology and the deans’ offices at Fordham College at Lincoln Center and Fordham College at Rose Hill.
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Join us for this discussion with Hollis Landauer.
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Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call on media literacy and propaganda, featuring Renee Hobbs. Hobbs is an internationally recognized authority on media literacy education. Through community and global service and as a researcher, teacher, advocate, and media professional, Hobbs has worked to advance the quality of digital and media literacy education
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Dennis Marks, Ph.D., professor emeritus, Department of Physics, Astronomy, Geosciences and Engineering Technology at Valdosta State University, will present “Geometry: From Fordham Prep to the Cosmos.” Relativity is expressed geometrically, but quantum mechanics is expressed in terms of matrices. Geometric algebra expresses geometrical elements as matrices, thereby providing a common mathematical language for both relativity |
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The Fordham Alumni Chapter of the U.K. and Fordham London are delighted to invite you to a special Easter reception for students and alumni hosted by Andrea Mennillo, chair of the Fordham London Advisory Board, and Vanessa Beever, senior director of Fordham London. We will celebrate the meaning and significance of Easter and share delicious
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When asked in 2013 which aspect of Ignatian spirituality is most important to him as he does his work as pope, Pope Francis answered without hesitation: discernment. Discernment has been a focus of Pope Francis’ appropriation of Ignatian spirituality going all the way back to his first years of formation during the early '60s and
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Come hear from Fordham’s current Report for America fellows: Sarah Huffman, FCRH ‘21, and Jake Shore, FCRH ‘18. They will be speaking about Report for America, a program that puts young reporters in newsrooms around the country, and breaking into journalism. Join us in LL 308 to dial into the virtual event together. |
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It may be April 1, but we're not joking: the Easter Egg Hunt is back! The Alumni Chapter of Westchester invites alumni, parents, and friends for some arts and crafts, snacks, and the annual Easter Egg Hunt in the courtyard of the Fordham Westchester campus! Please note: Fordham has a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for visitors |
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Join MOSAIC in volunteering with God's Love We Deliver, a nonprofit that provides high-quality meals to people who are sick or grappling with food insecurity. Volunteers will help with kitchen prep with the guidance of staff chefs. Tasks may include packaging meals, chopping onions, making meatballs, ladling soup, peeling potatoes, scooping baked goods, or preparing |
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What are the innovations taking place with AI, VR, and other technologies? How are Fordham faculty and alumni taking part in the conversation? This year’s Forever Learning Month seeks to foreground a key global topic as the popularity, accessibility, and use of such technologies as generative AI are witnessing a surge across cultures and industries.
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Fordham's political union student club presents a night with Fordham alumnus and former CIA director John Brennan. The night will consist of a brief opening from Brennan, followed by a question-and-answer session. |
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has impacted many industries around the world: banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, automotive, medical technology, manufacturing, and retail. But it has only just begun its odyssey toward cheaper, better, and faster predictions that drive strategic business decisions. When a prediction is taken to the max, industries transform, and with such transformation comes disruption. |
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We are excited to share that Aja Singletary, FCLC ’16, is starring in A Red Orchid Theatre's production of Is God Is. A Red Orchid is offering $10 off tickets to all Chicago alumni through May 14. Just use promo code "FORDHAM" when you purchase your tickets. About the Play When twins Racine and Anaia |
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Alumni, family, and friends are invited to join the chapter in viewing "Sargent and Spain" at the Legion of Honor. We will have a private, docent-led tour accompanied by audio headsets. Tickets will be valid for entry to exhibits at the Legion of Honor and DeYoung museums all day. "Sargent and Spain" is described as:
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Join JoAnne Kao, co-leader of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Alumni at Fordham Affinity Chapter and founder and CEO of JoAnne Kao NYC, for a conversation on real estate and financial planning. In today’s world, where economic uncertainties are everywhere, real estate has always been the gold standard for building wealth. Learn how to strategically position yourself
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Ronald DePinho, M.D., FCRH ’77, PAR, and Lynda Chin, M.D., PAR; the Fordham Alumni Chapter of Houston; and the Office of Alumni Relations cordially invite you to a complimentary reception for alumni, parents, and friends. As the cost of this event is being generously covered by our hosts, Ronald DePinho and Lynda Chin, please consider |
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Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call on the geopolitics of oil, featuring Helima Croft. Croft is a managing director and the head of global commodity strategy and MENA research at RBC Capital Markets. She specializes in geopolitics and energy, leading a team of commodity strategists that cover energy, metals, and cross-commodity investor
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We live in fascist times, in eugenic times, in times of concentrated attacks on mobility and land autonomy. And yet, these are the times we have. In this interactive keynote, writer and disability justice organizer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinah will speak about what time it is on the clock of the world, and the possibilities for
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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with us as we watch different movies each week reflecting experiences within the AAPI community! Join us for movies like Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Wind & The Reckoning, and Moana. |
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Children participate in adult-oriented and adult-controlled court systems on a daily basis. Many of these children are victims of, or witnesses to, trauma and are frequently retraumatized by a justice system that does not always adjust to their needs. This class will discuss the experiences of children involved in the justice system, techniques for quick
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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with us as we learn about the mid-April New Year across South and Southeast Asia! Stop by our tabling to learn more about celebrations, traditions, and more!
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Did you know that proteins are nano-scale machines that help us think, dance, and keep the threat of cancer at bay? Did you know that biology is a new research frontier for physical scientists? In this talk, Taekjip Ha, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, will discuss how biophysicists are using light-based tools to poke |
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This conference addresses the moral complexities involved in the commitment to ethical spiritual care in institutional environments when priorities often conflict. What does it mean to take on the responsibility of being an advocate and moral witness in the face of a complex moral environment? Keynote Speakers Lisa Cataldo, M.Div, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mental Health
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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with us as we go on a group outing to Yu & Me Books, an Asian woman-owned bookstore in downtown Manhattan! The first 22 RSVPs will receive a free metro card and a $25 gift card to the bookstore to use during the outing!
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Join us as we tour a New York neighborhood with a rich industrial history—now home to organizations working with creative technologies. The tour of Red Hook, Brooklyn, will be led by Justin Rivers, FCRH '01, chief experience officer of Untapped New York, and will end up at Pioneer Works for a private, after-hours viewing of
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The Alumni Chapter of Long Island invites local alumni to spend a day helping the Long Island Cares Pantry cultivate produce at their community garden in Huntington. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided by the Long Island chapter. Space is limited, and advance registration is required. RSVP by April 13. Please consider making
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Register for the 2023 Baseball Alumni Day and Charlie Vanacore honoring! It will be a great day with fellow alumni and supporters of Fordham baseball while celebrating the life and legacy of legendary coach John "Charlie" Vanacore. Agenda 11 a.m. Pregame Reception | Behind the First Base Dugout 12:45 p.m. Plaque Unveiling | Houlihan Park
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Calling all new students! Join us for a welcoming session to introduce you to the Westchester campus! Use this opportunity to: Meet current students, alumni, faculty, and administrators. Learn about the on-campus MSW program. Hear how financial aid in grad. school works. See you there! |
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Join the Alumni Chapter of Sarasota for LeBarge Tropical Cruise's newest tour: the Rhythm on the Bay Cruise! Explore Sarasota Bay from a new perspective, with the Caribbean sounds of a steel drum and an afternoon of music on the Bay. See the magnificent shoreline of Siesta Key, Casey Key, and downtown Sarasota, along with
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The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) collaborated with emerging musician and artist Miguel Sutedjo, FCRH '23, for his original jazz musical, Fly Me Away, made possible through MOCA’s Creative Space Grant initiative. Fly Me Away follows teenage jazz pianist Frank and his father as they move from Shanghai to New York City in pursuit of |
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Join us for a special dance performance to benefit student scholarships in the B.F.A. program. For nearly 25 years, the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program has been defined by an equal emphasis on both professional dance training and a rigorous liberal arts education. A cocktail reception will precede the performance.
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Calling all new students! Join us for a welcoming session to introduce you to the Lincoln Center campus! Use this opportunity to: Meet current students, alumni, faculty, and administrators. Learn about the on-campus MSW program. Hear how financial aid in grad. school works. See you there! |
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Join us for this lecture in honor of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, in conversation with Adele Reinhartz.
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In May 1960, following the publication of his best-known work, Christ and Apollo: The Dimensions of the Literary Imagination, Time magazine hailed the Jesuit William F. Lynch as “one of the most incisive Catholic intellectuals in the U.S.” However, by 1987, Daniel Berrigan could write in his obituary for Lynch (Berrigan’s close friend) that his
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Barbara Ennis, PAR, and Tom Ennis, FCRH ’88, PAR, and the Fordham Alumni Chapter of Phoenix cordially invite you to a complimentary reception for alumni, parents, and friends. Please join us as we welcome Tania Tetlow as Fordham’s 33rd president—the first woman and layperson to serve as president in the University’s history. Space is limited, |
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Students from our community will be gathering in the new Campus Center to present their research via either an oral or poster presentation. It is an opportunity to celebrate the amazing research opportunities that Fordham has to offer, as well as the incredible accomplishments of our undergraduate researchers.
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The Center for Community Engaged Learning, together with Fordham’s Laudato Si’ Sustainability Council, will convene community stakeholders, climate and environmental activists, students, and faculty in a half-day gathering to discuss the collective power of communities in taking a just, transformative approach to climate action. The summit will feature a panel and a keynote speaker alongside
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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with us as we watch different movies each week reflecting experiences within the AAPI community! Join us for movies like Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Wind & The Reckoning, and Moana. |
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While social workers work to raise our collective voices of protest against blatant forms of racism in society, we may be less sensitive to “the subtle, cumulative mini-assault is the substance of today’s racism” present in our profession. Microaggressions are often illusive and nuanced, verbal and nonverbal acts that reflect the superiority, hostility, and discrimination
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Join us for the 2023 ARS Nova: Arts and Research Showcase. FCLC students from all majors and programs will display posters showcasing their original work—both completed and in progress. This annual event provides a great opportunity for students to discuss their academic and creative projects with an audience of engaged peers, mentors, and visitors! For
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Join us for a hybrid book talk in conversation with Abner Green. Public attention in recent months has focused on the large Hasidic community in the New York area and the interplay of politics, state funding, and educational standards. This talk will focus on one of the largest and most interesting examples, Kiryas Joel, a |
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Founded at Fordham in spring 2014, Ignatian Q is a conference creating community, developing spirituality, and affirming humanity for LGBTQ+ students at Jesuit schools. Since 2014, Ignatian Q has been hosted by AJCU schools across the country, and Fordham is honored to once again be hosting it at our Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses.
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Join us for a book talk with Serhii Plokhy on his recent book, The Russo-Ukrainian War. Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war—and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military. The West
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Baltimore calling! It's time to shake off the pandemic cobwebs and gather in person! Join fellow alumni, family, and friends for a springtime Fordham gathering at a spirited brewpub: Guilford Hall Brewery. Guilford Hall Brewery is located near Baltimore Penn Station and offers valet parking. Good food. Good drink. Good music. Good people. Your first
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Join the Alumni Chapter of Northern California for Fordham Alumni Night as the San Francisco Giants host the New York Mets. We have just 60 tickets reserved for our group, so register before they sell out! Friends and family are welcome to join us. Seats are located in Club Level section 233 for $43 each
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Fordham Dance Marathon is a 10-hour-long, birthday-themed event that raises money for childhood cancer. The slogan for this year's dance marathon is "for more birthdays." This event will be filled with birthday-themed activities, events, contests, and entertainment.
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Pedro Arrupe Volunteers (PAV) is inviting clubs, residence halls, and community partners to offer an activity, science experiment, or event focused on environmental care, wellness, and healthy living and eating to kids grades K through three from the local Bronx community. Ideas include coloring pages, field day activities, offering healthy foods and wellness programs, discussing
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Fordham Theatre Presents La Cocina by Tony Meneses, interim head of playwriting, Fordham Theatre Program. Directed by Alex Shaw, this adaptation of The Kitchen by Arnold Wesker looks at the back-of-house of a modern-day NYC restaurant kitchen as cooks and waitstaff juggle orders, dishes, and their own dreams of a better life.
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Join us for a screening of the movie All the Ships at Sea, followed by a talkback panel featuring the movie's director, Dan Sallitt, along with professors Kathryn Reklis (theology) and Ayala Fader (anthropology). The panel will be moderated by Communication and Media Studies professor Ashar Foley. All the Ships at Sea is a delightful
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Bruce S. Kristal, Ph.D., will present "Modeling at a Different Level to Optimize Data Use: Accurately Predicting the Outcome of the Fusion of Mathematical Models." Resolving technological gaps in the optimal handling and leveraging of data resources will facilitate future progress across many fields. Often, it is advantageous to combine multiple mathematical models for robustness |
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Join us for an in-person workshop.
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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. This episode will feature Reyhan Durmaz and Ashley Purpura. The
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This series looks to foster a relationship between Fordham students and the larger humanitarian community to explore possible career paths and network with professionals. The first webinar will feature Fordham alumna Samantha Slattery. The 21st century is one that will be defined by the cascading effects of interdependent crises. Humanitarian needs are skyrocketing, while the |
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Join us for a lecture from Laura Specker Sullivan, titled "Situated Personhood: Insights from Caregivers of Minimally Communicative Individuals." For caregivers of minimally communicative individuals, providing support in the absence of clearly meaningful responses is ethically fraught. We conducted a secondary analysis of qualitative data from caregivers of individuals who are minimally communicative, including persons
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Johannes Flick, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Physics, City College of New York, will present, "First-Principle Approaches to Strong Light-Matter Coupling in Molecular and Extended Systems." In recent years, research at the interface of material science, chemistry, and quantum optics has surged and now offers new possibilities to study light-matter interactions. The combination of theoretical
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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with us as we watch different movies each week reflecting experiences within the AAPI community! Join us for movies like Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Wind & The Reckoning, and Moana. |
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Economists endlessly debate the nature of legal tender monetary systems—coins and bills issued by a government or other authority—yet the origins of these currencies have received little attention. Dror Goldberg tells the story of modern money in North America through the Massachusetts colony during the 17th century. As the young settlement transitioned to self-governance and
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In 1977, the American Jewish Committee awarded Billy Graham its first National Interreligious Award in recognition of the evangelist’s support of Israel and endorsement of interfaith relations. While bestowing the award upon an evangelical—and not a mainline Protestant or Catholic—made sense to the AJC, not all Jewish communal organizations or American Jews understood this decision.
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This webinar is hosted for Fordham undergraduates so that they may learn about our Gabelli School of Business specialized master's programs, 4+1 options, the application process, and timelines. They will also be able to meet the admissions officer for each M.S. program. |
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Join local alumni, parents, and friends of Jesuit colleges and universities for an upcoming Honor Flight Welcome event at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Multiple groups and organizations (including the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities) will also be present to welcome veterans from across the country to our nation's capital. The |