An opening reception will be held on September 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. The exhibition offers a broad perspective on the revival of Ukrainian synagogues after Ukraine’s independence, showcasing three sets of stained-glass windows that were designed by Eugeny Kotlyar and partially implemented in Ukrainian synagogues from 1995 to 2005. Two early works shown
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Books, libraries, librarians, and writers are subject to attacks—again. Recent bans of books across the United States targeting Black history, the Holocaust, and LGBTQ themes have dominated the news. But book censorship has a longer history. “Banned! A History of Censorship” explores this history, along with practices of censorship, the methods to control and ban |
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Fordham University and the Global Healthcare Innovation Management Center of the Gabelli School of Business, in partnership with the United Nations Digital Health Task Force, are pleased to invite you to a United Nations-sponsored event. The Digital Health Innovation Divide will bring together global health leaders in a unique role-play simulation that looks at what
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Forty years after Cardinal Bernardin's landmark speech at Fordham University in which he set out a “consistent ethic of life,” his successor as Archbishop of Chicago continues to broaden the conversation first begun in 1983. The timing of this talk could not be more propitious: Pope Francis has been promoting a “seamless garment” view of |
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Last spring, the faculty of arts and sciences received a generous donation from James C. McGroddy to establish a new award recognizing leadership and innovation in pedagogy. Please join us for a panel discussion as we congratulate the James C. McGroddy Award recipients and listen to their thoughts on innovations in pedagogy and interdisciplinary collaboration. |
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Joe Calandro will profile the United States credit cycle and the challenges it poses, and he will share his perspective on where we seem to be in the cycle today. He will show the prior credit cycle wave of progressively lower inflation and interest rates began in 1982—following a historic inflationary trend—and ended in the
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Collins Obidiagha, S.J., entered the Jesuit novitiate in Benin City in 2007, spending two years as the network administrator for the community’s computer lab. He then earned a B.A., with honors, in philosophy and humanities from the University of Zimbabwe in 2013. After attending the Cisco Networking Academy, Father Obidiagha served as the IT administrator |
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Generative AI is taking the world by storm, yet it remains unclear if we are ready for the paradigm shifts it will bring for the workplace and for those who currently rely on a human workforce. What will knowledge work look like in the age of generative AI? Will the creative talents required to write |
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Join fellow alumni, supporters, and friends of Fordham tennis at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for a ProAm tournament!
$25 – $200
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Cheer on the Fordham Rams with your fellow alumni as they take on the Georgetown Hoyas. Enjoy a pregame tailgate and stay for the game; kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. Please note: Game tickets must be purchased directly through the Georgetown Athletic Office. BBQ lunch items and a selection of beer, wine, and soft drinks
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Join us in welcoming former Philippine senator Paolo Benigno Aguirre Aquino IV. Aquino is the youngest senator in Philippine history. As a senator, he served on numerous congressional committees and helped pass laws uplifting youth, microfinance, and people with disabilities. Currently, he is a Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellow at the Yale Jackson School of |
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Have you recently graduated from Fordham or just moved to the area? Longtime Northern California resident looking to connect with your fellow Rams? Join the Fordham Alumni Chapter of Northern California at The Barrel Room. Whether you are looking to network or just make some new friends, we hope you’ll join us for a fun
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The 19th Annual Rita Cassella Jones Lecture on Women and U.S. Catholicism will be presented by Nancy Pineda-Madrid, Ph.D. (Loyola Marymount University).ome Pineda-Madrid's lecture will explore how disciples of Jesus Christ must denounce and subvert this evil, finding in Pope Francis’ writings a source to encourage Christian hope through the subversion of evil. Ultimately, she |
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Join the Alumni Chapter of Northern California in the Ferry Bocce League in San Francisco this fall! The season runs from October 4 through November 15, with our teams—the Bronx Ballers—participating in games on Wednesday evenings. We will have one team compete per night, with each team consisting of up to nine players. The cost
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Veterans Career Day will help prepare student veterans and alumni for the Veterans Internship and Career Fair on October 5. This event is open to veterans who are attending or have attended a college or university in the New York area. Hear from RSM and FourBlock on career readiness, preparation for the fair, having your |
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By John Logan, directed by Fabiola Arias, FCLC '24 Master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art, a series of murals for New York’s famed Four Seasons Restaurant. In the two fascinating years that follow, Rothko works feverishly with his young assistant, Ken, in his studio By Anna Ziegler, directed by Yev Gelman, FCLC '24 A present-day version of a classic Greek myth, The Minotaur is a contemporary take on love, honor, and human connection. With refreshing originality and wit, it explores how we break out of history in order to shape new stories for ourselves. Mariana Miranda, Riley Halpern, Cade
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The 3rd Annual Student Veteran Internship and Career Fair is open to all current student veterans and veteran alumni in New York and the surrounding area, including more than 450 Fordham student veterans. The New York City Department of Veterans' Services estimates that there are 12,000 current student veterans attending school in the five boroughs.
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This event will honor eight inductees from Fordham football, women's basketball, women's track and field, softball, men's basketball, men's soccer, and women's tennis, along with four special award recipients. |
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Come aboard for an elegant evening cruise featuring dinner, cocktails, dancing, and breathtaking views on a privately chartered yacht. Young alumni and friends will circle lower Manhattan on one of the city's most luxurious vessels, which features an open-air top and separate levels for dinner and dancing. Registration includes a buffet dinner and an open
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Join President Tania Tetlow as she reflects on her first year at Fordham and shares her vision for the road ahead. Coffee, tea, and light bites will be provided. Attendance is limited, so make sure you grab your spot today. Don't forget to buy your tickets for the Homecoming Tent! The discounted presale closes on
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Join fellow alumni, fans, and friends to celebrate our Fordham Ramily back at Rose Hill. |
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Enjoy a great round of golf with fellow Fordham alumni, parents, and friends at the iconic Winged Foot Golf Club! Winged Foot will be the home of the U.S. Open in 2028. This golf outing benefits the Fordham Department of Athletics, and a special gift will be made to Campus Ministry.
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Join us for an in-person event with one of the most important economists of his generation. Edmund Phelps developed a new understanding of unemployment and inflation and went on to rethink the roots of innovation. His work represents a lifelong project to put “people as we know them” into economic theory. In his latest book, |
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Directed by Cora Therber, FCLC '24, devised by the Company "When I was 13, all I wanted to be was 20. Now that I'm 20, I live in constant embarrassment of my 13-year-old self. It sounds like nobody wants to be 13, ... least of all 13-year-olds. How about we give those kids a chance?"
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Written by Dylan Perez, FCLC '25, directed by Michelina Smith, FCLC '24 Four struggling artists. Four distinct stories. One human experience. A myriad of artists inhabit New York City, but the majority of them are not found onstage; they are found in the streets. We Are Artists explores what it means to be an artist
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Landry Signé is a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program and the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. His career and research span the areas of global political economy, global governance and sustainable development, global business and emerging markets, strategic management and leadership, fragility, state capacity and policy implementation, the Fourth
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Christopher Aubin, Ph.D., associate professor of physics at Fordham University, will present, “Established 1936: The particle that began and could end the Standard Model.” During the 20th century, there was an explosion of new particles discovered, so many that it took decades for physicists to formulate what is now known as the Standard Model of
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Clarinetist Thomas Piercy and pianist Marina Iwao perform new music for clarinet or hichiriki (a Japanese double-reed flute) and piano in a kaleidoscopic variety of styles. The program includes works by American, Chinese, and Japanese composers. In addition to full-scale works by Ned Rorem, Chen Yihan, and Fordham professor Lawrence Kramer, Piercy and Iwao will |
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Join the Alumni Chapter of Long Island for its 18th Annual Golf Outing! Enjoy a great round of golf with fellow Fordham alumni, family, and friends at the Garden City Country Club! This golf outing benefits the Long Island Scholarship in Memory of John Cifichiello, GABELLI ’68.
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Join us for a conversation with Christopher Kellerman, S.J., about his thought-provoking work. In All Oppression Shall Cease, he provides a rigorously researched, era-by-era history of the Catholic Church's teachings and actions related to slavery. By telling stories of enslaved Catholics and Catholic slaveholders, analyzing arguments of theologians who either defended or condemned slaveholding, and
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William Easterly, Ph.D., is a renowned economist, author, and researcher in the field of economic development. His ideologies caution against the wasteful side of international aid and instead promote investing in the rights of the poor. Currently, he is a professor of economics at New York University and co-director of the NYU Development Research Institute, |
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Orthodox Christians are called, first and foremost, to love all—for “God is love.” But the reality for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Orthodox Christians today is that their relationship to the Church is defined not by love, but by apathy, exclusion, and condemnation. We must, as a faith, choose love and compassion—to “love |
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Designed for high school seniors, Open House at Fordham University is our biggest, most comprehensive event of the year — offered on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at our Lincoln Center (Manhattan) campus and on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at our Rose Hill (Bronx) campus. At Open House weekend, you'll likely see lots of prospective students
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Alumni from the Glee Club and the Ramblers invite you to a reunion celebration! Agenda 10 a.m. Rehearsal | Collins 3:30 p.m. Reunion Concert | Collins 5 p.m. Mass | University Church 6:15 p.m. Cocktails, Dinner, and Celebration | Great Hall, McShane Center
$50 – $125
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Come tailgate with local alumni before the Rams vs. Seawolves football game at Stony Brook University! The exact location in the parking lot will be determined upon arrival. There is no fee for tailgating, but tickets for the game may be purchased through the Fordham athletics department or Stony Brook. Food and drinks will be |
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Designed for high school seniors, open house is the biggest, most comprehensive event of the year. Throughout the weekend, you'll likely see lots of prospective students with their families—exploring our campuses on student-led tours; connecting with faculty, administrators, and club leaders at our fair; and hearing from President Tania Tetlow. We hope you'll join us |
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This Event is Sold Out Fordham University Trustee Kim Bepler, Hon. L.H.D. '22, is hosting and underwriting this celebration in the iconic model room of the New York Yacht Club. Proceeds of ticket and table sales will provide matching gifts to the extraordinary $1.25 million Waterfront Challenge Fund, established by Dennis G. Ruppel, FCRH '68, |
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Join us for Fordham’s annual Women’s Summit! As a part of Fordham University’s Laudato Si’ Action Platform, this year’s Summit will focus on sustainability and how, beyond climate change, we can all take bold, visionary action in our own lives. Fordham women, including our keynote speaker, Jeannette Ferran Astorga, GABELLI ’96, executive vice president, of
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Sergiy Olehovych Kyslytsya is a Ukrainian career diplomat, who serves as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ukraine and permanent representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. He previously served as deputy minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019. Ambassador Kyslytsya will give a live talk covering topics on Ukraine current events, such |
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Sophie Mitra is a professor of economics, founding director of the Research Consortium on Disability at Fordham University, and principal investigator of the Disability Data Initiative. Her research agenda has documented economic insecurity and evaluated policies that try to reduce it. Her work seeks to produce evidence to document disability inequalities through disaggregated statistics and
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Calling all Colorado Rams! Join us for a fall happy hour to connect with fellow Fordham grads and enjoy a night of mingling and networking. Alumni, family, and friends are welcome to attend. During the event, we'll be asking for your feedback and ideas for future meetups and events for the new Rocky Mountain chapter.
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Join us for a lecture with Baruch Fischhoff, Ph.D., (Carnegie Mellon University) followed by a reception. Part of society’s return on the investment in our science is the help that we provide in making public policy decisions. The return depends, in part, on the state of our science and our ability to translate it into |
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Your monetary donations will help community partners provide for struggling families in the New York area. Thank you for your kindness. |
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Co-sponsored by One Girl Inc. and Fordham's Graduate School of Social Service, this annual conference focuses on empowering women to become leaders of tomorrow. We unite women from all walks of life to speak about their experiences and expertise, hoping to highlight the endless possibilities they can take on.
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Rain date: Saturday, October 28 Join us for the 2nd Annual Day of Service at the Marymount Convent! Please indicate your preference to volunteer in one of three activities: planting in the Native Garden, polishing benches and statues throughout the grounds, or painting/art projects with the sisters. Conclude the day by enjoying ice cream on |
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The Office of Alumni Relations and the Gabelli School of Business cordially invite you to a complimentary reception for alumni, parents, and friends. Meet fellow Hong Kong-based alumni and learn about the latest at Fordham, including what's new across the campuses and different ways to stay connected to the University. Space is limited, and advance |
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Financial thought leader and Research Affiliates’ founder Rob Arnott identifies major market myths—on inflation, value investing, and the supposedly passive nature of index funds—and the investment opportunities they are creating in a wide-ranging, in-person discussion with Consuelo Mack, executive producer of public television’s Consuelo Mack WealthTrack. About the Speakers Rob Arnott is the founder and
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Join Christy S. Coleman, Erica Lehrer, and Annie Polland (in person and on Zoom) for this panel discussion. The past does not change; the way it is told does. While scholars typically write books, public historians and museums translate this scholarship for the broader public. Museums, then, play an important role not only in shaping
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Fordham alumni and guests are invited to the Shed to watch Here We Are, the final musical by legendary composer Stephen Sondheim. Produced by Tony Award-winner John Johnson, FCLC ’02; directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello; and featuring a cast that includes David Hyde Pierce, Rachel Bay Jones, and Bobby Cannavale, Here We Are
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Stephen Biddle is a senior fellow for defense policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, and the author of notable books that have won prestigious prizes, such as the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Award Silver Medal for 2005, and the 2005 Huntington |
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Peter Lupoff is the founder and principal of Lupoff/Stevens Family Office, his family's company for direct and third-party impact investments, as well as other grant-making, advisory, research, teaching, and writing activities. He previously served as the CEO of both Net Impact (2019 to 2022) and GOOD Institute (2021 to 2022). Lupoff is a Gabelli fellow
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Dracula—the vampire count—has been a popular cultural mainstay portrayed in films, television shows, novels, and comic books for more than a century. The modern fascination with Dracula began in the 1920s and 1930s with the success of plays and movies based on Bram Stoker’s eponymous novel, first published in 1897. The events described in Stoker’s
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The Office of Alumni Relations and the Gabelli School of Business cordially invite you to a complimentary reception for alumni, parents, and friends. Meet fellow Beijing-based alumni and learn about what's happening at Fordham, including the relaunch of the Doctorate of Professional Studies program with Peking University. Space is limited, and advance registration is required. |
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Join AAF (Asian American and Pacific Islander Alumni at Fordham), Theatre AAPI, the Chinese Student Association, and the Vietnamese Student Association for a theater outing to see Poor Yella Rednecks at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Qui Nguyen, the wildly inventive playwright and screenwriter for Marvel and Disney, known for his use of pop culture, pop
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"Run to daylight” is a football expression born on Rose Hill by none other than Vincent Thomas Lombardi. On Saturday, October 28, at Rose Hill’s newly christened Joe Moglia Stadium, Fordham looks to follow Lombardi’s eternal mantra while facing off against the visiting Holy Cross Crusaders. More an upheaval of nature than mere sporting event, |
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Experience 100 years of history as you stroll through the Lower East Side with Scott Brevda, FCLC ‘14, GSAS ‘17, senior manager of education and accessibility at the Museum at Eldridge Street, housed in the landmarked Eldridge Street Synagogue. Attendees will learn about life in the area at the turn of the last century—particularly for
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Thomas Massaro, S.J., Ph.D., professor of moral theology with a specialization in Catholic social ethics and public theology, will deliver the 15th annual Julio Burunat Memorial Lecture, titled "Pope Francis As Moral Leader: Ethicist, Discerner, Communicator, and Advocate for Social Justice." Recent decades have witnessed a particular type of moral leadership exercised by such global |
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A professor of theology will look back at the ways the iconic Irish singer steeped herself in religion, even as she criticized its institutions. Join us for an afternoon of reflection, conviviality, and music!
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Come listen to the University Choir sing some fall favorites! All are welcomed to join and celebrate this fall weather.
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Nadieszda Kizenko will deliver the 2023 Economos Orthodoxy in America Lecture, ‘‘A Vanishing Point: Unity in Orthodoxy and the Ukraine Crisis.” Until recently, it was possible to describe Orthodoxy as “unity in plurality.” Although Orthodoxy consisted of more than a dozen local churches with a wide variety of local practices, and without an overarching structure, |
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Join us for the St. Ignatius Loyola Chair Lecture featuring Brian Dunkle, S.J., associate professor of historical theology at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. As Christian poets gained status and influence in the Roman Empire, they wrote out of aemulatio, that is, the desire to rival and surpass the great pagan poets |
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Join us for this two-part event on the enduring legacy of the UCA Martyrs. Part two will be a lecture by José María Tojeira, S.J., professor, Central American University in El Salvador. José María Tojeira, S.J., was the Jesuit Provincial at the time of the UCA martyrs and led the legal process against the members
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Every November, the Office of Alumni Relations celebrates a special Mass on the Lincoln Center campus to remember deceased alumni and other members of the Fordham family. Please join us for Mass in the Rupert Mayer, S.J., Chapel followed by a luncheon in the 12th-Floor Lounge. All family and friends are welcome to attend this
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George Athanassakos, Ph.D., founder and managing director of The Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing and the Ben Graham Chair in Value Investing at the Ivey Business School, will argue that the hefty average nominal and real stock returns experienced over the last 30 years are not going to be repeated in the next 30
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Are you interested in finding an internship but don’t know where to start? Are you curious about what “making the most of your internship experience” actually means? If so, we’re thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Internship Panel, where we'll be joined by FCRH and FCLC students representing a variety of fields! Each student |
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The Fordham Foundry, Fordham's hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, and the Alumni Chapter of Northern California invite you to meet Fordham Bay Area entrepreneurs, innovators, and winemakers during this inaugural event. Enjoy an intimate evening of storytelling and networking, as well as a savory food and wine pairing experience. A select group of entrepreneurs and
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We’re excited to head to the New York City Center to see Tony Award-nominated actor Ephraim Sykes, FCLC ’10, in Pal Joey! Directed by Tony Goldwyn and tap icon Savion Glover, the show captures the Chicago jazz scene and features some of the era’s beloved songs. Before the show, guests will have an opportunity to
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Come tailgate with local alumni before the Rams vs. Bisons football game at Jack Coffey Field! The exact location in the parking lot will be determined upon arrival. There is no fee for tailgating, but tickets for the game may be purchased through the Fordham athletics department. Food and drinks will be available. Please contact
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You're invited to an unforgettable day of fun, camaraderie, and football fever as we cheer on our beloved Fordham Rams in their last home game of the season against Bucknell! Kick off the festivities with a fantastic tailgate experience planned in partnership with the Maroon Club, featuring delicious food, refreshing beverages/ open bar, DJ, games,
$15 – $40
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The Fordham University Military and Veterans Leadership Council cordially invites you to the 175th Anniversary Military Ball! Honoring Warren Gregory, FCRH ’66 Bronze Star and Vietnam Air Medal Recipient Stephanie Ramos, Fordham Army ROTC Class of 2005 ABC News Network Correspondent, Major in the U.S. Army Reserve Agenda 6 p.m. | Reception 6:48 | Dinner |