PRESIDENT TETLOW
2023 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade
NBC 4 03-17-2023
“In 1841 Archbishop Hughes founded Fordham for all the Irish Catholic immigrants coming off the boat who needed opportunity, and so this is really our heritage,” said Fordham President Tania Tetlow, who marched in the parade with alumni, students, staff, and faculty.
CLIPS OF THE WEEK
CHRISTINA GREER
TikTok CEO Set to Testify Before Congress
MSNBC 03-23-2023
“The national security concern is something that started in the Trump administration, which is when many of my students started paying attention to the conversation,” said Associate Professor Christina Greer. “And obviously now that the Biden administration is picking it up, I’m really worried that there may be some more sinister undercurrents behind the use of TikTok and gathering of information that once it’s out there is very hard to get back, retrieve, and protect American citizens.”
BRUCE GREEN
Exclusive: Communications between Stormy Daniels and Trump attorney turned over to Manhattan DA
CNN 03-21-2023
The ethics rules are designed to protect not only Daniels, but also Trump himself, said Fordham Law School professor Bruce Green, who directs the university’s Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics.
KEITH URGO
Fordham Men’s Basketball Coach Talks About 1st Season, Breaks Down March Madness
New York Post 03-19-2023
“It was a dream come true. Our staff and our players were as connected as any program that I’ve been a part of. The energy at ‘Rose Thrill,’ the ‘Shirtless Herd,’ the last eight or so games were sold out…. So many head coaches that came into our building stated that it’s one of the coolest environments they’ve seen in college basketball,” Coach Keith Urgo told Dexter Henry.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Top 10 Secrets of Fordham University in NYC
Untapped New York 03-23-2023
Unbeknownst to most, Fordham University is also one of the most haunted college campuses in America – the Rose Hill campus in particular. Each location has its own secrets, but Rose Hill in the Bronx is the original location and therefore enriched with a long history and legendary stories.
SCHOOL OF LAW
Her case ended in a joyful airport reunion, but the future of asylum is uncertain
NPR 03-20-2023
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the administration’s approach in an interview at Fordham University School of Law this month.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
JERRY GOLDFEDER
Trump Grand Jury to Reconvene Next Week
NY 1 03-23-2023
Joining me now to talk more about the Trump grand jury investigation and the process is veteran election attorney Jerry Goldfeder who also teaches at Fordham Law school.
BRUCE GREEN
Exclusive: Communications between Stormy Daniels and Trump attorney turned over to Manhattan DA
CNN 03-21-2023
The ethics rules are designed to protect not only Daniels, but also Trump himself, said Fordham Law School professor Bruce Green, who directs the university’s Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics.
DEBORAH DENNO
Idaho’s move to resurrect firing squad ‘makes sense’ as ‘quickest, surest’ death penalty option, expert says
Fox News 03-23-2023
“The firing squad is the quickest, surest and most error-free and the only technique for which we have skilled and trained professionals,” says Fordham Law School professor Deborah Denno, a leading expert on the death penalty in the United States.
DEBORAH DENNO
As lethal injection faces hurdles, Idaho turns back to firing squads
The Washington Post 03-21-2023
Idaho’s return to firing squads is only the latest sign that lethal injection is an unreliable protocol, said Deborah Denno, a law professor at Fordham University who studies the death penalty.
BRUCE GREEN
The Justice Department’s fight against judge shopping in Texas
The Washington Post 03-19-2023
Bruce Green, professor at Fordham Law School, said single-judge divisions were not created for lawyers to find loopholes in how judges are assigned to cases.
RICHARD SQUIRE
Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse was ‘turbo-charged’ in comparison to past bank runs: Law professor
Yahoo Finance 03-17-2023
Fordham University School of Law Professor Richard Squire gives a historical context to the recent banking crisis, the over-expansion of U.S. banks over time, and the regulation passed in the wake of past financial system failures.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
YI TANG
GameStop stock is playing by a set of rules you’ll find in a casino more than an investment portfolio
Market Watch 03-23-2023
The NBER study, entitled “Attention, Social Interaction, and Investor Attraction to Lottery Stocks,” was conducted by Turan Bali of Georgetown University; David Hirshleifer of the University of Southern California; Lin Peng of Baruch College; and Yi Tang of Fordham University.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
GIACOMO SANTANGELO
Federal Reserve Expected to Raise Interest Rates Today – Audio unavailable
KCBS 03-21-2023
“Since it’s all about perception, the question becomes whether or not an increase of 25 basis points will stand in for an admission of guilt that the Fed recognizes that they raided rates too aggressively and the banking crisis, which is now international, is really their fault,” said Fordham senior lecturer in economics Giacomo Santangelo.
CHRISTINA GREER
TikTok CEO Set to Testify Before Congress
MSNBC 03-23-2023
“The national security concern is something that started in the Trump administration, which is when many of my students started paying attention to the conversation,” said Associate Professor Christina Greer. “And obviously now that the Biden administration is picking it up, I’m really worried that there may be some more sinister undercurrents behind the use of TikTok and gathering of information that once it’s out there is very hard to get back, retrieve, and protect American citizens.”
CHRISTINA GREER
All eyes on Black prosecutors probing Trump (and their safety) amid looming indictment
The Grio 03-21-2023
Christina M. Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, told theGrio that Black electeds “always have to worry about safety,” reiterating the fact that America has “a history of Black political leaders being harmed, sometimes fatally.”
SERGEI CHAPNIN
Kyiv’s cave monasteries become flashpoint in struggle against Russia
Times News Network 03-18-2023
“Of course there are those who did support Russia and the Russian military but not the whole church,” Sergei Chapnin, senior fellow in Orthodox Christian studies at Fordham University in the US. Chapnin said the Lavra dispute could have been defused had Onufriy removed some of the senior clerics who had flaunted their pro-Moscow sympathies and connections.
JASON MUNSHI-SOUTH
How the rat population in New York City grew by 800% and infested the city in less than 65 years
Insider 03-18-2023
As Fordham University biologist Dr. Jason Munshi-South told The New York Times, they’re rough and mean. They fight each other.
ATHLETICS
KEITH URGO
Fordham Men’s Basketball Coach Talks About 1st Season, Breaks Down March Madness
New York Post 03-19-2023
“It was a dream come true. Our staff and our players were as connected as any program that I’ve been a part of. The energy at ‘Rose Thrill,’ the ‘Shirtless Herd,’ the last eight or so games were sold out…. So many head coaches that came into our building stated that it’s one of the coolest environments they’ve seen in college basketball,” Coach Keith Urgo told Dexter Henry.
KEITH URGO
Jesuit March Madness with Coach Keith Urgo
AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast 03-15-2023
Today’s guest didn’t quite make it to the NCAA tournament this year, but he led one of the biggest success stories in all of college basketball this season. And this was his first year as a head coach at any level. Keith Urgo is the head coach of the Fordham Rams men’s team – and the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year.
ALUMNI
ROBERT COSTELLO
Former Michael Cohen legal adviser Robert Costello claims ex-client said he’d ‘do whatever it takes’ to avoid jail
Fox News 03-21-2023
Attorney Robert Costello joins ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ after appearing before Trump grand jury in New York, says Cohen is an unreliable witness.
GREG WEISSERT
Fordham’s Weissert Pitches for Yankees Against Toronto
Bally Sports 03-23-2023
Weissert is an alumnus of Vin Scully’s school. He is from Fordham. His Big League debut [was]last August, and I would imagine right-handed hitters would not enjoy this matchup.
ALLY LOVE
Netflix’s ‘Dance 100’ Host and Peleton Instructor Ally Love Wants to Inspire a Generation, Like Mr. Rogers and Malala Yousafzai
Variety 03-17-2023
Hailing from Miami, Love now lives in New York City, where she graduated from Fordham University in partnership with the Ailey School for dance. Despite her earned status as a fitness guru with Peloton, Love’s younger self could never have imagined that title.
LORNA R. LEWIS
This school leader is being honored. Find out how she is helping improve her district, and schools across the state.
LI Herald 03-19-2023
[Lorna] Lewis has over 40 years of experience in education and joined the Malverne Union Free School District as superintendent on July 1, 2020. She holds a bachelor of science in physics from Fordham University, a master of science in teaching physics from Rutgers University, and two master’s degrees and a doctorate in science education (Ed.D.) from Teachers College, Columbia University.
CHASE EDMONDS
Bucs Add Chase Edmonds to Backfield
Big News Network 03-21-2023
Before splitting last season between Miami and Denver, Edmonds spent his first four NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and proved productive both as a runner and a pass-catcher. A fourth-round pick out of Fordham in 2018, he ran for 1,551 yards and caught 128 passes for 921 yards in that span while scoring a total of 14 touchdowns.
CHASE EDMONDS
Bucs Sign Jerry Rice Award-Winning Playmaker: Report
Heavy 03-16-2023
The Bucs signed Denver Broncos running back Chase Edmonds on Thursday, March 16, to a 1-year deal according to a source via NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Edmonds has 1,796 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns in his NFL career after a stellar collegiate career at Fordham where he won the Jerry Rice Award and tallied 5,862 yards in four seasons.
MARC DAVID WRIGHT
SINGFELD! A MUSICAL PARODY ABOUT NOTHING! Will Premiere Off-Broadway This Spring
Broadway World 02-23-2023
Marc David Wright (Director) is a director/producer of theatre and film, community creator, and arts educator. Born and raised in Bayonne, NJ, Marc crossed the Hudson to study acting at Fordham University (B.A. Theatre 2019).
FORMER PROFESSORS
LYN SLATER
Trend Report: “Granfluencers”
eHow 03-19-2023
Dr. [Lyn] Slater’s status as a fashion icon was established long before TikTok came around. While working as a Fordham University professor in 2014, she garnered so much attention for her personal style that she started a fashion blog called Accidental Icon.
