CLIPS OF THE WEEK
ZEIN MURIB
Pride and Prejudice: After Showing LGBTQ Support, Businesses Draw Backlash — But for Different Reasons
NBC4 06-02-2023
“This is not about merchandise. This is about cruel and coordinated attacks against LGBTQ people,” said Zein Murib, an assistant professor of political science at Fordham University. “If I could speculate on the remedy, it would be turning the focus away from branding and rainbows and identities and focusing more on universal issues.”
LERZAN AKSOY
Fordham business school dean on the importance of preparing students to handle ESG issues
Crain’s New York 05-29-2023
Five months into her tenure as dean of Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, Lerzan Aksoy has been thinking about how to align the school’s mission with current skill set demands from hiring managers as businesses focus on environmental, social and governance innovation.
BRUCE GREEN
Trump escalates attacks on judges amid increasing legal scrutiny
The Hill 05-29-2023
“It’s a bit unseemly for the judges to respond. And if it’s a response by a judge on a pending case, then it raises issues about their fairness,” said Bruce Green, a law professor at Fordham University and an expert in legal ethics.
CURRAN CENTER FOR AMERICAN CATHOLIC STUDIES
Vatican’s resident poet, Cardinal Tolentino: Artists are responsible for ‘life of Catholicism’
National Catholic Reporter 05-30-2023
The cardinal’s remarks were delivered May 25 at a keynote address during a conference on “The Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination,” co-sponsored by the Office of Mission and Ministry at Georgetown University and the Jesuit journal La Civiltà Cattolica, along with support from Fordham University’s Curran Center for American Catholic Studies and Loyola University Chicago’s Hank Center.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICES
LAURI GOLDKIND
For Some Autistic People, ChatGPT Is a Lifeline
Wired 05-30-2023
“We talk about empowering people and helping people to be fully autonomous and experience success on their own terms,” says Lauri Goldkind, a professor in Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service who focuses on the marriage of social work and technology.
ANNE WILLIAMS-ISOM
Who’s who in Eric Adams’ administration: Deputy mayor for health and human services: Anne Williams-Isom
City & State 05-26-2023
Prior to joining the administration, Williams-Isom was the James R. Dumpson endowed chair in child welfare at Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service. Williams-Isom is best known as the former CEO and COO of the Harlem Children’s Zone, an anti-poverty nonprofit organization.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
BRUCE GREEN
Lawyer’s AI Blunder Shows Perils of ChatGPT in ‘Early Days’
Bloomberg Law 05-31-2023
Advances in technology are no substitute for checking work, said Bruce Green, a Fordham Law School professor. … “This isn’t really a new problem; lawyers have offloaded or delegated work for years,” Green said.
BRUCE GREEN
Trump escalates attacks on judges amid increasing legal scrutiny
The Hill 05-29-2023
“It’s a bit unseemly for the judges to respond. And if it’s a response by a judge on a pending case, then it raises issues about their fairness,” said Bruce Green, a law professor at Fordham University and an expert in legal ethics.
SUSAN SCAFIDI
Fashion Law Institute Welcomes 14th Cohort
Sourcing Journal 05-30-2023
Susan Scafidi fought tooth and nail to create a fashion law program at Fordham University School of Law. “Why is it that fashion gets so little protection and other fields get so much?” Scafidi said of “a trillion-dollar industry that touches all of us every day.”
NESTOR DAVIDSON
Who’s who in Eric Adams’ administration – Rent Guidelines Board chair: Nestor Davidson
City & State 05-26-2023
Davidson, an expert in affordable housing and land use law, was appointed to lead the nine-member board in March, 2023. He is a professor of housing and land use at Fordham University School of Law.
CONSTANTINE KATSORIS
Prof. Constantine Katsoris Shares His Story in ‘A Ram from Sparta’
The National Herald 05-29-2023
Prof. Katsoris, the Ignatius M. Wilkinson Professor of Law at Fordham, is a graduate of Fordham College at Rose Hill (now known as the Gabelli School of Business) in 1953 and Fordham’s School of Law in 1957, where he was first in his class and received the Chapin Prize for attaining the highest weighted average.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
TIMOTHY MALEFYT
Memorial Day barbecue prices sizzle — the cost of one essential soars 28%
Market Watch 05-29-2023
Americans just want to have a good time this year, Timothy Malefyt, a professor at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, told MarketWatch. … Last year, people were still “pulling out” of a pandemic mindset, but this year they want something “positive and celebratory,” he said.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
ZEIN MURIB
Pride and Prejudice: After Showing LGBTQ Support, Businesses Draw Backlash — But for Different Reasons
NBC4 06-02-2023
“This is not about merchandise. This is about cruel and coordinated attacks against LGBTQ people,” said Zein Murib, an assistant professor of political science at Fordham University. “If I could speculate on the remedy, it would be turning the focus away from branding and rainbows and identities and focusing more on universal issues.”
LENNY CASSUTO
Surprising Words The Spelling Bee Kids Can Nail But The Rest Of Us Get Wrong All The Time
HuffPost 06-01-2023
“The most common misspelling I see is ‘it’s,’ or depending on your point of view, ‘its,’ and the reason is simple: It’s irregular,” said Lenny Cassuto, an English professor at Fordham University in New York City.
ORIT AVISHAI
Israeli protesters fear for their country’s precarious LGBTQ rights revolution
Religion News Service 06-01-2023
“During research for my book about Orthodox LGBTQ activism in Israel, I noticed how efforts to change conservative communities’ ideas about equality and acceptance were grounded in claims of a shared Jewish experience,” wrote Orit Avishai, a professor of sociology at Fordham.
MONIKA MCDERMOTT
Who is Ron DeSantis and what his presidency could mean for Ukraine
The New Voice of Ukraine 05-25-2023
Monica McDermott, a professor of political science at Fordham University in New York, added that Republicans are among the groups least inclined to prioritize the defense of Ukraine as important for the United States.
HAROLD TAKOOSHIAN
How Kitty Genovese’s Murder Shaped New York’s Perception of Violent Crime
Oxygen 05-26-2023
In a 2004 article, the newspaper revisited the facts of the case and spoke with Harold Takooshian, a professor of urban psychology at Fordham University who has studied the case at length. Prof. Takooshian posited that the 38 witnesses were less likely to act because they didn’t understand what was happening, not because they were apathetic.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESS
Allen Ginsberg: Unsafe at any Speed
Counterpunch 05-26-2023
But not until now has a single MD turned to the written word to describe a singular literary genius who shifted the course of American poetry. Dr. Stevan M. Weine does that in Best Minds: How Allen Ginsberg Made Revolutionary Poetry from Madness, a new book from Fordham University Press that makes Ginsberg less of a risk-taker than he actually was.
ALUMNI
ROSE MARIE BRAVO
Rose Marie Bravo to Be Honored at Bronx High School of Science’s 85th Annual Gala
Women’s Wear Daily 05-31-2023
Rose Marie Bravo, former chief executive officer of Burberry, credits the Bronx High School of Science with laying the groundwork for her success in business. … She used to take two buses to get to Bronx Science and would pass by Fordham University every day. So she called the college and asked if she could enroll, and she sent a transcript over and they said, “Sure, you can start in January.” She began at Fordham and then went back to Bronx Science in June to take the Regents tests and graduate.
ROBERT GRIFFITH
Former NFL safety Robert Griffith graduates from Fordham business school
CBS2 06-01-2023
Robert Griffith spent 13 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Minnesota Vikings. This year, Griffith graduated from Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business with a master’s degree in international business.
JAEKI CHO
An Influencer With a Mission: Supporting New York Restaurants
The New York Times 05-29-2023
After graduating from Fordham University in 2011, Mr. Cho wrote and edited for hip-hop publications before producing a documentary, “Bad Rap,” that follows the lives of four Korean American hip-hop artists — including Awkwafina — released in 2016.
SCOTT DETROW
WITF alum Scott Detrow named weekend host of ‘All Things Considered’ and ‘Consider This’
WITF 05-31-2023
Detrow got his start in public radio at Fordham University’s WFUV. He graduated from Fordham, and also has a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government.
PEDRO GONZALEZ
All Aboard for Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
The Provincetown Independent 05-31-2023
The five actors’ performances on the Julie Harris Stage are dazzling in their physical and verbal grace. Puerto Rican-born Pedro Gonzalez, a recent graduate of Fordham University, plays Angel Cruz, the central figure of the play, a street-smart Latino youth who has been arrested for shooting a Reverend Moon-like cult figure, ultimately killing him.
MICHELLE HOPSON
Massachusetts Building Congress Appoints Michelle Hopson as Executive Director
Boston Real Estate Times 05-25-2023
Hopson earned a bachelor’s degree in legal and policy Studies from Fordham University and an Executive Education Certificate from Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business and Graduate School of Social Service’s (GSS) Center for Nonprofit Leaders.
NICK MARTINEZ
Padres pitchers attended Bronx colleges before their Major League stints
News 12 05-27-2023
The San Diego Padres’ lineup includes two Major League stars who attended colleges in the Bronx. Pitcher Nick Martinez is a Fordham University alumni and relief pitcher Tom Cosgrove went to Manhattan College.
OBITUARIES
Kurt Joseph Byerly, 51
Essex News Daily 05-26-2023
After high school, he attended Fordham University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance and was a member of the varsity soccer team. Kurt was awarded an athletic scholarship to Fordham. He grew into his role on the Fordham soccer team over his four years and was ultimately recognized as the MVP that we all knew him to be in his senior year.
