Beneath the Bronx, a century-old observatory monitors Earth’s movements
The Gothamist 04-14-2025
Stephen Holler, the head of Fordham’s physics department and the observatory’s current manager, described [the Rev. J. Joseph]Lynch as “very impactful in the seismology field.” “The station’s 100 years old, and [Lynch] was an integral part of it for much of its history,” Holler said. “So much so that I think it was his domain.”
Dow plunges in nearly 2,000-point turnaround as rally fizzles after lack of trade deals before stiff tariffs kick in
The New York Post 04-08-2025
“There’s no telling how long it’s going to last,” Dr. Giacomo Santangelo, an economist who lectures at Fordham University, told The Post when asked about the turmoil on Wall Street. “As long as there are tariffs we are going to experience a negative outcome.”
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Luigi Mangione Death Penalty Bid May Pit Prosecutors Against Each Other
The New York Times 04-10-2025
Mr. Mangione’s case has become an arena for Ms. Bondi to show her commitment to the president. Her decision “is more political theater than anything else,” said Cheryl Bader, a law professor at Fordham University. “This is a way to grab some headlines and to show in a very public way Trump’s commitment to re-establishing the death penalty in federal prosecutions,” Ms. Bader said.
Where Did Fordham’s Class of 2024 Land?
Newsy Today 04-11-2025
Almost all graduates of Fordham University Class of 2024 secured meaningful career engagements within six months of finishing their degrees, as reported by University data. A significant 94% of these graduates were either employed, furthering their education, or engaged in volunteer or military service.
How often do Western and Orthodox Easters coincide? This year’s overlap is getting rarer
NorthJersey.com 04-11-2025
The holidays converge about once every three to four years − they last overlapped in 2014 and 2017 and will line up again in 2028. Due to differences in the calendars followed by western and eastern churches, the convergence will become even more rare in the coming years, according to George Demacopoulos, a theology professor and co-director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University in the Bronx.
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Why the firing squad may be making a comeback
CNN 04-10-2025
The firing squad is among the country’s oldest execution methods, according to Deborah Denno, a professor at Fordham Law School who studies the death penalty and execution methods. But it’s been used rarely, with just over 140 inmates put to death using that method since 1608, per her research.
Progressive Case for Tariffs Amid Fallout From Trump’s Policies
Newsweek 04-10-2025
Zephyr Teachout, a professor at Fordham Law School, told Newsweek that Trump’s tariffs are “a wholesale chaotic disaster,” but that “finance wants to use Trump’s awful tariffs as stand ins for all tariffs, which would be really stupid.”
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Elon Musk boosting influencer who platforms far-right Putin allies
The Guardian 04-10-2025
“Musk has cultivated, attracts and also welcomes people in all various media who support his views and Nawfal is an example of that,” said Paul Levinson, a professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University.
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How tariffs could impact your next trip to Yankee Stadium
NY 1 04-08-2025
Concerns continue to grow around recession fears and how this all could impact New York.
Giacomo Santangelo, senior lecturer of economics at Fordham University, joined “News All Day” on Tuesday to discuss how this will impact New Yorkers trip to baseball stadiums, concerts and airports.
Santangelo was also quoted about tariffs in NY 1.
Bronx hearing confronts legacy of slavery and the path to reparations
Bronx Times 04-11-2025
Twentieth-century housing discrimination “crippled Black wealth acquisition,” and Black people were long kept out of even union construction work, let alone medical, legal and banking jobs, said Mark Naison, professor of African-American Studies at Fordham University. That loss of wealth and “traumatic personal consequences” are still felt today, he said.
Op-ed | The Mayor’s ‘Independent’ Candidacy
amNY 04-11-2025
“So there you have it, and, whatever name Eric Adams comes up with for the general election ballot, he will face voters who will judge him on his record and vision – just as they will for every other candidate. The name the mayor ultimately chooses is probably beside the point,” wrote Jerry Goldfeder, director of the Fordham Law School Voting Rights Project.
New Fordham HC Mike Magpayo Adds Ex-NBA Player to Rams Staff
College Football Network 04-10-2025
New Fordham head basketball coach Mike Magpayo is currently putting his staff in place for his first season in the Bronx after coming over from UC-Riverside. One of his latest additions includes a former NBA player.
‘Acid on an old scar’: Abuse survivors and advocates react to McCarrick’s death
National Catholic Reporter 04-08-2025
“With Cardinal McCarrick’s death, we lose one of the great villains of Roman Catholicism in the U.S. I think that’s really what it means,” said C. Colt Anderson, a professor of Christian spirituality at Fordham University who is writing a book on clericalism and the clergy sex abuse crisis.
Who Should Address the Collision of Politics and Justice?
The Regulatory Review 04-08-2025
In Sassoon’s resignation letter, she cites an article by Bruce A. Green of Fordham Law School and Rebecca Roiphe of New York Law School in which they argue that the Justice Department’s inspector general is the optimal official to investigate politicization within the Department.
U.S. Trade War: Decoding real motives behind U.S. reciprocal tariffs
CGTN 04-09-2025
The Trump administration’s tariffs have sparked heated debate about their real motivations. A Fordham University economics professor [Yan An] says it’s partly because the U.S. sees China’s rapid modernization as a threat.
White House pauses most tariffs, staffing will still feel effects
Staffing Industry Analysis 04-09-2025
“One has to wonder if this was not the plan all along,” Monster Economist Giacomo Santangelo said in a note to SIA. “Does reducing all of the other tariffs make the increase of 125% tariffs on China more palatable? Any tariff would be disruptive. Ten percent tariffs on all other countries other than China is still going to be inflationary to consumers and disruptive to US domestic production.”
LGBTQ+ Rights In the Trump Era Is Symposium Topic at Catholic Law School
New Ways Ministry 04-08-2025
LGBTQ+ rights in light of the 2024 US presidential election was the focus of a recent symposium at Fordham Law School, a Catholic law school based in New York CityThe event was sponsored by Fordham OUTLaws, the LGBTQ+ student group at the law school, reported s the Fordham Observer.
Democrats Demand Hearing On Trump’s Tariff Policies
The Pinnacle Gazette 04-08-2025
Warren and her colleagues pointed to a troubling trend revealed in a study published in The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. Researchers from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Fordham University, University of Oklahoma, and Lehigh University found that companies making political contributions to Republicans were more likely to receive tariff exemptions. In contrast, those supporting Democrats were less likely to benefit from such exemptions.
New Fordham HC Mike Magpayo Adds Ex-NBA Player to Rams Staff
College Sports Network 04-10-2025
According to college basketball insider Adam Zagoria, Mike Magpayo has added Derrick Phelps to his coaching staff. The former national champion at North Carolina will bring a great presence to the Rams’ locker room.
Fordham Rams Coach Mike Magpayo: ‘Basketball is in my blood’
The FilAm 04-13-2025
Now blessed with two boys — 4-year-old Luka and 2-year-old Milo — the Magpayos are back in Mike’s “favorite city” to take on the job as head coach of Fordham University Rams men’s basketball team. It would mean returning to where he began his coaching career as an assistant at Columbia University (2010-2014) and meeting his future mentor and friend Kyle Smith, now a coach at Stanford.
Diner captures photo of surprising item tucked inside fortune cookie: ‘Getting out of hand’
The Cool Down 04-08-2025
Many experts have linked the degradation of the environment with mass consumption. In a report by Fordham University, researchers found that “annual increases in the consumption of clothing, electronics, personal care products, and nonessential items severely contribute to material waste, greenhouse gas emissions, energy use, and ecosystem collapse.”
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Churches East and West celebrate Easter the same day in 2025; could it be a step to unity?
OSV News 04-14-2025
Aristotle Papanikolaou, co-founding director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University in New York City, also forecast a doubtful outlook. “I’m very happy that the pope is speaking in that way, and taking the initiative,” he said.
NY Attorney General Letitia James backs fight against Trump student deportations
New York Daily News 04-11-2025
Other legal briefs have also been filed in support of the AAUP, including one signed by 86 colleges and associations submitted the day before the attorneys general’s filing. The group included Fordham University and small liberal arts schools in New York that tend to be less reliant on federal research funding, such as Hamilton College and Bard College.
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Palestinian First Responders and the Unbearable Sadness of Genocide
Counter Punch 04-13-2025
“On the morning of March 23, IDF forces executed 15 humanitarian aid workers in Gaza. There were eight paramedics from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, six first responders with Palestinian Civil Defense and one UNRAW employees on a mission to collect dead and wounded civilians outside of Rafah in southern Gaza,” wrote Robin Andersen, professor emerita of communication and media studies at Fordham University.
Black Hawk helicopter pilot has passion for service and the skies
Catholic Review 04-14-2025
At 28 years old, [Lia] Paolucci has carved out a notable career as a detachment commander and helicopter pilot in the Maryland Army National Guard. A graduate of St. Joan of Arc School in Aberdeen, Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson and Fordham University in New York, she has balanced military service, education and a relentless drive to give back to her community.
FSU Law jumps 10 spots in U.S. News rankings
The Florida Bar 04-09-2025
Florida State University’s College of Law has climbed 10 spots to No. 38 overall in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of the nation’s top public and private law schools. FSU Law shares the ranking with Emory University, University of California, Irvine, Fordham University, and the University of Florida.
