Fordham University Taps Experiential to Cut Through in Higher Ed Marketing
Chief Marketer 11-13-2025
Higher education marketing needs more differentiation, according to Justin Bell, Fordham University’s Vice President for Marketing and Communications.
It’s become a “sea of sameness,” Bell said, where every school touts its research, beautiful campus and successful student outcomes post-graduation.
Global poverty fight stalls as inequalities deepen, new report says
National Catholic Reporter 11-16-2025
The global fight against extreme poverty has stalled for a second consecutive year, according to the 2025 Fordham Pope Francis Global Poverty Report, which tracks access to seven basic human needs identified by Pope Francis: water, food, housing, employment, education, gender equity and religious freedom.
The analysis, compiled by researchers at Fordham University’s Graduate Program in International Political Economy and Development and just presented at the United Nations, shows that the global poverty gap remains fixed at 25.5%, halting the modest recovery that began in 2023 after pandemic-era setbacks.
Fraud: How Good People Justify The Unthinkable
Forbes 11-14-2025
Dr. [Timothy] Hedley, an Executive in Residence at Fordham University and a retired partner at a Big Four accounting firm where he served as the global lead partner for fraud risk management services, and Potarazu make a critical distinction between rational thinking and rationalization. “Rational thinking involves precise, deliberate analysis based on evidence, ethics and consequence evaluation,” they write.
MSNBC’s Velshi receives Sperber Prize
Talking Biz News 11-12-2025
Ali Velshi, host of MSNBC’s Velshi and an NBC business correspondent, is this year’s Ann M. Sperber Book Prize from Fordham University for his memoir “Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy.”
‘The bridge is down:’ 20 months later, NTSB to reveal findings of Key Bridge investigation
The Baltimore Sun 11-15-2025
“You find out different things as time goes on,” said Lawrence B. Brennan, a former senior admiralty counsel and captain of the Navy. “It didn’t happen because of ‘A,’ it happened because of ‘B.’
“Things go wrong, people make mistakes,” said the retired maritime lawyer and adjunct professor at Fordham Law School. “It’s usually a combination of human factors and mechanical things. It’s rarely a single thing.”
How To Kill A Person: A Legal Battle Over Execution Methods
Law360 11-14-2025
Deborah W. Denno, a professor at Fordham University School of Law who has studied execution protocols for more than three decades and whose writings have been cited by the Supreme Court, said the core problem is that the United States has never developed a real scientific foundation for its methods of execution.
‘Communities are living in fear’ from Chicago to Charlotte, as Trump’s immigration crackdown expands
MS NOW 11-16-2025
President Trump’s immigration enforcement crackdown is expanding across the country, from mass arrests outside Chicago to a new deployment of Border Patrol agents in Charlotte, North Carolina, and New York City could be next. “The point is to terrorize people,” says Fordham University Professor Christina Greer, adding, “we should all care what happens to our neighbors.” New York Comptroller Brad Lander adds “I’m not sure ICE knows what they’re gonna get into if they come for New York.”
This article was picked up by Yahoo! News and MSN.
Trump Threat to Sue BBC Over Speech Edit Faces High Hurdles
Bloomberg 11-15-2025
Benjamin Zipursky, a professor at Fordham Law School in New York, said a lawsuit by Trump against the BBC would likely fail because the Supreme Court has long recognized “the importance of not chilling political speech with the threat of lawsuits.”
“It’s the entire foundation of the Supreme Court’s protection of free speech that threats of costly lawsuits could cause the media to censor itself, and this case is a dramatic example of that,” Zipursky said.
This article was picked up by 27 outlets.
US Catholic bishops elect conservative culture warrior to lead them during Trump term
The Associated Press 11-12-2025
Flores will be eligible for the top post in three years. His election as vice president indicates that the U.S. conference “may eventually, cautiously open itself to the church’s new horizons,” said David Gibson, director of Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture.
This story was picked up by 105 other outlets.
NBA Reviews Timberwolves Owners’ Ties to Kalshi Sports Trading
Bloomberg 11-14-2025
“The Pandora’s box has been opened,” said Mark Conrad, a law professor and director of the sports business program at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business. Conrad said investments in prediction market trading bring up new potential concerns around conflicts of interest, market manipulation, and insider trading.
Why stories about heists, real or in movies, steal our hearts
Connecticut Public Radio/NPR 11/12/2025
Leila Amineddoleh teaches Art Crime at New York University and Cultural Heritage Law at Fordham Law School. She is the chair of the Art Law Group at Tarter, Krinsky, and Drogin.
New York Black Catholic Congress Aims to Celebrate ‘Faith, Culture, and Community’
The Good Newsroom 11-12-2025
Father Bryan Massingale, a renowned speaker and professor at Fordham University, will deliver the keynote address. Father Massingale also serves as weekend associate at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Harlem.
Akron Zips football coach Joe Moorhead and Kent State Golden Flashes football coach Mark Carney have connection
Akron Beacon Journal 11-11-2025
Akron coach Joe Moorhead and Kent State coach Mark Carney are former Fordham University starting quarterbacks who have bonded through the years over the connection.
A young Muslim woman moved in with a 96-year-old Jewish actress – and it was bashert
The Forward 11-12-2025
So when [Negin Nader] Bazrafkan moved to New York City in January 2023, she made it a priority to experience Jewish culture firsthand. While pursuing a Master of Laws at Fordham University, she was a fellow at the American Jewish Committee and worked at Fordham’s Center for Jewish Studies; often, she was the only Muslim in the room.
Veterans Day Parade NYC 2025 celebrates 250th anniversary of US military
WABC 7 11-10-2025
Fordham’s ROTC program, the University’s new logo, and Ramses all received strong visibility and mention during the parade broadcast (2:18:00 mark). Parade emcee Stephanie Ramos also noted that she was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant “right here in New York City at Fordham University.”
Don DeLillo, 88: How A Bronx Native Became One Of America’s Most Reexamined Writers
The Bronx Daily 11-11-2025
From the streets of the Bronx to the heights of American letters, novelist Don DeLillo’s journey charts the story of a boy made good—and then made great. Born in New York City on November 20, 1936, DeLillo grew up in an Italian-American Catholic household in the Fordham section of the Bronx, a neighbourhood shaped by immigrant ambition.
He attended Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, before enrolling at Fordham University, where he graduated in 1958 with a bachelor’s in “communication arts.”
Women’s Initiative for Jewish Studies to Bring Dr. Chaya Nove to YINR via Zoom
Jewish Link 10-13-2025
Dr. Chaya Nove is a sociolinguist focusing on variation and change in Chasidic Yiddish and its ancestral dialects. She is currently a visiting research scholar at Fordham University, where she is developing a social history of New York Chasidic Yiddish.
For Domestic Violence Victims, the Trump Administration Just Made it Harder to Escape
TIME Magazine 11-10-2025
“These are the most drastic cuts we have ever seen in our public health system,” said Laura Guy, a clinical social worker in New York City, and a clinical supervisor for community based mental health programs affiliated with Fordham University.
‘& Juliet’ actor finds his role an ideal combination of craft and advocacy
The Dallas Voice 11-11-2025
[Noah] Marlowe may not come to the role with any queer perspective, but he does come with a mindful one. While working on Book of Mormon on Broadway prior to this tour, Marlowe finished his college degree – in political science.
His first degree plan was for theater, but upon changing colleges, he didn’t want to start over because there was no theater degree program at Fordham University.
Burton Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition Draws 33 Law Schools Nationwide
American University 11-10-2025
In a competitive final round, Baylor University Law School’s Phillip Ackermann and Rachel Medina defeated Brigham Young University Law School’s Carson Lenox and Mason Pennock. Seton Hall Law School and Fordham Law School were recognized as runners-up in the competition.
