Hoda Kotb Gives Graduates 9 Life Lessons at Commencement. Read Her Full Speech
Today 05-18-2026
Add Hoda Kotb to the list of accomplished names who have shared their wisdom and experience with the Class of ’26. The former TODAY anchor delivered the commencement address at Fordham University on May 16, joining the likes of Harrison Ford, Henry Winkler, Tom Brady, Lindsey Vonn and Eric Church, who all delivered commencement speeches at college graduations this spring. “I believe in your ability to make it anywhere — every boardroom, every mountaintop, every C-suite,” Kotb told graduates, concluding her speech.
Kotb’s address to Fordham’s graduating class was covered across print and broadcast media, including NBC Today, IMDb, TV Insider, The Sun, and NBC Today in New York.
NYC teachers say phone ban in classrooms has caused ‘jaw dropping’ change in students’ attention
The New York Post 05-14-2026
Elizabeth Stosich is a professor at Fordham University, where she runs the educational doctorate program. Her students are school leaders, principals, assistant principals, and superintendents. Before the phone ban, she says teachers felt completely out of control. “Students [were]less engaged during the school day, they [were]engaging in problematic behavior — fights [were]breaking out in the bathroom,” she said. “Many teachers were fighting students every day, having to enforce their own phone policies.”
This article was picked up by Yahoo! News.
I’ve been studying Big Tech for a long time. What just happened with Anthropic and the Pentagon terrifies me
Fortune 05-16-2026
“I spent two years at the Federal Trade Commission, watching regulators doing their best to keep pace with Silicon Valley. I thought I had seen the outer limits of how distorted Big Tech’s command over government policy could be; I did not think it could get worse. I was wrong,” wrote Olivier Sylvain is Fordham law professor.
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Latest Weinstein Trial May Have Been ‘Best Shot,’ Former Prosecutors Say
The New York Times 05-16-2026
“The prosecution now faces a difficult decision: continue to pour state resources into a charge that yielded two deadlocked juries or dismiss the charge, potentially sending a signal they are not willing to go the distance to vindicate a victim they find credible and who has endured so much,” said Cheryl Bader, a law professor at Fordham University.
Second indictment of ex-FBI chief James Comey signals retaliation fears
The Guardian 05-13-2026
Fordham law professor and ex-prosecutor Bruce Green told the Guardian the charges against Comey especially stand out as “ a transparently absurd prosecution and I think there will be compelling reasons for a judge to toss the case. It’s a vindictive prosecution.” Green said that “to serve in this DoJ in the higher ranks, you have to be a true believer.”
Anthropic Is Building a Legal Tech Ecosystem in Claude. Can Companies Adapt?
Law.com 05-13-2026
Katherine Hughes, clinical associate professor of law and director of the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic at Fordham University School of Law, said as newer Big Tech giants like Anthropic take on a larger role in the legal industry and add integrations, their transparency around data governance will become more significant if they want to cater to legal professionals.
Everyone In The Democratic Party Has Money – Except The Democratic Party
The Epoch Times 05-15-2026
Boris Heersink, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University who has studied national party committees extensively, has argued in his research that these organizations create “national party brands” that are “fundamental to mobilizing voters in elections”—especially “when the party is in the national minority.”
Megan Fairchild’s Long, Joyful Goodbye to Ballet
The New York Times 05-18-2026
[Megan Fairchild] has maintained and elevated the breadth of her dancing for years, even as she earned a degree in math and economics from Fordham University and an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
Giants’ Brandon Brown to attend NFL’s front office & GM accelerator program
Giants Wire, USA Today 05-18-2026
Brown, a Long Island native and Fordham University graduate, serves as the top associate to Giants general manager Joe Schoen. He joined the organization in 2022 after rising through the ranks with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he contributed to their Super Bowl LII victory as director of pro scouting and player personnel.
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Activists Are Calling On Hudson County To Save Birds By Implementing This Ordinance
Slice of Culture 05-13-2026
A PLOS ONE study by researchers at Fordham University, NYC Bird Alliance, American Bird Conservancy and Stony Brook University found that only 40% of birds injured in building collisions survive. Back across the river, in Hudson County alone, 14 million birds migrated with over 300 species, as documented by Jersey City Birds.
Why Mike Breen yells ‘Bang!’ when NBA players hit big shots during ESPN, MSG broadcasts
The Sporting News 05-13-2026
Breen didn’t come up with it out of the blue, though. He’s been using the word since his days as a student at Fordham. According to Front Office Sports, Breen would sit in the stands as a spectator and enjoy big shots by yelling “Bang!” when they went through.
24-year-old councilman elected mayor of NJ town after incumbent fumbled response to warehouse fire
The New York Post 05-14-2026
[Frank] Vélez graduated from Fordham University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and government in December 2023, according to his LinkedIn.
