Homophobic speech in youth sports doesn’t just harm gay boys. It harms straight boys too.
USA Today 09-13-2024
A culture of masculinity marked by anti-LGBTQ and other harmful language pervades youth sports environments, according to a study led by Fordham University researchers [Professors Laura Wernick and Derek Tice-Brown] – signaling a public health concern whose implications, experts say, are both wide-ranging and long-lasting.

Today’s Parents: ‘Exhausted, Burned Out and Perpetually Behind’
The New York Times 09-14-2024
During the women’s movement of the 1970s, the country considered the idea that government and employer policies could help parents work and care for their families, as Kirsten Swinth, a history professor at Fordham, has written. But the Reagan era ushered in a different idea — that the government should not interfere in family life.

A Student’s Wisdom Helped This Teacher Win $200,000
The New York Times 09-10-2024
The brainstorm that led to Defying Legal Gravity came when she [Diana Imbert-Hodges] was teaching a Saturday program for seventh-graders in Harlem. She was also falling behind in her own classes as a first-year student at the Fordham University School of Law. Now she is one of the recipients of this year’s David Prize.

The Widening Crisis Surrounding New York Mayor Eric Adams
The Wall Street Journal 09-15-2024
“This is a lot of smoke—if we were in a building, I would leave. However, we have yet to see fire,” said Christina Greer, a Fordham University political science professor. “We already know that he likes to surround himself with unsavory characters.”

Sculptor’s static images become enduring representations of faith, spirituality
National Catholic Reporter 09-07-2024
Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, a professor of English and creative writing at Fordham University in New York, took note of Schmalz’s work over the years, and chose one of his Dante Garden pieces for the cover of her new book, Dear Dante, a collection of poems dedicated to the master on the 700th anniversary of the “Divine Comedy.”

Eric Adams Visits Black Churches to Bolster Support
The New York Times 09-08-2024
Christina Greer, a political science professor at Fordham University, said she would not be surprised if the mayor’s political base was skeptical of the investigation, especially because the mayor has yet to be charged or named as a target.

Pressure Grows on Mayor Adams as Key Officials Leave Amid Investigations
The New York Times 09-16-2024
Christina Greer, a political science professor at Fordham University, said Mr. Adams will probably not push out Mr. Pearson or Mr. Banks. “Often the mayor doubles down in his loyalty — it very well could be his big fault as mayor of New York City,” she said.

Eric Adams’ shady inner circle comes back to bite him
POLITICO 09-14-2024
“It just raises questions to me as to why our mayor feels so incredibly comfortable surrounding himself with a myriad of unsavory characters,” said Christina Greer, a close watcher of city politics as a Fordham University political science professor and co-host of the FAQ NYC podcast.

Feds’ raids into homes of Mayor Adams’ inner circle leave City Hall in limbo
Gothamist 09-06-2024
“It does not look great,” said Christina Greer, a political scientist who teaches at Fordham University. “But we’re still in the ‘I don’t know’ phase.” And those phases can drag on — allowing uncertainty and distrust in city government to mount.

Caribbean Matters: Honoring Afro-Latinos during Hispanic Heritage Month
Daily Kos 09-14-2024
El País in English recently featured an interview with Fordham University law professor and author Tanya Katerí Hernández, conducted by Paola Nagovitch, seeking to debunk the idea that racism doesn’t exist within the Latino community.

Expert calls for people to ‘show up’ for those struggling with trauma, suicidal thoughts
The Gleaner 09-12-2024
Dr. Roger Ball, a social work administrator and lecturer on trauma intervention and suicide prevention [at Fordham University and Lehman College], is asserting that “showing up” for people who have experienced trauma, struggle with suicidal thoughts, or have attempted suicide is an important first step in assisting them in their healing and recovery.

Plain Talk: Let’s keep cell phones out of the classroom
TBR News Media 09-06-2024
I [Francis Pizzarelli, S.J.] have 35 extraordinary young men and women in my Introduction to Sociology class. That same week I started back at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service. I teach second-year students clinical practice.

Big changes coming to historic CT theater with new artistic vision offering laughter and variety
The Hartford Courant 09-14-2024
He [Mark Shanahan] performed in the New York production 15 or so years ago and has also directed several productions of the play around the country. He even taught a course on Hitchcock’s films at Fordham University.

The Season of Creation and Laudato Si’ – a view from the US in this election year
The Tablet 09-06-2024
The most recent gathering was at the University of San Diego and focused on Laudato Si’. In addition to the Center for Catholic Studies at Sacred Heart University, the gatherings are co-sponsored by the Boisi Center at Boston College, the Center for Religion and Culture at Fordham University and the Hank Center at Loyola Chicago.

Aramark: Cultivating Community on Campuses Across the USA
Facilities Management Magazine 09-12-2024
Even in the heart of NYC, students can access fresh, local produce (grown less than 250 miles from campus) monthly throughout the academic year. For $5, students can fill a bag with healthy, seasonal fruits and vegetables at markets at Fordham [University].

How attending the first MFA program centered on the Catholic literary tradition changed my writing
America Magazine 09-06-2024
A year after its publication, Gioia initiated a conference on “The Future of the Catholic Literary Imagination” at the University of Southern California. Three subsequent conferences were held over the next seven years at Fordham University, Loyola Chicago and the University of Dallas. In October, Notre Dame will host the fifth Catholic imagination conference.

Maria E. Redo, Who Won Discounts for Older Adults, Dies at 99
The New York Times 09-09-2024
Maria [E. Redo] graduated from Fordham University in 1945 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. While studying biology in a master’s program at Hunter College, she met her future husband, Frank Redo, a biology instructor who would become the chief of pediatric surgery at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center).

The 2024 Albany 40 Under 40: The Rising Stars in New York state politics
City & State New York 09-09-2024
When the opportunity arose to advocate professionally for private colleges, Tom Schnurr felt a personal calling. “The independent sector gave me a great start,” says Schnurr, a Fordham University graduate. “I jumped at the opportunity to make sure other folks have that same access.”

Meet the Cast of THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
Broadway World 09-11-2024
Performer Sawyer Barth is an actor, director, writer and musician currently pursuing their BA in Theatre from Fordham College at Lincoln Center. This is Sawyer’s Broadway debut. Past Credits: Film: And Then I Go (Flake), Super Dark Times (Charlie); TV: “The Kids Are Alright” (Frank).

‘I have taken risks, but Damien is a staggering risk-taker’: Michael Craig-Martin on style, the YBAs and being the great late bloomer of British art
The Guardian 09-08-2024
His [Michael Craig-Martin] college education, like his young life, was peripatetic: studied English literature and history at Fordham University in New York, then art at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris before, as he puts it, “stumbling into Yale” in the autumn of 1961, “when a dean there took an incredible chance on me”.

Marwari Yuva Manch Siliguri honours veteran Salesian priest and educationist
Education Diary 09-12-2024
After completing postgraduate studies in Mass Communication and Journalism from Fordham University, New York, and Salesian University Rome, Father Paul has been a lecturer at prestigious institutions like St Anthony’s College Shillong, Calcutta University Journalism Department; as well as Assam Don Bosco University and Salesian College Sonada, Darjeeling, where he founded the Mass Communication and Journalism departments.

The biggest regret of Denzel Washington’s career: “I guess Brad Pitt is happy”
Far Out Magazine 09-08-2024
Starting out in the 1970s, Denzel Washington has enjoyed an illustrious acting career across both stage and screen. After earning a BA in Drama and Journalism from Fordham University, the hopeful actor attended graduate school at the American Conservatory Theater in California.

Delaware 105.9 (Radio): Salisbury, MD – AUDIO UNAVAILABLE
WXDE 09-15-2024
By 1961, Olivia Hooker became Dr. Olivia Hooker when she earned her Phd in psychology from the University of Rochester. In 1963, she joined Fordham University as a senior clinical lecturer. Eventually she served as an associate professor until 1985, but it was her experience in the US Coast Guard where Dr. Hooker realized her full potential.

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