How to avoid Africa’s next water war
The Hill 06-16-2025
“The U.S. should use its considerable influence with Morocco to encourage it to reach an agreement with Algeria for the cooperative and equitable management of their shared transboundary water resources under the U.N. Water Convention, lest Algeria feels compelled to secure its national interest and its citizens’ wellbeing through other means,” wrote Geoff D. Porter, Ph.D., professor at Fordham University.
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Want A Career In Climate? B-School Educators’ Best Advice On Making The Most Of Your Time As An MBA Student
Poets&Quants 06-11-2025
Joe Dieguez at Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business shares similar advice. “It’s important to integrate that passion you have for climate into your professional narrative,” he says, “because that will ultimately set you apart, especially in the interview process and conversations with employers.”
Natalia Imperatori-Lee Discusses Women’s Ordination and Francis’s Legacy in CNN
Commonweal 06-11-2025
One such example: board member and incoming theology professor at Fordham University Natalia Imperatori-Lee was featured in two recent articles for CNN about Francis’s efforts to open the Church’s doors for women’s leadership and for marginalized communities in Catholic settings, one published before his passing and one after. “For a long time, Catholics were only known for their don’ts — don’t be gay, don’t have an abortion, don’t get a divorce. Francis unlocked a different kind of Catholicism in the public square.”
CaaStle Meltdown: P180 Sues ‘The Hunsicker Enterprise’ for Conspiracy
Women’s Wear Daily 06-11-2025
Susan Scafidi, founder and director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School, said the complaint “recasts” the scandal, replacing a single mastermind with a conspiracy.
“It appears intended not only to get ahead of a government investigation but also to distribute the blame — and thus the potential financial liability — for alleged extreme financial misrepresentations, and also to tap into the enhanced damages available under RICO,” Scafidi said.
‘Charliebird,’ ‘Happy Birthday’ and ‘Natchez’ Among 2025 Tribeca Festival Winners
Variety 06-13-2025
Environmental Impact Award: “A Vital Sun” from Fordham University, directed by Alison Bartlett
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Immigration Raids in LA Strike Fear Into the Fashion Industry
Vogue 06-12-2025
There is a direct policy conflict between limits on immigration and a desire to increase manufacturing, says Susan Scafidi, founder and director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School. “It’s something that I’ve been concerned about since the election, and the recent immigration raids in L.A. are spotlighting the issue in a dramatic fashion.”
Judge Declares Mistrial on Final Weinstein Charge
The New York Times 06-13-2025
What made the jury’s deliberations unusual was that members were able to reach unanimous verdicts on two of the counts and then “unraveled to a degree that a juror refused to continue,” said Cheryl Bader, a law professor at Fordham University.
JPMorgan’s stance on analyst job-hopping reflects ongoing competition for top talent
Fortune 06-12-2025
This reflects strategic career planning based on sectors that showed resilience during recent economic challenges, noted Giacomo Santangelo, an economist at Monster [and senior lecturer in economics at Fordham University].
Justice vs. ‘Just Us’: Should Black people care about ICE?
The St. Louis American 06-11-2025
Afro Latina civil rights lawyer Tanya Katerí Hernández, a Fordham Law professor, explored this dynamic in her 2022 book “Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias.” She argues that Latinos are often seen as racially diverse and welcoming, but they hide anti-Black attitudes.
Jurors weighed Weinstein’s fate in a changed climate.
Jurors weighed Weinstein’s fate in a changed climate.
The New York Times 06-11-2025
In the years since the accusations against Mr. Weinstein were first made public, the #MeToo movement brought about “profound changes” in how cases of sexual assault were handled in the law and in culture that won’t easily go away, said Cheryl Bader, a law professor at Fordham University.
CFPB lawsuit hinges on Trump’s ‘faithful’ execution of laws
American Banker 06-11-2025
Andrew Kent, the Joseph M. McLaughlin chair and professor of law at Fordham School, said there is little case law or litigation around the Take Care Clause. “Courts say that the president has to faithfully execute the law, and if the president thinks the law is unconstitutional or the president doesn’t like the policy, he still has to faithfully carry out the law,” Kent said.
‘Intracircuit Nonaquiescence’: What Is It, Why Did It Arise in SCOTUS’ Birthright Citizenship Hearing?
Law.com 06-09-2025
Matthew Diller, professor and dean emeritus at Fordham University School of Law, said nonacquiescence harms nonparties who lack the financial resources to ensure that a circuit court”s precedent binds an agency throughout the circuit. “If it’s an agency that deals with a relatively small number of cases with parties that are businesses or well financed, then those parties will appeal and go to court,” Diller said.
The Costs of Lying to Ourselves About Gaza—More Terrorism, Xenophobia, and Dictators | Opinion
Newsweek 06-13-2025
“And finally, there is the psycho-spiritual price: we lie to ourselves because facing the truth about Israel’s crimes against humanity is just too socially painful. Like the Big Lie of November 2020, this new Great Lie about Gaza can only bring moral corruption, internal strife, and suffering to the United States,” wrote John Davenport, professor of philosophy and director of peace and justice studies at Fordham University.
Q&A on Federalizing the National Guard in Los Angeles
FactCheck.org 06-16-2025
This section of law wasn’t used in 2020, in response to protests in Washington, D.C., following the killing of George Floyd. “It was discussed,” Thomas Lee, a professor at Fordham Law who served as special counsel in the Department of Defense at the time, told us in an interview. Instead, the department used a different law — Title 32 of the U.S. Code, section 502(f) — to bring unfederalized National Guard troops from other states to D.C.
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Lander seizes on New York Times opinion panel backing as NYC mayoral race tightens
New York Daily News 06-12-2025
The panel’s members included political experts like Fordham University professor Christina Greer and ex-City Hall adviser Esther Fuchs, as well as business leaders like restaurateur Danny Meyer and even a conservative voice in Manhattan Institute President Reihan Salam.
Oregon’s alternative sentencing pilot could become permanent—but with a major compromise
Prism 06-12-2025
John F. Pfaff, a professor at Fordham School of Law, explains in his book “Locked In” that prison is a cost shouldered by the state and not the county that sentences people to prison.
Some Russians push back against a church building spree in Moscow
The World 06-12-2025
The Orthodox Church consolidated its power and influence in post-Soviet Russia by pursuing an ideological alliance with the political elite, according to Sergei Chapnin, who formerly worked with the Church in Moscow and is now director of communications at the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University.
State DOGEs’ next frontiers could preempt local authority
Route 50 06-16-2025
Nestor Davidson, founder and faculty director of the Fordham University School of Law and Urban Law Center, said that state legislators are likely moving forward with many of these bills as they believe they are “reining in” what they see as reckless local government spending and policy. Davidson said he does not buy it, however, and that state legislators and executives are pursuing these goals for purely ideological reasons.
Making a splash: Water polo standout is part of Olympic development program
Westport Journal 06-16-2025
Many water polo student-athletes from the Staples program have gone on to play the sport at schools including Connecticut College, the University of Connecticut, Fordham, Boston College, Brown University and the University of Southern California.
Afraid To Sound ‘Like An Idiot’, Mike Breen Refuses To ‘Triple Bang’ Unless Tyrese Haliburton Fulfills His Stipulations
The Sports Rush 06-13-2025
Breen’s iconic “BANG!” call traces back to his college days at Fordham University. As a student watching games from the stands, he [Mike Breen] would shout “Bang!” whenever a player hit a clutch shot. The phrase stuck, and Breen eventually carried it into his early broadcasting work on high school and college radio.
‘We need bold solutions.’ Mayoral candidate Zellnor Myrie lays out plan if elected
News 12 Bronx 06-11-2025
He [Zellnor Myrie] is a product of the New York City public school system and a graduate of Brooklyn Tech, who earned his college degree from Fordham University. His education continued at Cornell Law School.
Jessica Lia Berry Returns to Hollywood Fringe with New Solo Show I’M STILL NOT THAT GIRL
Broadway World 06-13-2025
A Philadelphia native, Berry began her training at the Wilma Theater and studied acting with Mike Lemon Casting. She landed her first TV role in the CBS drama Hack and went on to earn a theatre degree from Fordham University while competing as a collegiate track and field athlete.
Los Alamos Association Of Phi Beta Kappa Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients
Los Alamos Daily Post 06-10-2025
Isabella Blair will attend Fordham University NY in the Rose Hill Honors Program, majoring in political science with plans to pursue a career in law.
