Black student enrollment drops at NYU, Columbia, Cornell after SCOTUS ends affirmative action
New York Daily News 10-19-2024
Fordham University saw a different pattern across its 2,500-person class, with Black and Hispanic students accounting for 7% and 26% of those who enrolled, compared to 6% and 21% the year before. Unlike other selective New York colleges this application cycle, the share of Asian students dropped, from 17% to 12%. “This ruling has been unsettling for higher education generally, but Fordham has always pursued strategies that foster diversity at the University,” John Buckley, vice president for undergraduate enrollment at Fordham, said in a statement.
Meet the first campus rabbi in the 183-year history of Fordham, one of NYC’s largest Catholic universities
Jewish Telegraphic Agency 10-10-2024
[Rabbi Katja] Vehlow arrived at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus at a tumultuous time for students in New York City, as protests over the Israel-Hamas war convulsed other Manhattan schools including Columbia, City College and New York University. And it means she gets to fashion the role of being a campus rabbi at Fordham — a prospect she relishes: The school’s Jesuit principles resonate with her, and she’s excited by the inherently interfaith work of Jewish ministering in a Catholic space.
A devastating hurricane doesn’t dramatically change how people vote – but in a close election, it can matter
The Conversation 10-14-2024
“A massive hurricane disrupts people’s lives in many important ways, including affecting people’s personal safety and where they can live. Ahead of an election, there are a lot of practical limitations about how an election can be executed — like if a person can still receive mail-in ballots at home or elsewhere, or if it is possible to still vote in person at their polling location if that building was destroyed or damaged,” said Boris Heersink, associate professor of political science at Fordham University.
How Academic Writing Can Be Beautiful And Clear
Forbes 10-17-2024
Leonard Cassuto, a professor of English at Fordham University, has a new book — Academic Writing As If Readers Matter — urging for writing in readable ways that engages with readers and uses storytelling and metaphor to connect with readers. He offers academics — and other authors — important and candid advice while asking them to prioritize their audiences. Cassuto’s book also received a feature review, “Advice for Academic Authors,” in Science, the magazine of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 10-17-2024.
Ralph Jennings, 86, Dies; Built Up Fordham’s Public Radio Station
The New York Times 10-21-2024
Ralph Jennings, who gave stature, stability, prosperity and influence to WFUV, Fordham University’s radio station, died on Oct. 9 in Manhattan. He was 86. Dr. Jennings, a lover of the radio since he was a little boy with severe nearsightedness, took over at WFUV in 1985. At the time, the station played rock shows with shout-outs to the disc jockey’s dorm buddies and cultural programs that targeted niche audiences.
Texas man faces execution despite doubts over shaken baby syndrome
The Washington Post 10-16-2024
In theory, post-conviction appeals can serve as a fail-safe that allows the court system to reckon with past errors and avoid wrongful execution. In practice, the courts are rarely so nimble — or willing, according to death-penalty researcher and Fordham law professor Deborah Denno. “If you start with shaken baby syndrome evidence, next you can look at fingerprint evidence, or any array of scientific evidence that was accepted before,” Denno said.
A New Venue Celebrates the Sound of the Bronx
The New York Times 10-18-2024
She [Bobby Sabrina] cited Mark Naison, a professor of history and African and American Studies at Fordham University, who had made the cassette tape that put WHEDco on the path to building the Bronx Music Hall. Sanabria also mentioned Naison as having said that at one time, the Bronx had at least as many nightclubs, dance halls and catering halls as Manhattan.
Melissa Aviles-Ramos takes over as NYC schools chancellor: What to know
NBC New York 10-16-2024
[Melissa] Aviles-Ramos holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University, and a Master of Arts degree from CUNY City College. She is a mother to a daughter.
Let’s Not Bring Back Jail for Swearing
The New York Times 10-10-2024
“To be sure, history and tradition are important parts of constitutional law. But they cannot be the only guide. They are too easily manipulated, provide too little guidance and risk becoming a suffocating straitjacket. If judges care about protecting free speech as we understand it today, they should resist the temptation to turn the clock back on the First Amendment,” said Matthew L. Schafer, adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law and co-author of the article.
Advice for academic authors
Science 10-17-2024
Writing is really about communication. Or at least it should be, argues Leonard Cassuto [professor of English at Fordham University]in Academic Writing as if Readers Matter. The premise of the book is that for many academics, the reader simply does not matter—graduate students and peer reviewers must read assigned texts, no matter what, meaning that there is little incentive to consider their needs.
Idaho prosecutors reject student murders suspect’s longshot bid to have death penalty taken off table
Fox News 10-14-2024
After Idaho reinstated the firing squad last year, one of the nation’s leading experts on capital punishment, Fordham Law School Professor Deborah Denno, told Fox News Digital the method is far more humane than lethal injections, which have been badly botched in recent years. “The firing squad is the quickest, surest and most error-free and the only technique for which we have skilled and trained professionals,” she said at the time.
Afrika Owes is a single mom and lawyer striving to reach her highest potential
ABC 7 NY 10-08-2024
Shortly before graduating Fordham University School of Law earlier this year, Afrika Owes took the New York bar exam. When the time came to check her results, she set up her phone, hit record and managed to capture her emotional reaction to learning she had passed on her very first try.
Long-awaited US Senate debate may have fireworks and little suspense
AZ Central 10-07-2024
“Debates are not likely to have such an impact unless somebody performs as poorly as (President Joe Biden) did in June,” said Paul Levinson, a communications professor at Fordham University who specializes in debates. “It’s highly unlikely that either of these two candidates are going to do that.”
More extreme conservative politics can only speed up Kansas’ long, slow decline | Opinion
The Kansas City Star 10-18-2024 and The Wichita Eagle 10-18-2024
“Kansans, please think about this when you cast your votes this November. Providing a path out of poverty and ensuring access to health care and education are important no matter where one calls home. Because there really is no place like it,” said Jeanne Flavin, professor of sociology at Fordham University.
Alabama set to tie record for executions in 50 years with upcoming lethal injection
WBRC 10-11-2024
“If you’re for the death penalty, then you would think this is great, that Alabama is moving in the right direction,” [Deborah] Denno [Fordham Law School Professor] said. “On the other hand, the fact that you have a state that is so separate from other states in this country, much less other states that have the death penalty, is telling as well.”
Layoff Anxiety Survey: 7 in 10 Workers Are Bracing for Job Cuts
MarketWatch 10-01-2024
You may feel that your unemployment constitutes an emergency, causing you to pour all your focus into job searching at the expense of other, non-career aspects of your life. But doing so could worsen your mental health, undermining your efforts, according to Dean McKay, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Fordham University.
Fordham Law clinic helps secure exoneration for man wrongfully convicted for murder
National Jurist 10-16-2024
Fordham University School of Law students in the Criminal Defense Clinic helped exonerate Keth Roberts for a murder charge from 1986. Roberts was exonerated on Oct. 3 by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Matthew D’Emic. Anushka Sarkar ’25, Nell Fitzgerald ’25, Sherry Gui ’25 and David Schwartz ’25 worked with Fordham Law adjunct professor Leonard Noisette to conduct legal research and provide counsel to Roberts.
American Innovation Index ranks Toyota at top of automotive companies for innovation
Plano Magazine 10-18-2024
“The Aii is the only index that ranks the level of innovation based upon consumer perceptions and interactions with a company, making it unique in that it measures innovation from the customer point of view rather than on expert opinions, which bypass customers’ experiences,” said Barbara M. Porco, managing director at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, Responsible Business Center (RBC).
How Kelli Giddish Returned to ‘Law & Order: SVU’ in Season 26
Variety 10-17-2024
In Season 24 of the NBC procedural, Rollins married ADA Dominick Carisi Jr. (Peter Scanavino) and resigned from the Special Victims Unit to accept a teaching position at Fordham University. She returned as a guest star in a later episode of Season 24 and in two episodes in Season 25.
Two truths and a lie: The truth of vouchers in Kentucky | Opinion
The Cincinnati Enquirer 10-18-2024
A study by Fordham University found that private schools put as little as 41% of their allocated funds into the classroom, while public school districts put as much as 63% of their funds into theirs. The public dollars that go to public schools are used for more students and are used more efficiently.
Gibson Allocates $395,000 for Various Public Safety Measures
Norwood News 10-18-2024
NYPD Deputy Chief Keiyon S. Ramsey, Assembly Member Landon C. Dais (A.D. 77) and Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, who, as reported, led a national Gun Violence Summit with prosecutors from all over the country at Fordham University in The Bronx earlier this year, were present for the announcement.
Robert Strang joins The Washington Post as Senior Sales Executive
The Washington Post 10-14-2024
Robert [Strang] graduated from Penn State University and has an M.B.A. from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business with a concentration in media. He is the chair of The Emerging Leaders Council at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business and sits on the Ad/PR Network board of Penn State University’s Bellisario College of Communications.
Denzel Washington Personality: A Deep Dive Into The Charismatic Actor
SohhNews 10-15-2024
[Denzel] Washington attended Fordham University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Journalism. His career in acting began in the late 1970s with television roles, but it was his performance in “Cry Freedom” (1987) that marked his breakthrough in film.
Over 36 years, Godfrey says Danbury is bigger, downtown has changed
Patch 10-14-2024
[Bob] Godfrey’s initial victory came just days after Vin Scully – who, like Godfrey, graduated from Fordham University – announced on NBC Sports, “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!” after Dodger Kirk Gibson smashed his walk-off homer in Game One of the 1988 World Series and Oakland’ reliever Dennis Eckersley strode to the dugout.
Leader of Armenian church visits local congregation in Springfield
Mass Live 10-10-2024
He [His Holiness Aram I] was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1947. Aram received his master of divinity degree from the Near East School of Theology, and his Ph.D. from Fordham University in New York. He also holds several honorary degrees. His major areas of specialization are philosophy, systematic theology and Near Eastern church history.
Mets’ Radio Engineer Chris Majkowski Has A Ripken-Like Streak Of His Own.
Insider Radio 10-17-2024
The WFAN engineer and producer hasn’t missed a game since 1993, and sometime next season will mark his 5,000th straight outing — a feat recently noted by Fordham Magazine, published by [Chris] Majkowski’s alma mater, Fordham University.
