The Inside Story of Fordham University’s Rebrand
Volt 03-26-2026
“For one day last October, Fordham University’s marketing and communications team turned a Columbus, Ohio, pizza shop into a slice of New York City. Hundreds of high school counselors and college admission professionals formed a line around the block. They were in Ohio for the 2025 NACAC Conference, the largest annual gathering of college admissions counselors in the nation. By creating the pop-up Fordham Pizza Shop, we shared more than a free lunch with conferencegoers. We gave them a sense of the close-knit community and New York City energy that make Fordham special,” wrote Justin Bell, vice president of marketing and communications at Fordham University.
Bell was aslo featured on Higher Voltage discussing Fordham’s Pop-Up Pizza Shop.
Progress towards dismantling racial discrimination globally: How international Human Rights law advances justice at all levels
Africa Renewal: United Nations 03-27-2026
“On March 21, 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against the apartheid ‘pass laws’ in Sharpeville, South Africa. This tragic event marked a turning point, commemorated annually to honor those who lost their lives fighting for democracy and racial equality in South Africa. Since then, 21 March has become a solemn reminder of the high cost of the struggle against the apartheid regime and a call to the international community to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination,” wrote Gay J. McDougall, Senior Fellow and Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice/Center for Race, Law and Justice, Fordham University School of Law.
He Made a Viral Shirt. If Only He Could Fight Off the Knockoffs.
The Wall Street Journal 03-27-2026
According to consumer-insights platform Morning Consult, about 30% of consumers, and almost 50% of Gen-Z customers, have bought a dupe. “Social media has taken the shame out of copying,” said Susan Scafidi, Fordham Law professor and founder and director of the Fashion Law Institute in New York. “To them, it represents savviness, and a way to save.”
NYT: TSA tipped off ICE agents before arrest of mother and child at airport
MS NOW 03-26-2026
“One would think that, because public opinion has been so clear about how Americans feel about ICE, that you would not want to have armed men at an airport not assisting, by the way. But I think what’s even more frightening is that many people see this as a dry run for how this administration wants to run the elections in 2026, because they know that their policies aren’t popular,” said Christina Greer, associate professor at Fordham University.
Families are fed up with social media — and this week’s legal double whammy is just the beginning for companies like Meta
New York Post 03-25-2026
Fordham University Law Professor Olivier Sylvain told me he thinks these rulings will encourage platforms to be better. “I have to assume that these cases will finally force companies to be far more alert and transparent about the downstream effects of their development and design decisions,” Sylvain said.
WFUV GM To Retire, Concluding A 15-year Run
Radio + Television Business News 03-25-2026
On July 1, 2012, some 11 months after taking the role on an interim basis, Chuck Singleton was named General Manager of the Fordham University-owned Adult Alternative radio station serving the New York Tri-State Area. Now, Singleton has shared that he is retiring from the noncommercial radio station.
This article was picked up by Newbreak, Radio Ink, Radio Insight, Inside Radio, and Current.
Iran’s grip on Hormuz strangles energy markets and threatens global fertilizer flow
Audacy 03-24-2026
Iran’s hold on the Strait of Hormuz is strangling global energy markets but the strait is also a critical passage for agricultural products like fertilizer. That’s creating concern for farmers ahead of the spring planting season and for more KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with Giacomo Santangelo, senior lecturer in economics at Fordham University.
A woman started watching YouTube at 6 years old, Instagram at 11. Jury awarded her $6 million after ruling both were engineered to addict her
Moneywise 03-29-2026
In an interview with WIRED, ahead of the Los Angeles trial, Benjamin Zipursky, a law professor at Fordham University School of Law said the goal of the attorneys was not just to“prevail and receive compensation for their individual clients” (6). “They aim to get a series of victories in this sampling of so-called bellwether trials,” he said.
This article was picked up by MSN and AOL.
Economic anxiety is driving Gen Z down memory lane — trips to the malls, analog tech and vintage brands. It may signal deeper fears about the economy
Moneywise 03-29-2026
Timothy D. Malefyt, a professor of marketing at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University, sees the renewed fascination as part of a broader cultural response to economic constraint. He points to a “mythologized” memory of the decade tied to pre-social media narratives that can feel appealing amid homeownership, elevated mortgage rates, persistent inflation and the rise of gig work.
This article was picked up by AOL.
Don’t sleep: Women’s History Month is not over yet
New York Amsterdam News 03-26-2026
“We don’t need to end the celebration just because March is ending. In what ways will you continue to celebrate the women in your life? In what ways will you aspire to be a mentor or role model for a young woman coming up? However you decide to spend the last few days of March, remember that we can celebrate women all year round in large and small ways,” wrote Christina Greer, associate professor at Fordham University.
Ad Astra Per Oklahoma
Oklahoma Today 03-25-2026
“It’s amazing to think that two diametrically opposed countries with different systems and cultures, essentially ready to destroy each other, can somehow cooperate and do this highly technical, complicated mission,” Asif Siddiqi, a professor of history at Fordham University and an expert on Russian space history, told The New York Times in 2025 on the rendezvous’ fiftieth anniversary.
The Contemplative Wellspring of St. Thomas Aquinas’ Theology
New Liturgical Movement 03-29-2026
A recent study by George Demacoupoulos of Fordham University proposed that the Greek Church should consider dropping the ancient Greek currently used in the liturgy and move toward English or modern Greek. The principal impetus for this is the fact that congregations are dwindling at an alarming rate due in great part to their incomprehension of the current language of the liturgy.
Francesca Albanese, Gaza, and the Military-Propaganda Nexus Behind the US-Israeli War on Iran
Random Length News 03-25-2026
“When the Israeli lobbying group UN Watch spread disinformation about Francesca Albanese, they were trying to silence her condemnations of the true ‘common enemy of humanity’—the illegal system of oppressive, corporate-media-military and surveillance forces shaping a brutal new world order, and now bombing Iran,” wrote Robin Andersenis, professor emerita of media studies at Fordham University.
Former American Idol finalist now LI’s go-to Ms. Rachel impersonator
Greater Babylon 03-30-2026
[Erinn Furey] still works part-time as a clinical social worker, serves as an adjunct professor at Fordham University, and occasionally performs as herself at local venues. But her Ms. Rachel role has become an unexpected passion. “I can bring the magic of Ms. Rachel to local families and it’s amazing,” she said. “I never thought I’d be able to make a living off this.”
Politics and N.Y. matching funds: Bruce Blakeman must be approved for public dollars
New York Daily News 03-30-2026
One of the original board members was a lawyer named Sonia Sotomayor, who would later sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. The first chairman was Father Joseph O’Hare, the president of Fordham University. He remained chair for 15 years.
How some Catholic universities are tackling affordability
National Catholic Reporter 03-26-2026
A second group of Catholic universities has also expanded financial aid in recent years, but without adopting universal free-tuition thresholds. These include Fordham University, Villanova University, Santa Clara University, Loyola University Chicago, St. John’s University and University of St. Thomas.
NPR and Member organizations honored with 2026 Gracie Awards
NPR 03-24-2025
Radio Student Winners: News Feature: What’s What Weekend by What’s What team, WFUV / Fordham University.
What I Rebuilt, and Why the First Version Wasn’t Enough
Medium 03-24-2026
“When I published the first version of this screener two weeks ago, using Editas Medicine as the worked example, the core thesis held up: traditional screening tools don’t work for pre-revenue biotech, rNPV is the right backbone, and the probability layer is what separates a real model from a guess. That hasn’t changed. What changed is everything around it,” wrote Sean Koth, finance student at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business.
How the Instagram College-Commitment Page Can Be Stressful for Both Parents and Teens: ‘Makes Everyone Feel Inferior’
SheKnows 03-26-2026
Ashley Henry, now a freshman at Fordham University, still remembers the pressure of it. “In the moment, it was stressful watching the number of posts climb before I knew where I wanted to go,” she says. “I remember when I committed to Fordham, I already had my photos picked out for my Instagram post and that was one of the first things I did right after accepting their offer.”
This article was picked up by Yahoo! Life.
26 Easy Ways to Give Your Dorm Room an Instant Glow-Up (They’re Student-Approved!)
Dorm Therapy 03-25-2026
You should do you in your dorm — and if that means including all the colors of the rainbow, absolutely go for it. But if you’re looking to streamline your design choices a bit, or struggling to choose between decor items, picking a color palette is a great place to start. Need some dorm room ideas? Check out Haley Karinja’s dorm tour of her Fordham University double decorated with light pink, white, and gold accents. “My friends often describe my room as having ‘cozy, pink princess vibes,’” she said in her dorm tour.
This article was picked up by Yahoo! News and AOL.
