CLIPS OF THE WEEK
CHRISTINA GREER
Trump Facing Backlash for Town Hall Comments
MSNBC 05-12-2023
“What we’ve seen time and time again is Republicans come with a little bit of tough talk saying they’re not going to support Donald Trump, and lo and behold we see them get in lockstep when he decides to do anything,” said Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham.
TANYA HERNÁNDEZ
The meaning behind the far-right symbol Texas shooter wore as he killed 8
The Associated Press 05-09-2023
Tanya Hernández, a law professor at Fordham University and author of “Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias,” said Latinos are often viewed “as an unwanted other” in the U.S.
PAUL LEVINSON
CNN brass defends Trump town hall amid criticism
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 05-11-2023
Paul Levinson, a media studies professor at Fordham University, felt exposing swing CNN voters to more Trump was not necessarily a bad thing. “I can’t say unequivocally that CNN was completely wrong to put this spectacle on TV,” he said.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
What happens when Rollins discovers surprise student Stabler in her class on ‘Law & Order: OC’
NBC’s Today Show 05-11-2023
In the May 11 “Organized Crime” episode, “Shadowërk,” Detective Elliot Stabler visits Amanda Rollins, whom “Law & Order: SVU” fans will know left the Special Victims Unit a few months ago to take a job as a professor at Fordham.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
DIANE RODRIGUEZ
New York City to Implement Phonics Reading Program
Fox 5 05-09-2023
DIANE RODRÍGUEZ
New York City to Implement Phonics Reading Program
Diane Rodríguez, associate dean at Fordham’s Graduate School of Education, favors the phonemic approach over what the city has been doing for the past two decades. That method emphasizes the memorization of words with pictures. “There is no connection with the phonemic awareness and the picture,” Rodriguez said. “Especially children who speak other languages.”
SCHOOL OF LAW
U.S. News Ranks the Best Law and Medical Schools for 2023-2024
U.S. News & World Report 05-11-2023
Fordham University is ranked No. 29 (tie) in Best Law Schools and No. 3 in Part-time Law. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY
TANYA HERNÁNDEZ
Texas mall shooter’s ‘neo-Nazi ideation’ shocks Latino community
The Washington Post 05-12-2023
Ignoring the growth of Latinos and other people of color in the White supremacy movement is dangerous, said Fordham University professor Tanya Kateri Hernandez, author of “Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality.”
TANYA HERNÁNDEZ
The meaning behind the far-right symbol Texas shooter wore as he killed 8
The Associated Press 05-09-2023
Tanya Hernández, a law professor at Fordham University and author of “Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias,” said Latinos are often viewed “as an unwanted other” in the U.S.
THOMAS LEE
Can Biden use 14th Amendment to avert a debt limit crisis? Legal experts weigh in
Fox News 05-10-2023
Thomas Lee, professor of Constitutional Law at Fordham University, told Fox News Digital, “I wouldn’t call it crazy, because you know, it’s plausible based on a reading of the text, but given the context…I just don’t think it’s the best reading of it.”
ABNER S. GREENE
Opinion: The real fight over the Supreme Court’s Chevron case
The Hill 05-11-2023
“If we allow Congress to delegate significant power to agencies, then we should allow agencies, not courts, to flesh out legislative policy when a statutory term is unclear,” wrote Abner S. Greene, who teaches and writes about constitutional law at Fordham Law School.
TANYA HERNÁNDEZ
Officials confirm Allen mall shooter had neo-Nazi ideologies. Law experts weigh in
WFAA TV Dallas 05-09-2023
“Latinos are not a homogenous grouping,” Fordham University law professor Tanya Hernandez said. “They’re a pan-ethnic population with many different racial identities and ancestries.”
JED SHUGERMAN
The Criminal-Justice System and the Election Are Not Going to Get Along
The Atlantic 05-08-2023
“It’s the same playbook as in Trump v. Vance, Trump v. Mazars,” Jed Shugerman, a professor at Fordham University School of Law, told me. “Anything that happens now has some colorable legal argument to get into federal court and play out the legal arguments, win or lose, that will add a year to the start of any trial.”
KENNETH DAVID
Did Judge Turn a Hedge Funder Into the Villain of Her Novel?
Daily Beast 05-06-2023
“If [judges are]fictionalizing their cases, then I think maybe there’s a deeper issue,” Kenneth David, a law and ethics professor at Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, told The Daily Beast. “And the issue is that they’re looking to their cases as a source of financial gain.”
CHERYL BADER
Key Issues in Trump Civil Trial
CBS2 05-09-2023
“The key issue here is about credibility. This is about whether E. Jean Carroll is telling the truth,” said Fordham Law Professor Cheryl Bader. “The defense tried to undermine her credibility in multiple ways, but one way was resorting to rape myths and blaming the victim.”
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FACULTY
BENJAMIN COLE
The 2023 CNBC Disruptor 50: How we chose the companies
CNBC 05-09-2023
CNBC’s Disruptor 50 Advisory Board— a group of 51 leading thinkers in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship from around the world (see list of members below) — then ranked the quantitative criteria by importance and ability to disrupt established industries and public companies. … Benjamin M. Cole, Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship, Fordham University Gabelli School of Business.
ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY
CHRISTINA GREER
In a Speech, Mayor Adams Says Jordan Neely’s ‘Life Mattered’
The New York Times 05-10-2023
Mr. Adams’s decision to address Mr. Neely’s death in a speech to the city demonstrates the potential for significant political fallout, said Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University. Any missteps he makes, she said, could shadow his administration’s accomplishments.
CHRISTINA GREER
Trump Facing Backlash for Town Hall Comments
MSNBC 05-12-2023
“What we’ve seen time and time again is Republicans come with a little bit of tough talk saying they’re not going to support Donald Trump, and lo and behold we see them get in lockstep when he decides to do anything,” said Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham.
PAUL LEVINSON
CNN brass defends Trump town hall amid criticism
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 05-11-2023
Paul Levinson, a media studies professor at Fordham University, felt exposing swing CNN voters to more Trump was not necessarily a bad thing. “I can’t say unequivocally that CNN was completely wrong to put this spectacle on TV,” he said.
SAUL CORNELL
Colonial-era muskets dominate hearing over handgun ban in state parks
News 12 05-09-2023
Dr. Saul Cornell of Fordham University, a nationally-recognized Second Amendment expert and gun control supporter, testified that he believes Connecticut’s law passes the new constitutional test.
CHRISTINA GREER
Black immigrants reflect on navigating their identities in the American South
NPR 05-07-2023
Christina Greer is a political scientist at Fordham University and the author of the book “Black Ethnics.” She says that Black immigrants are often affected by the same social and economic issues that affect other Black folks.
CHRISTINE FIRER HINZE
DeSantis ramps up executions as bid for president nears
Orlando Sentinel 05-11-2023
“There has been a lot of noise made about that … but it’s happened very rarely,” Christine Firer Hinze, a professor of Christian ethics and chair of theology at Fordham University in New York, said of denying politicians communion for their actions in office.
ELIZABETH YUKO
8 Groundbreaking Contributions by Asian Americans Through History
JournalNews.com 05-06-2023
“From disease cures to influential tech to workers’ rights, Asian American innovators have made huge impacts on people’s lives,” wrote Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D., is a bioethicist and journalist, as well as an adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University.
CHRISTINA GREER
New Author Alert: Sidik Fofana
New York Amsterdam News 05-11-2023
“Fofana is part of a new style of writer who unapologetically centers a myriad of Black voices while simultaneously weaving a larger narrative about urban environments. In so many ways, New York City is an additional character in his stories, patiently sitting in the background in some stories and pushing its way to the foreground in others,” wrote Christina Greer, associate professor of political science,
ATHLETICS
TIM DEMORAT
Fordham QB Tim DeMorat on Washington Commanders Mini Camp
News 12 05-12-2023
“It’s still kind of surreal putting on the NFL helmet and the jersey,” said Tim DeMorat. “I’m just excited for everything—the practice, meetings, being in the locker room with those guys, just trying to contribute to the team.”
A.J. DEPAOLO
Golfer A.J. DePaolo hoping to lead Cheshire to SCC, CIAC Division I state championships
New Haven Register 08-10-2023
DePaolo, who will play college golf at Fordham University, knows to accomplish both the team and individual goals, he will need to continue to do his part: put up the good numbers he has done as the No. 1 golfer for the Rams’ program for three consecutive seasons.
ALUMNI
JOANNA VASSILIADES
Halarosis candle store opens at Roosevelt Field mall
Newsday 05-10-2023
Joanna Vassiliades’ more than 30 scents are available year-round, a perk that the 25-year-old Fordham graduate says is one of the things that sets her business apart. Shoppers of the sustainable brand, which opened at the mall this spring, can also expect all products to be vegan and free from phthalates, paraffins and carcinogens.
