Upcoming Events – Fordham Now

Exhibit: “Fordham’s Babel: An Exploration of World Languages in the Special Collections”

mteter — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 04:00:00 +0000

This exhibit, featuring centuries-old books and manuscripts, explores Western interest in languages. At first, we try to situate the story of Babel in a non-Western context, highlighting non-European languages. The exhibit then traces the Renaissance study of languages through the lens of the Bible and its translations and of ancient material relics, such as obelisks, coins, and other remains. We also showcase the tools scholars produced to study languages—for example, medieval and Renaissance-era grammar books and lexicons. The exhibit ends with a reflection on the impact of language study and classification on the formation of identities and prejudices in the Western world. How did early 20th-century Westerners classify languages and peoples? What does it say about their understanding of nationalities and cultures and their place within a society of their own?

The exhibit was curated by Gabriella DiMeglio, Miriam Krakowski, FCRH ’27, and Magda Teter.

Ancient Sculpture from the Brooklyn Museum and The Hispanic Society of America

Udell — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Longterm loans of important and rarely seen ancient sculpture from the Brooklyn Museum and the Hispanic Society of America are on view at the Fordham Museum until 2026. The Museum is located in the atrium of the Walsh Library at Rose Hill

Photo Exhibit: “URBAN DEVOTIONS: Images of Faith in the City”

dgibson4 — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0000

David González is a Bronx-born visual journalist who worked at The New York Times from 1990 to 2024. He served as the Bronx bureau chief, a Metro religion writer, and the “About New York” columnist. He also served as Caribbean and Central America bureau chief and longtime co-editor of the “Lens” blog. His work focuses on religion as it plays out in people’s daily lives, and on graffiti and street art, and music and dance in community settings. He is a founding member of Los Seis del Sur, a collective of Nuyorican photographers who documented the South Bronx in the 1980s.

The exhibit in the Lipani Gallery runs from January 21, 2025 to February 17, 2025.

The opening reception is January 23, 2025, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Register at the link above if you wish to attend the opening. Space is limited.

“Henna, Love, and Light: Jewish Life and Art in Siona Benjamin’s India”

mteter — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000

In 2011, Siona Benjamin, an intercultural artist born in India to a Bene Israel Jewish community, returned to her country of birth on a Fulbright India-US fellowship. During her stay, she traveled across the country, conducting research and interviewing Jews in India. “Henna, Love, and Light: Jewish Life and Art in Siona Benjamin’s India” brings to Fordham several pieces from Siona Benjamin’s series of photo-collage paintings, “Faces: Weaving Indian Jewish Narratives.” These pieces serve as anchors that link the present and the past. Around Siona Benjamin’s art are photographs taken by the artist’s parents and family members. In the 1950s, Siona Benjamin’s parents, Judah and Sophie Benjamin, traveled across India photographing synagogues and houses of prayer, capturing the range and diversity of the Indian Jewish community: from splendid metropolitan synagogues to small rural prayer halls. The cache of photographs in Siona Benjamin’s possession thus documents an aspect of Jewish history, now threatened by oblivion.

Like Siona Benjamin’s art, some of the old family photographs underscore how much the life and culture of Jews in India were very much of India. Henna, saris, glass lamps of synagogue lights meld with modern suits and classic fedoras becoming one. Indian and Jewish, traditional and modern–all form a distinct Indian Jewish identity.

The exhibit was made possible by the Hadassah Ruth Weiner Jewish Art Fund at Fordham University and was curated by Amy Levine-Kennedy, Mallory Roof FCRH ‘26, and Magda Teter. It will be on view from January 30 until March 28, 2025 in the Henry S. Miller Judaica Research Room on the 4th floor of the Walsh Family Library.

Responsible Business Center Annual Sustainable Clothing Drive

fjankowski — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Donate to the Gabelli Clothing Exchange. The exchange is designed for students to swap clothing that they no longer wear for something from someone else’s wardrobe. Alumni are encouraged to bring gently used clothing, especially business casual and winter clothing, to the Student Success Center from now through Friday, April 4. Your donations can provide students with attire to wear to interviews or help an international student build their cold-weather wardrobe. Collection bins will be available for donations in suite 126 of 140 West 62nd Street. Please email Kate Kennon at [email protected] with questions.

About the Drive
In 2023, the Responsible Business Center and the Student Success Center introduced a fall and spring clothing exchange as part of its mission to help Gabelli School business students take part in and understand circular fashion, an important aspect of sustainability and engagement. In its simplest form, a clothing exchange is a gathering of people who swap clothing they no longer wear for something from someone else’s wardrobe.

Alumni Chapter of the United Kingdom: Women in Finance Fireside Chat

awoakes — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000

Join the Alumni Chapter of the United Kingdom and Fordham London for a fireside chat with Sakshi Gupta, head of legal for central banking at Bank of England, and Carolyn Jackson, LAW ’00, partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman U.K. L.L.P., for a discussion on mergers and acquisitions, Sakshi’s journey into central banking, and her experience as a woman in finance.

The chat will be simulcasted to Fordham in New York. Drinks and canapés will be provided.

All Fordham alumni, faculty, and staff are welcome to join.

Humanitarian Studies Open House

Naito — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Visit the Insitute of International Humanitarian Affairs at Canisius Hall, Rose Hill on Thursday, February 13th, 11:00 am-2:30 pm to learn about the humanitarian studies major, minor, and accelerated master’s degree. During the open house, you will have a chance to tour the institute and meet the institute’s director of graduate studies, Ruth Mukwana, and faculty members. We’ll also have plenty of refreshments to go around and goodies to hand out.

The IIHA also has several key research areas, a podcast, and a gallery. Come learn more on February 13th!

Lunchtime Yoga with Jenny

Nicole Davis — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Take a break from your busy workday and join Jenny for Lunchtime Yoga. Please bring your yoga mat, towel, hydration and smile. Open to staff and faculty.

Valentine’s Reflection with Jesuits at Murray-Weigel Retirement Home

Parmach — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Participate in a Valentine’s Day-themed reflection and small group conversation with students, staff and Jesuits of Murray-Weigel Kohlmann Hall retirement and nursing home. Meet at the public safety guard booth across from Finlay Hall (Bathgate Avenue). Then, we’ll head to Murray-Weigel Kohlmann Hall which is right next door. All are welcome (students, staff, faculty, alumni). Meet a new friend!

Collaborators:
Carol Gibney, Gil Severiano, Donna Lajoux, Stephanie Roddy
Pedro Arrupe Student Volunteers
JesNet Student Leaders
Marc Roselli, S.J., Jerry Menkaus, S.J., John Dzieglewicz, S.J.
Robert Parmach, Mission Integration & Ministry

IPED Lecture : The Crisis in U.S. Foreign Aid

iped — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:00:00 +0000

How many men, women, and children are likely to die? How many Fordham alumni are in danger of losing their jobs? Will organizations like Catholic Relief Services and Jesuit Refugee Services be able to survive? What can we do to help?

Henry M. Schwalbenberg, Ph.D., is an associate professor of economics and the director of the International Political Economy and Development (IPED) graduate program.

Robert Putnam on America’s Social Crisis: The 2025 Russo Lecture

dgoodwin — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000

The renowned author of Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, and the subject of a new documentary, Join or Die, discusses his latest book, The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again.

This lecture is made possible by the Russo Family Foundation in memory of Wanda and Robert Russo, Sr., M.D., FCRH ‘39.