CBC News Network’s Deana Sumanac-Johnson speaks with former journalist David Gibson
CBC News 02-22-2025
“They’re praying for the best and preparing for the worst. They want to be very clear—and they have in these last 24 hours—to quash any rumors of resignation or even of a conclave,” said David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University.
FBI Reforms for Kash Patel
The Wall Street Journal 02-23-2025
“Cultural changes are much harder to achieve than organizational changes. The new director should drop the slogan ‘an intelligence-driven’ organization and adopt ‘an organization guided by the Constitution.’ The FBI can become a guarantor of the Bill of Rights, not a threat to it,” wrote Thomas Baker, FCRH ’64.
The Francis Effect podcast: Theologians sound off about Trump’s first month back
National Catholic Reporter 02-20-2025
In this special episode of “The Francis Effect,” co-host and NCR senior correspondent Heidi Schlumpf welcomes four theologians: Bryan Massingale and Cristina Traina, both of Fordham University in New York, and Hille Haker and Miguel Diaz, both of Loyola University Chicago.
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
The New York Times 02-21-2025
A sort of automated firing squad was used to kill a prisoner in Nevada more than a century ago, said Deborah Denno, a law professor at Fordham University: In the execution of Andriza Mircovich in 1913, three rifles were fired simultaneously by a mechanism, so that no one had to pull a trigger.
The 2025 New York City Power 100
City & State New York 02-18-2025
Christina Greer has been teaching political science courses at Fordham University for more than 15 years and has emerged as New York’s leading political expert in the academic world. She’s made regular appearances on “The Brian Lehrer Show,” writes a column with The New York Amsterdam News and hosts “The Blackest Questions” podcast on TheGrio.
First Semester in a New York Minute
Muscular Dystrophy Association 02-20-2025
“It’s not always easy or smooth and my journey to finding and choosing Fordham was no easy feat but that’s for another blog. I’ve been fortunate to have found my place at Fordham and have been very supported by the University, including the offices of Disability Services and Residential Life,” wrote Jonathan Lengel, student at Fordham University.
America Media Announces 2025-26 O’Hare Fellows
America Magazine 02-20-2025
William Gualtiere is a graduating senior at Fordham University, where he studies Film and Television and serves as an intern and leader for Fordham’s retreat team. During his time at Fordham, William studied the recent Synod on Synodality and traveled to Rome to observe the event in Fall 2023.
Theologians, ministers and pastors build bridges across the church in the Americas
National Catholic Reporter 02-24-2025
Since the early church, there has been a tradition of churches serving as places of refuge or sanctuary, Fordham University professor Leo Guardado said during his intervention. “For over 1,600 years, however, the church legally understood itself as a community of refuge, of asylum, of sanctuary, until all reference to this tradition disappeared in [the Code of Canon Law of]1983.”
Beyond Infrastructure: Why Higher Education IT Needs Trauma-Informed Leadership Now
Educause Review 02-18-2025
“Ultimately, trauma-informed leadership offers a powerful vision for the future of higher education IT organizations. By fostering psychological safety, transparency, and ethical responsibility, CIOs can build resilient and creative teams and ensure that staff well-being and institutional integrity remain at the forefront,” wrote Steven D’Agustino, senior director for online programs at Fordham University, who co-authored the article for Educause Review.
Recall Adams instead of Gov. Hochul removing him
New York Daily News 02-15-2025
“As the governor said Monday, removal of a democratically-elected official is as serious as it gets: “In the 235 years of New York State history, these powers have never been utilized to remove a duly-elected mayor.” She is right to be super cautious. But if she and her “key leaders” cannot persuade Adams to resign, the Legislature should immediately enact a provision for a recall election and set it for a month from now so there could be a special election for a mayor to fill the rest of Adams’ term,” wrote Jerry Goldfeder, director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project.
The Trump administration just used a move to fire thousands of federal workers that has become all too familiar in corporate America
Fortune 02-19-2025
When the reasons for firing someone are arbitrary and patently false, or when there were no reasons given at all, those are legitimate grounds for challenging what went on,” says James Brudney, labor and employment law chair at Fordham University School of Law.
This article was picked up by MSN.
States eye bans on ‘surveillance pricing’ that exploits personal data
The Washington Post 02-20-2025
Now a loose coalition of left-leaning advocacy groups including the Groundwork Collaborative and Towards Justice, along with scholars such as Fordham law professor Zephyr Teachout and University of California, Irvine law professor Veena Dubal, are pushing for action at the state level.
This article was picked up by MSN and The Boston Globe.
NYC chef Alessandra Ciuffo: 12 HexClad picks and essential kitchen must-haves
Fox News 02-20-2025
To get a list of the best tools, we interviewed NYC-based chef and food influencer, Alessandra Ciuffo. Originally a Fordham University grad with a degree in Business Administration, Alessandra has since started the Culinary Arts program at the Institute of Culinary Education. She’s also created the culinary lifestyle brand, Flavors by Ale.
This article was picked up by MSN, Breaking News Today, and NY Morning Star.
First Semester in a New York Minute
Muscular Dystrophy Association 02-20-2025
“It’s not always easy or smooth and my journey to finding and choosing Fordham was no easy feat but that’s for another blog. I’ve been fortunate to have found my place at Fordham and have been very supported by the University, including the offices of Disability Services and Residential Life,” wrote Jonathan Lengel, student at Fordham University.
Legal expert weighs in on what may come next in Adams corruption case
Spectrum News 1 02-20-2025
Cheryl Bader, a law professor at Fordham University, discussed in a “Mornings On 1” interview Thursday all the potential outcomes that may follow, and how the case has been received within the wider legal community in New York City.
Thursday Morning Politics; Ukraine Update; ‘Stuck’ in Place; Nap Breaks
The Brian Lehrer Show – WNYC 02-20-2025
Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, co-host of the podcast FAQNYC and the author of How to Build a Democracy: From Fannie Lou Hamer and Barbara Jordan to Stacey Abrams (Cambridge University Press, 2024), talks about the latest national and local political news
“That’s a real weakness in the film”: Pope Expert Reveals What ‘Conclave’ Gets Wrong With Its Twisted Ending That Made Megyn Kelly Furious
FandomWire 02-20-2025
The film’s ending sparked debates among critics, audiences, and scholars alike. The Director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University, David Gibson, spoke to GQ and acknowledged the film’s intrigue, but he did criticize the ending and said: “Yes, an intersex person could be elected pope, just as there have undoubtedly been gay men elected pope. It’s not clear what it would mean though, and I think that’s a real weakness in the film. Robert Harris, it seems, wanted to make a statement about gender and the Catholic Church, which is fine.”
Centennial celebration of Flannery O’Connor kicks off with panel discussion on faith and race
Savannah Morning News 02-20-2025
The third panelist, poet-writer and Fordham University professor Angela Alaimo O’Donnell has had multiple encounters with O’Connor’s works throughout her life and each encounter, she said in a recent interview, had deepened her appreciation of O’Connor even as O’Donnell has had to confront the problematic struggle among the Southern gothic author’s fiction, essays and inner life.
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal on Bringing Othello to Broadway
Broadway.com 02-21-2025
In the upcoming Broadway revival of Shakespeare’s Othello, Denzel Washington will inhabit the fatally flawed Moor—reprising a role he played as an undergraduate at Fordham University—while Jake Gyllenhaal plays the plotting Iago, his first professional Shakespeare role.
Meet the Cast of OTHELLO, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
Broadway World 02-24-2025
Denzel Washington is a native of Mt. Vernon, NY, and graduated from Fordham University, where he majored in drama. He spent a year at San Francisco’s prestigious American Conservatory Theatre before beginning his professional acting career. Since then, Denzel’s unforgettable performances have garnered him two Academy® Awards, three Golden Globes, and countless other awards.
TP O’Mahony: Church’s relationship with democracy has always been inconsistent
Irish Examiner 02-19-2025
The anti-democratic position finally changed, so far as wider society is concerned, in the 1960s, with Vatican II (1962-65). “It was in the Council that the Church finally made peace with the liberal democratic state,” according to Anthony Annett of Fordham University in New York.
How does Malverne High School celebrate Black History Month?
LI Herald 02-21-2025
[Lorna] Lewis, who plans to retire at the end of the school year, has spent 46 years in education. Born in Jamaica, she came to the United States at age 16 to study physics at Fordham University. She went on to earn three master’s degrees and a doctorate from Columbia University.
M. Paul Friedberg, who brought play to landscape design, dies at 93
The Washington Post 02-20-2025
He helped explore the potential in other overlooked urban spaces such as rooftops, redesigning a public area atop a building at Fordham University’s Manhattan campus into a green space in 1998 with a sculpture garden.
Amid DC Threats, NYC Public Radio Stations Form Collaborative
Radio Ink 02-21-2025
The initiative brings together Newark Public Radio (WBGO), New York Public Radio (WQXR), Fordham University Public Radio (WFUV), and Sacred Heart University Public Radio (WSHU) in a coordinated effort backed by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The initiative will focus on developing a five-year business model that establishes a structural plan for staffing and management.
54 years of marriage and the romantic vibe is still swinging
Orlando Sentinel 02-23-2025
As the family grew over the next six years, Valada finished her degree in marketing at Marymount College in Tarrytown, which is now called Marymount College of Fordham University.
