Fordham Receives $100 Million Gift to Expand STEM Programs
Bloomberg 03-06-2025
Fordham University is getting a $100 million gift — the largest in the school’s history — to build a new science building on its Bronx campus and expand STEM offerings. The donors are Maurice and Carolyn Cunniffe, Fordham alumni whose careers spanned investment banking and the cosmetics industry. Their goal is to improve science literacy and promote STEM-based professions at a time when a growing number of college-bound students say they want to major in science, technology, engineering and mathematics-based fields.
This article was picked up by MSN, and The Cunniffe’s gift was also noted in Forbes and The Bronx Times.
The 2025 Law Power 100
City & State New York 03-03-2025
Jerry Goldfeder: A professor at Fordham Law School, where he directs the Voting Rights and Democracy Law Project, Goldfeder is a go-to campaign attorney with an encyclopedic knowledge of New York election law.
Joseph Landau–Dean, Fordham University School of Law: Joseph Landau became the new dean of Fordham University School of Law last year, the 12th person to hold the role and first LGBTQ+ individual to lead the Upper West Side law school. Previously, Landau was the school’s associate dean for academic affairs for three years and a faculty member starting in 2010.
Who’s Who in Emerging Tech
City & State New York 02-24-2025
Anand Padmanabhan has built a career transforming information technology ecosystems into agile, future-ready infrastructures. As Fordham University’s chief information officer, he has led an initiative to shift 85% of operations to the cloud. His experience – from shaping IT strategies at Whittle School & Studios to leading transformation at The New School – makes him a top leader in education technology. His goal is to simplify technology for users, streamlining IT services, enhancing research capabilities and scaling resources efficiently.
The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
The Associated Press 03-05-2025
As South Carolina plans to carry our the first firing squad execution in 15 years in the United States, Professor Deborah Denno of the Fordham School of Law talks about the history of the unusual method to carry out the death penalty, currently only authorized in five states.
This interview was picked up by ABC News, MSN, U.S. News & World Report, AOL, and Denno was also quoted about firing squads in The Associated Press, USA Today, NBC News, The Mirror, The Post and Courier, and Straight Arrow News.
Meet the federal worker who went rogue: ‘I hope that it lights a fire under people’
The Associated Press 03-10-2025
[Karen] Ortiz received her undergraduate degree at Columbia University and her law degree at Fordham University. She knew she wanted to become a judge ever since her high school mock trial as a Supreme Court justice. Civil rights has been a throughline in her career, and Ortiz said she was “super excited” when she landed her job at the EEOC. “This is how I wanted to finish up my career,” she said. “We’ll see if that happens.”
This article was picked up by ABC News, MSN, Yahoo! News, AOL, U.S. News & World Report, The Independent, Fortune, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Denver Gazette, MarketBeat, Newsday, and Audacy.
On an Itchy Dorm Room Couch, They Finally Broke the Ice
The New York Times 03-07-2025
Mayarita Jade Castillo and Jalen Lashay Glenn didn’t exactly hit it off when they met at the birthday party of a mutual friend in September 2013. Both were sophomores at Fordham University, and Mr. Glenn, known for his gregarious personality, attempted to chat with the more reserved Ms. Castillo.
This article was picked up by DNYUZ.
New Yorkers Stressed by Prices Now Face Higher Electricity Bills
Bloomberg 03-05-2025
“When it comes to inflation, New Yorkers are going through the same thing everyone else is, only worse,” said Giacomo Santangelo, an economics professor at Fordham University. “Con Ed making an announcement that they’re going to increase costs only makes things worse.”
This article was picked up by Yahoo! Finance.
Federal Worker Firings Could Imperil the Economy. But the Damage Is Yet to Be Seen in the Data
U.S. News & World Report 03-05-2025
“Despite President Trump’s rhetoric on bolstering domestic drilling and supporting American workers, his administration’s policy decisions have paradoxically led to job losses in key sectors,” said Giacomo Santangelo, an economist at Monster.com who is also a senior lecturer and director of the international political economy program at Fordham University.
This article was picked up by MSN.
The Dems’ ‘Let’s All Wear Pink’ Stunt Fell Painfully Flat. Here’s Why.
Huff Post 03-05-2025
When played right, color coordination can be powerful. When you’re not empowered to speak, fashion can speak volumes, said Susan Scafidi, a professor, and founder and director of Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School. “On an evening when the members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus have no microphone, their collective splash of bright fuchsia in the House Chamber at least reminds viewers of their existence every time the camera pans across the room,” Scafidi told HuffPost.
This article was picked up by MSN.
How Much Has Cuomo Scrambled the Mayoral Race?
New York Magazine: Intelligencer 03-10-2025
“You know, Trump, Cuomo, Adams ‘can’t play in the sandbox well with others,’ ‘a lot of potential to do good, but they choose not to.’ There are a lot of conversations that could link the three in their quasi-similar personality styles at times. It’ll be interesting to see if that’s a strategy that some candidates go for or if it’s something else,” said Dr. Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University.
Shareholders are showing signs of DEI fatigue as activists push for more votes
Yahoo! Finance 03-08-2025
Fordham University School of Law professor Atinuke Adediran said “it’s coming from all sides.” Adediran — who researches reputation, financial, and social risks related to corporate race policies — expects that “most anti-DEI proposals are likely to be turned down, as they were before.”
This article was picked up by AOL.
How Trump’s Tariffs Are Ushering In A New World Order
Forbes 03-04-2025
“There’s lots of reasons you buy things, and most businesses are to some degree always on the lookout for a cheaper, better way to do things. That’s standard business practice. Now, all of a sudden, there’s a new administration and we’re talking tariffs. Everybody is starting to look for alternatives. If those exist in the U.S., that company supplier may benefit from that. But you have to ask yourself, well, why wasn’t the customer in this case already buying American?,” said Paul Johnson, executive director of the Gabelli Center for Global Security Analysis at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business.
Trump Law Firm Attacks Inflict Pain, Even on Shaky Legal Ground
Bloomberg Law 03-10-2025
Perkins Coie plans to challenge the “patently unlawful” order, the firm said in a March 6 statement. It will have a strong case against the “arbitrary and capricious” directive, said Bruce Green, a legal ethics professor at Fordham Law School. “This violates those parties’ right to legal assistance from lawyers of their choosing as well as to a fair opportunity to contract with the government,” Green said. The order also violates the firm’s due process rights, according to Green.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Returns to Detroit, With Dancer Jacquelin Harris Celebrating Family and Performance Roots
Michigan Chronicle 03-04-2025
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is set to bring its electrifying performances to Detroit, where dancer Jacquelin Harris, a North Carolina native with deep family roots in the city, prepares to take the stage in her home away from home. As part of the company’s 2025 coast-to-coast U.S. tour, Harris will perform in Detroit from March 14-16, during a season
honoring the life and legacy of the late Judith Jamison.
Inside an episode some conservatives use to bash Cardinal McElroy, and why they’re wrong
National Catholic Reporter 03-10-2025
“Basically, the conservative critics and the opponents of Pope Francis see the sexual abuse crisis as another weapon for their culture war,” said David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University. “They are less interested in the victims and in reforms than they are in scoring points.” “This is also a Catholic media story and a right-wing media story. There are no responsible journalists raising this as an issue, because there’s nothing there,” he said.
Experts say firing squad executions are quick and sure. Why are they rarely used in the US?
The Post and Courier 03-04-2025
Of the 144 civilians executed by firing squad in the course of U.S. history (with records dating back to 1608), only two were reported to have been botched, said Deborah Denno, a Fordham University law school professor who has been studying capital punishment for over three decades.
Public Health Under RFK Jr.; Trump’s EPA vs. Climate Regulation; 10 Question Quiz: Where Am I?; 100 Years of 100 Things: The ERA; The Points Guy’s Travel Advice
WNYC: The Brian Lehrer Show 03-04-2025
As our centennial series continues, Julie Suk, a law professor at Fordham University and the author of We the Women: The Unstoppable Mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment (Skyhorse Publishing, 2020), reviews the history of the Equal Rights Amendment, from its introduction by Alice Paul in 1923 through its current disputed status, following passage by a 38th state and President Biden’s declaration that it’s the “law of the land.”
Mayor Adams Appoints Adolfo Carrion, Jr. as Deputy Mayor (DM) for Housing, Economic Development, and Workforce; Suzanne Miles-Gustave as DM for Health and Human Services; Jeffrey D. Roth as DM for Operations; and Kaz Daughtry as DM for Public Safety
City of New York 03-07-2025
Miles-Gustave is a product of the New York City public school system, holds a Bachelor of Arts in photography from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and earned her law degree from Fordham University School of Law.
I will forever be proud to call myself a student of Martin Marty
America Magazine 03-03-2025
“I was deeply saddened to receive the news of the death of Martin Marty, my mentor at the University of Chicago, who died on Feb. 25 at the age of 97. I would be less than candid, however, if I did not admit that my sense of sorrow has been balanced by an even greater sense of gratitude: gratitude for his presence in my life, gratitude for the gift of his friendship and gratitude for all that he did for me both in my days in graduate school and in my life and ministry after my graduation,” wrote Joseph M. McShane, S.J., president of Fordham University from 2003 to 2022.
For Black Immigrants, a Second Trump Term Hits Different
Capital B News 03-05-2025
“The deportations and the detentions, when it comes to Black immigrants, are and have long been disproportionate,” said Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University and author of the book Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream.
Corsight opens the black box for AI explainability
Biometric Update 03-03-2025
“This is the essence of explainability for us: By tapping into what previously was considered the black box and presenting it in a human way we can better understand and justify what the system is doing,” says Noga. Noga dived into the topic at a webinar on the legal and commercial implications of AI explainability hosted by Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid, a professor of Intellectual Property (IP) Law at Yale and Fordham University.
BFW Revisited: The Poison Plot: Adultery & Murder in Colonial Newport
Player FM 02-26-2025
Elaine Forman Crane, a Distinguished Professor of History at Fordham University, takes us through the Arnolds’ story with details from her book, The Poison Plot: A Tale of Adultery and Murder in Colonial Newport.
