Institute of Irish Studies

Founded in 1998, the Institute of Irish Studies is an interdisciplinary program that hosts several programs aimed at educating students about Ireland’s rich literary, political and cultural history, while also exploring the immense changes that have accompanied the Celtic Tiger:

FALL/SPRING LECTURE SERIES AND CONFERENCES
Each semester, the Institute of Irish Studies hosts four lectures that explore various facets of Irish culture. Past lecturers have included former Irish Prime Minister John Bruton, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland James C. Kenny and most recently, former U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq Denis J. Halliday, who spoke on the impact of the War in Iraq on U.S.-Irish Relations.

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WFUV – IRISH MUSIC PROGRAMMING
Fordham University’s radio station, 90.7 WFUV, hosts a number of Irish music and language programs on Saturdays from 8am to 12:30pm and on Sunday from 12 to 4:30. These programs include Mile Failte and Ceol na Gael, as well as A Thousand Welcomes and NPR's nationally syndicated program, The Thistle and the Shamrock, hosted by Fiona Ritchie.

For more information, visit WFUV at www.wfuv.org.

UNDERGRADUATE MINOR
Offers a range of courses drawing on Fordham’s traditional strengths in the fields of Irish History, Literature, Politics and Drama.

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STUDY ABROAD TO IRELAND
The Fordham Office of Study Abroad Programs facilitates opportunities for undergraduates to study in Ireland. At present, Ireland is the most popular site for study abroad with an average of 10 to 15 students per year spending one semester to an entire year at universities in either Galway or Dublin.

For more information, click here or visit the website of the Fordham University Office of International and Study Abroad Programs.

JOYCE IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS
In partnership with the American Friends of James Joyce Society in New York, the Institute of Irish Studies recently launched a flagship program in two Bronx public high schools that teaches James Joyce’s Dubliners to underprivileged students. Participants in the program receive additional tutoring in English and History throughout the program and are provided with the opportunity to submit essays in consideration for a scholarship awarded by the American Friends of James Joyce Society.

CBA Program At University College at Dublin

Fordham College of Business Administration maintains an exchange program with UCD’s Smurfit school, offering undergraduate business majors the opportunity to study in one of Europe’s premiere business programs.

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Fordham School of Law Belfast/Dublin Study

The program offers two weeks of study at Queen's University Belfast followed by two weeks at University College Dublin. The opportunity to live in each city and interact with local barristers and politicians is a unique law school educational experience. Course offerings include: international and domestic dispute resolution, international human rights, and international organizations and comparative criminal justice. These are all important areas of the law in which Fordham has an internationally recognized record.

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