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December 5, 2011 • Volume 34, No. 5

Fordham Theatre
Raises its Profile

Jesuits have been known to drop a name or two in their efforts to build a community of believers. So it is perhaps fitting that, when Matthew Maguire talks about Fordham’s theatre program, the names of Broadway talent shoot forth like a series of showstoppers.

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University Honors Ukrainian
Catholic Church Leaders

Fordham conferred an honorary degree upon the new head and father of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and honored his predecessor on Nov. 20 at the Rose Hill campus.

His Beatitude Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the new 41-year-old patriarch of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, received a doctorate of humane letters, honoris causa, at a ceremony.

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Graduate School of Education
Receives Accreditation Renewal

The Graduate School of Education (GSE) has been reaccredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) after overhauling its system of evaluating students.

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Popcorn Predicts Ascendance of
Feminine Values

Madoff Whistleblower Warns Students of
Ethics Challenges

McGinley Lecture Parses Religions’
Approaches to Food

Think You’re an Expert?
Then Take the Test

Professor Compares Civil Rights Laws
Around the Globe

Jesuit Uses Theatre to Reach
Beyond Church Walls

Media Scholar Casts a
Wary Eye on Technology

Photo Essay: Latina Legends Shine at Rose Hill

Inside Fordham Staff and Submission Deadlines

Did You Know?

Fordham has hosted the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) since its inceptionin 1969. There are currently 529 HEOP students at Fordham, and the University’s allocation from New York state for 2010-2011 is $937,572. In 2010, the six-year graduation rate for HEOP students at Fordham was 68.9 percent, compared to 48.4 percent for HEOP students statewide.