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New Degree Focuses on Contemporary International Issues
Fordham University has introduced a baccalaureate program in international studies. The new major, approved by the New York State Department of Education in September, replaces the international intercultural studies major. The new degree has a more stringent foreign language requirement and completion of a four-course sequence that includes international politics and law, economics and political economy, and contemporary world history and culture.
“With the various crises of terrorism, climate change and such wide cultural differences, it’s our job to help give students training and skills needed to analyze what is going on in the world today,” said Thomas DeLuca, Ph.D., professor of political science and director of the program.
In addition to the four-course sequence, the major requires 18 credits to be earned either in contemporary international issues, or in regional issues from one of five regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa. The program currently enrolls approximately 45 students and is based at the Lincoln Center campus.
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‘L.A. Law Remembered’ at Fordham Law School Forum
The Fordham Law School’s Forum on Law, Culture & Society took a look back on L.A. Law, the highly rated legal drama of the 1980s, on Nov. 15 with two of the show’s most memorable actors: Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker.
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Thane Rosenbaum, John Whelan Distinguished Lecturer in Law and director of the Forum on Law, Culture & Society, discussed the law and television with actors Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker on Nov. 15.
Photo by Nancy Adler
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The pair, who played litigator Ann Kelsey and tax attorney Stuart Markowitz, respectively, joined Thane Rosenbaum, John Whelan Distinguished Lecturer in Law and director of the Forum on Law, Culture & Society, in discussing how the show would go on to forever change how lawyers were depicted in popular culture.
“I think the show must have inspired thousands of water cooler conversations,” Eikenberry said at the event, held at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan. “[ L.A. Law] tackled moral issues that people could discuss the next day with their co-workers.”
L.A. Law, critically acclaimed with multiple Emmy and Golden Globe awards, ran from 1986 to 1994. The show centered around a glamorous law firm in Los Angeles and often touched upon important social and cultural issues. The show is considered to have paved the way for many of today’s legal dramas, such as Law & Order and Boston Legal.
“We also caught a lot of flack from lawyers all over the country who said that’s not how real lawyers are,” said Tucker. “Meanwhile, we had real lawyers consulting on the show. They approved every script and gave us a lot of direction.”
The Forum on Law, Culture & Society is a public humanities program that invites the general public to satisfy its intellectual curiosity on matters of law, justice, and civil society in a town hall setting.
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Bill Walton Tells Fordham Basketball Team Confidence is Key
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Basketball legend Bill Walton was the keynote speaker at the Fordham men’s basketball tip-off dinner.
Photo by Chris Taggart
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The secret to outthinking the opposition and overcoming many of life’s obstacles can be found on the hardwood, basketball great Bill Walton told the Fordham University men’s basketball team and a group of its boosters on Nov. 6.
“Basketball, like life, is a game of skill, timing and position,” Walton told the gathering of about 350 people at the basketball team’s tip-off dinner held at Tavern on the Green in Central Park. “It’s about the confidence that will allow you to convince your opponent that they have no chance to win.”
Walton, a former member of the Portland Trailblazers and Boston Celtics who was inducted to the NBA Hall of Fame in 1993, discussed how he overcame a speech impediment through hard work and lessons he learned from his college basketball coach at UCLA, John Wooden.
“Everything coach Wooden said came prophetically true — it’s not how big you are, it’s how you play,” said Walton, now a game analyst for ABC Sports and ESPN. “Be quick, but don’t hurry. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”
“I say to the young people I see here tonight that you can use basketball to get all that you want out of life,” Walton said. “Look at me. I had a horrendous speech problem and today I’m doing a job I love. Work hard and you’ll succeed. It’s what [Fordham] coach Dereck Whittenburg wants for this team.”
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Fordham Contributes to Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square
“Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square,” an annual celebration on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, kicked off the holiday season on Nov. 26. Fordham University was an official sponsor of the event, which was produced by the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District.
Winter’s Eve is a vast indoor and outdoor festival along Broadway from the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle to 68th Street. Since its inception eight years ago, the celebration has been co-sponsored by Fordham. The event featured everything from street musicians and marching bands to outdoor food tastings offered by dozens of restaurants. This year, the University joined forces with Sodexho USA, which operates all of Fordham’s dining facilities, to feed about 100 festival volunteers.
“We couldn’t do this without the help of Fordham,” said Monica Blum, president of the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District. “Fordham provides photography and support and Sodexho workers from the Lincoln Center campus provide food for the volunteers. All of the nonprofits [in the Lincoln Center area] make this happen. They’re such a key part of this event.”
Despite the rainy weather, thousands of revelers turned out for the festival, which included the lighting of a Christmas tree at Lincoln Center.
—Janet Sassi
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Actor Kate Mulgrew Tells Students That Actors
Need Passion and Fierce Discipline
Kate Mulgrew, the Golden Globe-nominated actor best know for her role as Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, told Fordham theater students that young actors must combine passion and fierce discipline to face the demands of a career in film and on stage. Mulgrew, who recently appeared as Clytemnestra in Charles Mee’s Iphigenia at the Signature Theatre, spoke with students on Nov. 19 in Franny’s Space on the Lincoln Center campus. The event was sponsored by the Theatre Program.
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