March 3, 2008

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March 3, 2008 • Volume 30, No. 10

Fordham Draws Record Number of
National Merit Scholars

Thirty-one National Merit Scholars were among the 1,700 freshmen who arrived at Fordham this past fall—setting a new record for the University and ranking this incoming class among the best nationally.

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University Moves Westchester
Operations to West Harrison

The University will move its adult undergraduate program, and Graduate Schools of Business Administration, Education, Religion and Religious Education, and Social Service from the Marymount campus to a new campus at 400 Westchester Ave., in West Harrison, N.Y., in time for the Fall 2008 semester.

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University Sells Marymount Campus for $27 Million

Fordham has signed a contract with EF Schools, Inc. (EF Education), for the sale of its Marymount campus in Tarrytown, N.Y. The contract price is $27 million including furnishings and equipment.

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Fordham ‘Focuses’ on Global Warming Solutions

Jesuit Volunteer Corps: Finding God in New York City

Carrión Talks Up a Green Streak at Final State of Borough Address

RETC + Boyle Scholars = Math Recovery

New York Athletic Club Hears the Future of Catholic Education

Schools Chief Sees Mentoring as Critical to Education<

Conference Focuses on Adolescent Self Harm

Sapientia et Doctrina: A Marymount Perspective

World Language Education Professor Stresses Cultural Awareness in Teaching Curriculum

Leitner Center Lawyer Builds Human Rights Bridge with Developing Nations

Scholar Examines the Link between the Media and Presidential Leadership

Inside Fordham Staff and Submission Deadlines

Television and Pharmaceutical Pioneers To Be Honored at Founder’s Award Dinner

Robert E. Campbell, CBA ’55, and Herbert A. Granath, FCRH, ’54, GSAS ’55, two alumni who helped their respective companies rise to new heights, will be honored at the Seventh Annual Fordham Founder’s Award Dinner.

The black tie gala will bring 1,000 guests to the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria on March 31, and is expected to raise more than $2 million for the Fordham Founder’s Presidential Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is awarded to young men and women whose curiosity of mind and strength of spirit have enabled them to exceed the boundaries of expectation.

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