April 14, 2009

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April 14, 2009 • Volume 31, No. 16

Fordham Launches $500 Million
Campaign to Strive ‘Ever Upward’

On March 30, Fordham University launched the public phase of a far-reaching fundraising campaign in support of new levels of academic excellence at Fordham and greater stature for the University as a nationally prominent center of learning.

Excelsior | Ever Upward | The Campaign for Fordham seeks $500 million to support new facilities, more student scholarships, more endowed faculty chairs and more funding for academic endeavors throughout Fordham’s colleges and schools.

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Founder’s Dinner
Honors Volunteers

The eighth annual Fordham Founder’s Award Dinner was an evening of excitement and gratitude, and a celebration of the University’s promising future.

More than 900 Fordham alumni and friends filled the Waldorf-Astoria’s Grand Ballroom on March 30 to honor a pair of outstanding graduates.

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Fordham to Expand Opportunities for Veterans

A program for returning veterans seeking a Fordham education will be launched this fall.

FordhamVets, an initiative including the University’s undergraduate, graduate and professional schools, will ensure that academic and support programs are as “veteran-friendly” as possible.

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Fordham Appoints Proven Scholar and Leader as
A&S Faculty Dean

Ailey/Fordham Students
Dazzle at Annual Performance

Faculty Fellows and Grantees Help Grow Research
at Fordham

Chief Research Officer Works to Enhance Fordham’s Scholarly Enterprise

Struggling Urban Family Is Weather Vane
for Unhealthy Society

New Yorkers Discuss Faith-Based Activism
at Fordham Forum

Britain’s 17th Century Struggle for
Religious Liberty Resonates Today

Inside Fordham Staff and Submission Deadlines

Ailey/Fordham Students
Dazzle at Annual Performance

Pope Auditorium was the scene of exquisite, exhilarating movement on March 11, as students in the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater/Fordham University BFA program staged its annual benefit performance.

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NEW FEATURE:
Fordham at Work

A profile of Kristal Gonsalves, Coordinator, Beijing International MBA Program (BiMBA), Graduate School of Business Administration

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