March 1, 2010

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March 1, 2010 • Volume 32, No. 10

A New Day for CBA:
Hughes Hall Renovation to Provide
Headquarters for Undergraduate Business

The Fordham University Board of Trustees has taken the first step toward converting Hughes Hall into a new home for the College of Business Administration (CBA), a project that will energize business education at Fordham and dramatically expand the amount of academic space at the Rose Hill campus.

At its Feb. 11 meeting, the Board approved the design and engineering phase for the renovation of Hughes Hall, a 50,000-square-foot residence hall across from Edwards Parade.

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CBA Students Hear Call for Financial Reform at Washington, D.C. Conference

The federal government should reform over-the-counter derivatives markets, according to the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), who spoke to Fordham students at a conference in Washington, D.C.

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Arts and Sciences Faculty Feted at
18th Annual Faculty Day

Members of Fordham’s arts and sciences faculty recognized three of their own at the 18th annual Arts and Sciences Faculty Day, held Feb. 5 on the Rose Hill campus.

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Loyola Chair Deconstructs Jesuits’ Struggle with Desegregation in the South

Photo Essay: Fordham Spirit Alive and Well on Campus

Apostolic Nuncio Touts Freedom and Solidarity as Keys to Global Recovery

Classics Professor Reveals Origins of ‘Last Great Pagan’ Label

Panel Views Social Systems as Organic Entities

This Month in Jesuit History:
Francis Xavier Spreads the Society of Jesus Eastward

Professor Compiles Letters of
English Literary Impresario

Is txting killin Nglsh @skool? No way sez Prof

Finding Her Roots:
Fulbright Combines Professional Opportunity
with a Personal Journey

Inside Fordham Staff and Submission Deadlines

Inside the Hughes Hall Renovation

The renovation of Hughes Hall will help solidify the College of Business Administration as one of the top institutions for undergraduate business instruction.

The plan includes an advanced trading room, state-of-the-art 250-seat auditorium, nine classrooms with more than 40 seats each and four board/meeting rooms, among other first-rate learning spaces.

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Fordham at Work

A profile of Jason Benedict, Executive Director of Information Security, Fordham IT

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