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January 14, 2013 • Volume 35, No. 6M

Fordham and China Forge Lasting Partnerships

Half a world away, China would seem a difficult place with which to forge close and lasting partnerships.

In fact, that is just what Fordham is doing. From research collaborations to joint degree programs, Fordham has spent the last several years partnering with universities in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and other areas.

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Orthodox Christian Studies Center Earns
NEH Challenge Grant

In the United States, less than 1 percent of people identify as Orthodox Christians—however, with an estimated population in excess of 260 million worldwide, Orthodox Christianity represents the second largest Christian tradition in the world.

Now, a grant secured by two Fordham scholars will help bridge the gap between the U.S. population and this important segment of Christians living in some of the most significant global hot-spots.

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Off-the-Books Lessons in Pretoria

“We understand that economists rely on number crunching; we just hope that they learn not to crunch the people between the numbers,” said Anthony Egan, S.J., of South Africa’s Jesuit Institute.

Father Egan, a native of Cape Town, was referring to the Emerging Markets program being offered by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences’ (GSAS) economics department.

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