Faculty Affairs

Welcome to the Office of Faculty Affairs

Welcome to the Office of Faculty Affairs at Fordham University. We provide a wide range of resources to support you through every stage of the academic lifecycle from the time you join the Fordham family, throughout your career, and beyond. Along the way, we’re here to answer your questions, facilitate transitions, and celebrate your accomplishments and share them with your colleagues across the University community.

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Information for Non Tenure Track Faculty Members

Faculty News

Tracking Corporations’ Efforts to Fight Climate Change

When corporations announce they’ll cut their carbon emissions to help fight climate change, do they stick to the plans they lay out? Not always—and it’s not always obvious when those …

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Understanding the Masculinity Effect in American Politics

To understand U.S. politics, one needs to understand masculinity—and not just by looking at our most stereotypically manly presidents, says a new book co-edited by political science professor Monika McDermott, …

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Grant Supports Mental Health Counseling in the Bronx

A professor at Fordham’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) has received a $550,000 grant to address the mental health needs of underserved communities of the Bronx. The grant was a …

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Does AI Show Empathy? It Depends on Your Gender, Study Shows

AI is a new technology that reflects age-old human biases—including stereotypes about men and women and how much empathy people of each gender need. That’s according to a preliminary study …

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How to Reduce Absenteeism in Schools? The Students Will Tell You

In school districts struggling with high dropout rates and absenteeism, what’s the best way to keep the kids in school and on track to graduate? For one thing, make sure …

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Sound: The Overlooked Sense?

Want to find a new way of appreciating the world? Try focusing on how it sounds, says Lawrence Kramer, Ph.D., a Fordham English professor who is also a musicologist and …

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Helping Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System Heal from Trauma

Like most kids involved with the juvenile justice system, Jasmine has a history of trauma: Her mother was addicted to heroin and neglected her. Her father wasn’t around when she …

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Risk-Averse 2025 Super Bowl Ads Disappoint, Fordham Marketing Expert Says

“Milquetoast” is how a Fordham expert described Sunday’s highly anticipated 2025 Super Bowl ads, some of which cost a record $8 million for their placement during the big game. “There …

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From El Salvador’s Civil War, a Lesson in the Power of Popular Education

During the civil war in El Salvador in the 1980s, when insurgents were battling the country’s military dictatorship, a different sort of campaign was taking place in the background—waged not …

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Preserving Their Dreams Before Conquest by Rome

In the ancient world, when people knew their kingdoms would soon be absorbed into the Roman Empire, how did they envision their future? What did they do to secure it? …

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Dignity in the Workplace Is Good for Business, Professors’ Research and Documentaries Show

The Greyston Bakery in Yonkers, New York, has a management philosophy that employees call life-changing. It’s based on trust, as seen in the open hiring process—no resumes or interviews required. …

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