Faculty of Arts and Sciences

A single faculty serves the four schools of Arts and Sciences at Fordham University; Fordham College at Rose Hill in the Bronx, Fordham College at Lincoln Center in Manhattan, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at both of those campuses, and at the School of Professional and Continuing Studies at both campuses, and additionally at the Westchester campus north of New York City.

The Jesuit tradition, on all campuses, is characterized by excellence in teaching and by the care and development of each student. We are especially committed to preparing students for responsible leadership in a global society through Fordham's core curriculum and provide numerous core curriculum teaching resources for our faculty.

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A&S Faculty News

Immac “Casey” Thampoe, Alumni Leader and Prominent Patent Attorney, Dies at 62

Immac “Casey” Thampoe, a scientist and patent attorney who earned multiple Fordham degrees, at all levels, and served for many years on a committee advising the dean of the University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, died unexpectedly on June 18. He was 62. Those who knew him described a man who was as humble …

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Deans Give Update on Anti-Racism Efforts at Fordham

In an online forum for alumni, Fordham’s deans of arts and sciences detailed many signs of progress in efforts to eradicate racism at the University, but also made clear that the work has just begun. The April 29 event was the deans’ second forum for alumni on their commitment to furthering the University’s action plan for …

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University Welcomes New Faculty Hires

Fordham University has announced the hiring of new tenure-track faculty appointments for the 2017-2018 academic year. New arts and sciences faculty members, by department, include: Badr Faisal Albanna, PhD., Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences; Habib M. Ammari, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Computer and Information Sciences; Scott G. Bruce, Ph.D., Professor, History; Ivelisse Cuevas-Molina, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Political Science; John …

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Fordham to Host Citywide Chemistry Undergraduate Research Symposium

Some of the New York metropolitan area’s top chemistry students will converge on Fordham’s Rose Hill campus on May 6, for the 65th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium sponsored by The American Chemical Society’s New York Section (NYACS). This all-day symposium will provide an opportunity for these students to present the results of their research, which encompass …

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Arts and Sciences Faculty Receive Teaching Awards

Members of Fordham’s arts and sciences faculty recognized four of their own at the annual Arts and Sciences Faculty Day, held Feb. 3 at the Lincoln Center campus. Those honored this year for teaching excellence are: Stephen R. Grimm, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, receiving the Undergraduate Teaching in the Humanities award; Kirsten Swinth, Ph.D., associate …

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How Transnational Surrogacy Challenges Ideas of Parenthood and Race

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have made childbearing possible for millions of people for whom parenthood would not otherwise be attainable. However, these technologies have also exponentially complicated definitions of “parenthood”—particularly when reproduction occurs across national boundaries. Daisy Deomampo, PhD, an assistant professor of anthropology, has spent the better part of a decade researching transnational ART …

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What Can an Arts and Sciences Degree Get You? The Possibilities Are Limitless, Says GSAS

Some might regard Fordham alumnus Nathan Tinker’s path from obtaining an English doctorate to becoming executive director of New York’s leading biotechnology advocacy group as unorthodox. But for current leadership at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), the question to start asking is: Why wouldn’t an English scholar be the perfect fit for …

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In Mentoring, Physician Finds Way to Give Back

Alumni Spotlight: In Mentorship Pairing, Aspiring Physician Finds Inspiration in Surgeon After watching a boarding schoolmate endure multiple reconstructive surgeries following a plane crash in her native Nigeria, Princess Chukwuneke knew she wanted to be a doctor. Now the Fordham senior is working toward her goal with help from Ray Longobardi, M.D., FCRH ’86, through …

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University Welcomes New Faculty

Fordham University is proud to welcome 20 new faculty members for the fall 2014 semester. Below are the new arts and sciences faculty members, along with their departments: • Gregory Donovan, communication and media studies, Ph.D., City University of New York, 2013 • Audrey Evrard, modern languages and literatures, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2011 • …

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Faculty Reads: East and West Converge on Moral Grounds

Western moral philosophy is built on the works of thinkers such as ancient Greece’s Aristotle and modern Germany’s Immanuel Kant. But in recent decades, many scholars have turned eastward, looking also to Buddhist thought to enlighten important moral and ethical issues. The scholarship that has followed is copious, but disjointed, said Fordham Professor of philosophy …

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Is Modern Media Floundering? Not if it has a Solid Brand.

One day in the mid-1500s, Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, received a letter from a Jesuit superior seeking advice. Should he purchase a printing press for his province? And if so, what kind should he purchase? Ignatius advised the superior to first ask himself, “Who are you? And who are you …

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