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Partnering for Innovation & Impact

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Fordham University is the university partner of choice for industry leaders seeking innovative research, staff upskilling, and collaboration to solve the world's most pressing problems. By partnering with us, companies gain access to premier educational programs, top talent, and streamlined engagement.

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The Fordham Difference

Fordham's Jesuit values of integrity, social justice, and care for the whole person drive our approach to collaboration. Partnering with us means not only gaining access to top faculty, talent, and research but also a shared commitment to ethical leadership and impactful, socially responsible solutions that benefits your business and the wider world.

 

Student Recruitment & Engagement

Access our students through experiential learning projects, internship programs and full-time recruiting.

Faculty Insight & Research

Collaborate with Fordham’s outstanding faculty on research and speaking opportunities.

Professional Education

Upskill your workforce through pipelines to Fordham programs and customized employee training and development.

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Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The Fordham Foundry offers assistance and leadership in both cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset as well as providing robust support to projects and startups as they learn, connect, launch and grow.

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Centers & Institutes

Engage cross-functionally on current issues such as healthcare, cybersecurity, and leadership.

Advertising & Sponsorship

Amplify your brand through partnerships with Fordham athletics.

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Institutional Giving

Advance your corporate philanthropic goals to enable research, fund special projects, and provide resources for community engagement.

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Fordham London

Discover opportunities to connect with students and alumni at Fordham’s London campus.

Industry Impact

Fordham's Internship Promise

Fordham Internship Promise

Fordham pledges that every undergraduate from the class of 2029 and beyond will have the opportunity to partner in at least one internship, research project, or other form of experiential learning. Learn more »

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Fordham-IBM Research Fellows

Pairing academic expertise with industry leaders, this collaboration is designed to promote and expand research collaborations between Fordham, IBM, and other leading academic institutions. Learn more »

Faculty News

Are Companies Allowed to Put Ethics First? 

Are Companies Allowed to Put Ethics First? 

A social media company switches from an algorithm that makes its content harmfully addictive. A banking firm dumps a client that is strong-arming state legislators and subverting democracy. A tech …

Could AI Be Used to Make Bioweapons?

Could AI Be Used to Make Bioweapons?

As AI is being used across the health sector to speed the search for new treatments, how do we keep it from being used to make bioweapons—viruses, toxins, bacteria, and …

How Do Our Siblings Help Raise Us?

How Do Our Siblings Help Raise Us?

Our parents raise us, yes, but our siblings have an influence too—a fact that science hasn’t spent a lot of time exploring, according to a study co-authored by Fordham psychology …

6 Fordham Women Reflect on their Mentors

6 Fordham Women Reflect on their Mentors

In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked female faculty and staff members to name a woman who helped shape their careers. Their mentors included the pioneering Supreme Court justice …

What’s on My Desk: Lauren Kopajtic

What’s on My Desk: Lauren Kopajtic

Like many philosophy professors, Lauren Kopajtic, PhD, fills her office with objects that reflect her discipline—but she may be the only one with philosophy-themed Barbie dolls.  Step inside her Collins …

For Women, By Women: Research That Matters

For Women, By Women: Research That Matters

As the nation marks Women’s History Month, women across disciplines at Fordham are engaged in research that serves women on multiple fronts—studying cancer and menopause, exploring how to support women’s …

A Fordham Focus on AI: Applying Lessons from the Past 

A Fordham Focus on AI: Applying Lessons from the Past 

For our series, A Fordham Focus on AI, we’re speaking with faculty experts from a range of disciplines about the impact of this rapidly evolving technology and what to expect …

What’s on My Desk: Christina Greer

What’s on My Desk: Christina Greer

Christina Greer, PhD, is often called on by national media to break down the complexities of American politics. But step into her office at Lincoln Center, and you’ll find a …

The Year of the Fire Horse: 3 Things to Know

The Year of the Fire Horse: 3 Things to Know

As celebrations of the Lunar New Year kick off this week, one of the more stirring animals in the Chinese zodiac calendar is having its day. The Year of the …

Is ‘Wuthering Heights’ Even a Love Story?

Is ‘Wuthering Heights’ Even a Love Story?

Emily Brontë’s 19th-century novel Wuthering Heights has been adapted for film more than 30 times, and just in time for Valentine’s Day, a new version has hit screens. The film is directed …

A Fordham Focus on AI: Why Humans Still Make the Best Co-Workers

A Fordham Focus on AI: Why Humans Still Make the Best Co-Workers

As part of a new series, A Fordham Focus on AI, we’re talking with Fordham experts from a range of disciplines about the technology that seems to be affecting everything, …