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This content was provided by Leah McKirgan. In many math classrooms, speed is rewarded. Students are praised for getting to the answer quickly. Lessons move forward once correctness is confirmed. Elly Blanco-Rowe, Ed.D., a 2025 graduate of Fordham’s Ed.D. program, has spent her career questioning that norm, and has recently published an article in Educational …

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This content was provided by Leah McKirgan. On January 13, Fordham’s Graduate School of Education gathered at Lincoln Center to celebrate 20 years of the Center for Educational Partnerships. What began as a focused effort to strengthen ties between schools and the University has now grown into a vibrant and influential part of New York’s …

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This content was provided by Leah McKirgan. For Michael Okinczyc-Cruz, D.Min., the story of Jesus is not only a matter of theology. It is also a question of history and justice that extends to modern day.  Jesus and Justice: Organizing for God’s Reign on Earth Then and Now, co-written with John Dominic Crossan, explores the …

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Fordham’s Haciendo Caminos initiative will host a spring gathering titled “Magis in the Light of Haciendo Caminos”on Saturday, April 18 from 2:00–4:00 p.m. at Grounds Café in the Bronx. The afternoon will bring together students, community members, and those interested in ministry for a time of conversation and reflection grounded in Ignatian spirituality. The gathering …

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Contributed by William Li John Fitzsimons, who earned his Ph.D. from Fordham GSE in 1983, has spent more than fifty years in public education as a teacher, principal, superintendent, and now author. His latest book, Facing the Challenges: How Principals Can Survive and Thrive in Today’s Schools, draws on his extensive life experience to offer a …

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Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) was extremely well-represented at this year’s annual Guidance Expo, hosted by The Westchester Putnam College Conferences, Inc., on October 22. This annual conference is a free, day-long professional event for New York area school counselors, educators, and researchers.  The Guidance Expo brings together hundreds of experts in the …

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How does Fordham turn mission into action across New York City? In a recent episode of Reaching Out with Gregory Floyd, Anita Vazquez Batisti, Ph.D., Associate Dean and founding Director of the Center for Educational Partnerships (CEP), and Travis Proulx, Fordham’s Vice President for External Affairs, highlight CEP’s community-facing work and the partnerships behind it: …

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Yuki Yamazaki, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor and alumna of Fordham GSE’s Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program, joins The Multicultural Psychologist to discuss her new publication, “Multiracial Asian Americans: Intersectional Perceptions of Microaggressions and the Model Minority Myth.” The episode offers an accessible entry point to her research. Yamazaki examines how Multiracial Asian Americans experience racial microaggressions …

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This content was contributed by Shiva Mohsenian.  When Dr. Robert Schwartz, Ed.D. ‘25, attended Lower Merion High School, he never imagined he would ever return to shape how students learn math in those classrooms. Now, nearly thirty years later, that’s exactly what he is doing.  After earning his doctorate in Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy …

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More than 250 people turned out to hear Wicked author Gregory Maguire, Ph.D., speak at Pope Auditorium on October 23. The event, hosted at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus, had to be relocated from a smaller venue after registration quickly surpassed capacity. The crowd included undergraduates, graduate students, professors, and members of the public, drawn by …

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