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Strengthening Diversity: Fordham Scholarships Empower NYC Catholic School Graduates
Many donors are giving to the Trustee Diversity Fund and other scholarships for students from underrepresented groups to support greater on-campus diversity and inclusion, a central goal of the University’s $350 million fundraising campaign, Cura Personalis | For Every Fordham Student. But some scholarship donors are advancing this goal through their focus on students from …
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‘The Best Thing’ for Students: Fordham College Advising Center Draws Donor Support
Raising two sons, Donna Smolens, FCRH ’79, GSAS ’81, saw firsthand how the right kind of advising can enhance students’ social confidence, academic achievement, and intellectual growth. When she learned about the new Fordham College Advising Center, then, she was enthusiastic. Her response? “‘This is the best thing you guys can do,’” she said. The …
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A Pulsed Laser Is Coming to the Physics Department, Thanks to a Fordham Parent’s Gift
Fordham will soon be providing students with new hands-on learning and research opportunities in the burgeoning field of optics, thanks to a Fordham parent’s gift that will provide a new pulsed laser for the physics and engineering physics department. Sarah Girardi, M.D., PAR ’24, made her gift last year after seeing how hands-on learning unlocked …
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A New Major Gift to Fordham Track, Spurred by Glorious Memories
His time at Fordham left Paul Ostling, UGE ’70, LAW ’73, with indelible memories: The “electric” atmosphere at Madison Square Garden, where the track and field team competed in the world-renowned Millrose Games for the first time when he was a member. The Fordham Law School dean whose simple gesture gave him a powerful lesson …
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Pre-Law Students Hear from Deputy Mayor and Bloomberg Exec
Students in Fordham’s Pre-Law Symposium got a visit from two high-profile alumni who told them to look beyond “traditional” legal careers. In their Feb. 21 talk, Anne Williams-Isom, FCLC ’86, deputy NYC mayor for Health and Human Services, and Catherine Blaney, FCLC ’86, development lead at Bloomberg Philanthropies, encouraged students to consider opportunities in government, …
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Luke Santos, Fordham Student with Passion for Politics, Dies at 20
Luke Bailey Santos, an economics student at Fordham College at Rose Hill who was passionate about public service and worked on numerous political campaigns across the East Coast, died in his off-campus apartment on Feb. 20. The cause of death is not yet known. He was 20 years old. “We pray hard for Luke’s family …
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Where Are They Now? How the Fordham Foundry Helped These Alumni Launch Their Startups
Since 2012, the Fordham Foundry has supported scores of students, alumni, faculty, and community members along their journeys as entrepreneurs, from hosting pitch competitions with cash prizes, like the Ram’s Den and Pitch Competition, to having an open-door policy and fostering a collaborative environment that encourages students to put their big dreams and critical thinking …
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5 Lessons for Entrepreneurs from the Jesuits
One of history’s great startup success stories, the nearly 500-year-old Catholic religious order built a global network and helped create higher education as we know it. Founded in 1540 by the former soldier St. Ignatius Loyola—and starting with little more than a mission to help souls and do it heroically—the Jesuits quickly established themselves around …
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Fordham Mourns the Passing of Jean Walsh, Beloved Library Secretary
Jean Walsh, a senior executive secretary at Fordham’s Walsh Library with deep family ties to the University, died on Feb. 9 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center after a long illness. She was 73. Walsh worked for more than two decades at the library’s electronic information center, where she had many responsibilities, including scheduling and supervising …
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Lean Into Curiosity: How a ‘Shark Tank’ Entrepreneur Brought Her Idea to Life
The last thing Aurora Weinstock expected to do with her Fordham communications degree was end up pitching a toy vacuum, Pick-Up Bricks, on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank. But that’s exactly where she found herself late last year. A Long Island native, Weinstock transferred to Fordham as a junior and quickly set out to make …
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Club Volleyball Founders Build a Team for the Future
When Fordham College Rose Hill students Ariadna Wong and David Moran met during first-year orientation, they were surprised to find out there was no club volleyball team on campus. They knew immediately that they wanted to change that. After more than two years of hard work, their efforts have paid off. This year, there was …
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