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Fordham Scholarship Recipients Thank Our Donors
For more than a century and a half, the voluntary financial support of our many generous and dedicated donors has made it possible for Fordham to continue its mission.
New Grant Will Help Fordham Libraries Expand COVID-19 Archive
The pandemic has been an unprecedented time for the Fordham community. Linda LoSchiavo, director of Fordham Libraries, wants to make sure it is not forgotten. Thanks to a new grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the library will be able to keep adding to the COVID-19 archive that it began assembling in …
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Founder’s Dinner Raises a Record $3M as Fordham Launches New Fundraising Campaign
The 2021 Fordham Founder’s dinner was marked by firsts: the first time the dinner raised more than $3 million; the first time in more than two years that the event has been held in person; Fordham’s first time at The Glasshouse, a sparkling new venue on the West Side of Manhattan; and the official launch …
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Compassionate Leadership and Effective Giving Are Focus of Women’s Summit
At Fordham’s Fifth Annual Women’s Summit held virtually on Oct. 20, business and community leaders joined alumni, philanthropists, and friends to discuss empathetic leadership and the power of giving. Held as the University, the city, and the nation emerge from the worst of the pandemic, the event featured lots of talk about the effects of …
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Blavatnik Family Foundation Gives $250,000 Toward STEM Scholarships and Research
The Blavatnik Family Foundation, known for supporting the arts, culture, and particularly the sciences, has made a $250,000 gift to Fordham University to be used toward STEM-related undergraduate research and financial aid. The funds will be distributed over the next four years beginning on Oct. 1. “It is increasingly obvious that the STEM disciplines now …
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Driving Social Change: Joan Garry, Keynote Speaker at the Fifth Annual Fordham Women’s Summit
From helping launch MTV as a recent Fordham grad to becoming a precedent-setting plaintiff for LGBTQ rights and a media-savvy champion for nonprofit leaders, Joan Garry, FCRH ’79, has long been a trailblazer. Along the way, she’s learned many lessons on leadership, communication, the need for mutual support, and the power of the media—some of …
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Alumna Establishes Fund to Support Student Retreats and Get-Togethers
Theresa Lim Mao, Ph.D., a double alumna from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, has made a planned gift of $250,000 that will establish a fund to support annual Campus Ministry retreats and dinners for GSAS and the larger Fordham graduate community. “This fund will directly give students opportunities to feed their souls and …
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School of Social Service Receives $1.9 Million to Support Graduate Students of Color and Help Underserved Youth
Abigail Ross, Ph.D., assistant professor of social work, along with several members of the Graduate School of Social Service faculty and staff, were awarded nearly $1.9 million in federal funding in June from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as part of a project called PIPELINE for Youth Health (Prioritizing Integrated Care, Prevention and Equity: Leading Interprofessional NYC-Based Efforts to for Youth Health). The …
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Fordham to Distribute $1.25 Million in Pandemic Relief Funds from State Ed Department
Fordham’s Community Schools Technical Assistance Center (CS-TAC) has been tasked with distributing $1.25 million from the state education department to community-based organizations across New York City and Long Island to help local families recover from the pandemic. “That fact that the New York State Department of Education selected the Community Schools Technical Assistance Centers to …
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A Virtual Toast: 2021 Founder’s Reception Celebrates Student Success
The Fordham Founder’s scholars and some of their biggest benefactors gathered online from their homes across the country on March 22, raising their glasses in celebration of the evening’s theme: Still Learning, Thriving, and Dreaming with Your Support. “It has been, as we New Yorkers would say, ‘a hell of a year.’ And yet, we, …
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Fordham Receives $5M State Grant for Campus Center Expansion
As the first phase of the Rose Hill Campus Center project nears completion, preparations are underway for the second phase, which will join the newly built addition with three other buildings to form one complex. On March 16, Fordham received a helping hand from the State of New York, which awarded the University a $5 …
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Fordham Breaks Giving Day Record, Raises More Than $1M
Alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and other members of the University community donated more than $1 million on Fordham Giving Day, more than any other year since the University started the Giving Day tradition. In an 1841-minute period from March 1 to March 2, 2,779 donors contributed just over $1.3 million to Fordham schools, initiatives, programs, …
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