In 2021, Fordham University admitted the first recipients of a new scholarship program called the Diversity Fund. The Diversity Fund was started by Valerie Rainford, FCRH ’86, a current member of Fordham’s Board of Trustees.  

Elie Nowlis, FCRH ’23, spent the summer studying how food trucks in Manhattan decide where to locate themselves. 

Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus has become recently renowned for its ever-present cat colony. Hundreds of students have approached, pet, taken photos of and fed the cats. These cats have become the subjects of half a dozen Instagram accounts run by Fordham students, and many students post the photos of the cats to their own feed. However, recently, the University has received reports of several incidents on campus with the animals, causing concern within the university’s administration, according to Robert Fitzer, director of Fordham Public Safety.

Last month, 41-year-old author Latanya DeVaughn debuted her new independent bookstore, Bronx Bound Books. The business carries a total of 3,000 new and used books for a variety of different age groups. Instead of opening a typical bookstore, DeVaughn decided to put her business on a bus and sell books without being limited to a single location. Through fundraising, book donations and a team that shared her vision, DeVaughn was able to bring her dream to completion.

Though polls heavily favor Adams, last week’s debate still provided an opportunity for voters to see the two candidates face off directly over this election’s most pressing issues, including vaccine mandates, public safety, economic recovery and responding to climate change. 

Land acknowledgments are used today “to recognize Indigenous Peoples who are the original stewards of the lands on which we now live,” according to the National Museum of the American Indian. In recent years, it has become more common for American colleges and universities to adopt land acknowledgments; notable institutions that have done so include Harvard University, Columbia University and Northwestern University. 

On Sept. 1, Walsh Library’s lower level sustained significant flooding damage due to the heavy rains caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida hitting New York City. The storm caused the university to close on Sept. 2, including Walsh Library. The library was also closed on Sept. 3. More than a month later, the building’s lower level has still not been reopened.  “The flood was, quite simply, a disaster,” said Linda LoSchiavo, director of libraries at Fordham. “Everything in the staff areas (Cataloging, Acquisitions, Serials) was under four plus feet of water and destroyed. This includes furniture, books, journals, files, PCs, scanners, printers, etc.”

On Oct.14, Fordham Campus Ministry sent an email newsletter to all students with details about its program “SWIPE Out Hunger.” The program, meant to combat food scarcity at Fordham, asks people to donate guest meal swipes to food-insecure students on campus. 

Once again, members of Congress are discussing potential changes to Title IX standards. The Title IX Take Responsibility Act aims to hold colleges and universities liable for their failure to prevent or properly handle cases of sexual misconduct when the institution is believed to have knowledge of said allegations, according to a report from the News-Herald. The bill would enforce a “reasonable care standard” for colleges and universities and provide individuals with a private right of action.

On Oct. 1, El Grito de Lares announced that it had been chosen as Rose Hill’s United Student Government’s (USG) club of the month for September. El Grito de Lares first appeared on Fordham’s campus in 2015 and has since become a space in which Hispanic students can feel safe discussing their heritage, community and experience as Hispanic people.