Sofia Donohue, Assistant News Editor
• September 27, 2023
Fordham hosted the first annual Humanities Day on Sept. 20. “Passion to Purpose: The Humanities After College” was curated for students majoring in the humanities and featured an alumni and faculty panel and employer/alumni roundtable networking.
Over the summer, negotiations stalled between the Fordham Resident Assistants Union (FRA) and Fordham University. This comes after the Resident Assistants (RAs) voted 47-19 to ratify FRA back in March of this year with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which forced the university to recognize the union after refusing to in February.
On Thursday, Sept. 14, the Office of Campus Ministry hosted the second annual Interfaith Prayer and Picnic with the President. The theme of the prayer service was “A Season to Grow Together.” The event, which was held in the Lincoln Center Outdoor Plaza, included prayer, reflection and a luncheon following the service.
Dana Vatafu, Contributing Writer
• September 20, 2023
Fordham University’s Mentoring Program aims to support students by providing opportunities to connect with alumni. The program has existed for two decades and is hosted by the web-based platform, The Fordham Mentoring Program Network.
Sofia Donohue, Assistant News Editor
• September 20, 2023
On Sept. 7, The New York Times published the College-Access Index, a list of 286 of the country’s most selective universities, public and private, ranked in order of economic diversity.
This past August, Fordham introduced a new major in biochemistry. After the minor in biochemistry was launched in 2020, faculty from the biology and chemistry departments sought to establish a major in the program.
Keagan Ostop, Contributing Writer
• September 20, 2023
A newly curated exhibit in Walsh Library commemorates the 50th anniversary of Hip-hop. Hip-hop, a form of artistic expression that originated in the Bronx, celebrated its 50th anniversary on Aug. 11.
On Friday, Sept. 15, first-year students running for the United Student Government (USG) senator positions introduced themselves to the Fordham community.
Samuel Drew, Contributing Writer
• September 20, 2023
Fordham announced their decision to extend the university’s test-optional policy through the 2025 admissions cycle on Sept 6. This comes after Fordham initially implemented a test-optional admissions policy during the 2020-21 admissions cycle, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on education.
