On Feb. 2, Fordham Faculty Union (FFU) officially voted 200-6 to ratify their tentative agreement (TA) with the university, effectively avoiding a labor strike.
On Jan. 25, a panel was held at Fordham University’s campus at Lincoln Center about religious life in an authoritarian China and if citizens can freely practice their faiths under an authoritarian regime. The panel was held by Ian Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who focuses on the topics of civil religion and civil society.
The Serving the City Internship program connects Fordham students with New York organizations and provides students with a network of professional contacts and paid internships. The program promotes paid student involvement with nonprofit organizations and focuses on inspiring Fordham students to embrace professions in culture and the arts.
On Jan. 26, 2023, McNally Amphitheatre was packed with an audience filling almost every seat to witness a panel being held in regards to the Holocaust. The panel was moderated by Fred de Sam Lazaro and Peter Osnos.
Fordham recently launched the Fordham Hub, a website that “connects students with a variety of campus resources, including Academic Advising, Class Deans, Career Advising and more.” Currently, multiple Fordham groups are using the site for their academic advising, including Fordham College at Rose Hill, Lincoln Center, the Gabelli School of Business and the School of Professional and Continuing Studies.
Alexander Hom, Contributing Writer
• February 1, 2023
Lunar New Year’s Day (LNY) is celebrated by over 1.5 billion people primarily in Asian countries across the world — China, Vietnam, Singapore and South Korea to name a few. Resplendent in lucky colors of red and gold, the students of Fordham University’s Asian Cultural Exchange (ACE) and Ascend Business Club (Ascend) rang in the Lunar New Year at a festively-adorned Bepler Commons on Jan. 27.
Ceara Perry, Contributing Writer
• February 1, 2023
As of Jan. 1, 2023, Lerzan Aksoy, Ph.D., was appointed as the dean of the Gabelli School of Business. The decision was announced via an email to the Fordham Community on Dec. 19. Serving as the interim dean since July 1, 2022, Aksoy is looking forward to continuously elevating the Gabelli School of Business.
Alexei Gannon, FCRH ’25, is a biology and history double major honors student. He has a passion and a penchant for melding the two disciplines together in his research. In the summer of 2022, he worked with his advisor, Mattie Armstrong-Price, Ph.D., to study the transgender history of the French revolt of May 1968.
The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) hosted a week of events to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Fordham. The week consisted of four different events, including information tabling and movie nights where the movie “Selma” was shown.
Sofia Donohue, Assistant News Editor
• January 25, 2023
This semester, Fordham College Rose Hill (FCRH) partnered with Career Services to create a one-credit seminar for liberal arts students. The seminar, recently renamed Career Exploration, is designed to give students an “extra edge” in the professional development world. Taught by Annette McLaughlin, director of Career Services and Cheretta Robson, senior associate director, the seminar meets once a week on Thursdays from 2:30-3:45 p.m. at Rose Hill.
