Marriage Pact, an organization originating from Stanford University to match students with their soulmates, returned to Fordham recently. Students filled out a research-backed questionnaire that was then used to match them up with a compatible other participant. Over 1500 Fordham students completed the questionnaire, which recently released match results.

Scaffolding went up outside of Keating Hall as construction began on the roof. Construction closed off the staircase towards John Mulcahy Hall and caused diversions for students and faculty.

Fordham held the 2024 awards ceremony for the Ann M. Sperber Book Prize at Lincoln Center on Nov. 11. The prize is given out annually to honor a journalist's outstanding work. The 2024 award winning was Jane Ferguson for her memoir "No Ordinary Assignment" which detailed her early years in journalism, particularly while covering conflict in Afghanistan and the Middle East.

Fordham Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education is one of 18 Catholic institutions participating in Haciendo Caminos. Haciendo Caminos is an initiative to help support the educational journey of future pastoral leaders for Hispanic communities. The initiative recently held an event where current Haciendo Caminos fellows spoke about their experiences.

Fordham senior Marie Gregory participated in the Calder Summer Undergraduate Research program over the summer. She conducted research that built off her work from during the school year in the Vector Lab. Gregory's research focuses on mosquitoes and ticks to give information to the state health department.

Fordham's Marketing Association hosted a lecture by Profesor Gregory Licciardi. He spoke on reframing rejection from jobs and internships. Licciardi has worked in media and advertising for multiple major companies.

The Fordham University Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art recently received long term loans from the Brooklyn Museum and the Hispanic Society of America. Many of the new editions displayed in Walsh Family Library come from Roman Spain. The loans pieces will be at Fordham for at least the next two years.

The Student Life Council held their third meeting of the year on Nov. 13. The meeting focused on discussing how to improve the student experience, primarily the First Year Experience. Students were asked about the challenges of their first year at Fordham and what helped them feel they fit in.