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'''Fordham University''' is a [[private university|private]] [[university]] in the [[United States]], with three campuses located in and around [[New York City]]. Founded by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York|Roman Catholic Diocese of New York]] in 1841 as ''St. John's College'', placed in the care of the [[Society of Jesus]] shortly thereafter, the university has since become an [[Independent school|independent institution]] under a [[laity|lay]] Board of [[Trustee]]s.
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'''Fordham University''' is a [[private university|private]] [[university]] in the [[United States]], with three campuses located in and around [[New York City]]. Founded by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York|Roman Catholic Diocese of New York]] in 1841 as ''St. John's College,'' it was placed in the care of the [[Society of Jesus]] (Jesuits) shortly thereafter. Today Fordham is an independent university in the Jesuit tradition. Governed by a Board of Trustees the majority of whom are lay members, Fordham retains its time-honored Jesuit traditions. These include an emphasis on care for the individual student and their potential; standards of excellence and rigor in academic study; adherence to ethical values; and a commitment to living life beyond self by contributing time and talent in service to the [[community]].
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With a long tradition of excellence in academics and theology, Fordham University has over the years broadened into many disciplines of the [[liberal arts]], as well as outreach to the global community. Over the years, Fordham has attracted notable faculty members and has produced many graduates who have achieved great success both in their individual lives and in service to the wider community.
  
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==Mission and Reputation==
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Fordham University "is committed to the discovery of Wisdom and the transmission of Learning, through research and through undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality."<ref>[https://www.fordham.edu/about/mission-statement/ Mission Statement] ''Fordham University''. Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref> While the school is no longer subject to strictly religious administration, it nonetheless values and incorporates its religious history and tradition, particularly in regards to the paradigm of [[Jesuit]] educational philosophy. The University promotes a Jesuit principle known as ''[[cura personalis]],'' which fosters a faculty and administration respect for the individual student and their uniqueness, and the Jesuit principle ''[[magis]]'' which intends to inspire service and strive for excellence in all aspects of life, even beyond the academic.<ref>[https://www.fordham.edu/about/ About Fordham] ''Fordham University''. Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref>
  
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According to its website, Fordham University states that it "is committed to the discovery of Wisdom and the transmission of Learning, through research and through undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality."<ref>(2005) Fordham University [http://www.fordham.edu/discover_fordham/mission_26603.asp"Discover Fordham: Mission"] Retrieved January 11, 2009</ref> The statement from the Board of Trustees goes on to say that while the school is no longer subject to strictly religious administration, it nonetheless values and incorporates its religious history and tradition, particularly in regards to the paradigm of Jesuit educational philosophy. The University promotes a Jesuit principle known as ''[[cura personalis]]'', which fosters a faculty and administration respect for the individual student and their uniqueness, and the Jesuit principle ''[[magis]]'' which intends to inspire service and strive for excellence in all aspects of life, even beyond the academic.<ref>(2008) [http://www.fordham.edu/Discover_Fordham/Fordhams_Jesuit_Trad/"Fordham's Jesuit Tradition"] Retrieved January 11, 2009</ref>
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Fordham University has a long standing reputation of excellence, both for secular and religious studies. Fordham University attracts students from around the world.<ref>[https://www.fordham.edu/info/25313/international_students International Students] ''Fordham University''. Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref> Fordham's graduate schools have often been singled out for their excellence.
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Fordham University has a long standing reputation of excellence, both for secular and religious studies. Fordham University attracts students from around the world, and at the turn of the 21st century had registered students from approximately 90 countries in addition to every US state and territory.<ref>(2006) Fordham University [http://www.fordham.edu/bulletins/pdf/2006-8_FB.pdf "2006-2008 Undergraduate Bulletin"] Retrieved January 11, 2008</ref> In 2009, ''U.S. News and World Report'', which evlautes American schools every year, ranked Fordham university overall as 61st in the country, keeping with many years of the school being listed within the top 100 schools of the US.<ref>(2009) U.S. News and World Report [http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/national-search/title+Fordham%20University"Best Colleges 2009: Fordham"] Retrieved January 11, 2009</ref> Fordham's graduate schools are also singled out for their excellence often: In 2008, Fordham University School of Law, the 15th most selective law school in the United States, was ranked 25th in the nation in, the Graduate School of Social Service was ranked 17th, the Graduate School of Education was ranked 58th, and the College of Business Administration 71st.<ref>(2009) U.S. News and World Report [http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/national-search/title+Fordham%20University"Best Colleges 2009: Fordham"] Retrieved January 11, 2009</ref>
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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[[Image:keatinghall.jpg|thumb|left|275px|Keating Hall at the Rose Hill campus circa February 1937.]]
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Fordham University was originally founded in 1841 as St. John's College by the [[Coadjutor Bishop]] (later [[Archbishop]]) of the Diocese of New York, the Most Reverend [[John Hughes (archbishop)|John Joseph Hughes]]. The College was the first Catholic institution of [[higher education]] in the [[northeastern United States]].<ref name=schroth>Raymond A. Schroth, ''Fordham: A History and Memoir'' (Fordham University Press, 2008, ISBN 0823229777).</ref> [[Bishop]] Hughes purchased most of Rose Hill Manor and Estate in [[Fordham, Bronx|Fordham]], the Bronx, then part of [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], at $40,000 for the purpose of establishing the school.<ref name=schroth/> St. John's College opened with only six students on June 24, 1841, with the Reverend [[John Cardinal McCloskey|John McCloskey]] as its president. Most of the original [[Faculty (university)|faculty]] were [[Secular clergy|secular priests]] and [[Laity|lay]] instructors. The College was paired with a [[seminary]], St. Joseph's, which had been founded in 1839 and was in the separate charge of [[Italian people|Italian]] ''[[Lazarist]]s'' (also known as "Vincentians"). In 1861, St. John's College ended its connection to the seminary when St. Joseph's closed.
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Fordham University was originally founded as St. John's College in 1841 by the [[Coadjutor Bishop]] (later [[Archbishop]]) of the Diocese of New York, the Most Reverend [[John Hughes (archbishop)|John Joseph Hughes]]. The College was the first Catholic institution of [[higher education]] in the [[northeastern United States]].<ref>Schroth, S.J. Raymond A. ''Fordham: A History and Memoir'' (Fordham University Press, 2008. ISBN 0823229777)</ref> [[Bishop]] Hughes purchased most of Rose Hill Manor and Estate in [[Fordham, Bronx|Fordham]], the Bronx, then part of [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], at $40,000 for the purpose of establishing the school.<ref>Schroth, S.J. Raymond A. ''Fordham: A History and Memoir'' (Fordham University Press, 2008. ISBN 0823229777)</ref> St. John's College opened with only six students on June 24, 1841, with the Reverend [[John Cardinal McCloskey|John McCloskey]] as its president. Most of the original [[Faculty (university)|faculty]] were [[Secular clergy|secular priests]] and [[Laity|lay]] instructors. The College was paired with a [[seminary]], St. Joseph's, which had been founded in 1839 and was in the separate charge of [[Italian people|Italian]] ''[[Lazarist]]s'' (also known as "Vincentians"). In 1861, St. John's College ended its connection to the seminary when St. Joseph's closed.
 
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In 1846 St. John's College received its [[charter]] from the [[New York Legislature|New York state legislature]], and Bishop Hughes convinced a group of [[Jesuits]] from [[Kentucky]] to staff the new school.<ref>(2008) Fordham University [http://www.fordham.edu/discover_fordham/mission_26603.asp"Discover Fordham:History"] Retrieved January 11, 2008</ref> In 1847, Fordham's first school in [[Manhattan]] opened, which, in 1861, became the separate, chartered ''College of St. Francis Xavier''. With the addition in 1905 of a law school and a (now defunct) medical school, the name was changed to Fordham University in 1907.<ref>(2008) Fordham University [http://www.fordham.edu/discover_fordham/mission_26603.asp"Discover Fordham:History"] Retrieved January 11, 2008</ref>
 
  
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Throughout the early twenieth century, the school continued to expand. In 1912, the university opened a College of [[Pharmacy]], which offered a three-year program in [[pharmacy]] and did not require its students to obtain bachelor's degrees until the late 1930s. The College had a mainly [[Juadism|Jewish]] student body, and in recognition of that, students were exempt from the then-required course in Catholic theology. The College's longtime dean, Jacob Diner, was also Jewish.<ref>(2008) Fordham University [http://www.library.fordham.edu/whatsnew/PharColl.htm"On Exhibit in the Walsh Library: The Blanche and Joseph Slotnik Pharamceutical Collection"] Retrieved January 11, 2008</ref> The College of Pharmacy closed because of declining enrollment in 1972.
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In 1846, St. John's College received its [[charter]] from the [[New York Legislature|New York state legislature]], and Bishop Hughes convinced a group of [[Jesuit]]s from [[Kentucky]] to staff the new school. With the addition in 1905 of a law school and a (now defunct) medical school, the name was changed to Fordham University in 1907.<ref>[https://www.fordham.edu/about/fordhams-history/our-story/ Fordham’s History] ''Fordham University''. Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref>
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[[Image:John Hughes archbishop - Brady-Handy.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Archbishop John Hughes.]]
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Throughout the early twentieth century, the school continued to expand. In 1912, the university opened a College of Pharmacy, which offered a three-year program in pharmacy and did not require its students to obtain bachelor's degrees until the late 1930s. The College had a mainly [[Judaism|Jewish]] student body, and in recognition of that, students were exempt from the then-required course in Catholic theology. The College's longtime dean, Jacob Diner, was also Jewish. The College of Pharmacy closed because of declining enrollment in 1972.
  
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In 1961, [[Fordham Law School]] opened at the new [[Lincoln Center]] campus—the first building to open in the [[Lincoln Square Renewal Project]].In 1969, the colleges at 302 Broadway were moved to the new Lowenstein Building on the Lincoln Center campus, and other colleges soon followed.<ref>Intravia, Emily. ''Fordham University: Off the Record" (College Prowler, 2006 ISBN 142740061X)</ref>  
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In 1961, [[Fordham Law School]] opened at the new [[Lincoln Center]] campus—the first building to open in the [[Lincoln Square Renewal Project]].In 1969, the colleges at 302 Broadway were moved to the new Lowenstein Building on the Lincoln Center campus, and other colleges soon followed.<ref name=intravia>Emily Intravia, ''Fordham University: Off the Record'' (College Prowler, 2006, ISBN 142740061X).</ref>  
  
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The middle to late twentieth century proved to be a turning point in the school's history. In 1969 the [[board of trustees]] was reorganized to include a majority of non-[[clergy]] members, and officially made the University an independent institution.<ref>Schroth, S.J. Raymond A. ''Fordham: A History and Memoir'' (Fordham University Press, 2008. ISBN 0823229777)</ref> Fordham College at Rose Hill became [[coeducational]] in 1974, as a result of the [[merger]] with Thomas More College (the University’s coordinate college for women opened in 1964).<ref>Intravia, Emily. ''Fordham University: Off the Record" (College Prowler, 2006 ISBN 142740061X)</ref> Fordham maintained its prestige for both secular and religious studies throughout the later half of the twentieth century.
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The middle to late twentieth century proved to be a turning point in the school's history. In 1969 the [[board of trustees]] was reorganized to include a majority of non-[[clergy]] members, and officially made the University an independent institution.<ref name=schroth/> Fordham College at Rose Hill became [[coeducation]]al in 1974, as a result of the [[merger]] with Thomas More College (the University’s coordinate college for women opened in 1964).<ref name=intravia/> Fordham maintained its prestige for both secular and religious studies throughout the later half of the twentieth century.
  
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With the 21st century, the university has once again looked at expanding and restructuring. In August 2005, the University announced a multi-year, $1 billion proposed master plan to add {{convert|1500000|sqft|m2}} of academic, student activities, and dormitory space to the Lincoln Center campus. The development of the campus was set to begin with the expansion of Quinn Library and the construction of a new Law School building, a new student center, a dormitory, and additional parking. Future phases of the development plan included the construction of new space for Fordham College of Liberal Studies, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, the [[Fordham Graduate School of Business|Graduate School of Business]], the Graduate School of Social Service, and the Graduate School of Education.<ref>(2005) Fordham University[http://www.fordham.edu/Campus_Resources/Public_Affairs/Archives/2005/archive_547.asp"Fordham Unveils Lincoln Center Master Plan"] Retrieved January 11, 2009</ref>  
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With the twenty-first century, the university once again looked at expanding and restructuring. In August 2005, the University announced a multi-year, $1 billion proposed master plan to add {{convert|1500000|sqft|m2}} of academic, student activities, and dormitory space to the Lincoln Center campus. The development of the campus was set to begin with the expansion of Quinn Library and the construction of a new Law School building, a new student center, a dormitory, and additional parking. Future phases of the development plan included the construction of new space for Fordham College of Liberal Studies, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, the [[Fordham Graduate School of Business|Graduate School of Business]], the Graduate School of Social Service, and the Graduate School of Education.<ref>Fordham University, [http://www.fordham.edu/Campus_Resources/Public_Affairs/Archives/2005/archive_547.asp Fordham Unveils Lincoln Center Master Plan.] Retrieved January 11, 2009.</ref>  
  
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Fordham, like many universities, has also started to reach out to the global community. In April 2008, Fordham entered into an affiliation with [[Heythrop College]], the Jesuit specialist Philosophy and Theology College of the University of London, which is located near Kensington Square, in central London. The [[University of London Consortium of Colleges]] consists of such institutions as [[King's College London]], [[University College London]], and the [[London School of Economics and Political Science]]. Fordham will also house its London Dramatic Academy, and College of Business Administration programs at Heythrop as well. <ref>(2008) Fordham University [http://www.fordham.edu/Campus_Resources/Public_Affairs/topstories_1201.asp "Fordham Establishes New Campus in Central London"] Retrieved January 11, 2009</ref>
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Fordham, like many universities, has also started to reach out to the global community. In April 2008, Fordham entered into an affiliation with [[Heythrop College]], the Jesuit specialist Philosophy and Theology College of the [[University of London]], located near Kensington Square, in central [[London]]. The [[University of London Consortium of Colleges]] consists of such institutions as [[King's College London]], [[University College London]], and the [[London School of Economics and Political Science]]. After a nearly eight-year association with Heythrop College in one of London’s more cultivated neighborhoods, Fordham’s London Center moved to a newly renovated building in Clerkenwell, a much more active and student-friendly neighborhood. Stephen Freedman, provost of the university, said that the move showed that "Fordham reasserts its commitment to international education, and to the University’s presence in London.”<ref> Tom Stoelker, [https://news.fordham.edu/education-and-social-services/fordham-unveils-lincoln-center-master-plan/ Fordham’s New London Centre Is Central to University’s International Strategy] Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref>
  
 
==Facilities==
 
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[[Image:P3062951.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The front of the Leon Lowenstein Building at the Lincoln Center campus.]]
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Fordham University has three main campuses located in New York: Rose Hill, Lincoln Center, and Westchester.
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To accommodate this student body, the university has two residential campuses: Rose Hill in the Bronx and Lincoln Center in Manhattan. The University also maintains programs at the Westchester campus in [[Harrison, New York|West Harrison]] (formerly Marymount in [[Tarrytown, New York|Tarrytown]]), a biological field station in [[Armonk, New York]] and two international locations: [http://enweb.bimba.edu.cn/english/en/ The Beijing International MBA (BIMBA)] in Beijing, China, and the London Center in the United Kingdom, home to the London Drama Academy.<ref name=autogenerated4 />
 
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The undergraduate Fordham College of Liberal Studies holds classes on all three New York campuses, utilizing the same faculty and curriculum as the other colleges in the University. In addition, the flexibility of multiple campuses facilitates options for both full-time and part-time study and unconventional scheduling, in order to accommodate students who are employed full-time or otherwise unable to take advantage of the offerings at Fordham's other, more centralized, undergraduate colleges.
 
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In December 2007, the University established the Fordham Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art at its Rose Hill campus. The museum contains more than 200 relics from classical antiquity, ranging from Greek terra cotta vases to Roman marble heads to Etruscan urns. The museum was a gift from [[William D. Walsh]], a 1951 graduate and founding chairman of Sequoia Associates. The museum is located at the William D. Walsh Family Library on the Rose Hill campus. It is the largest collection of its kind in the [[New York metropolitan area]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/arts/design/06muse.htm "Fordham Opens Its Gift: An Antiquities Museum," by Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times, Dec. 6, 2007] </ref>
 
  
 
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[[Image:Fordham 800.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Southern Boulevard entrance to the Rose Hill campus.]]
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[[Image:Fordham 800.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Southern Boulevard entrance to the Rose Hill campus.]]The Rose Hill campus, established in 1841, is home to the undergraduate Fordham College at Rose Hill, the College of Business Administration, and a portion of the Fordham College of Liberal Studies as well as the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School of Religion & Religious Education. Located on {{convert|85|acre|m2}} in the north Bronx, it is among the largest "open space campuses" in New York City. The campus is bordered by the [[New York Botanical Garden]], the [[Bronx Zoo]], and "Little Italy of the Bronx" on [[Arthur Avenue]]. Rose Hill's traditional collegiate [[Gothic architecture]], [[cobblestone]] streets, and green expanses of lawn have been used as settings in a number of feature films over the years. Rose Hill is also home to the University Church, which was built in 1845 as a seminary chapel and parish church for surrounding farms. The gothic-style church is an official New York City landmark and contains the original altar from [[St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, New York|Old St. Patrick's Cathedral]] along with [[stained glass]] windows first intended as a gift by [[Louis-Philippe of France]] for the cathedral.<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/venturi.html Fordham University website, accessed Jan. 29, 2008]</ref>  Among the 15 campus dormitories are Fordham's three [[residential colleges]]: [[O'Hare Hall, Fordham University|O'Hare Hall]],<ref name ="fordham.edu OHare Hall">[http://www.fordham.edu/student_affairs/residential_life/rose_hill/residence_halls/ohare_hall_residenti_19848.asp Fordham.Edu<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref> [[Tierney Hall, Fordham University|Tierney Hall]],<ref name ="fordham.edu Tierney Hall">[http://www.fordham.edu/student_affairs/residential_life/rose_hill/residence_halls/tierney_hall_residen_19851.asp Fordham.Edu<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref> and [[Queen's Court, Fordham University|Queen's Court]]<ref name ="fordham.edu Queens Court">[http://www.fordham.edu/student_affairs/residential_life/rose_hill/residence_halls/queens_court_residen_19849.asp Fordham.Edu<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref> (the last, with its notable Bishop's Lounge, dates back to the days of St. John's College).<ref name="fordham.edu Undergrad Bulletin">[http://www.fordham.edu/bulletins/pdf/undrgrd_blltn_04_06/fordhm_undrgrd_bulltn_04_06_complete.pdf 222243_001-039.v2<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>  Finlay Hall, now an upperclassman dormitory, was built in 1905 as home to the (since defunct) medical school,{{Fact|date=July 2007}}and later was home to the chemistry department for 47 years, until 1968. Another dormitory, Walsh Hall, was built facing the street as a condition of the loan Fordham received from New York City. If Fordham had defaulted on the loan, the city would have converted it into a [[housing project]], however this did not occur, and the building's entrance still confusingly faces the street on the edge of the campus instead of the interior of the campus. Walsh Hall was formerly known simply as ''555'' due to its address: 555 E.191st Street. The campus is served by the [[Fordham (Metro-North station)|Fordham station]] of the [[Metro-North Railroad]] (the tracks run along the boundary fence), with a southern terminus at [[Grand Central Terminal]] in Manhattan. Public transit buses stop adjacent to campus exits and [[New York City Subway]] stations are within walking distance. The University also provides a "Ram Van" shuttle service among the three main campuses. About 6,284 undergraduates and graduates attend the Rose Hill campus, with 3,143 in residence.
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The Rose Hill campus, established in 1841, is home to the undergraduate Fordham College at Rose Hill, the College of Business Administration, and a portion of the Fordham College of Liberal Studies as well as the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education. Located on {{convert|85|acre|m2}} in the north Bronx, it is among the largest "open space campuses" in [[New York City]].<ref name=intravia/> The campus is bordered by the [[New York Botanical Garden]], the [[Bronx Zoo]], and "Little Italy of the Bronx" on [[Arthur Avenue]]. Rose Hill is also home to the University Church, which was built in 1845 as a seminary chapel and parish church for surrounding farms. The gothic-style church is an official New York City landmark and contains the original altar from [[St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, New York|Old St. Patrick's Cathedral]] along with [[stained glass]] windows first intended as a gift by [[Louis-Philippe of France]] for the cathedral.<ref name=schroth/>
  
 
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[[Image:Fisherman-Fordham.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Peter, Fisher of Men'' statue at the Lincoln Center campus.]]
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[[Image:P3062951.JPG|thumb|right|400px|The front of the Leon Lowenstein Building at the Lincoln Center campus.]]
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The Lincoln Center campus, established in 1961, is home to the undergraduate Fordham College at Lincoln Center and a portion of Fordham College of Liberal Studies, as well as the [[Fordham University School of Law|School of Law]], the [[Fordham Graduate School of Business|Graduate School of Business Administration]], the Graduate School of Education, and the Graduate School of Social Service. The eight-acre campus occupies the area from West 60th Street to West 62nd Street between [[Columbus Avenue|Columbus]] and [[Amsterdam Avenue|Amsterdam]] Avenues, in the cultural heart of Manhattan. Across the street is one of the world's great cultural centers, [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]]; nearby are [[Central Park]], [[Broadway (New York City)|Broadway]], and [[Columbus Circle]]. The campus is served by public transit bus stops at the campus entrances, and by the New York City Subway at [[59th Street–Columbus Circle (New York City Subway)|59th Street–Columbus Circle]] station. The University also provides a "Ram Van" shuttle service among its three campuses.
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[[Image:Fisherman-Fordham.jpg|thumb|right|400px|''Peter, Fisher of Men'' statue at the Lincoln Center campus.]]
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The Lincoln Center campus, established in 1961, is home to the undergraduate Fordham College at Lincoln Center and a portion of Fordham College of Liberal Studies, as well as the [[Fordham University School of Law|School of Law]], the [[Fordham Graduate School of Business|Graduate School of Business Administration]], the Graduate School of Education, and the Graduate School of Social Service. The eight-acre campus occupies the area from West 60th Street to West 62nd Street between [[Columbus Avenue|Columbus]] and [[Amsterdam Avenue|Amsterdam]] Avenues, in the cultural heart of [[Manhattan]]. Across the street is one of the world's great cultural centers, [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]]; nearby are [[Central Park]], [[Broadway (New York City)|Broadway]], and [[Columbus Circle]].
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About 8,000 undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral students study at the Lincoln Center campus, where about 940 live in apartment-style housing. There are almost 1,800 undergraduates enrolled in Fordham College At Lincoln Center, with an additional 300 undergraduates in the Fordham College of Liberal Studies (at this campus), and the remainder comprise the graduate population.<ref name=autogenerated4 /> The Lincoln Center campus currently consists of the Leon Lowenstein Building, McMahon Hall dormitory, Gerald M. Quinn Library, and [[Fordham School of Law]]. Fordham offices are also housed at 33 W. 60th St and 888 W. 57th St. The Lincoln Center campus also has two outdoor basketball and tennis courts.
 
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Located {{convert|25|mi|km|0}} north of New York City in Tarrytown, New York, the campus was home to a branch of Fordham College of Liberal Studies, as well as extensions of the graduate schools of education, social service, and business administration.
 
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Marymount College graduated its final undergraduate class in May 2007,<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/campus_resources/public_affairs/inside_fordham/june_29_2007/news/bittersweet_emotions_25956.asp Bittersweet Emotions Mark Final Diploma Ceremony at Marymount College<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref> after Fordham University announced in 2005 that the college would be phased out. University administration announced that the campus would remain open for Fordham graduate programs in several disciplines.<ref>[http://media.www.fordhamobserver.com/media/storage/paper827/news/2007/05/03/News/As.Marymount.Closes.Students.Say.They.Feel.Neglected-2892492-page2.shtml As Marymount closes, students say they feel neglected - News<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>
 
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However, in the fall of 2007 the University announced its intention to seek buyers for the Marymount campus and move its programs to less expansive facilities elsewhere in Westchester. University administration stated that the expenses required to support the programs on campus far exceeded their demand. University officials estimate that the revenue gained from the proposed sale would not be greater than the expenses Fordham incurred maintaining and improving the campus since its merger with Marymount College. President Father McShane nonetheless stated that the University's decision was a "painful" one.<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/campus_resources/public_affairs/inside_fordham/september_24_2007/university_seeking_b_26846.asp University Seeking Buyer for Marymount Campus<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>
 
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Fordham then announced it's intention to move the remaining programs from the Marymount campus to a new location at 400 Westchester Avenue in [[Harrison, New York]] by Fall 2008.<ref>[http://m.lohud.com/news.jsp?key=105229 Fordham pursues new home in Harrison<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref> On February 17, 2008, Fordham announced the sale of the campus for $27 million to [[EF Education|EF Schools]], a chain of private language-instruction schools.<ref>"[http://chronicle.com/news/article/3982/fordham-u-sells-marymount-college-campus-for-27-million Fordham U. Sells Marymount College Campus for $27-Million]," ''Chronicle of Higher Education''. February 17, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.fordham.edu/campus_resources/public_affairs/archives/2008/archive_1125.asp |title=University Sells Marymount Campus, Moves Operations to West Harrison |publisher=Fordham University |date=2008-02-11}}</ref>
 
  
 
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The University moved Fordham College of Liberal Studies (Westchester Division), graduate schools of Business Administration, Education, Social Service, and Religion and Religious Education, from the Marymount campus to 400 Westchester Avenue, in [[Harrison, New York|West Harrison]], New York.<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/westchester/index.shtml Fordham University, Westchester. 07/17/2008 (accessed).]</ref> The first classes were scheduled for fall, 2008.
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In 2008, the University moved Fordham College of Liberal Studies (Westchester Division), graduate schools of Business Administration, Education, Social Service, and Religion and Religious Education, from the Marymount campus to 400 Westchester Avenue, in [[Harrison, New York|West Harrison]], New York.<ref>[https://www.fordham.edu/about/campuses/westchester-campus/about-us/ About Our Westchester Campus] ''Fordham University''. Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref>  
  
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The new campus includes a three-story, {{convert|62500|sqft|m2|sing=on}} building on 32 landscaped acres with a stream and pond. Fordham signed a 20-year lease for the new campus. The facilities include 26 newly designed classrooms featuring technological amenities such as "smart boards," [[teleconferencing]] capabilities, and newly installed seating and learning areas.
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The new campus includes a three-story, {{convert|62500|sqft|m2|sing=on}} building on 32 landscaped acres with a stream and pond. The facilities include 26 newly designed classrooms featuring technological amenities such as "smart boards," [[teleconferencing]] capabilities, and newly installed seating and learning areas.
  
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In addition, faculty offices and administrative support space, a library resource center, a food service facility, and meeting areas both indoor and outdoor for student sessions are available. Over $8 million was spent in renovation to provide the University with green building technology, including the design of academic facilities surrounding a large central courtyard.<ref>[https://www.fordham.edu/about/campuses/westchester-campus/about-us/campus-and-facilities/ Campus and Facilities at Westchester Campus] ''Fordham University''. Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref>
  
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This campus is served by the [[White Plains (Metro-North station)|White Plains station]] of the [[Metro-North Railroad]], approximately {{convert|4|mi|km|0|sing=off}} away in the [[county seat]] of [[White Plains]], with a southern terminus at [[Grand Central Station]] in Manhattan. The White Plains station and the campus are both served by the Westchester County Bus System ("[[Bee-Line Bus System|The Bee-Line]]"). In addition, the University offers a "Ram-Van" shuttle among the three campuses. [[Westchester County Airport]] is the closest to this campus, at a drive of approximately {{convert|6|mi|km|0|sing=off}}.
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===Libraries and other facilities===
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[[Image:FordhamLawLibrary.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Leo T. Kissam Memorial Law Library at [[Fordham Law School]]]]The Fordham University libraries own over 2 million volumes, subscribe to over 15,500 periodicals and 19,000 electronic journals, and are a depository for [[United States Government]] documents.<ref name=intravia/> The [[Walsh Family Library|William D. Walsh Family Library]] is at the Rose Hill campus; the Gerald M. Quinn Library at the Lincoln Center campus; and the Leo T. Kissam Memorial Law Library serves the Law School.
  
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The McGinley Student Center is located on Rose Hill, and is headquarters for all all student activities as well as where many of the university's conferences are held. The Rose Hill University Gym is where many of the university's sports team play and practice, as well as housing equipment and space for recreational exercises and other activities. The spiritual center of the main campus is the University Church, which was built in 1845 and became an official landmark of New York City in the late twentieth century<ref>[https://www.fordham.edu/download/downloads/id/269/university_church_brochure.pdf The University Church Brochure] ''Fordham University''. Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref> Fordham has other spiritual facilities, such as the Philip H. McGrath House of Prayer, located in [[Goshen, New York|Goshen]], NY, which is used exclusively for Fordham's  Retreat Ministries. The McGrath House is situated in a rural, residential area about seventy miles northwest of Fordham's Rose Hill campus. The McGrath House has facilities for a large group of students and [[Retreat (spiritual)|retreat]] coordinators to stay overnight while participating in a Fordham Retreat. Fordham Campus Ministry regularly hosts non-compulsory retreats at the McGrath House, including Emmaus, [[Kairos retreat|Kairos]], Charis, Global Outreach Retreats, and other specialized retreats.
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In December 2007, the University established the Fordham Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art at the William D. Walsh Family Library on the Rose Hill campus. The [[museum]] contains more than 200 relics from classical antiquity, ranging from Greek [[terra cotta]] vases to Roman [[marble]] heads to Etruscan [[urn]]s. The museum was a gift from [[William D. Walsh]], a 1951 graduate and founding chairman of Sequoia Associates. It is the largest collection of its kind in the New York metropolitan area.<ref>Robin Pogrebin, [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/arts/design/06muse.html Fordham Opens Its Gift: An Antiquities Museum], ''The New York Times,'' December 6, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref>
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The ''Beijing International [[MBA]] Program'' (BiMBA) is a [[joint venture]] between a consortium of [[Jesuit]] Colleges and Universities in the United States and [[Peking University]] and is managed by Fordham University and the [[China Center for Economic Research]] (CCER)<ref>[http://www.fordhamfrc.org/China/bimba.shtml BiMBA<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>  BiMBA was founded in 1998 and is located on the campus of Peking University in [[Beijing]], People's Republic of China. BiMBA enrolls over 400 students a year in traditional part-time and full-time MBA programs, and in Executive MBA (EMBA) programs. It offers the first foreign MBA degree to be approved by the Chinese government, and was ranked number 1 in China by [[Fortune Magazine]].
 
  
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London Drama Academy (LDA) at Fordham's [[Bloomsbury]]-area London Center offers classes on British acting, using a primarily practical approach. The Academy was founded in the 1970s by Marymount College and a group of tutors from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA). Today it offers semester- and year-long sessions, with classes taught by working RADA-trained theater professionals.
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Fordham has almost 100 different academic programs. Many of the undergrad degrees are aspects of the usual [[Liberal Arts college]]s, such as [[Literature]], [[Anthropology]], [[Business]], [[Economics]], [[Chemistry]], [[Biology]], and [[History]]. There are also several [[Divinity]] and [[Theology|Theological]] undergraduate programs that are sometimes connected to other disciplines.
  
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The differing graduate level colleges offer many different programs, such as [[Law]], [[Theology]], [[Business]], [[Education]], [[Social Work]], and programs in the liberal arts and sciences.
  
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Fordham offer two international programs:  
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===Libraries===
 
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[[Image:FordhamLawLibrary.JPG|thumb|left|275px|Leo T. Kissam Memorial Law Library at [[Fordham Law School]]]]The Fordham University libraries own over 2 million volumes, subscribe to over 15,500 periodicals and 19,000 electronic journals, and are a depository for [[United States Government]] documents.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.library.fordham.edu/information/handbook.html#about Library Handbook - Fordham University Libraries<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref> The [[Walsh Family Library|William D. Walsh Family Library]] is at the Rose Hill campus; the Gerald M. Quinn Library at the Lincoln Center campus; the Gloria Gaines Memorial Library at the Marymount campus; and the Leo T. Kissam Memorial Law Library serves the Law School.<ref name=autogenerated2 />
 
  
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The Beijing International [[MBA]] Program (BiMBA) is a [[joint venture]] between a consortium of [[Jesuit]] Colleges and Universities in the United States and [[Peking University]] and is managed by Fordham University and the [[China Center for Economic Research]] (CCER).<ref>[https://en.bimba.pku.edu.cn/programmes/master/mbasgf/index.htm Programmes: Master] ''BiMBA''. Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref> BiMBA was founded in 1998 and is located on the campus of Peking University in [[Beijing]], People's Republic of China. BiMBA enrolls over 400 students a year in traditional part-time and full-time MBA programs, and in Executive MBA (EMBA) programs.
  
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The other international program is the London Drama Academy (LDA) at Fordham's [[Bloomsbury]]-area London Center, which offers classes on British acting, using a primarily practical approach. The Academy was founded in the 1970s by Marymount College and a group of tutors from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA). It offers semester- and year-long sessions, with classes taught by working RADA-trained theater professionals.
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===Core Curriculum===
 
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All undergraduate colleges at Fordham share a [[Core curriculum|Core Curriculum]] that consists of 17–21 courses (depending on foreign language proficiency) drawn from nine disciplines and/or families of disciplines intended to provide a sound [[liberal arts]] education.<ref>http://www.fordham.edu/UndergraduateBulletin/ |Undergraduate Bulletin 2006-2008</ref>  In outline, the core includes:
 
  
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==Colleges, schools, and institutes==
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Students are expected to complete the core (in their home school) by the end of sophomore year, with the exception of the Global, Pluralism, and Senior Values courses.<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/undergraduate_colleg/fordham_college_at_l/core_curriculum/ Core Curriculum | Fordham College at Lincoln Center<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>
 
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Fordham University comprises four undergraduate colleges and six graduate schools on three campuses.
 
Fordham University comprises four undergraduate colleges and six graduate schools on three campuses.
  
 
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*Fordham College at Rose Hill
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*Fordham College at Rose Hill (1841)
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*College of Business Administration (1920)
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*Fordham College of Liberal Studies
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*[[Fordham College of Liberal Studies]] (1944)
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*Fordham College at Lincoln Center
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*Fordham College at Lincoln Center (1968)
 
  
 
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*[[Fordham University School of Law|School of Law]] (1905)
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*Fordham University School of Law
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*Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (1916)
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*Graduate School of Arts and Sciences  
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*Graduate School of Education  
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*[[Fordham Graduate School of Social Service|Graduate School of Social Service]] (1916)
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*Graduate School of Social Service
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*[[Fordham Graduate School of Business|Graduate School of Business Administration]] (1969)
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*Graduate School of Business
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*Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education
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==Student Life==
 
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The Fordham varsity [[sports]] teams are known as the "[[Bighorn sheep|Rams]]." Their colors are [[Maroon (color)|maroon]] and [[white]].
 
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The University supports 22 men's and women's varsity teams and a number of club teams, plus a significant [[intramural]] sports program. The Fordham Rams are members of [[NCAA Division I]] and compete in the [[Atlantic 10 Conference]] in all sports except [[college football|football]]. In football, the Rams play in the [[Patriot League]] of [[NCAA]] [[Football Championship Subdivision|Division I Football Championship Subdivision]]. The Rams were the 2002 Patriot League co-champions,<ref>[http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/patr/genrel/auto_pdf/all-sports-record-book-d Patriot Conference - The Patriot League Official Athletic Site]</ref> and captured the 2007 Patriot League title outright.<ref>[http://patriotleague.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111707aad.html Fordham Claims Outright Patriot League Football Title :: Rams Earn First Outright League Crown with Colgate's Loss at Holy Cross]</ref>
 
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Fordham athletics gained early fame for [[college football]] in the beginning of the 20th century, particularly with the success of the famous "[[Seven Blocks of Granite]]." In addition, the University launched the careers of dozens of [[major league baseball|professional baseball]] players, including a [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] inductee, [[Frankie Frisch]], known by the further-alliterative nickname, "The Fordham Flash."
 
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===Student publications===
 
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*'''''Fordham Law Review''''', the most widely-cited of the law school's six [[law review|scholarly journals]] serving the legal profession and the public by discussing current legal issues. <ref>{{cite web
 
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*'''''Red Rover''''', (formerly: ''Excersions'') a literary magazine published once a year from the Lincoln Center Campus. It provides students with an outlet for creativity and expression through fiction, personal essays, photography, cartoons, poetry, graphic arts, etc.
 
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*'''''The Ampersand''''', Fordham's literary magazine
 
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*'''''The CBA Business Journal''''', a source of business news and commentary written by and for Fordham University students, publishing three issues per semester.
 
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*'''''[[The Fordham Ram]]''''' (commonly known as ''The Ram''), student newspaper, published from the Rose Hill campus since 1918. ''The Ram'' is the University's official journal of record.
 
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*'''''[[Fordham Observer|The Fordham Observer]]''''', Fordham University's award-winning student newspaper, published from the Lincoln Center campus since 1981. <ref>{{cite web
 
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*'''''the paper''''', Fordham University's journal of news, analysis, comment, and review.
 
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*'''''The Vagabond''''', ''The Ampersand'''s monthly supplement.
 
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===Broadcasting===
 
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*'''[[WFUV]]''', 90.7 [[FM]] is Fordham University's 50,000-watt radio station, with studios located in Keating Hall on the Rose Hill campus and the transmitter located atop a building owned by [[Montefiore Medical Center]]. First broadcast in 1947, the station serves approximately 280,000 listeners weekly in [[Greater New York]] and thousands more globally on the [[World Wide Web|Web]] (wfuv.org).{{Fact|date=February 2008}} The station is a [[National Public Radio]] affiliate, and mainly has an [[adult album alternative]] format, although it adheres to a [[variety (radio)]] format on weekends, when it broadcasts programs devoted to various genres, including [[folk music]], [[jazz]] and [[Irish music]], as well as live sports.<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/Campus_Resources/Public_Affairs/Archives/2006/archive_660.asp FCC Renews WFUV-FM Broadcast License<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>  The station has student-run news and sports departments, though much of the other programming has been staffed by professionals since the 1980s.{{Fact|date=October 2008}} It has 27 full-time employees and 70 part-time student enployees.<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/audience/wfuv.shtml?ql=wfuv WFUV Public Radio from Fordham University]</ref>
 
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*'''Fordham Nightly News''' '''(FNN)''', Fordham University's evening news program since 2004, was created by and is produced by students. FNN is a part of radio WFUV News, and its directors are part-time staff at [[NBC News]], [[CBS News]], [[CBS Radio]]. The program is produced 4 nights weekdays (no Wednesday broadcast), and has built up a management structure with about 35 staff—from on-air talent to technical production. FNN is on a closed-circuit channel, EIC-TV10, and reports current topics including local and international news, entertainment, sports, and weather.<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/media/FNN/index.shtml Fordham Nightly News<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>
 
  
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*'''Fordham University Choir''' is an ensemble of students from the Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses. Its repertoire includes both sacred and secular music.
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*'''Fordham Experimental Theatre''', located in the Blackbox Theatre in Collins Hall on the Rose Hill campus, is an entirely student run theatre group.
 
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*'''Expressions Dance Alliance''', located in Keating Hall's Basement Dance Studio, was established in 2001 and strives to produce an original show every semester.
 
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*'''Fordham University Women's Choir''' is the University's newest choir, founded in the fall of 2001.
 
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*'''Fordham Ramblers''', Fordham's all-male a cappella group, has been in existence since 1893. Their repertoire ranges from contemporary to traditional music.
 
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*'''Fordham Satin Dolls''', Fordham's all-female a cappella group, has been in existence since 2002.
 
  
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*[http://www.fordham.edu/mvst/|Center for Medieval Studies]
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*[http://www.fordham.edu/academics/office_of_research/research_centers__in/cips/|Center for International Policy Studies]
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*[http://www.bnet.fordham.edu/faculty—research/research-centers/entrepreneurship/index.htm|Bert Twaalfhoven Center for Entrepreneurship]
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*[http://www.fordham.edu/academics/office_of_research/research_centers__in/center_for_communica/|Center for Communications]
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*[http://www3.bnet.fordham.edu/faculty—research/research-centers/center-for-management-studies/index.htm|Center for Management Studies]
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*[http://www3.bnet.fordham.edu/faculty—research/research-centers/pricing-center/index.htm|Fordham University Pricing Center]
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*[http://www.bnet.fordham.edu/crif/|Frank J. Petrilli Center for Research in International Finance]
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*[http://cte.ged.fordham.edu/CLUE/|Center for Learning in Unsupervised Environments]
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*[http://humanresiliency.com/|Human Resiliency Institute]
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*[http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/graduate__profession/social_service/centers_and_institut/the_bertram_m_beck_i/index.asp|Beck Institute for Religion and Poverty]
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*[http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/graduate__profession/social_service/centers_and_institut/institute_for_women_/|Institute for Women and Girls]
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*[http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/graduate__profession/social_service/centers_and_institut/interdisciplinary_ce_7260.asp|Interdisciplinary Center for Family and Child Advocacy]
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*[http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/graduate__profession/social_service/centers_and_institut/ravazzin_center_on_a/index.asp|Ravazzin Center on Aging]
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*[http://www.fordham.edu/academics/office_of_the_senior/prestigious_fellowsh/index.asp|Archbishop Hughes Institute on Religion and Culture]
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*[http://www.fordham.edu/Academics/Programs_at_Fordham_/Center_on_Religion_a/index.asp|Fordham Center on Religion and Culture]
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*[http://www.fordham.edu/iiha/|Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs]
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*[http://law.fordham.edu/moore.htm|Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Center]
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*[http://law.fordham.edu/ihtml/clip-2home.ihtml?id=451|Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP)]
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*[http://law.fordham.edu/feerickcenter.htm|Feerick Center for Social Justice and Dispute Resolution]
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*[http://www.fordham.edu/law/faculty/fisch/source.html|Fordham Center for Corporate, Securities and Financial Law]
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*[http://law.fordham.edu/lawreligion.htm|Institute on Religion, Law and Lawyers' Work]
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*[http://law.fordham.edu/leitner.htm|Leitner Center for International Law and Justice]  
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*[http://6manclub.googlepages.com/home '''The Sixth Man Club'''], supports the Fordham University Men's and Women's basketball programs. The club was founded in the early 1990s by a group of Rose Hill College seniors. Sixth Man cheers on and roots for the Ram's from the Section 8 bleachers in the Rose Hill Gym. In 2005, it was awarded club of the year.<ref>[http://6manclub.googlepages.com/sixthmanclub About The Sixth Man Club<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>
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Fordham students have numerous activities and interests beyond academics. The University supports 22 men's and women's varsity teams and a number of club teams, plus a significant [[intramural]] sports program. The Fordham Rams are members of [[NCAA Division I]] and compete in the [[Atlantic 10 Conference]] in all sports except [[college football|football]]. In football, the Rams play in the [[Patriot League]] of [[NCAA]] [[Football Championship Subdivision|Division I Football Championship Subdivision]]. Fordham athletics gained early fame for college football in the beginning of the twentieth century, particularly with the success of the famous "[[Seven Blocks of Granite]]." In addition, the University launched the careers of dozens of [[major league baseball|professional baseball]] players, including a [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] inductee, [[Frankie Frisch]], known by the further-alliterative nickname, "The Fordham Flash."<ref>[https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/frisch-frankie Frankie Frisch] ''National Baseball Hall of Fame''. Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref> The Sixth Man Club, supports the Fordham University Men's and Women's basketball programs. The club was founded in the early 1990s by a group of Rose Hill College seniors. The Sixth Man cheers on and roots for the Rams from the Section 8 bleachers in the Rose Hill Gym.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/6manclub/ ''The Sixth Man Club''] Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref>
  
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Fordham has several student publications, including the literary/creative [[magazine]]s ''Red Rover'' and ''The Ampersand,'' and news publications ''The CBA Business Journal,'' ''The Fordham Ram,'' and ''The Fordham Observer''. Fordham also offers several student run/oriented media outlets, such as WFUV, 90.7 [[FM]] the University's 50,000-watt [[radio]] station, with studios located in Keating Hall on the Rose Hill campus and the transmitter located atop a building owned by [[Montefiore Medical Center]], and the ''Fordham Nightly News'' (FNN), Fordham University's evening news program since 2004, created and produced by students.<ref name=intravia/>
  
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Fordham has several performing clubs and organizations, including the Fordham University Choir, whose repertoire includes both sacred and secular music, the Fordham University Women's Choir, the all-male [[a cappella]] group the Fordham Ramblers, and the all-female a cappella group the Fordham Satin Dolls. Fordham has several acting groups, including the Fordham University Theatre Company, the theatrical troupes Mimes & Mummers, and the Fordham Experimental Theatre, and the Expressions Dance Alliance.
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''Global Outreach!'' (commonly known as ''GO!''), is a student led, university sponsored organization dedicated to educating students about issues of [[social justice]] and individual responsibility through service trips to global and domestic locations. Separate programs on each campus currently sponsor 27 annual trips ranging from [[Thailand]] to [[East New York]], and dealing with such diverse issues as [[public health]], affordable housing, [[migrant labor]], and [[disaster relief]].
 
  
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Fordham University also has an excellent Debate Society. In 1982, the [[American Parliamentary Debate Association]] (APDA), Inc. was founded at Fordham, during a tournament called the "Fordham Fandango." FDS is still very active on APDA, and regularly places among the top teams in the country. The team competes weekly on APDA, but also occasionally attends international tournaments, ranking well in the [[World Universities Debating Championship]] standings. The ''Gannon Speech and Debate'' is based at the Lincoln Center Campus, and engages students in [[Public speaking|forensics]] training so that they may compete intercollegiately. The club is named for the Rev. Robert I. Gannon, S.J., President of Fordham from 1936–1949, considered to have been a popular and effective speaker. Alumni of the club have been successful in earning fellowships and awards.
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The [[Military Science]] program is available to Fordham undergraduate and graduate students regardless of their course of study,<ref> http://armyrotc.com/edu/fordham/about.htm/ ARMY ROTC:
 
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New York City Army ROTC at Fordham University</ref> as well as to students at over 50 other New York area colleges and universities.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.fordham.edu/campus_resources/public_affairs/inside_fordham/inside_fordham_archi/may_2006/news/fordham_rotc_unit_am_23036.asp Fordham ROTC Unit Among Best in the Country<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref> It includes the Army [[Reserve Officer Training Corps]] (ROTC) program, as well as military science classes and extracurricular activities.
 
  
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The Army [[ROTC]] Battalion at Fordham University has its roots training cadets in the late 1840s before it was officially established as a formal program in 1926. It has since been the Army ROTC headquarters for the New York City region.<ref>http://armyrotc.com/edu/fordham/history.htm</ref> Among the notable graduates of the Fordham ROTC Battalion (though not necessarily of Fordham University) include former [[Secretary of State]] [[Colin Powell]], four-star General [[Jack Keane|John M. Keane]], and at least four recipients of the [[Medal of Honor]].<ref>[http://armyrotc.com/edu/fordham/alumni.htm></ref> The battalion has been distinguished as being in the top fifteen percent of the United State's Army ROTC programs.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
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''Global Outreach!'' (commonly known as ''GO!''), is a student led, university sponsored organization dedicated to educating students about issues of [[social justice]] and individual responsibility through service trips to global and domestic locations. Separate programs on each campus currently sponsor 27 annual trips ranging from [[Thailand]] to [[East New York]], and dealing with such diverse issues as [[public health]], affordable housing, [[migrant labor]], and [[disaster relief]].<ref name=intravia/>
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Fordham students are also eligible to participate in the [[Air Force ROTC]] Program hosted at nearby [[Manhattan College]]<ref>[http://home.manhattan.edu/~afrotc/CROSSTOWNS.htm AFROTC Det 560 - Crosstown Schools<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref> and the [[Navy ROTC]] Program hosted at [[State University of New York Maritime College|SUNY Maritime College]].<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/academics/special_programs/navy_rotc_3677.asp Navy ROTC<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>
 
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===Philip H. McGrath House of Prayer===
 
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The Philip H. McGrath House of Prayer is located in [[Goshen, New York|Goshen]], NY, and is used exclusively for Fordham's [http://www.fordham.edu/student_affairs/campus_ministry/retreat_ministry/ Retreat Ministries]. The McGrath House is situated in a rural, residential area about seventy miles northwest of Fordham's Rose Hill campus.
 
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The McGrath House has facilities for a large group of students and [[Retreat (spiritual)|retreat]] coordinators to stay overnight while participating in a Fordham Retreat. Fordham Campus Ministry regularly hosts non-compulsory retreats at the McGrath House, including Emmaus, [[Kairos retreat|Kairos]], Charis, Global Outreach Retreats, and other specialized retreats.
 
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===Honor societies and programs===
 
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*'''Matteo Ricci Society''': The [[Matteo Ricci]] Society is an honor society open to Fordham students who are likely candidates for academic [[fellow]]ships. Students are invited to join based on academic success and other factors. Faculty assist members in preparing applications for fellowships. It can provide funding for certain approved summer research opportunities and prominent internships
 
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*'''Honors Study''': All four undergraduate colleges at Fordham offer an honors program for matriculated students. Eligible students from any major (with the exception of the [[BFA]] degree program in Dance) may be selected.
 
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**Fordham College of Liberal Studies offers an honors program option tailored specifically for [[non-traditional students]], which is unusual for institutions serving that student population.
 
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**Specifics of the program differ among the four undergraduate colleges, but the program size is small in each case. Students are selected from the top percentile of each incoming freshmen class, based on their academic and extracurricular achievements. Honors students are required to take specific Honors classes which replace the Core Curriculum. The Honors programs emphasize independent projects under faculty guidance. Successful completion of the program entitles the student to the designation ''[[in cursu honorum]]'' on the diploma and the transcript.
 
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*'''National Honor Societies''': The University has chapters of '''[[Phi Beta Kappa]]''' and '''[[Phi Kappa Phi]]''', national honor societies; '''[[Alpha Sigma Nu]]''', the national honor society of Jesuit colleges and universities; '''[[Beta Gamma Sigma]]''', the national honor society of accredited schools of business; '''[[Beta Alpha Psi]]''', the honor society of accounting, and '''[[Alpha Sigma Lambda]]''', the national honor society for [[non-traditional students]].
 
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**There are chapters of the Society of '''[[Sigma Xi]]''', a national honorary scientific research organization established to recognize and foster the scientific spirit in American colleges and to provide both stimulus and acknowledgment for independent scientific research; '''[[Pi Sigma Alpha]]''', the national honor society for political science students; '''[[Alpha Mu Gamma]]''', the national honor society for foreign languages. Fordham also has chapters of '''[[Phi Delta Kappa]]''' and '''[[Kappa Delta Pi]]''', both honor societies in education.
 
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**Fordham University has chapters of other honor societies which are [[academic major|major]] specific.
 
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*'''Office of Prestigious Fellowships''': The University '''Office of Prestigious Fellowships''' helps guide student candidates through the various application processes. It has helped successful students compete for a broad range of scholarships and fellowships, including the [[Truman Scholarship]], [[Rhodes Scholarship]], [[Marshall Scholarship]] to Britain, [[Fulbright Program]], [[Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship]], James Madison Fellowship, and [[Ford Foundation]] grants, as well as the National Security Education Program (NSEP) and [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF) grants.<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/academics/office_of_academic_a/prestigious_fellowsh/index.asp Fordham.Edu<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>
 
  
 
==Traditions==
 
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==Fordham traditions==
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Fordham has many traditions. The university's [[mascot]], a [[bighorn sheep|ram]] evolved from a rowdy cheer that Fordham fans sang during an 1893 football game against the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point]]. The students began cheering "One-damn, two-damn, three-damn…Fordham!" The song was an instant hit, but "[[Damn#Profane language|damn]]" was later changed to "Ram" to conform to the university's image.<ref name=schroth/>
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===Fordham ''Maroon''===
 
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[[Magenta]] was Fordham's original color, but [[Harvard]] used the same color.<ref name="UColors">[http://www.fordham.edu/Inauguration/Fordham_at_a_Glance/University_Colors_11816.asp University Colors<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref> A series of baseball games between the two was to determine the right to use it. Harvard, despite having lost the competition, continued to use the color. Therefore, Fordham eventually changed its official color to [[maroon (color)|maroon]].<ref name="UColors" />
 
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===The Ram===
 
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The [[bighorn sheep|ram]] evolved into Fordham's mascot and symbol from a slightly vulgar cheer that Fordham fans sang during an 1893 football game against the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point. The students began cheering "One-damn, two-damn, three-damn...Fordham!" The song was an instant hit, but "[[Damn#Profane language|damn]]" was later sanitized to "Ram" to conform to the university's image. <ref>Schroth page 207</ref>
 
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===The Victory Bell===
 
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The "Victory Bell," which is mounted outside the Rose Hill Gym, is from the [[Japanese aircraft carrier Junyō]].{{Fact|date=October 2008}} According to the plaque below the bell, it was recovered near [[Saipan]] where it was "silenced by an aerial Bomb."{{Fact|date=October 2008}} It was given to Fordham as a gift by Admiral [[Chester W. Nimitz]] "as a Memorial to Our Dear Young Dead of World War II." {{Fact|date=February 2008}} It was blessed by [[Cardinal Spellman]], and "was first rung at Fordham by the President of the United States, the Honorable [[Harry S. Truman]] on May 11, 1946, the Charter Centenary of the University." {{Fact|date=February 2008}}It is rung by each Fordham senior player after victorious home football games and its ringing also marks the start of the commencement ceremonies each May. {{Fact|date=February 2008}}A small group of students rang the bell on the 50th anniversary of [[Pearl Harbor]] in honor of the war dead.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}
 
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===The Rose Hill Gymnasium===
 
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[[Image:Fordham court 800.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The Rose Hill Gym]]
 
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The men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the volleyball squad, play in the [[Rose Hill Gym]]nasium, the oldest gym still in use at the NCAA Division I level.<ref>http://www.fordham.edu/audience/tours/rh_map/29_rh_gym.shtml Rose Hill Gym, Fordham Interactive Map, accessed February 27, 2008</ref>
 
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===The Great Seal===
 
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The Great Seal of Fordham University bears the Society of Jesus [[coat of arms]] at the center. The shield bears the Greek letters of the name [[Jesus]], [[Christogram|IHS]], with the cross resting in the horizontal line of the letter "H," three nails beneath (evoking those used in the [[crucifixion]] of Jesus), all in gold in a field framed in maroon, the color of the University, with silver [[fleurs-de-lis]] (reminiscent of the [[France|French]] origin of the first Jesuit instructors) on the edge of the maroon frame. Around the shield, a [[scroll]] with the University's motto in [[latin]], ''Sapienta et Doctrina'' (Wisdom and Learning), is etched. The scroll rests on a field in which tongues of fire are displayed, recalling the outpouring of the [[Holy Spirit]] of Wisdom that marked the first [[Pentecost]]. A [[laurel]] above the shield has engraved the names of the disciplines that were taught when the school was granted university status in 1907: arts, science, philosophy, medicine, and law. Surrounding the entire seal is a [[heraldic]] belt, which has engraved the name of the school in Latin, ''Universitas Fordhamensis'', and year of founding.<ref name=autogenerated3>[http://www.fordham.edu/images/student_activities/lc//lc%20grad%20handbook%20a%20grad%20intro.pdf A. LCIntroduction<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>
 
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===Festival of Lessons and Carols===
 
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The University annually presents a concert of [[Nine Lessons and Carols|Lessons and Carols]] during the [[Christmas]] holiday season. The ensemble university choir presents one evening concert at the large and dramatic Church of Saint Paul the Apostle adjacent to the Lincoln Center Campus, and one afternoon concert at the more humble and intimate University Church at the Rose Hill Campus, each year.<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/student_affairs/campus_ministry/music_ministry/concert_choir/index.asp| Campus Ministry, Concert Choir.] Fordham University. [Accessed 08/07/2008]</ref>
 
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=== William Spain Seismic Observatory ===
 
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Since 1910, when the Rev. Edward P. Tivnan, SJ, installed a [[seismograph]] in the basement of the administration building at the Rose Hill Campus, Fordham has been the site of the oldest seismic station in New York City. [[William Spain Seismic Observatory, Fordham University|William Spain Seismic Observatory]] has since measured much of the world's natural and unnatural trembling, including [[earthquakes]], China's first [[atomic explosion]] in 1964, and local [[New York City Subway|subway trains]].
 
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The station opened in 1924 and sits at the edge of Edward's Parade in the center of the campus, next to Freeman Hall, home of the department of physics. It is named in honor of a physics student who died in 1922 and whose father donated the funds to build the station.
 
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===Encaenia===
 
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Fordham College at Rose Hill annually stages an [[Encaenia]] on an evening near the conclusion of the academic year. Faculty, administrators, and students process in [[academic regalia]] to a ceremony where candidates for degrees at the current year's commencement are presented awards and honors. The ceremony includes a sentimental speech by the college's [[valedictorian]], as well as the traditionally more humorous yet equally endearing speech by the honorary "Lord" or "Lady of the Manor" selected for the evening.
 
  
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===Songs===
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The Victory Bell, which is mounted outside the Rose Hill Gym, was a gift to Fordham University by [[Admiral]] [[Chester W. Nimitz]] from a Japanese naval vessel sunk during [[World War II]]. It was blessed by [[Cardinal Spellman]], and was first rung by the President of the United States, [[Harry S. Truman]] in 1946 for the Charter Centenary of the University. Tradition now holds that it be rung by each Fordham senior player after victorious home football games and its ringing also marks the start of the commencement ceremonies each May.<ref name=intravia/>
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Fordham's school song is "Alma Mater Fordham":
 
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:''O Alma Mater Fordham, How mighty is thy power''
 
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:''to link our hearts to thee in love that grows with every hour.''
 
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:''Thy winding walks, Thy hallowed halls''
 
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:''Thy lawns, Thine ivy-mantled walls;''
 
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:''O Fordham Alma Mater, what mem'ries each recalls.''
 
  
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:''O Alma Mater Fordham, while yet the life blood starts''
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The University annually presents a concert of [[Nine Lessons and Carols|Lessons and Carols]] during the [[Christmas]] holiday season. The ensemble university choir presents one evening concert at the large and dramatic Church of Saint Paul the Apostle adjacent to the Lincoln Center Campus, and one afternoon concert at the more humble and intimate University Church at the Rose Hill Campus, each year.<ref>Fordham University, [https://news.fordham.edu/tag/university-choir/ Fordham University Choir] ''Fordham News''. Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref>
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:''Shined by thy sacred image within our heart of hearts.''
 
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:''And in the years that are to be,''
 
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:''May life and love be true to me,''
 
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:''O Fordham Alma Mater, as I am true to thee.''.<ref name=autogenerated3 />
 
  
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Fordham College at Rose Hill annually stages an [[Encaenia]] on an evening near the conclusion of the academic year. Faculty, administrators, and students process in [[academic regalia]] to a ceremony where candidates for degrees at the current year's commencement are presented awards and honors. The ceremony includes a sentimental speech by the college's [[valedictorian]], as well as the traditionally more humorous yet equally endearing speech by the honorary "Lord" or "Lady of the Manor" selected for the evening.<ref>[https://www.fordham.edu/download/downloads/id/6569/undergraduate_bulletin.pdf Encaenia] ''Undergraduate Bulletin''. Retrieved February 5, 2023.</ref>
  
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==Notable people==
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===Alumni===
  
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==Notable alumni==
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[[Image:Denzel Washington.jpeg|thumb|200 px|Denzel Washington]]
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Among the notable people who have attended Fordham are:  
 
Among the notable people who have attended Fordham are:  
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*[[Alan Alda]], six-time [[Emmy Award]] and six-time [[Golden Globe Award]]-winning actor.
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*[[William Casey]], former United States [[Director of Central Intelligence]].
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*[[Mary Higgins Clark]], best-selling suspense novelist.
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*[[Geraldine Ferraro]], former [[Member of Congress|Representative to the United States Congress]], the first woman Vice Presidential candidate by a major political party in the United States.
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*[[Frankie Frisch]], known as the "Fordham Flash," [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]r.
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*[[Jack Keane|General John "Jack" Keane]], retired four-star [[General]] and former Vice Chief of Staff of the [[United States Army]].
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*[[Bob Keeshan]], television's multiple award-winning ''[[Captain Kangaroo]]''.
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*[[G. Gordon Liddy]], lawyer, political operative for President [[Richard Nixon]], leader of the [[White House Plumbers]], political [[Pundit (expert)|pundit]], and radio show host.
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*[[Vince Lombardi]], football coaching legend.
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*[[Charles Osgood]], three-time Emmy Award and two-time [[Peabody Award]]-winning journalist and [[Radio Hall of Fame]] inductee.
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*[[Eugene Shvidler]], Russian-American billionaire and international oil [[tycoon]].
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*[[Denzel Washington]], two-time [[Academy Award]] and two-time Golden Globe Award-winning actor.
  
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*[[Alan Alda]], six-time [[Emmy Award]] and six-time [[Golden Globe Award]]-winning actor
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===Faculty===
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*[[William Casey]], former United States [[Director of Central Intelligence]]
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*[[Joseph Abboud]], [[fashion]] designer.
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*[[Mary Higgins Clark]], best-selling suspense novelist
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*[[Bruce Andrews]], poet and theorist on state and global [[capitalism]].
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*[[Geraldine Ferraro]], former [[Member of Congress|Representative to the United States Congress]], the first woman Vice Presidential candidate by a major political party in the United States
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*[[Hilaire Belloc]], writer.
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*[[Frankie Frisch]], known as the "Fordham Flash," [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]r
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*[[Daniel Berrigan|Daniel Berrigan, S.J.]], poet-in-residence and world-renowned peace activist.
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*[[Jack Keane|General John "Jack" Keane]], retired four-star [[General]] and former Vice Chief of Staff of the [[United States Army]]
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*[[Mary Bly]], writer.
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*[[Bob Keeshan]], television's multiple award-winning "[[Captain Kangaroo]]"
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*[[Joseph Campbell (poet)|Joseph Campbell]], poet, Irish studies scholar, [[Irish republican]] and [[POW]].
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*[[G. Gordon Liddy]], lawyer, political operative for President Richard Nixon, felon, leader of the [[White House Plumbers]], political [[Pundit (expert)|pundit]] and radio show host
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*W. Norris Clarke, S.J., philosopher and noted authority on [[St. Thomas Aquinas]].
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*[[Vince Lombardi]], football coaching legend
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*[[Avery Cardinal Dulles|Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.]], noted theologian, [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]].
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*[[Charles Osgood]], three-time Emmy Award and two-time [[Peabody Award]]-winning journalist and [[Radio Hall of Fame]] inductee
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*Brian Davies, OP, noted philosopher of religion and Aquinas scholar.
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*[[Eugene Shvidler]], Russian-American [[billionaire]] and international oil [[tycoon]],
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*Patrick Heelan, S.J. noted philosopher of science.
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*[[Denzel Washington]], two-time [[Academy Award]] and two-time [[Golden Globe Award]]-winning actor.
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*[[Victor Francis Hess]], [[Nobel Laureate]] for [[physics]].
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*[[Dietrich von Hildebrand]], theologian.
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===Notable faculty===
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*William T. Hogan, S.J., economist and noted authority on the [[steel industry]].
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*[[Joseph Abboud]], fashion designer
 
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*[[Bruce Andrews]], poet and theorist on state and global capitalism
 
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*[[Hilaire Belloc]], writer
 
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*[[Daniel Berrigan|Daniel Berrigan, S.J.]], poet-in-residence and world-renowned peace activist
 
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*[[Mary Bly]], Writer
 
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*[[Joseph Campbell (poet)|Joseph Campbell]], poet, Irish studies scholar, [[Irish republican]] and [[POW]]
 
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*W. Norris Clarke, S.J., philosopher and noted authority on [[St. Thomas Aquinas]]
 
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*[[Avery Cardinal Dulles|Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.]], noted theologian, [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]
 
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*Brian Davies, OP, noted philosopher of religion and Aquinas scholar
 
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*Patrick Heelan, S.J. noted philosopher of science
 
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*[[Victor Francis Hess]],<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1936/hess-bio.html Victor F. Hess - Biography<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref> [[Nobel Laureate]] for physics
 
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*[[Dietrich von Hildebrand]], theologian
 
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*[http://www.library.fordham.edu/archives/hogan.html William T. Hogan, S.J.], economist and noted authority on the [[steel industry]]
 
 
*[[J. Quentin Lauer, S.J.]], philosopher and noted authority on [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel]]
 
*[[J. Quentin Lauer, S.J.]], philosopher and noted authority on [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel]]
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*[[Paul Levinson]], author of ''[[The Plot To Save Socrates]]'' and winner of the 1999 [[Locus Award]] for Best First Novel
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*[[Paul Levinson]], author of ''[[The Plot To Save Socrates]]'' and winner of the 1999 [[Locus Award]] for Best First Novel.
 
*[[James Marsh (philosopher)|James Marsh]], radical philosopher and noted authority on [[Marx]]
 
*[[James Marsh (philosopher)|James Marsh]], radical philosopher and noted authority on [[Marx]]
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*[[Mark S. Massa|Mark Massa, S.J.]], authority on American Catholicism
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*[[Mark S. Massa|Mark Massa, S.J.]], authority on American Catholicism.
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*[[Matthew Maguire (playwright)|Matthew Maguire]], two-time [[Obie Award|OBIE Award]]-winning actor, director, and playwright
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*[[Matthew Maguire (playwright)|Matthew Maguire]], two-time [[Obie Award|OBIE Award]]-winning actor, director, and playwright.
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*[[Marshall McLuhan]] (Visiting, 1967), communications theorist and [[Neologism|coiner]] of the phrase, "[[the medium is the message]]."
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*[[Marshall McLuhan]], communications theorist and [[Neologism|coiner]] of the phrase, "[[the medium is the message]]."
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*[[Frederick Marotto]], Mathematician, author of "Marotto Theorem" dealing with Chaos.
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*[[Frederick Marotto]], mathematician, author of the "Marotto Theorem" dealing with [[Chaos theory]].
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*[[William O'Malley|William O'Malley, S.J.]], actor in the film ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]'', for which he was also a technical advisor; author of numerous books
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*[[William O'Malley|William O'Malley, S.J.]], actor in the film ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]],'' for which he was also a technical adviser; author of numerous books.
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*[[Margaret Mead]], noted anthropologist
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*[[Margaret Mead]], noted anthropologist.
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*[[Diana Villiers Negroponte]], professor of history and law; wife of US Director of National Intelligence [[John Negroponte]]
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*[[Diana Villiers Negroponte]], professor of history and law; wife of U.S. Director of National Intelligence [[John Negroponte]].
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*[[Lawrence J. Sacharow]], [[Obie Award|OBIE Award]]-winning director
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*[[Lawrence J. Sacharow]], OBIE Award-winning director.
 
*[[Asif Siddiqi]], historian specializing in the [[Cold War]] Era [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. He is a leading authority and scholar on the Soviet Space Program.
 
*[[Asif Siddiqi]], historian specializing in the [[Cold War]] Era [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. He is a leading authority and scholar on the Soviet Space Program.
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*[[Daniel Soyer]], Historian, author and authority on Jewish immigration into New York City
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*[[Daniel Soyer]], historian, author, and authority on Jewish immigration into New York City.
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==Affiliations==
 
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''This is an introductory listing, and may reflect only a portion of the many affiliations the University maintains''.<ref>[http://www.fordham.edu/Discover_Fordham/Fordham_at_a_Glance/Accreditation_and_Af_2347.asp Accreditation and Affiliation<!-- Bot generated title —>]</ref>
 
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Fordham University is affiliated with the following:
 
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*[[American Council on Education]]
 
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*Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
 
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*[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities]]
 
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*Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
 
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*[[Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities]]
 
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*Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities
 
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*International Federation of Catholic Universities
 
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*[[Fulbright Association]]
 
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*Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
 
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*Center for Academic Integrity
 
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*[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]
 
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*National Association of Graduate Schools
 
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*Council of Graduate Schools of the United States
 
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*Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools
 
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*Graduate Schools in Catholic Colleges and Universities
 
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It is an accredited member of:
 
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*Commission on Higher Education of the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools]]
 
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*Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
 
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*[[American Bar Association]] (ABA)
 
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*Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work (CSW)
 
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*[[American Psychological Association]] (APA)
 
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*[[National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education]] (NCATE). Fordham University is accredited on both the undergraduate and graduate levels in teacher education.
 
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The University is also a member of:
 
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*American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
 
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*Collegiate Association for Development of Educational Administration (New York State)
 
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*Association of University Evening Colleges
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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<references/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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<div class="references-small">
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*Feddeck, Fred C. ''Hale Men of Fordham: Hail!'' Trafford Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1552125777
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*Fred C. Feddeck. ''Hale Men of Fordham: Hail!''. Trafford Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-55212-577-7
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*Fordham University Staff, Office of the Sesquicentennial. ''As I Remember Fordham: Selections from the Sesquicentennial Oral History Project''. Fordham University Press, 2001 (original 1991). ISBN 0823213382
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*Fordham University Staff, Office of the Sesquicentennial. ''As I Remember Fordham: Selections from the Sesquicentennial Oral History Project''. Fordham University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8232-1338-2
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*Gannon, Robert Ignatius. ''Up to the Present: The story of Fordham''. Doubleday, 1967. {{ASIN|B0006BQF0W}}
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*Robert Ignatius Gannon, S.J. ''Up to the Present: the story of Fordham''. Doubleday, 1967. ISBN not available
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*Intravia, Emily. ''Fordham University: Off the Record.'' College Prowler, 2006. ISBN 142740061X
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*Raymond A. Schroth, S.J. ''Fordham: A History and Memoir, Revised Edition''. Fordham University Press, New York. September, 2008. ISBN 0823229777
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*Schroth, Raymond A. ''Fordham: A History and Memoir, Revised Edition''. New York, NY: Fordham University Press, 2008. ISBN 0823229777.
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*Thomas Gaffney Taaffe. ''A History of St. John's College, Fordham, N.Y.'' The Catholic Publication Society Co., 1891. ISBN not available
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*Taaffe, Thomas Gaffney. ''A History of St. John's College, Fordham, N.Y.'' Sagwan Press, 2015 (original 1891). ISBN 978-1340482022
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==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://www.fordham.edu/ Official website]
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All links retrieved February 5, 2023.
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*[http://www.fordhamsports.com/ Fordham Athletics]
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*[https://www.fordham.edu/ Fordham University official website]
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*[https://fordhamsports.com/ Fordham Sports]
  
  

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Fordham University
Fordham University Keating Hall.JPG
Latin: Universitas Fordhamensis
Motto Latin: Sapientia et Doctrina
(Wisdom and Learning)
Established 1841 (as St. John's College)
Type Private, Independent, Catholic, Jesuit
Location Bronx, Manhattan, and West Harrison, New York
United States
Website www.fordham.edu

Fordham University is a private university in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. Founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St. John's College, it was placed in the care of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) shortly thereafter. Today Fordham is an independent university in the Jesuit tradition. Governed by a Board of Trustees the majority of whom are lay members, Fordham retains its time-honored Jesuit traditions. These include an emphasis on care for the individual student and their potential; standards of excellence and rigor in academic study; adherence to ethical values; and a commitment to living life beyond self by contributing time and talent in service to the community.

With a long tradition of excellence in academics and theology, Fordham University has over the years broadened into many disciplines of the liberal arts, as well as outreach to the global community. Over the years, Fordham has attracted notable faculty members and has produced many graduates who have achieved great success both in their individual lives and in service to the wider community.

Mission and reputation

Fordham University "is committed to the discovery of Wisdom and the transmission of Learning, through research and through undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality."[1] While the school is no longer subject to strictly religious administration, it nonetheless values and incorporates its religious history and tradition, particularly in regards to the paradigm of Jesuit educational philosophy. The University promotes a Jesuit principle known as cura personalis, which fosters a faculty and administration respect for the individual student and their uniqueness, and the Jesuit principle magis which intends to inspire service and strive for excellence in all aspects of life, even beyond the academic.[2]

Fordham University has a long standing reputation of excellence, both for secular and religious studies. Fordham University attracts students from around the world.[3] Fordham's graduate schools have often been singled out for their excellence.

History

Fordham University was originally founded in 1841 as St. John's College by the Coadjutor Bishop (later Archbishop) of the Diocese of New York, the Most Reverend John Joseph Hughes. The College was the first Catholic institution of higher education in the northeastern United States.[4] Bishop Hughes purchased most of Rose Hill Manor and Estate in Fordham, the Bronx, then part of Westchester County, at $40,000 for the purpose of establishing the school.[4] St. John's College opened with only six students on June 24, 1841, with the Reverend John McCloskey as its president. Most of the original faculty were secular priests and lay instructors. The College was paired with a seminary, St. Joseph's, which had been founded in 1839 and was in the separate charge of Italian Lazarists (also known as "Vincentians"). In 1861, St. John's College ended its connection to the seminary when St. Joseph's closed.

In 1846, St. John's College received its charter from the New York state legislature, and Bishop Hughes convinced a group of Jesuits from Kentucky to staff the new school. With the addition in 1905 of a law school and a (now defunct) medical school, the name was changed to Fordham University in 1907.[5]

Archbishop John Hughes.

Throughout the early twentieth century, the school continued to expand. In 1912, the university opened a College of Pharmacy, which offered a three-year program in pharmacy and did not require its students to obtain bachelor's degrees until the late 1930s. The College had a mainly Jewish student body, and in recognition of that, students were exempt from the then-required course in Catholic theology. The College's longtime dean, Jacob Diner, was also Jewish. The College of Pharmacy closed because of declining enrollment in 1972.

In 1961, Fordham Law School opened at the new Lincoln Center campus—the first building to open in the Lincoln Square Renewal Project.In 1969, the colleges at 302 Broadway were moved to the new Lowenstein Building on the Lincoln Center campus, and other colleges soon followed.[6]

The middle to late twentieth century proved to be a turning point in the school's history. In 1969 the board of trustees was reorganized to include a majority of non-clergy members, and officially made the University an independent institution.[4] Fordham College at Rose Hill became coeducational in 1974, as a result of the merger with Thomas More College (the University’s coordinate college for women opened in 1964).[6] Fordham maintained its prestige for both secular and religious studies throughout the later half of the twentieth century.

With the twenty-first century, the university once again looked at expanding and restructuring. In August 2005, the University announced a multi-year, $1 billion proposed master plan to add 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m²) of academic, student activities, and dormitory space to the Lincoln Center campus. The development of the campus was set to begin with the expansion of Quinn Library and the construction of a new Law School building, a new student center, a dormitory, and additional parking. Future phases of the development plan included the construction of new space for Fordham College of Liberal Studies, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, the Graduate School of Business, the Graduate School of Social Service, and the Graduate School of Education.[7]

Fordham, like many universities, has also started to reach out to the global community. In April 2008, Fordham entered into an affiliation with Heythrop College, the Jesuit specialist Philosophy and Theology College of the University of London, located near Kensington Square, in central London. The University of London Consortium of Colleges consists of such institutions as King's College London, University College London, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. After a nearly eight-year association with Heythrop College in one of London’s more cultivated neighborhoods, Fordham’s London Center moved to a newly renovated building in Clerkenwell, a much more active and student-friendly neighborhood. Stephen Freedman, provost of the university, said that the move showed that "Fordham reasserts its commitment to international education, and to the University’s presence in London.”[8]

Facilities

Fordham University has three main campuses located in New York: Rose Hill, Lincoln Center, and Westchester.

Rose Hill

The Southern Boulevard entrance to the Rose Hill campus.
The Administration Building at the Rose Hill campus, constructed circa 1841.

The Rose Hill campus, established in 1841, is home to the undergraduate Fordham College at Rose Hill, the College of Business Administration, and a portion of the Fordham College of Liberal Studies as well as the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education. Located on 85 acres (340,000 m²) in the north Bronx, it is among the largest "open space campuses" in New York City.[6] The campus is bordered by the New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx Zoo, and "Little Italy of the Bronx" on Arthur Avenue. Rose Hill is also home to the University Church, which was built in 1845 as a seminary chapel and parish church for surrounding farms. The gothic-style church is an official New York City landmark and contains the original altar from Old St. Patrick's Cathedral along with stained glass windows first intended as a gift by Louis-Philippe of France for the cathedral.[4]

Lincoln Center

The front of the Leon Lowenstein Building at the Lincoln Center campus.
Peter, Fisher of Men statue at the Lincoln Center campus.

The Lincoln Center campus, established in 1961, is home to the undergraduate Fordham College at Lincoln Center and a portion of Fordham College of Liberal Studies, as well as the School of Law, the Graduate School of Business Administration, the Graduate School of Education, and the Graduate School of Social Service. The eight-acre campus occupies the area from West 60th Street to West 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, in the cultural heart of Manhattan. Across the street is one of the world's great cultural centers, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; nearby are Central Park, Broadway, and Columbus Circle.

Westchester

In 2008, the University moved Fordham College of Liberal Studies (Westchester Division), graduate schools of Business Administration, Education, Social Service, and Religion and Religious Education, from the Marymount campus to 400 Westchester Avenue, in West Harrison, New York.[9]

The new campus includes a three-story, 62,500-square-foot (5,810 m²) building on 32 landscaped acres with a stream and pond. The facilities include 26 newly designed classrooms featuring technological amenities such as "smart boards," teleconferencing capabilities, and newly installed seating and learning areas.

In addition, faculty offices and administrative support space, a library resource center, a food service facility, and meeting areas both indoor and outdoor for student sessions are available. Over $8 million was spent in renovation to provide the University with green building technology, including the design of academic facilities surrounding a large central courtyard.[10]

Libraries and other facilities

Leo T. Kissam Memorial Law Library at Fordham Law School

The Fordham University libraries own over 2 million volumes, subscribe to over 15,500 periodicals and 19,000 electronic journals, and are a depository for United States Government documents.[6] The William D. Walsh Family Library is at the Rose Hill campus; the Gerald M. Quinn Library at the Lincoln Center campus; and the Leo T. Kissam Memorial Law Library serves the Law School.

The McGinley Student Center is located on Rose Hill, and is headquarters for all all student activities as well as where many of the university's conferences are held. The Rose Hill University Gym is where many of the university's sports team play and practice, as well as housing equipment and space for recreational exercises and other activities. The spiritual center of the main campus is the University Church, which was built in 1845 and became an official landmark of New York City in the late twentieth century[11] Fordham has other spiritual facilities, such as the Philip H. McGrath House of Prayer, located in Goshen, NY, which is used exclusively for Fordham's Retreat Ministries. The McGrath House is situated in a rural, residential area about seventy miles northwest of Fordham's Rose Hill campus. The McGrath House has facilities for a large group of students and retreat coordinators to stay overnight while participating in a Fordham Retreat. Fordham Campus Ministry regularly hosts non-compulsory retreats at the McGrath House, including Emmaus, Kairos, Charis, Global Outreach Retreats, and other specialized retreats.

In December 2007, the University established the Fordham Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art at the William D. Walsh Family Library on the Rose Hill campus. The museum contains more than 200 relics from classical antiquity, ranging from Greek terra cotta vases to Roman marble heads to Etruscan urns. The museum was a gift from William D. Walsh, a 1951 graduate and founding chairman of Sequoia Associates. It is the largest collection of its kind in the New York metropolitan area.[12]

Programs

Fordham has almost 100 different academic programs. Many of the undergrad degrees are aspects of the usual Liberal Arts colleges, such as Literature, Anthropology, Business, Economics, Chemistry, Biology, and History. There are also several Divinity and Theological undergraduate programs that are sometimes connected to other disciplines.

The differing graduate level colleges offer many different programs, such as Law, Theology, Business, Education, Social Work, and programs in the liberal arts and sciences.

Fordham offer two international programs:

The Beijing International MBA Program (BiMBA) is a joint venture between a consortium of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the United States and Peking University and is managed by Fordham University and the China Center for Economic Research (CCER).[13] BiMBA was founded in 1998 and is located on the campus of Peking University in Beijing, People's Republic of China. BiMBA enrolls over 400 students a year in traditional part-time and full-time MBA programs, and in Executive MBA (EMBA) programs.

The other international program is the London Drama Academy (LDA) at Fordham's Bloomsbury-area London Center, which offers classes on British acting, using a primarily practical approach. The Academy was founded in the 1970s by Marymount College and a group of tutors from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). It offers semester- and year-long sessions, with classes taught by working RADA-trained theater professionals.

Colleges, schools, and institutes

Fordham University comprises four undergraduate colleges and six graduate schools on three campuses.

Undergraduate colleges

  • Fordham College at Rose Hill
  • College of Business Administration
  • Fordham College of Liberal Studies
  • Fordham College at Lincoln Center

Graduate schools

  • Fordham University School of Law
  • Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • Graduate School of Education
  • Graduate School of Social Service
  • Graduate School of Business
  • Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education

Institutes

Fordham also houses several institutes and centers for various studies:

Student life

Fordham students have numerous activities and interests beyond academics. The University supports 22 men's and women's varsity teams and a number of club teams, plus a significant intramural sports program. The Fordham Rams are members of NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference in all sports except football. In football, the Rams play in the Patriot League of NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Fordham athletics gained early fame for college football in the beginning of the twentieth century, particularly with the success of the famous "Seven Blocks of Granite." In addition, the University launched the careers of dozens of professional baseball players, including a Hall of Fame inductee, Frankie Frisch, known by the further-alliterative nickname, "The Fordham Flash."[14] The Sixth Man Club, supports the Fordham University Men's and Women's basketball programs. The club was founded in the early 1990s by a group of Rose Hill College seniors. The Sixth Man cheers on and roots for the Rams from the Section 8 bleachers in the Rose Hill Gym.[15]

Fordham has several student publications, including the literary/creative magazines Red Rover and The Ampersand, and news publications The CBA Business Journal, The Fordham Ram, and The Fordham Observer. Fordham also offers several student run/oriented media outlets, such as WFUV, 90.7 FM the University's 50,000-watt radio station, with studios located in Keating Hall on the Rose Hill campus and the transmitter located atop a building owned by Montefiore Medical Center, and the Fordham Nightly News (FNN), Fordham University's evening news program since 2004, created and produced by students.[6]

Fordham has several performing clubs and organizations, including the Fordham University Choir, whose repertoire includes both sacred and secular music, the Fordham University Women's Choir, the all-male a cappella group the Fordham Ramblers, and the all-female a cappella group the Fordham Satin Dolls. Fordham has several acting groups, including the Fordham University Theatre Company, the theatrical troupes Mimes & Mummers, and the Fordham Experimental Theatre, and the Expressions Dance Alliance.

Fordham University also has an excellent Debate Society. In 1982, the American Parliamentary Debate Association (APDA), Inc. was founded at Fordham, during a tournament called the "Fordham Fandango." FDS is still very active on APDA, and regularly places among the top teams in the country. The team competes weekly on APDA, but also occasionally attends international tournaments, ranking well in the World Universities Debating Championship standings. The Gannon Speech and Debate is based at the Lincoln Center Campus, and engages students in forensics training so that they may compete intercollegiately. The club is named for the Rev. Robert I. Gannon, S.J., President of Fordham from 1936–1949, considered to have been a popular and effective speaker. Alumni of the club have been successful in earning fellowships and awards.

Global Outreach! (commonly known as GO!), is a student led, university sponsored organization dedicated to educating students about issues of social justice and individual responsibility through service trips to global and domestic locations. Separate programs on each campus currently sponsor 27 annual trips ranging from Thailand to East New York, and dealing with such diverse issues as public health, affordable housing, migrant labor, and disaster relief.[6]

Traditions

Fordham has many traditions. The university's mascot, a ram evolved from a rowdy cheer that Fordham fans sang during an 1893 football game against the United States Military Academy at West Point. The students began cheering "One-damn, two-damn, three-damn…Fordham!" The song was an instant hit, but "damn" was later changed to "Ram" to conform to the university's image.[4]

The Victory Bell, which is mounted outside the Rose Hill Gym, was a gift to Fordham University by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from a Japanese naval vessel sunk during World War II. It was blessed by Cardinal Spellman, and was first rung by the President of the United States, Harry S. Truman in 1946 for the Charter Centenary of the University. Tradition now holds that it be rung by each Fordham senior player after victorious home football games and its ringing also marks the start of the commencement ceremonies each May.[6]

The University annually presents a concert of Lessons and Carols during the Christmas holiday season. The ensemble university choir presents one evening concert at the large and dramatic Church of Saint Paul the Apostle adjacent to the Lincoln Center Campus, and one afternoon concert at the more humble and intimate University Church at the Rose Hill Campus, each year.[16]

Fordham College at Rose Hill annually stages an Encaenia on an evening near the conclusion of the academic year. Faculty, administrators, and students process in academic regalia to a ceremony where candidates for degrees at the current year's commencement are presented awards and honors. The ceremony includes a sentimental speech by the college's valedictorian, as well as the traditionally more humorous yet equally endearing speech by the honorary "Lord" or "Lady of the Manor" selected for the evening.[17]

Notable people

Alumni

Denzel Washington

Among the notable people who have attended Fordham are:

  • Alan Alda, six-time Emmy Award and six-time Golden Globe Award-winning actor.
  • William Casey, former United States Director of Central Intelligence.
  • Mary Higgins Clark, best-selling suspense novelist.
  • Geraldine Ferraro, former Representative to the United States Congress, the first woman Vice Presidential candidate by a major political party in the United States.
  • Frankie Frisch, known as the "Fordham Flash," Baseball Hall of Famer.
  • General John "Jack" Keane, retired four-star General and former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
  • Bob Keeshan, television's multiple award-winning Captain Kangaroo.
  • G. Gordon Liddy, lawyer, political operative for President Richard Nixon, leader of the White House Plumbers, political pundit, and radio show host.
  • Vince Lombardi, football coaching legend.
  • Charles Osgood, three-time Emmy Award and two-time Peabody Award-winning journalist and Radio Hall of Fame inductee.
  • Eugene Shvidler, Russian-American billionaire and international oil tycoon.
  • Denzel Washington, two-time Academy Award and two-time Golden Globe Award-winning actor.

Faculty

  • Joseph Abboud, fashion designer.
  • Bruce Andrews, poet and theorist on state and global capitalism.
  • Hilaire Belloc, writer.
  • Daniel Berrigan, S.J., poet-in-residence and world-renowned peace activist.
  • Mary Bly, writer.
  • Joseph Campbell, poet, Irish studies scholar, Irish republican and POW.
  • W. Norris Clarke, S.J., philosopher and noted authority on St. Thomas Aquinas.
  • Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., noted theologian, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • Brian Davies, OP, noted philosopher of religion and Aquinas scholar.
  • Patrick Heelan, S.J. noted philosopher of science.
  • Victor Francis Hess, Nobel Laureate for physics.
  • Dietrich von Hildebrand, theologian.
  • William T. Hogan, S.J., economist and noted authority on the steel industry.
  • J. Quentin Lauer, S.J., philosopher and noted authority on Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
  • Paul Levinson, author of The Plot To Save Socrates and winner of the 1999 Locus Award for Best First Novel.
  • James Marsh, radical philosopher and noted authority on Marx
  • Mark Massa, S.J., authority on American Catholicism.
  • Matthew Maguire, two-time OBIE Award-winning actor, director, and playwright.
  • Marshall McLuhan, communications theorist and coiner of the phrase, "the medium is the message."
  • Frederick Marotto, mathematician, author of the "Marotto Theorem" dealing with Chaos theory.
  • William O'Malley, S.J., actor in the film The Exorcist, for which he was also a technical adviser; author of numerous books.
  • Margaret Mead, noted anthropologist.
  • Diana Villiers Negroponte, professor of history and law; wife of U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte.
  • Lawrence J. Sacharow, OBIE Award-winning director.
  • Asif Siddiqi, historian specializing in the Cold War Era space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. He is a leading authority and scholar on the Soviet Space Program.
  • Daniel Soyer, historian, author, and authority on Jewish immigration into New York City.

Notes

  1. ↑ Mission Statement Fordham University. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ About Fordham Fordham University. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ International Students Fordham University. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Raymond A. Schroth, Fordham: A History and Memoir (Fordham University Press, 2008, ISBN 0823229777).
  5. ↑ Fordham’s History Fordham University. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Emily Intravia, Fordham University: Off the Record (College Prowler, 2006, ISBN 142740061X).
  7. ↑ Fordham University, Fordham Unveils Lincoln Center Master Plan. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  8. ↑ Tom Stoelker, Fordham’s New London Centre Is Central to University’s International Strategy Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ About Our Westchester Campus Fordham University. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ Campus and Facilities at Westchester Campus Fordham University. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  11. ↑ The University Church Brochure Fordham University. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  12. ↑ Robin Pogrebin, Fordham Opens Its Gift: An Antiquities Museum, The New York Times, December 6, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  13. ↑ Programmes: Master BiMBA. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  14. ↑ Frankie Frisch National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  15. ↑ The Sixth Man Club Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  16. ↑ Fordham University, Fordham University Choir Fordham News. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  17. ↑ Encaenia Undergraduate Bulletin. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

References
ISBN links support NWE through referral fees

  • Feddeck, Fred C. Hale Men of Fordham: Hail! Trafford Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1552125777
  • Fordham University Staff, Office of the Sesquicentennial. As I Remember Fordham: Selections from the Sesquicentennial Oral History Project. Fordham University Press, 2001 (original 1991). ISBN 0823213382
  • Gannon, Robert Ignatius. Up to the Present: The story of Fordham. Doubleday, 1967. ASIN B0006BQF0W
  • Intravia, Emily. Fordham University: Off the Record. College Prowler, 2006. ISBN 142740061X
  • Schroth, Raymond A. Fordham: A History and Memoir, Revised Edition. New York, NY: Fordham University Press, 2008. ISBN 0823229777.
  • Taaffe, Thomas Gaffney. A History of St. John's College, Fordham, N.Y. Sagwan Press, 2015 (original 1891). ISBN 978-1340482022

External links

All links retrieved February 5, 2023.


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