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Thank You, Donors!
For more than a century and a half, the voluntary financial support of our many generous and dedicated donors has made it possible for our students to continue to thrive at and beyond Fordham.
LGBTQ Student Wellbeing Fund: 6 Opportunities for Connection, Support, and Creativity
In the two years since it was founded, the LGBTQ Student Wellbeing Fund has been making a difference all around Fordham—supporting events, services, classes, and faculty initiatives that make Fordham …
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At Campaign’s End, 5 Wins for Fordham Basketball
As one of the pillars of its recent fundraising campaign, Cura Personalis | For Every Fordham Student, Fordham focused new attention on athletics—in particular, the basketball program, a source of …
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Scholarship Keeps Gabelli Students in the Pipeline for Business Career Success
As he prepares to graduate this year from the Gabelli School of Business, Andres Cintron is getting a unique variety of management experience: overseeing his fellow students who are teaching …
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Life-Changing Global Outreach Trips Made Possible by President’s Council Gifts
As she was preparing for her first project with Global Outreach, Fordham’s service and cultural immersion program, Norah Mosquea wasn’t quite sure how she would meet the cost. Then came …
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Pursuing Palliative Care Social Work, With Help from a Memorial Scholarship
Before she enrolled at Fordham to become a social worker in the area of palliative care, Eleanor Smith had already learned firsthand about the value of this kind of role, …
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STEM Fellowship Propels Student’s Cancer Research Projects to Publication
As she talks about her biochemistry research, Mary Biggs beams over something exciting that happened just a few weeks ago: the publication of the first scientific research for which she …
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New Grant Will Help Fordham Libraries Expand COVID-19 Archive
The pandemic has been an unprecedented time for the Fordham community. Linda LoSchiavo, director of Fordham Libraries, wants to make sure it is not forgotten. Thanks to a new grant …
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Founder’s Dinner Raises a Record $3M as Fordham Launches New Fundraising Campaign
The 2021 Fordham Founder’s dinner was marked by firsts: the first time the dinner raised more than $3 million; the first time in more than two years that the event …
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Compassionate Leadership and Effective Giving Are Focus of Women’s Summit
At Fordham’s Fifth Annual Women’s Summit held virtually on Oct. 20, business and community leaders joined alumni, philanthropists, and friends to discuss empathetic leadership and the power of giving. Held …
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Blavatnik Family Foundation Gives $250,000 Toward STEM Scholarships and Research
The Blavatnik Family Foundation, known for supporting the arts, culture, and particularly the sciences, has made a $250,000 gift to Fordham University to be used toward STEM-related undergraduate research and …
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Driving Social Change: Joan Garry, Keynote Speaker at the Fifth Annual Fordham Women’s Summit
From helping launch MTV as a recent Fordham grad to becoming a precedent-setting plaintiff for LGBTQ rights and a media-savvy champion for nonprofit leaders, Joan Garry, FCRH ’79, has long …
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