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Giving Spotlight

New Grant Will Help Fordham Libraries Expand COVID-19 Archive

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 …

Founder’s Dinner Raises a Record $3M as Fordham Launches New Fundraising Campaign

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 …

Compassionate Leadership and Effective Giving Are Focus of Women’s Summit

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 …

Blavatnik Family Foundation Gives $250,000 Toward STEM Scholarships and Research

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 …

Driving Social Change: Joan Garry, Keynote Speaker at the Fifth Annual Fordham Women’s Summit

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 …

Alumna Establishes Fund to Support Student Retreats and Get-Togethers

Alumna Establishes Fund to Support Student Retreats and Get-Togethers

Theresa Lim Mao, Ph.D., a double alumna from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, has made a planned gift of $250,000 that will establish a fund to support annual …

School of Social Service Receives $1.9 Million to Support Graduate Students of Color and Help Underserved Youth

School of Social Service Receives $1.9 Million to Support Graduate Students of Color and Help Underserved Youth

Abigail Ross, Ph.D., assistant professor of social work, along with several members of the Graduate School of Social Service faculty and staff, were awarded nearly $1.9 million in federal funding …

Fordham to Distribute $1.25 Million in Pandemic Relief Funds from State Ed Department

Fordham to Distribute $1.25 Million in Pandemic Relief Funds from State Ed Department

Fordham’s Community Schools Technical Assistance Center (CS-TAC) has been tasked with distributing $1.25 million from the state education department to community-based organizations across New York City and Long Island to …

A Virtual Toast: 2021 Founder’s Reception Celebrates Student Success

A Virtual Toast: 2021 Founder’s Reception Celebrates Student Success

The Fordham Founder’s scholars and some of their biggest benefactors gathered online from their homes across the country on March 22, raising their glasses in celebration of the evening’s theme: …

Fordham Receives $5M State Grant for Campus Center Expansion

Fordham Receives $5M State Grant for Campus Center Expansion

As the first phase of the Rose Hill Campus Center project nears completion, preparations are underway for the second phase, which will join the newly built addition with three other …

Fordham Breaks Giving Day Record, Raises More Than $1M

Fordham Breaks Giving Day Record, Raises More Than $1M

Alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and other members of the University community donated more than $1 million on Fordham Giving Day, more than any other year since the University started the …