Fordham University News

Anna Schiferl hadn't even rolled out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed a text to her mom, one recent Saturday.

Try to be optimistic, easygoing, sociable, and conscientious. Don't bottle up your feelings.

Student activists spoke out against the NYPD's Stop and Frisk policy in front of Westinghouse High School in Downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday, May 23, during a rally to drum up support of a major protest planned against the controversial policy.

The Rev. Patrick T. Sullivan, a former pastor of St. Michael Catholic Church on Washington Street and a former teacher at Canisius High School, died Saturday in the Jesuit Health Center on the Fordham University Campus in the Bronx.

This summer, Marie "Marty" Tracy, will set out on the ride of her life. Though the class of 2002 Westfield High School graduate stayed close to home to attend Fordham University, she has spent the last six months in Afghanistan asA a captain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve working as a logistics advisor at an Afghan National Police regional training ... (more)

For prosecutors, the work is just beginning after the astonishing arrest last week of a man who police say confessed to strangling a 6-year-old New York City boy 33 years ago in one of the nation's most bewildering missing children's cases.

For prosecutors, the work is just beginning after the astonishing arrest last week of a man who police say confessed to strangling a 6-year-old New York City boy 33 years ago in one of the nation's most bewildering missing children's cases.

Scott Brickman, who served as CEO for 14 years, will become board chairman succeeding his father Dick Brickman, who will serve as chairman emeritus.

The Board of Education on Monday appointed a longtime Greenwich teacher and administrator with a strong background in special education as the new principal at Ridgefield High School .

Nick DiPaolo, guidance curriculum leader at Westlake High School, said this year's class applied to more colleges than any other class in Westlake's history.

County College of Morris will present diplomas to the Class of 2012 at its 43rd commencement ceremony Thursday, May 24, starting at 7 p.m. Nearly 1,300 students, who completed their studies between August 2011 and May 2012, will receive diplomas in one of four degrees: Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine Arts, Associate in Science or Associate in ... (more)

George Alexis was able to immediately thank one of his high school mentors after the Watchung Hills Regional Board of Education appointed him to replace Thomas DiGanci as principal, Monday.

New York, NY - May 21, 2012 -- Recent research conducted at Fordham University points to the importance and potential benefits of consuming a diet high in nutrients and particularly antioxidants.

Over the creaking of the pews and the stirring of the audience, Trinity Episcopal Day School's Joseph McClatchy, President of the senior class, welcomed friends and family to a celebration of the monumental moment in his classmates' lives.

Following is an announcement from the Hendrick Hudson Board of Education: A The Hendrick Hudson Board of Education is pleased to announce the selection of Brian D. Monahan, Ph.D, as interim Superintendent of Schools, effective July 1, 2012.

Robert Applebaum graduated from law school in 1998 -- and thanks to all the interest on his loans, the Richmond attorney still hasn't managed to put a dent in the $65,000 principal he borrowed to afford law school at Fordham University.

By day, Mary Bly is a highly credentialed Shakespearean scholar and professor at Fordham University.

Tess Bloch-Horowitz of Larchmont was inspired by her sister, Emily, right, to raise awareness of people with disabilities.

Editor's note: Orit Avishai is an assistant professor of sociology at Fordham University.

Fordham University's commencement will attract advocates of justice this weekend, as Fordham awards an honorary doctorate to controversial commencement speaker, John Brennan, President Barack Obama's Deputy National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security.