Fordham University

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Fordham University
logo
motto Sapientia et Doctrina
founding 1841
Sponsorship Private
place New York City , New York , USA
president Joseph M. McShane SJ
Students 14,700
Professors 686
Foundation assets $ 437 million
Networks IAU
Website www.fordham.edu
Keating Hall
Administration building

The Fordham University is a private university in New York City . It is one of 28 member universities of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities . 14,700 students are currently enrolled.

history

It was founded in 1841 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York as Saint John's College . It received its current name in 1907. It was the first higher Catholic educational institution in the northeastern United States. In 2010, Fordham alumnus Mario Gabelli from GAMCO Investors donated $ 25 million to his alma mater to finance the renewal of the business school and the poaching of several Ivy League lecturers. The Fordham Business School was then renamed the Gabelli School of Business.

Rankings

In 2008, the university was ranked 18th worldwide (6th in the USA) in the Professional Ranking of Universities Worldwide. This ranking measures a university's ability to produce leaders in the business world.

In 2010, the university was ranked 6th in a US News & World Report ranking in the “Students Producing the Most Interns” category.

In the American university rankings of 2010, Fordham University was ranked 31st in the publication Washington Monthly , and in 2011 it was ranked 56th in the US News & World Report .

The news organization Kaplan / Newsweek named Fordham University in 2008 as one of the "Top 25 Hottest Colleges" in the United States with the award "Hottest Catholic University". In the Bloomberg Business Week Ranking of 2006 and 2007, which is based heavily on the statements of HR managers, Fordham University came in 27th. The acceptance rate for 2011 was 37%. With this, the university reaffirms the vision of the university president, Father McShane, to transform Fordham into a more selective university.

Future plans for Fordham University

In 2006, the new incumbent President, Joseph M. McShane, formulated a plan to further promote the reputation, academic output, and quality of teaching at Fordham University. McShane intends to reform the university into the best Catholic university in the United States. Under his leadership, among other things, the foundation's assets were increased, new professors and lecturers were hired and a new building was built at Lincoln Center.

Faculties

  • Arts and Sciences (1916)
  • Law (1905)
  • Religion and Religious Education (1969)
  • Social Services (1916)
  • Economics / Gabelli School of Business (1969)

Sports

The sports teams are called the Rams . The university is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference .

Personalities

Professors

Graduates

(Selection) Politics, Justice and Administration

church

Arts and Culture

media

Sports

entertainment

economy

literature

  • Barbara Cavaliere, Jennifer Udell (Eds.): Ancient Mediterranean Art: The William D. and Jane Walsh Collection at Fordham University. Fordham University Press, New York 2018, ISBN 978-0-8232-4452-2 .

Web links

Commons : Fordham University  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.fordham.edu/info/25690/fordham_s_history
  2. ^ About the President. Fordham University, accessed June 17, 2020 .
  3. ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 22, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Mines Paris Tech ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mines-paristech.fr
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  6. ↑ Washington Montly: College Guide - National University Rankings 2010 ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.washingtonmonthly.com
  7. ↑ US News & World Report: National University Rankings (accessed April 8, 2011)
  8. ↑ Kaplan: Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed April 8, 2011) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kaplan.com
  9. ↑ Bloomberg: PDF (accessed April 12, 2011)
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
east

Boston College (MA)  | Holy Cross (MA)  | Fairfield (CT)  | Canisius (NY)  | Le Moyne (NY)  | Fordham (NY)  | Saint Peter's (NJ)  | Saint Joseph's (PA)  | Scranton (PA)  | Loyola Maryland (MD)  | Georgetown (DC)

Middle
west

Creighton (NE)  | Detroit Mercy (MI)  | John Carroll (OH)  | Xavier (OH)  | Loyola Chicago (IL)  | Marquette (WI)  | Rockhurst (MO)  | Saint Louis (MO)

south

Wheeling Jesuit (WV)  | Loyola New Orleans (LA)  | Spring Hill (AL)

west

Gonzaga (WA)  | Seattle (WA)  | Loyola Marymount (CA)  | San Francisco (CA)  | Santa Clara (CA)  | Regis (CO)

Graduates

Berkeley (CA)  | Weston (MA)

Former

Woodstock College (MA)

Coordinates: 40 ° 51 ′ 39 "  N , 73 ° 53 ′ 4"  W.