In addition to the university's formal libraries, several academic departments, research institutes, and student organizations maintain their own literary collections. The Rams have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. 72 among "Best Full-Time MBA Programs" by Bloomberg Businessweek (2015),[145] No. 27 of "America's Best Law Schools" by U.S. News & World Report in 2020[88] and Gabelli Business School's MBA program tied for No. [27], The college received its charter from the New York State Legislature in 1846, and the first Jesuits began to arrive about three months later. [169] The first phase of the project, including renovations of the Lowenstein Building as well as a new Law School building and residence hall designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, were completed in 2014. [265], Fordham is referenced in both of Stephen King's novels The Regulators, Desperation, and "The Stand", as well as in John Grisham's The Pelican Brief. However, in September 1964, the all-female Thomas More College at the Rose Hill campus began instruction. Approximately 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled at Lincoln Center, of which about 1,000 reside in University housing. [209], The university has a church and numerous chapels across its campuses. [103], Fordham's medical school officially closed in 1919, and its College of Pharmacy followed suit in 1972. "[1] The College of Pharmacy closed in 1972 due to declining enrollment. Fordham is one of the largest of the 28 member institutions in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Senators and representatives, four cardinals of the Catholic Church, several U.S. governors and ambassadors, a number of billionaires, two directors of the CIA, Academy Award and Emmy-winning actors, royalty, a foreign head of state, a White House Counsel, a vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army,[11] a U.S. Postmaster General,[12] a U.S. Attorney General,[13] the first female vice presidential candidate of a major political party in the United States, and a president of the United States. The Fordham colors are maroon and white and its mascot is the ram. In addition, it maintains and utilizes various academic, extracurricular, and residential facilities throughout New York City and New York State and around the world. List of basketball players on Wheaties boxes, https://basketball.fandom.com/wiki/Fordham_Rams?oldid=49514. [141] Fordham has also been named one of the country's Hidden Ivies,[note 3] which are classed as "renowned academic institutions" that "rival the Ivy League. James Roosevelt Bayley, a distant cousin of Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt and a nephew of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. It is a depository for 363,227 United States Government documents. [40], On June 21, 1904, the Regents of the University of the State of New York consented to allow the board of trustees to authorize the opening of a law school and a medical school. Archduchess Charlotte of Austria, daughter of the last Austrian Emperor, Charles I, studied at the School of Social Sciences.[238][239]. [80] The university promotes the Jesuit principles of cura personalis, which fosters a faculty and administrative respect for the individual student and all of his or her gifts and abilities; magis, which encourages students to challenge themselves and strive for excellence in their lives; and homines pro aliis, which intends to inspire service, a universal charity, among members of the Fordham community. [128], The Military Science program has several notable alumni, including former Secretary of State Colin Powell, four-star General John M. Keane, and at least four recipients of the Medal of Honor. "[64] Kennedy said that he was privileged, as attorney general, to be "the largest single employer of Fordham law graduates in North America," and also remarked that, "While the world we know is preoccupied by what may lie before it, when threats could pervade our every thought and fears our every action, it is reassuring to see buildings and programs like these rise each day to greet the future. [93], In addition to the bachelor's degrees offered to undergraduates, the university also offers specialized academic programs, including: pre-medical and health professions;[94] pre-professional programs in architecture, law, and criminal justice;[95][96] a 3-2 engineering program, in conjunction with Columbia and Case Western Reserve Universities;[97] a five-year teacher certification program;[98] an Applied Public Accountancy (CPA certification) program;[99] a BFA program in dance, in conjunction with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater;[100] as well as cross-registration opportunities with the Juilliard School for advanced music students. 80 among "America's Best Business Schools" (2020). On February 17, 2008, the university announced the sale of the campus for $27 million to EF Schools, a chain of private language-instruction schools. Upon graduating from the university, honors students receive the designation of in cursu honorum on their diploma and transcripts.[122]. [76] Long-term plans include a new library building and buildings for the graduate schools of Social Service and of Education. [177], The relationship between the Lincoln Center campus and some of the Upper West Side community residents have been strained, over campus development. 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Founded in 1947, the station serves approximately 350,000 listeners weekly in the New York City metropolitan area. [106] In addition, the university's Interlibrary Loan office provides students and faculty with virtually unlimited access to the over 20 million volumes of the New York Public Library System as well as to media from the libraries of Columbia University, New York University, the City University of New York, and other libraries around the world. Established in 1841 and named for the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its original campus is located, Fordham is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the northeastern United States,[6] and the third-oldest university in New York State. The club receives from the school a budget which allows the hiring of professional directors, music directors, and choreographers but the shows are student produced, with all elements of technical design run by the club's executive board. The campus is served by the Ram Van as well as the White Plains station of the Metro-North Railroad 4 miles (6 km) away and connected by the Westchester County Bus System ("The Bee Line"). John Gilmary Shea, regarded as the "Father of American Catholic History", is also an alumnus. [75] The former law school building was converted to expand Quinn Library and house the Gabelli School of Business. Still in existence today, it is just to the west of the Rose Hill campus. Women also had been earning Fordham degrees at the Graduate School of Social Service and the Undergraduate School of Education, at the City Hall Campus. The Fordham Rams are members of NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football. Fordham began competing in men's basketball in 1902. [175] Fordham's London Centre offers programs in business, theater, and the liberal arts to students from Fordham and other colleges and universities. [82] In addition to the ISAP programs, the university's constituent schools offer a range of study abroad programs that cater to their specific areas of study. [60] It was during this period of activism that the university's African and African American Studies Department, one of the first black studies departments in the nation, as well as the paper, the leftist student newspaper on campus, were founded. [208] In addition to its Jesuit traditions, the university also has organizations devoted to Judaism, Islam, and other religions. [118] The university also hosts an Undergraduate Research Symposium every year during the spring semester and publishes the Undergraduate Research Journal in conjunction with the symposium. In 2016, the university accepted approximately 43% of all applicants across both its undergraduate and graduate programs. The society assists its members in preparing applications for fellowships, coordinating internships, and obtaining funding for research endeavors. In most varsity sports, the Rams compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and are a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
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