Graduating seniors are heading into the next phase of their lives. While, many high school graduates are transitioning to college, some college graduates are gearing up for their careers.
Records like "A Teenager in Love," "Runaround Sue," and "The Wanderer" made Dion one of the most popular pre-British Invasion artists in the world. He will talk about his upbringing in the Fordham section of the Bronx, the corner of Belmont and 187th - now called the "Doo Wop Corner" - where he and his group The Belmonts polished some of their early hits, and racial tensions between Bronx-area Doo Wop groups.
The International Dyslexia Association defines dyslexia as "a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin." But members of a boarding school for dyslexic students in Dutchess County, New York don’t use the term “disability.”
Most football fans know the success story of Coach Vince Lombardi’s days with Green Bay and Coach Tom Landry’s days with Dallas.
WFUV’s Strike a Chord campaign is examining the need for more emergency housing during times of crisis.
The Center for Positive Marketing at Fordham University is preparing for a conference that will focus on the central theme, "Improving the World Around Us Through Marketing."
Fordham Professor Chris Toulouse discusses his book "Whatever Happened to Zachary."
Professor Scott Levin has taken the traditional college poetry class and added an interesting twist. He’s combining the poetry of writers like William Blake and T.S. Elliot with musicians such as Bob Dylan and Eminem. Levin says he hopes that the Fordham class Rock, Pop, and the Poetic Tradition will lead to other Fordham professors using more pop culture and non-literary texts in the classroom. Scott Levin currently teaches at Louisiana Tech University.
Families who lost a loved one on September 11, 2001 are still coping with the traumatic nature of their loss. Terry Sears is the Executive Director of "Tuesday's Children." This organization provides programs and services to children who have lost a family member due to this tragedy. Also, Fordham University Junior, Kevin Clyne remembers his mom Susan who died in Tower One of the World Trade Center.
Social Stigma can take on many forms. It may be an unpleasant remark, a strange look or even the refusal of employment.
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