Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education

Michelle Howard, the first woman to become a four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy, will deliver the keynote address for the Class of 2021 on May 22. Highly decorated for her service, heroism, and leadership, Howard achieved many firsts in the course of her 35-year military career. In 1999, she became the first African American woman to command a Navy ship. I am delighted that Admiral Howard will be addressing Fordham’s Class of 2021, their families, and the University community, said Joseph M. McShane, S.J., president of Fordham. An exceptional leader, thinker, and public servant, Admiral Howard was originally scheduled to address the Class of 2020 before the pandemic shut down Fordham and universities across the country. I know you all join me in welcoming hervirtuallyto our 176th Commencement.

Please join the Fordham School of Law for a Zoom event Wednesday, April 14, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (ET). Registration is required: https://go.activecalendar.com//joe-biden-and-catholicism-/ The event will feature a conversation with the author, historian, and theologian professor Massimo Faggioli (Villanova University), as he discusses his book "Joe Biden and the Catholicism of the United States". ... Joining Mr. Faggioli is John O. Brennan (Distinguished Fellow at Fordham's Center on National Security, Former CIA Director), and Prof. Thomas Massaro, S.J. (Fordham University). Co-sponsored by Fordham Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education, and Fordham Center on Religion and Culture.

When Joanna Arellano was a little girl, she wanted to become a nun like Mother Teresa and dedicate her life to caring for the poor. Nearly three decades later, Arellano is a student at Fordham’s Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education, where she is combining her passion for justice with her spirituality.

From all of us at Fordham’s Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education, have a blessed Easter.

When Sukja Bang was a toddler, she contracted polio. Years later, her right leg remained weak. Her parents, worried that their daughter would face discrimination when she entered the workforce because of her disability, tried to persuade her to become a medical doctor. My family wanted to make sure I received higher education, especially as a medical doctor, because no one would look down on me. But I’m now a different doctorin theology, said Bang, who will earn her doctor of ministry from Fordham’s Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education this May.