The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
UNIVERSITY
University President Tania Tetlow, J.D., attended the launch event for the endowment fund.
Fordham Theology Department Unveils New Fund To Aid Climate Change Efforts
In honor of renowned theologian Elizabeth Johnson, the new fund is allocated towards research into humankind's relationship with the planet.
COVID-19 Vaccine No Longer Required, Effective May 15
University President Tania Tetlow announced to the Fordham community that adjustments are being made to the university's COVID-19 protocols.
BREAKING: Jeffrey Gray, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs, Announces Retirement
University President Tania Tetlow announced that Gray is retiring from his position after 34 years working for the university.
BREAKING: Fordham Announces an End to Vaccine Mandate

University President Tania Tetlow, J.D., announced changes to Fordham’s COVID-19 policies in an email sent to the university community on March...

Fordham Housing Fund Facilitates Academic Success of CSTEP Students
This 2022-23 academic year, the Fordham Housing Fund is supporting nine students from Fordham’s Rose Hill campus through the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP), which has been a part of identifying the recipients since the fund’s inception. 
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LATEST STORIES
Food prices in NYC have increased up to 8.4%, a change that has impacted students.
A donation box located in the Ram Van office at Rose Hill is collecting much-needed items such as blankets and canned food.
Death Toll of Kahramanmaras Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria Claim 50,000
Flores-Villalobos delves into the role Black West Indian women played during the construction of the Panama Canal from 1904 to 1914 when talking about her book.
Fordham History Department and Freedom & Slavery Working Group Host Book Talk On Black Women’s Labor in Panama
Campus Ministry Hosts Panel on Issues Migrants and Asylum Seekers Face
Campus Ministry Hosts Panel on Issues Migrants and Asylum Seekers Face
Donna Lehmann, former associate vice president of marketing will assume the position of Interim Vice President for Marketing and Communications.
Marketing and Communications Department No Longer Houses Under Development and Enrollment Operations
Valera will assume Simio’s role as vice president for Lincoln Center effective June 30.
Fordham Lincoln Center Vice President Frank Simio Retires
The event was hosted by Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture (CRC) and the U.S.-China Catholic Association.
Fordham Hosts Civil Religion Lecture With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Ian Johnson
CITY
Protesting asylum seekers ate hot food provided by mutual aid groups.
Asylum Seekers Protest Removal from Lincoln Center Area
Following New York City’s decision to relocate asylum seekers from their temporary residence at The Watson Hotel, migrants protested outside the hotel for six days before they were removed by the New York Police Department (NYPD) on Feb. 1. 
‘We had to shout Tyre Nichols’ name’: New Yorkers and Fordham Community React to Latest Case of Police Brutality
Several protests were organized in New York and other cities across the United States following the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who was beaten by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, on Jan. 7.
Fordham CCEL Joins NYC Mayor in Bronx Federal Study
Fordham’s Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) has partnered with Bronx-elected officials and New York City Mayor Eric Adams to address the Cross Bronx Expressway’s effects on residents and the borough in a $2 million federal grant.
Running the Tracks: Faces of the MTA
We intended to accurately represent the faces of the transit employees in an effort to bring attention to their work and lives.
Students and Staff React to 2022 Midterm Elections
The 2022 U.S. general midterm elections, which concluded on Nov. 8, highlighted multiple issues on ballots across the nation and consisted of tight electoral races between candidates that determined governorships and party controls for the House and Senate.
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FEATURES
Photo from inside of the Randall’s Island Shelter showing the housing layout provided to migrants.
Fordham Welcomes Asylum Seekers Into Lincoln Center Area
By MATTHIAS LAI • January 25, 2023
Due to an influx of asylum seekers arriving in buses at New York’s Port Authority Bus Terminal, The Watson Hotel, located on West 57th Street, was converted into a temporary shelter for migrants by the City of New York on Nov. 10, 2022. 
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