I can’t believe it has been four years since I applied to Fordham. It was fairly simple applying to all my choice colleges, since I relied on the Common Application.
Students who graduate often find themselves struggling to repay the loans they took on to pay for their education. According to a recent report by the Institute for College Access & Success, the average graduating student with loans
For some of us, this is the last year at Fordham. We’ve started to think about graduation and the hunt for jobs. This is a time when even those who are not interested in economics take a look at articles about unemployment. Since the ...
Published: February 16, 2011
Segregation in schools is not something we usually think of as a modern issue. We may have heard in one class or another that there are big disparities in test scores...
Published: February 2, 2011
In December, New York City’s health department published the 2009 data on pregnancy outcomes, which included some figures for abortions that caused outrage among conservatives....
Published: October 5, 2010
Have a Heart for Smokers—They Won’t Have Lungs for Very Long
By David Hagmann
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has thrown his support behind an expansion of the New York...
Published: September 22, 2010
On Nov. 2, Americans will once again be asked to the polling booth to cast their votes in the midterm elections. This year, some of the Republican candidates will be backed...
Published: May 5, 2010
Collateralized debt obligations, mortgage backed securities, credit default swaps, structured investment vehicles… the financial crisis has no doubt exposed us to a lot...
Published: October 20, 2010
While Fordham’s undergraduate colleges are rising in rank and renown, its graduate programs have disappointing outcomes in the National Research Council’s (NRC) ranking...
Published: April 1, 2010
We are all aware that, for better or worse, the legal drinking age in the United States is 21. However, we are also all aware that underage drinking is hardly uncommon...
Published: March 4, 2010
In a recent panel discussion, the Chronicle of Higher Education asked if too many students are going to college. Given the high cost of attendance and the nature of the return...
