Joshua Fischman

Apr 22, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Joshua Fischman |Nunes Amaral

INTRODUCTION As U.S. News and other academic rankings have come under increased criticism, citation rankings have emerged as a popular alternative for evaluating law faculties. Yet these rankings have also generated substantial controversy. Some scholars argue that citation counts are flawed measures of scholarly quality. Others claim that they are biased against underrepresented groups and interdisciplinary scholars.

Mar 29, 2024 | interfaithamerica.org | Joshua Fischman |Allie Vroegop

Halfway through Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, Shareef Amer, 36, sits in a hotel room, wearing a California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) Coyotes shirt. He has expressive eyes, a warm, frequent smile, and black, flowing hair pulled back into a low bun. Amer is in Evansville, Ind., as athletic director of CSUSB, whose men’s basketball team is playing for the NCAA Division II Championship. “This blessed month is so important to us,” Amer said of being Muslim in collegiate athletics.

Oct 19, 2023 | foremagazine.com | Joshua Fischman

Marco and Irma Rodriguez were packed into a two-bedroom, one-bathroom Pico Rivera home with their three sons, Andrew, Adrian and Alec. Finances were tight amid the pandemic, and the teacher and social worker were at a crossroads. They had become a golf family since their eldest, Andrew, started taking classes with the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation in 2013 when he was in first grade, and golf had only become more expensive.

Oct 19, 2023 | foremagazine.com | Joshua Fischman

Together in Golf: For the Rodriguez Family, the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation is a Reason to Stay in L.A.Marco and Irma Rodriguez were packed into a two-bedroom, one-bathroom Pico Rivera home with their three sons, Andrew, Adrian and Alec. Finances were tight amid the ...