Fordham Observer

1 week ago | fordhamobserver.com | Morgan Johnson

The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival has concluded its run from May 13 to May 24. This year’s festival was filled with surprises, standing ovations, plenty of debuts and Gen Z’s favorite stars. Before being widely known as the most prestigious international film festival in the world, Cannes began in 1939 as a way to compete with the Venice Film Festival and its fascist-leaning tendencies.

1 month ago | fordhamobserver.com | Colby Mccaskill

At least two additional Fordham student visas have been revoked since as early as Thursday, May 8, according to a university official. The two affected students are different from the four students whose visas were revoked in early April, Fordham spokesperson Bob Howe explained over email. Howe said that the way revocations have worked this time around has been different.

1 month ago | fordhamobserver.com | Colby Mccaskill

On Sunday, April 13, a long, wide table in the South Lounge of Ram Café was set for a Seder dinner. The table was adorned with objects and symbols. Haggadot — books that tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt in rituals, songs, stories and prayers — were scattered about. The Seder plate, a platter of symbolic foods, sat in the middle. Matzah bread, bottles of grape juice and plates of leafy greens dotted the table.

1 month ago | fordhamobserver.com | Colby Mccaskill

A small group of the Fordham community learned about the federal budget process at a midday lecture on April 15. Jacob Smith, an assistant political science professor, gave the talk in McMahon 109. The event was the fourth in a series of general political education programs hosted by the FitzSimons Presidential Initiative on Civics and Civility. Tony Berry, Fordham’s FitzSimons fellow, moderated the event and introduced Smith before his talk.

2 months ago | fordhamobserver.com | Stevie Fusco

Categories: The president of the university sat down with student press to answer questions April 9, 2025 University President Tania Tetlow addressed serious issues plaguing Fordham University and higher education in America at a meeting with the student press on April 8. Tetlow fielded questions on the student visa revocation of two Fordham students, the 4.65% tuition increase, and why Fordham students should practice civic engagement.