News and Media


December 2010

12.22.10 Professor at Fairfield University says US Sanctions on Iraq triggered a massive humanitarian crisis

12.20.10 Fairfield University presents two exhibitions of works by artist Norman Gorbaty opening January 27

12.17.10 Fairfield University environmental club heads to New Orleans to rebuild homes of Hurricane Katrina victims

12.15.10 Fairfield professor says NASA's close encounter with bacterium helps us understand what is possible but doesn't represent alien life

12.02.10 Grant money will expand Asian Studies program at Fairfield University

12.01.10 Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield University receives big boost

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November 2010

11.29.10 Fairfield ethics professor says it's fair to expect the TSA to seek reasonable and respectful ways to protect passengers from harm

11.19.10 Fairfield professor helps develop cutting-edge model to monitor cellular change

11.19.10 Fairfield University's Theatre Fairfield season continues with Director's Cut December 2-5

11.18.10 Fairfield University's Betsy Bowen named Professor of the Year

11.10.10 Fairfield University's Theatre Fairfield continues its 2010-2011 season with ... On The Spot Improv November 19 and 20

11.04.10 The story of the hidden Holocaust at Sobibor to be told at Fairfield University

11.03.10 Jesuit professor Rev. Richard Ryscavage, an expert on immigration and refugees, comments on mid-term elections and impact on immigration policy

11.03.10 Scholarship, loyalty, and service - Jesuit honor society inducts new members

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October 2010

10.27.10 Fairfield University's Christopher F. Mooney, S.J. Lecture to be delivered by Boston College professor Lisa Sowle Cahill, an expert in theological ethics; ethics of sex and gender; bioethics; just war theory and pacifism

10.26.10 Award-winning filmmaker Kimberly Peirce, director of the Oscar-winning film 'Boys Don't Cry,' to speak at Fairfield University "Reel Women" event

10.21.10 Fairfield University's Inspired Writer Series presents an evening with authors Lary Bloom and Nalini Jones November 3

10.20.10 Inspired Writer Series author Paula Butturini speaks on "Keeping the Feast" at Fairfield University October 28

10.20.10 Fairfield University hosts two Information Sessions in November for graduate programs

10.18.10 "Illegal Migration: Faith-Based Social Principles and Secular Policy" event in Washington, DC to feature experts discussing Fairfield University immigration reform initiatives

10.15.10 Record setting day for Fairfield University alumna

10.04.10 Fairfield University screening of 'In Our Care' - a documentary about 'invisible women' in America, - to feature filmmaker and nanny discussing film

10.01.10 The 10th Annual Anne Drummey O'Callaghan Lecture on Women in the Church

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September 2010

09.30.10 Fairfield University's College of Arts and Sciences faculty awarded $1,400,000 in research grants in 2010

09.24.10 Jewish Ethiopian singer Alula Tzadik to perform and lecture at Fairfield University's celebration of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days

09.23.10 Fairfield University's Bennett Center and Judaic Studies students celebrate Jewish fall harvest festival of Sukkot by building a Sukka on campus

09.21.10 Fairfield University to dedicate new campus garden

09.13.10 Fairfield University Bennett Center for Judaic Studies celebrates the Jewish New Year

09.10.10 Cultural historian Eric Burns speaks and signs new work at Fairfield University's Open VISIONS Forum

09.07.10 Fairfield University's Bennett Center for Judaic Studies presents "Jewish Eating and Identity Through The Ages"

09.07.10 Personal essayist Kim Dana Kupperman is Fairfield University's Inspired Writers' first guest author September 30

09.03.10 Writer and mentor Lary Bloom to receive 2010 award for Lifetime Achievement to Literary Community

09.01.10 New literary journal, Mason's Road, focuses on the art of writing

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August 2010

08.27.10 The 2010-2011 season of events of Fairfield University's Center for Catholic Studies offers array of talks by prominent theologians, authors and scholars

08.23.10 Fairfield University awarded gold 'Innovation Prize' for online tool created by faculty member Curt Naser

08.23.10 Fairfield University's Center for Catholic Studies presents theologian Paul Knitter in talk entitled "Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian: The Challenge of Global Religious Citizenship"

08.19.10 A new documentary, "RFK in the Land of Apartheid," has public screening at Fairfield University Sept. 1

08.18.10 Fairfield University's Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies announces 2010-2011 schedule of lectures and special events

08.12.10 Fairfield University President to mark the beatification of John Henry Newman with September lecture

08.10.10 Award-winning writer Thomas Lynch to deliver Fairfield University's Catholicism and the Arts Lecture, "Language Feasts: Breaking Bread with the Dead"

08.09.10 Fairfield University's Media Center wins numerous awards for live broadcasts, documentaries, films and "Stags Country"

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July 2010

07.29.10 Two Fairfield University professors awarded prestigious NEH and ACLS grants

07.06.10 In new book, Fairfield University professor says BP oil spill highlights need for more well-trained environment reporters

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June 2010

06.30.10 Young women from Bridgeport public high schools to study at residential science camp this summer at Fairfield University

06.28.10 Fairfield University breaks ground on first campus garden

06.25.10 Fairfield University's MFA in Creative Writing Program presents public readings at Enders Island in Mystic

06.18.10 Fairfield University alumna, Kristen Record, to receive Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

06.07.10 ACIE grant to Fairfield University professors to assist Central Asian universities

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May 2010

05.07.10 A grand finale: Art show curated by graduating art history majors

05.06.10 Tony Awards should honor the best of Broadway says author/theatre professor

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April 2010

04.30.10 Fairfield University's Bennett Center for Judaic Studies receives $50,000 grant

04.20.10 Cinefest Fairfield to showcase student films

04.19.10 Dartmouth professor to speak on "Fairy-Tale Heroism, Italian Style" at Fairfield University, April 26

04.15.10 Fairfield University takes step to reframe the language of immigration debate with "Strangers as Neighbors" white paper publication

04.14.10 Fairfield University students speak up about activism at Communities in Action Summit

04.12.10 Fairfield University Bennett Center Lecture on fascinating study of Jews and their translations of the Bible by Creighton University scholar

04.07.10 Documentary now available of ancient Caryatid hairstyles being brought to life

04.07.10 Author of "Galway Bay" at Fairfield University April 19

04.06.10 Fairfield University to host Info Session for graduate programs on April 14

04.01.10 Platform, Fairfield University's Annual Junior Senior Seminar art exhibition opens April 15 at the Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery

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March 2010

03.31.10 Holocaust survivor Stanley L. Ronell to speak at Fairfield University at Remembrance Service April 12

03.31.10 Palliative Care Communication topic of April 15 lecture at Fairfield University

03.29.10 Shakespeare frees prisoners at Fairfield University

03.25.10 "Saints, Spirits and Madonnas," a Fairfield University lecture to explore Latina culture

03.24.10 Fairfield University's Spring Jazz Ensemble Concert featuring saxophonist Ken Gioffre performing free April 22

03.18.10 Fairfield University's improvisational comedy troupe of Theatre Fairfield wins second place at ImprovBoston's 2010 College Comedy Beanpot Tournament

03.18.10 Jonathan D. Spence, Ph. D., one of the foremost Western historians of China, to speak at Fairfield University about the great Jesuit missionary, Father Matteo Ricci

03.17.10 Fairfield University's Center for Catholic Studies/Voice of the Faithful Conference to feature pioneering feminist theologian Elisabeth Schüssler-Fiorenza

03.17.10 Loyola Marymount University professor Dr. Amir Hussain to speak at Fairfield University on Muslim-Christian connections

03.16.10 Fairfield University's Glee Club in concert with The R&J Project focuses its spring program on love, mayhem and death

03.11.10 Fairfield University to celebrate Women's History Month with week-long events

03.08.10 University of Notre Dame Professor M. Cathleen Kaveny to deliver Fairfield University's 3rd Annual Commonweal Magazine Lecture on the "conservative culture warriors"

03.05.10 Two Fairfield University students awarded humanities grant

03.05.10 Fairfield University guest artist and R&J Project costume designer Sonya Berlovitz to exhibit paintings and designs at the Lukacs Gallery March 23-30

03.04.10 Filmmaker and critic Amy Taubin to speak at launch of "Reel Women"

03.01.10 Largest database of women poets to be launched in Washington, D.C. on March 27

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February 2010

02.24.10 Danú and The Shamrogues come to Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Arts March 7

02.24.10 Alpha Mu Gamma to celebrate Foreign Language Week at Fairfield University

02.23.10 Fairfield University lecture by Brandeis professor Reuven Kimelman to explore Adam and Eve story: "The Seduction of Eve: Why Did She Do It?"

02.23.10 Fairfield University presents a free film series of Depression era escapist films

02.23.10 Event Rescheduled: Fairfield University's Bellarmine Lecture to be delivered by Rev. Patrick J. Ryan, S.J., the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University

02.22.10 Fairfield University students help Homes for the Brave win grant

02.18.10 Fairfield University's 2010 Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center Lecture in Judaic Studies to be delivered by former Ambassador to Israel Martin S. Indyk

02.18.10 Fairfield University launches third Irish in Film Festival on St. Patrick's Day

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January 2010

01.29.10 Fairfield University's R&J Project launches in February with discussion of "Women in Shakespeare" and free film festival

01.26.10 Jean W. Lange, a professor of nursing at Fairfield University, honored for her outstanding contributions to improving palliative care

01.26.10 2nd annual "Poetry for Peace" winners' celebration

01.19.10 U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd to speak on Latin American relations at Fairfield University's Open VISIONS Forum February 16

01.15.10 Trinity College professor Dr. Ronald Kiener to deliver Fairfield University's Judaic Studies lecture, "Jewish Mysticism: From Moses to Madonna"

01.11.10 Fairfield University's Center for Catholic Studies announces 2010 spring schedule of events

01.11.10 2009 National Book Award winner Colum McCann to appear at Fairfield University February 2

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