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There's no shame in scandal these days
"Which reminds me of the premise for a book I had come across recently, Permission to Steal: The Story of Corporate Scandal in America. Lisa Newton, a professor at Fairfield University, a Jesuit school in Connecticut"
Crain's Detroit Business

The politics of commencement
Last year, Regan was himself chosen as Fairfield's commencement speaker. And this year, the college's president is giving the speech himself, after declaring four years ago that he intended to limit commencement to "speakers who have a close relationship to Fairfield and to the kind of education we stand for." Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., president
Boston Globe

In depth interview with Michael White, Ph.D., director of the MFA in Creative Writing, by Joan Mack for "Conversations with Joan."
South Carolina National Public Radio

"The Long Commute"
Broadcast LIVE from Fairfield University. Host John Dankosky with Kurt Schlichting, Jim Cameron and Christiaan Hogendorn.
WNPR - Connecticut Public Radio

Service sector sees surprise gains
It remains to be seen whether April's activity indicates the beginning of a trend or if it was merely "a statistical blip," said Edward Deak, economics professor. "It's meaningful if it continues."
New Haven Register

Fairfield University is building residence for Jesuits
Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn., has broken ground on the new, environmentally friendly Jesuit residence.
American School & University Magazine

The Cultural Tourist
"Sunday afternoon at 4:15 I was working on some pre-concert remarks I will deliver Saturday evening at the Quick Center of Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, before a Quartetto Gelato concert." Howard Kissel
The Daily News

What can we expect from the Olympics in China
The Chinese people "feel it's a good opportunity for the rest of the world to visit China, to see China, and to communicate and understand maybe commonalities and some differences." James He, Ph.D., Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management
WNPR - Connecticut Public Radio
Where We Live

"We need poetry because we recognize in it who we are," said poet and English professor Kim Bridgford of Fairfield University.
Washington Post

Show tells kids about famed abolitionist
The Douglass special is part of a pilot program called "Young American Heroes," a collaboration between the two production studios, as well as Connecticut Public Television, the Fairfield University Graduate School of Education and other organizations.
CT Post

Giuliani catches holy hell
Egan rips him for taking communion
Rev. Richard Ryscavage, director of the Center for Faith and Public Life at Fairfield University, said a Catholic's views on abortion normally do not lead a priest to deny them Communion because the priest "would have no way of knowing" the person's opinion. But in Giuliani's case, "this is a highly public figure."
New York Post

Pope to see damage caused by sex scandals
"The number of Catholic priests in this country over 90 exceeds the number under 30," said Paul Lakeland, chairman of the department of religious studies at Fairfield University.
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and WCBSTV.com

The moral foundations of human rights and the UN itself
"The pope sees great benefits flowing from conversations between religions. The United Nations should support these dialogues, but the conversations should be divorced from the political forum of the UN." Richard Ryscavage, S.J., director of Center for Faith and Public Life
Religion&Ethics Newsweekly

College Educators say they're encouraged, challenged by pope's words
"It was certainly nothing of the scolding that some alarmists had hoped," said Jesuit Father Jeffrey von Arx, president of Fairfield University.
Catholic News Service

The Pope's positive message
For the Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, president of Fairfield University, in Connecticut, the phrase that stood out was "intellectual charity" - "the idea," Father von Arx said, "that the pursuit of truth has to lead to the pursuit of compassionate love."
Inside Higher Education

Pontiff's visit seen as rally for Church beset by problems
Some Catholics view such lay involvement as a sign of the church's health, said Paul Lakeland, a professor of Catholic theology at Fairfield University
The Wall Street Journal

Pope arriving for first U.S. visit
Ryscavage said he thought Benedict would use the U.N. address to speak to the needs of the world's poor in an era of globalization. - Rev. Richard Ryscavage, S.J., director, Center for Faith and Public Life
The Philadelphia Inquirer

A complex portrait replaces simplistic image of pope
"His election has not been the slap in the face that progressives feared," said (Nancy) Dallavalle, an associate professor of religious studies at Fairfield University.
The Star-Ledger

The Pope's impassioned but independent U.S. flock
"You don't have to be a math genius to see that somewhere along the line, it doesn't matter how many you import, this clerical church will look quite different," said Paul Lakeland, an expert on U.S. Catholic laity.
Washington Post

Look to American Catholics
"So, no doubt, the pope will challenge some of our ruling values, as any religious leader should. But our hope is that when the visit is over, we will be able to say that he has learned something about the identity and character of American Catholics and that he has publicly attested to their value." Commentary by Paul Lakeland, Ph.D., director of the Center for Catholic Studies
Forbes.com

Fairfield Univeristy puts up flags for Iraq war
Nicole Sweeney, a sophomore at Fairfield University, said, "There are 5,130" flags which cover the Fairfield University campus. It's an effort to remind classmates the human cost to the war in Iraq.
WTNH News Channel 8 - ABC affiliate

Facing east: In anticipation of Benedict's visit
Nancy A. Dallavalle, associate professor of religious studies, Fairfield University
"For this young and pragmatic country, Benedict's visit will be of genuine service, if he can present a pastoral, substantive and publicly compelling Catholic Christianity as a valuable mode of engagement with a globalized world."
National Catholic Reporter

The auto industry is sputtering like an out-of-tune motor
Philip Lane, associate professor of Economics at Fairfield University, sees the auto industry as hyper-sensitive to the overall downward spiral of the economy. "The auto industry is very sensitive; it always has been," Lane said.
Westport Minuteman

Obama would win state over McCain
Professor James Simon, who teaches political and government reporting at Fairfield University, said the outlook for Clinton is pretty bleak. "The three top issues for voters favor a Democratic candidate, and you have a Republican candidate who is wrapping himself in (President) Bush's policies. That’s why it is so shocking her win (against McCain) is within the margin of error," Simon said.
New Haven Register

Cuba
In 1997, Prof. Joy Gordon wrote these words about the island nation of Cuba:
"It's an economy of loaves and fishes, where things somehow come out of thin air, ingenuity and sheer will." Many Cuba watchers today marvel that over the last decade - despite a US economic and cultural embargo - this "magic act" has continued.
wnpr.org

Shiny commodity hits $1,000-an-ounce mark
Gold crossing the $1,000-an-ounce threshold "is very symbolic of the effect the Federal Reserve's actions are having on the commodities market," said Edward Deak, economics professor at Fairfield University.
New Haven Register

New museum will test power of art
"If it in fact lives up to its mission in terms of teaching and learning and exhibiting works of art for the common good, then it will be an absolute ensured success." - Philip Eliasoph, professor of art history at Fairfield University, critic and curator.
Arkansas Business Weekly

Student diversity grants yield results
The goals set forth for the Student Diversity Program are: to create a community that is respectful, multicultural, multiethnic, and religiously inclusive, and to stress responsibility to develop personal awareness and promote diversity.
AJCU Connections

Planning approves FFU daycare
The Fairfield Plan & Zoning Commission approved an application Tuesday, submitted by Fairfield University, permitting the university to construct daycare center on its campus.
Fairfield Minuteman

"For me, the most positive thing in 2008 is that laypeople are immensely more aware of their responsibility for the church present and future," said Paul Lakeland, director of the Center for Catholic Studies at Fairfield University.
Catholic Chronicle

Voters urged to understand what their faith teaches on issues
Methodist minister urged Fairfield University audience to be informed about their own faith in this election year, as well as "the faiths of others and the ethical and civic imperatives for the democratic experiment we cherish."
Catholic News Service
Catholic Observer (MA)

As candidates scramble for delegates, Connecticut primary gains spotlight
"It's the first time in my memory that the Connecticut primary has meant anything," said Donald W. Greenberg, a professor of politics at Fairfield University.
New York Times

Dr. Marcie Patton, associate professor of politics, and NPR's Instanbul correspondent Ivan Watson were interviewed about the political situation in Turkey by WNPR's John Dankosky for the Where We Live program.
WNPR-Radio

Learning about Leadership
"The program, in its 10th year, was designed to convince students to stop rumors, say no to fights and become leaders in their schools."
CT Post

Fairfield University upgrades its Media Center with new Hitachi HDTV cameras
"New Media students at Fairfield have an extraordinary opportunity to be working 'hands on' with broadcast-quality HDTV equipment from Hitachi", said James Mayzik, S.J., director of the Media Center and the New Media academic program.
broadcastbuyer (Nat)

Nurse anesthetist is a growing specialty
"Across town at Bridgeport Hospital, CRNAs are allowed in high-risk surgeries, including heart surgeries, but always with a medical doctor, said Nancy Moriber, director for the Bridgeport Hospital and Fairfield University certified registered nurse anesthetist program."
CT Post

Admissions anxiety, with a twist
Karen Pellegrino, director of undergraduate admissions at Fairfield University, who has 22 years' experience in the field, the last four at Fairfield, called the anxiety level this season "extraordinary."
New York Times

The mob has moved into downtown Shelton, thanks to a sophomore at Fairfield University
"Cammisa grew up in Derby and said he used to ride his bike around all the factory buildings along Shelton's old industrial street. Now he is a film student at Fairfield University and, as part of an independent film project, he is able to fulfill his dream of shooting there."
Huntington Herald (CT)

Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
"We really need to admire and honor this woman for her courage," Philip Eliasoph, Ph.D., director of the Open VISIONS Forum, said.
ABC-TV/WTNH Connecticut

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto
"Given the right conditions, that democracy would work in Pakistan ... but that certainly the Western World, Europe and the United States, needed to be a patient ally for the seed of democracy to grow in her country," Philip Eliasoph, Ph.D., director of the Open VISIONS Forum, said.
News 12 Connecticut

Computer Camps
"In the mid-1970s, Fairfield University professor Michael Zabinski won grants to train high school teachers to integrate computers into their curriculum. The experience got him thinking about ways to reach children directly. In 1978, he founded the nation's first computer camp."
CIO

Prelate says world thirsting for reconciliation, healing among faiths
In a talk at Fairfield University on the need for greater understanding among believers, Archbishop Demetrios offered suggestions for developing dialogue among adherents of various religions, "namely Judaism, Christianity and Islam."
Catholic News Service

Staff at Wilton Meadows and The Greens complete geriatric nursing training
"Fairfield University School of Nursing and Wilton Meadows Health Care and Rehabilitation Center have been working together to provide Wilton Meadows staff with specific enhanced skills and information in all areas that pertain to the care of elderly residents."
Wilton Bulletin

Dixon turns her focus to city safety
"One party's dominance often results in low voter turnout in municipal general elections, said Donald Greenberg, a politics professor at Fairfield University."
Baltimore Examiner

Slave-hunt saga Soul Catcher enrages, engages
"White is able to write effective violence, but he is at his best creating three-dimensional characters in all skin tones, each with his own secrets. Rosetta is not simply an oppressed slave but a believable woman. Cain is not simply an evil man doing a wicked job. Although the novel begins slowly, it fully captures the reader by the end."
USA Today

Quarrels over a plan to commemorate German expellees from the east
"Commemorative fashions go in cycles, says Gavriel Rosenfeld, a historian at Fairfield University."
The Economist

Cloning regulations could have implications for the economy and public health
"It's also possible that our country's regulatory policies - or lack thereof - could make other countries wary of accepting our food exports, and this could spell disaster for the economy, says Debra Strauss, an assistant professor of business law at Fairfield University and a former Food and Drug Law Institute Scholar."
PBS - Wired Science

Sheri Liao, China's green fighter, putting major polluter on green path
"Fairfield University is going green with a comprehensive strategy that includes recycling, energy, water conservation and environmental academic programs. As part of that program, it recently hosted Sheri Liao, founder and president of Global Village of Beijing (GVB)."
emagazine

Fairfield University amps up energy savings
CT Post

How to think and how to act: Liberal education and political corruption
"And why aren't we, the thinking public, as enraged about what has been done in our name as we surely ought to be?" questions Paul Lakeland, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Catholic Studies
The Huffington Post