Campus Notes

Fordham University
Ranked ‘Best for Vets’

Fordham University has been ranked the best four-year college in New York for military veterans by the publication Military Times. There are 300 veterans enrolled at Fordham for the spring semester.

Colleges and universities were ranked in a dozen categories for veteran friendliness, ranging from an institution’s participation in the Veterans Administration “Yellow Ribbon” program to the number of faculty members who are veterans to the flexibility in a school’s residency policies. Fordham participates in the Yellow Ribbon program whereby an institution can waive up to 50 percent of tuition and fee charges for veterans.

Fordham ranks 23rd overall among four-year colleges in the United States.

The Fordham Vets initiative was launched in 2009 to provide veterans with specialized services including an entry adviser, a website for student-veterans, orientation programs and in-service professional development opportunities, presented by VA Medical Center staff and other experts, concerning Post-Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, and other potential learning issues of student-veterans.

Manhattan College Honors
TV Host Julie Chen

Television personality Julie Chen, host of CBS’ “The Talk” and “Big Brother,” received the 2013 De La Salle Medal at Manhattan College’s annual fund-raising dinner in January at the Waldorf-Astoria.

The De La Salle Medal dinner honors people and corporations that embody the principles of excellence, leadership and service to society. Proceeds go toward scholarships, financial aid and other school needs.


St. John’s Offering
Public Health Master’s

St. John’s University is launching a Master of Public Health degree program. The 45-credit program is offered through the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The curriculum will produce graduates equipped with the skills to provide practical solutions to public health problems in local and global communities.

“We are thrilled to be announcing this new degree program at a time when there is such an urgent need for public health professionals,” said S. William Zito, acting dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. “Our goal is to educate and empower these individuals to improve health, prevent disease and protect the public in both metropolitan and underserved communities, as well as, enforce a collective understanding and individual responsibility for health, global health and health care.”