Joanna Gilberti ’19 is taking law to the frontiers of tech. It was the day after her high school graduation, and Joanna Gilberti already had her bags packed. Long before that day, she had made up her mind to leave her hometown of Pittsburgh to make a go of it in New York City. Several years later, 4L Gilberti is just as in love with the city, but she never expected her journey would take her to Fordham Law. “I was very adamant about getting to New York City,” Gilberti says, “it was my primary goal—anything in terms of school…
Author: Nate Svogun
With threats to the U.S. democratic system dominating recent headlines, the topic of Dean Matthew Diller’s fireside chat with Preet Bharara at the annual meeting of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) on Jan. 18 was particularly timely. Diller and Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017 and currently a distinguished scholar in residence at NYU Law, discussed recent challenges to democracy in America. They also examined, during the 30-minute conversation, the complex relationship between social media and democracy—in particular with regard to the type of heated political debate that occurs on…
Across the globe, an estimated 264 million children—enough individuals to rank as the fourth most populous nation on earth—currently lack access to education. When Mohamed Sidibay speaks on their behalf before heads of state and corporate titans on various continents, his composed voice is a living testament to the vast, untapped potential the world’s uneducated youth possess. If you can relate to me, he tells those listening, you can relate to the countless children not in this room. At age 5, Sidibay watched helplessly as rebels murdered his parents and two siblings. Those same rebels then forced him to join…
Alumnus Lee Jason Goldberg ’08 recently made a generous pledge to fund a scholarship to support LGBTQ students. Goldberg’s involvement in LGBTQ initiatives at Fordham Law dates back to his own time as a student, and he hopes to see the School’s community of LGBTQ students and alumni continue to flourish and grow. “I’m helping an LGBTQ student attend Fordham Law School so that that student can receive the same outstanding education I did in an inclusive environment,” Goldberg said. “I believe that increasing LGBTQ representation in the student body benefits the whole community.” Goldberg’s experiences as a Fordham Law…