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Brooklyn Jesuit Prep Partnership Celebrated With Campus Walk

On July 22, 2022 Fairfield University celebrated its partnership with Brooklyn Jesuit Prep (BJP) on its scenic campus, with a kick-off walk for the school’s 10,000 Steps for BJP event. In May, Fairfield President Mark R. Nemec, PhD, was awarded the Thea Bowman Award for Education from Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, for his leadership and the University’s commitment to raising the level of educational access and achievement for under-represented students.

FAIRFIELD CO-SPONSORS ROME COLLOQUIUM ON ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE

University President Mark R. Nemec, PhD, offered the welcoming address at an international conference on the life and work of St. Robert Bellarmine, S.J., in November 2021, and met with Rev. Arturo Sosa, S.J., superior general of the Society of Jesus. The University and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome co-sponsored the colloquium on the life and work of the University’s patron saint, Robert Bellarmine, S.J.

DOLAN ANNOUNCES NEW INTERNATIONAL B-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

With a view toward continuing its expansion both nationally and globally, the Dolan School has established a partnership with ICFAI Business School (IBS), one of India’s premier business schools.

WHATSAPP COO MATT IDEMA DELIVERED THE 2021 DOLAN DEAN’S EXECUTIVE FORUM

Idema discussed his professional career and shared insights on: trends within the technology sector, social responsibility and privacy, and more.

OVF LECTURE: PULITZER PRIZEWINNING JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR CARL BERNSTEIN

Bernstein’s Open VISIONS Forum lecture in Oct. 2022 focused a journalistic lens on a half-century of D.C. politics, from Watergate to Washington 2024.

QUICK CENTER HOSTED MICHAEL ERIC DYSON AND JOHN H. MCWHORTER

In March 2022, the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts presented “Race, Liberty & Justice: Diverging Perspectives With Eyes on the Prize,” led by prominent academics and public intellectuals Michael Eric Dyson, PhD, and John H. McWhorter, PhD. This event was a part of the Open VISIONS Forum (OVF) and the College of Arts and Sciences’ Common Ground Series.