Statement of Core Principles
We, the undersigned members of the Fordham community, write to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the following core principles:
Due Process – Protection of students, faculty, and staff — especially those who are not U.S. citizens — from arbitrary detention, surveillance, or punishment without lawful, fair, transparent proceedings.
Free Speech – The right to debate openly, express dissent, and engage in peaceful protest without reprisal.
Academic Freedom – The pursuit of knowledge without fear of censorship or retaliation.
Racial, Gender, and Social Equality – A campus that actively opposes discrimination and fosters inclusion.
Independent Scientific Research – Unfettered inquiry driven by evidence, not external coercion.
Institutional Accountability – Leadership that upholds transparency, resists undue influence, and safeguards these core principles.
In this moment of danger, we ask that President Tetlow and Fordham administration leadership at large actively defend these principles, on our campuses and in solidarity with those threatened elsewhere. We further ask that they protect non-citizen students targeted by the government without due process, and that they resist any pressure from the government to alter, reduce, or censor our curriculum, event programming, or research priorities through the withholding of financial support.
Faculty Signatories:
Chris Dietrich, Chair and Associate Professor of History
Mattie Armstrong-Price, Assistant Professor of History
Samantha Iyer, Assistant Professor of History
Asif Siddiqi, Professor of History
Kirsten Swinth, Professor of History and American Studies
Nicholas Paul, Professor of History
David Myers, Professor of History
Silvana Patriarca, Professor of History
Amir Idris, Professor of History
Ebru Turan, Assistant Professor of History
David Hamlin, Professor of History
Steven Stoll, Professor of History
Sarah Elizabeth Penry, Associate Professor of History and Latin American & Latino Studies
Rosemary Wakeman, Professor of History and Urban Studies
Claire Gherini, Assistant Professor of History
Thierry Rigogne, Associate Professor of History
Stephanie Huezo, Assistant Professor of History
Ida Bastiaens, Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science
Brenna Moore, Chair and Professor of Theology
Shonni Enelow, Chair and Professor of English
Jane Edward, Chair and Associate Professor of African & African American Studies
Evon Hekkala, Chair and Professor of Biological Sciences
Lise Schreier, Chair and Professor of Languages and Cultures
Fadi Skeiker, Chair and Professor of Theatre and Visual Arts
Johanna Francis, Chair and Associate Professor of Economics
Martin Di Grandi, Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry
Christine Fountain, Chair and Associate Professor of Sociology
Daniel Ott, Chair and Associate Professor of Art History & Music
Stephen Holler, Chair and Associate Professor of Physics and Engineering Physics
Mark Naison, Professor of African & African American Studies and History
Laurie Lambert, Associate Professor of African & African American Studies
Tyesha Maddox, Associate Professor of African & African American Studies
Mark Chapman, Professor of African American Studies
Kathryn Kueny, Professor of Theology
Christine Firer Hinze, Professor of Theological and Social Ethics
Cristina Traina, Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ Professor of Catholic Theology
Joshua Schapiro, Senior Lecturer of Theology
Thomas Massaro, Professor of Theology
Aristotle Papanikolaou, Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture
Sarah Eltantawi, Associate Professor of Theology
Kathryn Reklis, Associate Professor of Theology and Comparative Literature
Brian E. Johnson, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Samir Haddad, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Tom De Luca, Professor of Political Science
Ivelisse Cuevas-Molina, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Latin American & Latino Studies
Nojang Khatami, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Jacob Smith, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Casey McNeill, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Sarah Lockhart, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies
Zein Murib, Associate Professor of Political Science
Carey Kasten, Professor of Languages and Cultures
Carl Fischer, Professor of Languages and Cultures
Ronald Méndez-Clark, Associate Professor of Languages and Cultures
Eunji Kim, Lecturer of Languages and Cultures
Audrey Evrard, Associate Professor of Languages and Cultures
Isaie Dougnon, Associate Professor of Languages and Cultures
Cynthia Vich, Professor of Languages and Cultures
Carolina Vittor, Lecturer of Languages and Culture
Britta Ingebretson, Assistant Professor of Languages and Cultures
Kristina Jacobs, Lecturer of Languages and Cultures
Blanca Urizar, Senior Lecturer of Languages and Cultures
Alessia Valfredini, Senior Lecturer of Languages and Cultures
Kari Evanson, Senior Lecturer of Languages and Cultures
Vicente Rubio-Pueyo, Lecturer of Languages and Cultures
Susanna Barsella, Professor of Languages and Cultures
Asato Ikeda, Associate Professor of Art History
Richard Teverson, Assistant Professor of Music
Nina Rowe, John Marion Professor of Art History
Matthew Gelbart, Associate Professor of Music
Nushelle de Silva, Assistant Professor of Art History
Leonard Cassuto, Professor of English
Alexa Dicken, Adjunct Professor of English
Edward Cahill, Professor of English
Chris GoGwilt, Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Caitlin Cawley, Advanced Lecturer of English
Corey McEleney, Professor of English
Elisabeth Buck, Associate Professor of English
Stacey D’Erasmo, Professor of Writing and Publishing Practices
Daniel Teodoro Contreras, Associate Professor of English
Cristiana Sogno, Professor of English
Alessandro King, Adjunct Instructor of English
Anne Fernald, Professor of English
Glenn Hendler, Professor of English and American Studies
Dennis Tyler, Associate Professor of English
Cornelius Collins, Adjunct Instructor of English
Eve Keller, Professor of English
Ashar Foley, Senior Lecturer of Communication & Media Studies
Gregory Donovan, Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies
Jennifer Moorman, Assistant Professor of Communication & Media Studies
Jessica Baldwin-Philippi, Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies
Karen Williams, Senior Lecturer of Communication & Media Studies
Lewis Freeman, Senior Lecturer of Communication & Media Studies
Michele Prettyman, Professor of Communication & Media Studies
Brandy Monk-Payton, Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies
Mary Beth Combs, Associate Professor of Economics
Henry Schwalbenberg, Associate Professor of Economics
Shapoor Vali, Associate Professor of Economics
Troy Tassier, Associate Professor of Economics
Chauntee’ Schuler Irving, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Visual Arts
Allan Gilbert, Professor of Anthropology
Matthew Weinshenker, Associate Professor of Sociology
Daisy Deomampo, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Goutam Gajula, Lecturer of Anthropology
Micki McGee, Associate Professor of Sociology
Maria Biskup, Advanced Lecturer of Sociology
Greta Gilbertson, Associate Professor of Sociology
Johanna Quinn, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Jeanne Flavin, Professor of Sociology
Diane George, Lecturer of Anthropology
Heather Gautney, Associate Professor of Sociology
Clara Rodriguez, Professor of Sociology
Emily Rosenbaum, Professor of Sociology
Chris Rhomberg, Professor of Sociology
Andrew Foster, Associate Professor or Classics
Margaret Terry Orr, Professor of Education
Christopher Aubin, Professor of Physics & Engineering Physics
Vassilios Fessatidis, Professor of Physics & Engineering Physics
Gregory Acevedo, Associate Professor of Social Work and Latin American & Latino Studies
Diane Detournay, Director of American Studies
Jason Morris, Professor of Natural Science
Ian Weinstein, Professor of Law
Tom Beaudoin, Professor at the Graduate School of Religion
Marcia H. Flicker, Associate Professor of Marketing
Mattie Armstrong-Price 
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