Fordham University

Fordham University is a private, co-educational university located in the Bronx in New York City (but with campuses also in Manhattan — at Lincoln Center — and Westchester). Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1841, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. While officially an independent institution, it strongly embraces its Jesuit heritage. "For most students, the Roman Catholic influence is positive," one reads in The Fiske Guide to Colleges 1998, "and many students say that the Jesuit tradition is the school's best attribute."

History

Fordham University was founded by the Most Reverend John Joseph Hughes, Archbishop of New York, as Saint John’s College in 1841, and was the first Catholic institution of higher learning in the northeastern United States. The school was granted a charter by the New York state legislature in 1846. In 1907 the name was changed to Fordham University. (The name Fordham ("village by the ford") refers to the area of the Bronx, named as a reference to the original settlement that was located near a shallow crossing of the Harlem River; this crossing was the only entry to Manhattan from the north until 1693.) The school's motto - sapientia et doctrina - translates to "wisdom and learning."

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John Joseph Hughes - Archbishop of New York - 1841 - Catholic - United States - Charter - New York - 1846 - 1907 - Bronx - Harlem River - Manhattan - 1693

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