1In September, 840, Hughes bought almost all the Rose Hill Manor in Fordham, Bronx, new york for less than $30,000 to build St. Joseph Theological Seminary, in order to imitate his alma mater, St. Mary's Hill University. "Rose Mountain" was named by Robert Watts, the owner of this place, in 1787. Robert is a wealthy businessman in new york. His ancestral home in Scotland is Rose Hill. 1841June 2 1 the name of the school was changed from the original plan to St. John's College, and there were only six students at that time. Pastor John mccloskey181065438-1885, the future archbishop of new york and American cardinal, became the first principal of the school, and all the teaching staff were clergy. In the past five years, the school has welcomed four parish priests as principals. Among them, Reverend James Roosevelt Bailey (18 14- 1877) is the distant nephew of the 32nd President of the United States (Franklin D. franklin roosevelt +0882- 1945). He is also the nephew of Elizabeth Ann Heaton, the first native Catholic in America (1774- 182 1).
1845, the church of Notre Dame in the theological seminary was completed. In the same year, Bishop Hughes recruited a group of Catholic priests from St. Mary's College in Maryland and Kentucky to expand the teaching staff. 1846, the college was chartered by the new York state legislature. About three months later, the first batch of Jesuits arrived at the college, and Bishop Hughes made a contract to transfer the management right of the college, but reserved about 9 acres of land as all the property of the college. Fordham University opened its first school in Manhattan on 1847, which was independently managed by St. Francis Xavier on 186 1. 1847, American writer and poet edgar allan poe (1809- 1849) visited Fordham and became a lifelong friend of the Jesuits in the college. 1849, edgar allan poe published the famous poem "The Bell", some of which were thought to be inspired by the university bells.
The courses of St. John's College cover elementary courses (such as basic courses, including four years of studying Latin, Greek, grammar, literature, history, geography, mathematics and religion) and advanced courses (such as university courses, including three years of studying humanities, rhetoric and philosophy). Colonel Robert Gold Shaw (1837- 1863), a general of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the Civil War, studied elementary courses at St. John's College. Students who complete the junior and senior courses can get a bachelor's degree in literature. In addition, they can get a master's degree in literature if they study philosophy for another year. Similar to the business schools of modern universities, St. John's College offers academic certificates instead of degrees as an alternative to traditional courses. 1855, the school staged the first drama in which students participated-Henry V. 1859 When the seminary closed, all the property was sold to the Jesuits for 40,000 dollars the following year.
As Congress passed a bill requiring colleges and universities to provide military science and tactical guidance, St. John's College set up a student group. 1885 to 1890, Lieutenant Herbert C. Squires of the 7th Cavalry Corps of the US Army established a student army of about 200 people in the school, which is also the embryonic form of ROTC of Fordham University today. St John's College established the Science Building in 1886, which promoted the position of science courses in the college curriculum system. In addition, the school also established a three-year bachelor of science degree. 1897, cap and gown first appeared at the graduation ceremony. Added 1905 law school and medical school. 1907, St. John's College was renamed Fordham University. The name "Fordham" comes from Fordham Village, where Rose Hill Campus is located. The village is named after a shoal near the Bronx River. In English, it is called "Ford next to Hamlet" and can be abbreviated as "Fordham". At the beginning of the 20th century, when Fordham and several other towns in Westchester County merged into the Bronx, the village became the Fordham community in the Bronx. This community has survived to this day, and its current address is in the west of Rose Hill.
1908, Fordham University Press was established. 19 12, the college of pharmacy was established in the university to offer three-year medical courses. Until the 1930 s, students were not required to obtain a bachelor's degree, so most students were Jews. In addition, Jewish students can be exempted from Catholic theology courses required at that time. Jacob Diner, the long-term dean of the School of Pharmacy, is also Jewish.
19 13, St. Francis Xavier closed, and then many colleges of Fordham University chose to run schools in the Woolworth Building in lower Manhattan, which was the predecessor of the Lincoln Center of Fordham University. Later, these colleges moved to 302 Broadway.
19 19, Fordham University officially closed its medical school due to insufficient donations and financial shortage caused by World War I .. 1920, Gabelli Business School was established in Manhattan, and was named Accounting College at that time. 1944 with the support of GI Bill and veterans, the college of professional and continuing studies was established.
The football program of Fordham University started at 1882, but it didn't become famous all over the country until the beginning of the 20th century. The football team of Fordham University went out to participate in various large-scale competitions. As soon as it came out, the polo field and Yankee stadium were packed with spectators. At the same time, the school team also participated in the cotton bowl competition and won the sugar bowl inter-school league championship. Under the leadership of the school team coaches Jim Crowley and Frank Leahy, Fordham University football team once produced the famous "granite seven blocks" attack group. 1On September 30th, 939, Fordham University football team took part in the first televised football match in history and beat Wayne College team with an absolute advantage of 34-7. Rugby was suspended during World War II. It was not until 1946 that Fordham University resumed its rugby program. However, the restored rugby team was not as successful as before, and it was unsustainable due to the increase in expenses, so the rugby project was put on hold again on 1956. 1970, Fordham University resumed its rugby project and joined the third echelon of NCAA. 1989 advanced to the first echelon. 196 1 year, Lincoln Center Campus was officially opened as the renewal project of Lincoln Square, but it was not until 1969 that the urban branch of Fordham University moved from 302 Broadway to its new location. 1964 Thomas Moore Women's College was established in Rose Hill, which is adjacent to the Rose Hill Campus of Fordham University. In the late 1960s, Fordham University became the core of the civil rights movement and the counterculture movement. During this period, students of the school held regular protests and strikes, and even more, they openly took hallucinogenic drugs in public areas of the school. In response to students' demands for academic freedom and curriculum freedom, the school opened Benseren College on 1967. The college does not set scores, nor does it set any academic requirements, but only serves students' research. At the beginning of the college, it attracted many educators' research, and it was reported in detail in popular magazines such as Look, Mr. Fashion and Saturday Review. However, the college closed on 1974.
1969, because then President Richard Nixon was going to give a speech at the university, students of Fordham University held a sit-in protest on the way to Rose Hill campus, and Nixon's speech was forced to be cancelled. A year later, students rushed into the administrative building of the main campus and occupied it for several weeks. During this period, some students set fire to the teachers' lounge. At the peak of the political movement, the African-American and American departments of universities jointly announced the establishment of the Left-wing Student Newspaper, which was also the first university department in the United States to study black culture. Although the smoke of the political movement in Rose Hill Campus has dispersed, the political movement in Lincoln Center Campus is still active-students often organize protests to support various political ideas.
1969 established a trust committee composed of many non-teachers, thus making the school an independent academic institution. 1972 the school of pharmacy was closed due to the decrease in enrollment. 1974, Thomas Moore Girls' School merged with Fordham University in Rothschild, and the school began to be co-educational.
1993, Lincoln Center Campus added a 20-storey academic dormitory, which can accommodate 850 students. During the period of 1996, the undergraduate department of Lincoln Center Campus was renamed several times and finally named Fordham College of Lincoln Center. Since 1969 was founded, the campus has used the names of "College of Arts" and "Lincoln Central College" successively. In July 2002, Marymount College, an independent girls' school founded by the Sacred Heart of Mary (1907), was merged into Fordham University, because it had been in deep financial difficulties since 1960s. The merged college is still located in Tarrytown, 40 kilometers north of Manhattan, but it has become a branch of the College of Professional Education and Continuing Education, and also teaches graduate education, public services and business management programs. ,
In 2005, Fordham University announced that Marymount College would be separated. In May 2007, the last batch of graduates after the merger were awarded degrees and left. Although Marymount College has been split, some projects of Fordham University Graduate School will still be carried out in the school. In the autumn of 2007, Fordham University announced that it would change hands with Marymount College. In this regard, the school's explanation is that the funds for maintaining the campus have far exceeded the school's affordability. Although the school later estimated that the profit from the sale of Marymount College would be lower than the cost of continuing to operate and improve the school, President paul mcshane still said that the sale of the campus was undoubtedly "sad". To this end, Fordham University said that it plans to move its remaining projects at Marymount College to Harrison, new york before the fall of 2008. On February 17, 2002, the school announced that it would sell Maryman Campus to EF Education Group, which runs a language school, for US$ 27 million. Therefore, Fordham University successfully raised $540 million in five years, exceeding the initial fundraising plan of $500 million.
At present, Lincoln Center Campus is being renovated, and the new law school building and undergraduate dormitory are also delivered, while the original law school building is being renovated for Gabelli Business School to settle in. In addition, the long-term plan also includes a new library building and a building to accommodate the social services and education departments of the graduate school.
Since 20 14, the school has been protested by students against its policies many times. As a school with a Catholic tradition, the school is committed to prohibiting the distribution and use of contraceptives. The banned student organization "Students for Sex&; Gender Equality and Security (SAGES) activists protested the policy. They organized condom distribution and various activities to create chaos. Today, the activities calling for school reform are still going on.