Founded in 1950, the Honors Program at Fordham College Rose Hill celebrated its 75th anniversary during the 2025-2026 academic year. To mark this milestone, an exhibit showcasing the program’s rich history is on display in the Special Collections Exhibit Hall of the Walsh Library from March 1 to May 31, 2026. This exhibit draws upon items from the University’s Archives and Special Collection.
Exhibition items range from Fordham University yearbooks and Fordham Ram newspaper articles to Honors Program print material and photographs, spanning the period from the early 1950s to the present day. The varied collection serves as a testament to the Honors Program’s growth within Fordham and the University’s transformation over time – preserving valuable historical items to display for all in the Fordham community to appreciate.
This exhibit was curated by Emily Caro (FCRH’ 28), Honors Program administrator, Gabriella DiMeglio, Archives and Special Collections Manager at Fordham University Library, and Olena Nikolayenko, Professor of Political Science and the FCRH Honors Program director. The Honors Program thanks Ishtiaq Iqbal, Digital Services Manager at the Walsh Library, Linda LoSchiavo, Director of Libraries, and Vivian Shen, Preservation and Conservation Librarian, for their support of this project.
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"Honors Program Gets New Boss, Higher Goals," The Ram, September 15, 1977
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Dr. Harry Nasuti worked to revitalize the Honors core curriculum, pursuing a more interdisciplinary approach.Dr. Nasuti served as the director of the Honors Program for fifteen years, from 1993 to 1999 and from 2004 to 2013.
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A list depicting the names and majors of the Honors Program’s class of 1975, notably including both men and women in a fully gender-integrated cohort.
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A letter from Rev. Gerard Reedy, heading back to New York from his summer abroad. In it he offers advice to Honors students of all cohorts and discusses adjustments being made to the program for the incoming academic year.
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A letter detailing the faculty’s process of merging the Fordham College at Rose Hill Honors Program with the Thomas Moore College Honors Program. Thomas Moore was Fordham’s women-only college at the time, and the merging of the two programs meant the Honors Program officially included women for the first time.
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Newspaper clippings feature the details of the Program and one student’s time studying abroad in Germany.
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Local newspaper articles spotlight Honors students' accomplishments and their membership in the program.
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A list of the Honors Program students spending their junior year abroad, and the corresponding cities where they are headed.
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"Wandering Gatehouse Settles, Moves North As Alpha House," The Ram, October 23, 1964
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A photograph of a Jesuit professor and two Honors students, dated March 6, 1961.
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A photograph of Honors Program chairman Rev. Joseph R. Frese and five Honors students, taken before the students sailed to France to begin their study abroad experiences in June 1960.
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An academic calendar for the Honors Program for the 1951-1952 academic year outlines weekly seminars, paper deadlines, and vacation breaks for students. Some of the texts here are still read by Honors students today, especially classics like The Odyssey and The Iliad.
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Local newspaper articles spotlight Honors students' accomplishments and their membership in the program.
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The schedule depicts the Honors Program’s expenses from 1957 to 1958, including costs like typewriter repairs, a World Dictionary collection, and Alpha pins given to junior students.
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Newspaper clippings feature the details of the Program and one student’s time studying abroad in Germany.
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An academic calendar for the Honors Program for the 1951-1952 academic year outlines weekly seminars, paper deadlines, and vacation breaks for students. Some of the texts here are still read by Honors students today, especially classics like The Odyssey and The Iliad.
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The Ram’s thirtieth volume features the program’s earliest beginnings and information about the Program’s first director, Rev. Victor R. Yanitelli.
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"Hold First Lectures, Seminars in New Soph Honors Program," The Ram, October 19, 1950
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"Fordham Institutes Honors Program," The Ram, September 28, 1950
