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Charles Thomson: America’s Forgotten Irish Son

By Eoin McKiernan

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When Congress ordered the official reading of the Declaration of Independence, Irish-born Charles Thomson performed that duty on July 9, 1776. It was Thomson who was called upon to organize the procedures for the election of the first president of the United States. The election over, Congress appointed Thomson as its representative to inform George Washington of the country's … [Read more...] about Charles Thomson: America’s Forgotten Irish Son

Six Things You Didn’t Know
About Mark Kelly’s Roots

By Megan Smolenyak

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It’s an understatement to say that Sen. Mark Kelly has an impressive resume. Navy Captain turned astronaut turned Senator and married to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt, retired from Congress, and became a formidable gun control activist. Then there’s the fact that he’s a potential candidate for Vice President of the United States. … [Read more...] about

Six Things You Didn’t Know
About Mark Kelly’s Roots

But Always Meeting Ourselves

By Colum McCann
IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024

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[My grandfather] the man whom I had met only once was becoming flesh and blood through the pages of a fiction. A LONDON nursing home. The shape of a figure beneath the sheets. My grandfather could just about whisper. He wanted a cigarette and a glass of whiskey. “Come up on the bed here, young fella,” he said, gruffly. It was 1975 and I was 10 years old and it would be the … [Read more...] about But Always Meeting Ourselves

An American Spy in Northern Ireland

IA Newsletter
May 18, 2024

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The wild, true story of a Chicago trucker-turned-spy who infiltrated the Real IRA Did you hear the FBI paid to lease a pub on the Irish side of the Northern Ireland border for its amateur spy, trucker Dave Rupert, to make inroads with IRA supporters? The FBI is the United States’ domestic intelligence agency – not the CIA – working with Britain’s domestic intelligence agency … [Read more...] about An American Spy in Northern Ireland

God Box: A Daughter’s Story

By Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University
IA Newsletter May 4, 2024

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When Mary Lou Quinlan (GABELLI ’82) was an M.B.A. student attending classes during the evening while working full time at Avon Products, she pursued what she believed would be her lifetime career. She worked incredibly hard to realize her dreams of becoming a successful corporate businesswoman, moving from Avon into the advertising world where she was SVP/EVP at DDB and … [Read more...] about God Box: A Daughter’s Story