http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/clips/2005/10/HE14/FordhamCHRONICLE.pdf
You can also find an article on Fordham's website which talks about
the consolidation in 2002:
http://www.fordham.edu/Discover_Fordham/Fordham_at_a_Glance/Marymount_Mission_14378.asp
Reading this story it really brings home what is at stake in the Poly/
NYU merger talks and all the inherent risks involved.