[3] The building's original intention when constructed under the supervision of Father Hogan, was to be the home for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, which it still serves today.

[6] Upon its completion, the university hosted its first commencement ceremony on Edwards Parade, the grassy field in front of Keating Hall, on June 10, 1936.

[9] During World War II, the Keating Hall was designated by the city of New York as an air raid shelter, and its tower was used as the official lookout post for the northeast Bronx.

[12] On April 14, 2019, Fordham University senior Sydney Monfries fell to her death from the Keating Hall clocktower.

[17] In 2009, the band U2 performed on the front steps of Keating which aired live on Good Morning America in support of their album No Line on the Horizon.