Fordham President Tania Tetlow has formally extended her tenure as president to June 2030.<\/p>\n
The extension enables Tetlow to continue building on her \u201ctransformative accomplishments\u201d as the first layperson and first woman to lead the Jesuit University of New York, said Armando Nu\u00f1ez, chair of Fordham\u2019s Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n
\u201cSecuring President Tetlow\u2019s continued leadership is a momentous occasion,\u201d Nu\u00f1ez said in a letter to the Fordham community. \u201cShe has led the University through challenging times in higher education and developed a clear and inspiring strategic vision to make Fordham the top choice for students who want to matter to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tetlow became president of Fordham in July 2022. Since taking office, she has been an outspoken champion of education and the critical importance of the humanities in today\u2019s world of AI. In 2024, she oversaw the completion of Fordham\u2019s Cura Personalis Campaign, which raised more than $370 million to enhance all aspects of the student experience. In 2025, she was instrumental in securing a $100 million gift from Maurice \u201cMo\u201d Cunniffe and Carolyn Dursi Cunniffe\u2014the largest in Fordham\u2019s history\u2014which will be used to break ground on a cutting-edge science facility on the Rose Hill campus and expand interdisciplinary STEM degree programs that will build on Fordham\u2019s strengths in the humanities, social sciences, and the professions. Applications to Fordham continue to rise under her leadership; this year\u2019s early-round applications rose 39% over last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tetlow said she is \u201cprofoundly honored and energized\u201d by the opportunity to continue leading Fordham.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFordham embodies the power of Jesuit education in a city that offers access to every imaginable opportunity, and it has been my life\u2019s great privilege to serve as its president,\u201d she said. \u201cI am honored and grateful for the trust placed in me by the board and this community, and I will work hard to continue to earn that trust every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beyond Fordham\u2019s campuses, Tetlow has strengthened the University\u2019s ties to New York City and elevated its global profile. She invested in strategic community programs, helping to launch the Bronx Green Jobs Center, which connects local talent to New York\u2019s rapidly growing green economy. Most recently, she championed a bold evolution of Fordham\u2019s brand\u2014advancing the University\u2019s reputation as a prestigious academic institution and helping it stand out in an increasingly competitive market.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A legal scholar and former federal prosecutor, Tetlow came to Fordham after serving for four years as president of Loyola University New Orleans. For her leadership in Catholic higher education, she received Commonweal Magazine\u2019s inaugural Centennial Award in 2024. She serves as board chair of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and vice chair of the board of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.<\/p>\n
Nu\u00f1ez said Tetlow\u2019s successful leadership draws on the very values Fordham instills in its students.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Tetlow\u2019s staunch belief in the power of discernment and of Jesuit education has underpinned every decision she has made, and it has fostered a culture of increased transparency, belonging, and service,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fordham President Tania Tetlow has formally extended her tenure as president to June 2030. The extension enables Tetlow…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2933,9,11,10,49,51,50,2935],"class_list":["post-76692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-homepage-headlines","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-tania-tetlow"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}