Office of the Provost

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Supporting Academic Excellence

The Office of the Provost is responsible for the growth and enrichment of the academic life of Fordham University. In consultation with the faculty and under the auspices of the President and the Board of Trustees, we promote the academic mission of the University's nine colleges and schools. Learn more about us.

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Meet Dennis C. Jacobs, Ph.D.

Dennis C. Jacobs is the University’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. As the institution’s chief academic officer, he works to enhance Fordham’s array of outstanding educational programs, promote high-impact research activities, and cultivate a community of distinguished teaching scholars across the University’s nine undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools.

Meet the Provost

Our Work

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Our Faculty

Scholars and Mentors. Think of our faculty as your guides.

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Academics

Fordham is a world-class comprehensive research institution.

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Jesuit and Inclusive

Who we are determines what we do. We seek knowledge and engage with society.

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Academic Initiatives

Your education is dynamic, challenging you to understand contexts as much as concepts.

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Governance

We exercise faculty responsibilities for university governance through standing and ad hoc committees.

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Middle States Accreditation

Fordham University is a member of the Middle States Association of the Commission of Higher Education.

Our Faculty in the News

How to Reduce Absenteeism in Schools? The Students Will Tell You

How to Reduce Absenteeism in Schools? The Students Will Tell You

In school districts struggling with high dropout rates and absenteeism, what’s the best way to keep the kids in school and on track to graduate? For one thing, make sure …

Sound: The Overlooked Sense?

Sound: The Overlooked Sense?

Want to find a new way of appreciating the world? Try focusing on how it sounds, says Lawrence Kramer, Ph.D., a Fordham English professor who is also a musicologist and …

Helping Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System Heal from Trauma

Helping Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System Heal from Trauma

Like most kids involved with the juvenile justice system, Jasmine has a history of trauma: Her mother was addicted to heroin and neglected her. Her father wasn’t around when she …

Risk-Averse 2025 Super Bowl Ads Disappoint, Fordham Marketing Expert Says

Risk-Averse 2025 Super Bowl Ads Disappoint, Fordham Marketing Expert Says

“Milquetoast” is how a Fordham expert described Sunday’s highly anticipated 2025 Super Bowl ads, some of which cost a record $8 million for their placement during the big game.  “There …

From El Salvador’s Civil War, a Lesson in the Power of Popular Education

From El Salvador’s Civil War, a Lesson in the Power of Popular Education

During the civil war in El Salvador in the 1980s, when insurgents were battling the country’s military dictatorship, a different sort of campaign was taking place in the background—waged not …

Preserving Their Dreams Before Conquest by Rome

Preserving Their Dreams Before Conquest by Rome

In the ancient world, when people knew their kingdoms would soon be absorbed into the Roman Empire, how did they envision their future? What did they do to secure it?  …

Dignity in the Workplace Is Good for Business, Professors’ Research and Documentaries Show

Dignity in the Workplace Is Good for Business, Professors’ Research and Documentaries Show

The Greyston Bakery in Yonkers, New York, has a management philosophy that employees call life-changing. It’s based on trust, as seen in the open hiring process—no resumes or interviews required. …

How ESG is Evolving: A Conversation with Fordham’s Bendheim Chair in Economics

How ESG is Evolving: A Conversation with Fordham’s Bendheim Chair in Economics

Since finance professor An Yan joined Fordham in 2001, he has launched multiple programs that connect business schools worldwide to the Gabelli School. Part of this work fits into the …

Using Generative AI to Outsmart Cyberattackers Before They Strike

Using Generative AI to Outsmart Cyberattackers Before They Strike

With online threats on the rise around the world, one Fordham professor is working on a potentially revolutionary way to head them off and stay one step ahead of the …

Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Faculty Films Illuminate the Latin American Experience

Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Faculty Films Illuminate the Latin American Experience

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and two Fordham professors have recently completed films that bring the Latin American experience to life.  Jenn Lilly, Ph.D., and Rose M. Perez, Ph.D., both of …

New Book Explores Nina Simone through the Lens of Fantasy 

New Book Explores Nina Simone through the Lens of Fantasy 

What is left to say about Nina Simone, a musician whose life and work have been chronicled by numerous biographies, documentaries, and exhibits?  According to professor Jordan Alexander Stein, Ph.D., …