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“If we work ever harder, ever smarter, Fordham will continue to rise to new heights. We will achieve (as we say here) MAGIS. It’s a Latin word that simply means “more,” but to us it means the constant striving to do better – to have raging ambition – not for ourselves – but for the mission of God.”

— Tania Tetlow
President, Fordham University

Tania Tetlow is the 33rd President of Fordham

On Oct. 14, 2022, Tania Tetlow was formally inaugurated as Fordham’s 33rd president, making history as the first layperson and first woman to lead the University.

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President Tetlow Receives Inaugural Commonweal Centennial Award

More than 500 attendees gathered at Chelsea Piers Monday night as Fordham President Tania Tetlow became the first recipient of Commonweal’s Centennial Award, presented to her at a celebration of …

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The Catholic Leaders Podcast: Ambition for the Good

In this episode, Fordham University President Tania Tetlow shares her experience leading organizations during natural disasters and financial hardship, as well the lessons she’s learned as a Catholic woman serving …

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The Commonweal Podcast: Are Catholic Colleges Unique?

On this episode, Tania Tetlow, the first layperson and first woman to serve as the president of Fordham University, joins editor Dominic Preziosi to weigh in on what Catholic colleges …

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The Associated Press: It’s a tough time for college presidents, but Tania Tetlow thrives as a trailblazer at Fordham

President Tetlow speaks with the AP about the challenges facing her—and other college presidents—as they grapple with tight budgets, political attacks on higher education, and divisions within their student bodies. Read …

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Freakonomics Radio: Fordham President Emphasizes Responsibility, Discernment, Value of Higher Ed

Tania Tetlow asks, “If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?” in a 55-minute podcast where she shares her vision of what a modern college campus should be. …

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Commonweal Magazine: Tania Tetlow, President of Fordham University, to Receive Inaugural Commonweal Centennial Award

Commonweal, the independent journal of religion, politics, and culture, has announced that it will honor President Tetlow at its Centennial Benefit Dinner at Chelsea Piers in New York City on …

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The Hill: Fordham President Tetlow Proposes a ‘National Tutoring Corps’ To Fix Gaps in Children’s Education Before College

Tania Tetlow wrote in an OpEd that the U.S. worked so hard for so long to ensure that children born into poverty could slowly but steadily catch up; but now, …

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WKRG News: Fordham University President Tania Tetlow Gives Spring Hill College Commencement Speech

On Saturday, May 11, in Mobile, AL, President Tetlow addressed the fellow Jesuit institution’s 2024 graduates, many of whom had missed out on their high school commencement ceremonies in 2020 …

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Tania Tetlow Named First Lay Woman to Chair AJCU Board of Directors

On Saturday, February 3, the Board of Directors for the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) elected Fordham President Tania Tetlow as its next chair. She will be the …

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Spring Hill College Announces Tania Tetlow, President of Fordham University, as 2024 Commencement Speaker

President Tetlow will address the Spring Hill College Class of 2024 during their commencement ceremony on May 11th. Tetlow is the 33rd president of Fordham, becoming the first woman and …

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Not a Priest, Not a Man, but Ready to Run Fordham

President Tetlow was featured on Jan. 28, 2024, in The New York Times about serving as the first woman and layperson to lead the University in its 182-year history. “Being …

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