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Tania Tetlow Is First Woman, First Layperson To Be Named President Of Fordham University

Tania Tetlow is the first woman, and the first layperson, to be named university president in the Catholic-Jesuit school's 181-year history.

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February 11, 2022

There’s a barrier-breaking new hire for Fordham University in the Bronx.

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Tania Tetlow is the first woman, and the first layperson, to be named university president in the Catholic-Jesuit school’s 181-year history.

She broke the same barriers at her previous job as the president of Loyola University New Orleans.

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