Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Fordham University invites nominations and applications for the position of provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. As the University's chief academic officer, the provost is responsible for advancing Fordham's academic mission, supporting faculty and student success, and ensuring that the values of scholarly excellence, ethical inquiry, and service remain central to its Catholic, Jesuit identity. As the Jesuit University of New York, Fordham draws strength from a centuries-old tradition of education and from its home in one of the world's most dynamic cities, creating a platform where mission, scholarship, and global engagement come together to shape lives of purpose.

Founded in 1841 and entrusted to the Jesuits in 1846, Fordham serves approximately 17,000 students across its campuses at Rose Hill in the Bronx, Lincoln Center in Manhattan, Westchester, and London, as well as through a growing array of online programs. A Carnegie-classified R2 research university, Fordham offers more than 200 undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across eight schools and colleges. The University has about 750 full-time instructional faculty and approximately 8,000 employees, operates with an annual budget of about $770 million, and is supported by an endowment that exceeds $1 billion. With academic strengths in the liberal arts, business, law, education, and social service, and with growing investment in emerging fields such as health and STEM, Fordham prepares graduates who are both intellectually accomplished and deeply committed to lives of purpose, leadership, and service. Its Jesuit identity animates this mission, combining rigorous inquiry with a steadfast dedication to justice, human dignity, and care of the whole person.

Under the leadership of President Tania Tetlow , the first layperson and first woman to serve as Fordham's president, the University has launched a strategic plan focused on student outcomes, research excellence, and community. Current initiatives include a new STEM center at Rose Hill to drive leadership in AI and data science; a student success initiative integrating advising, career services, and retention with an internship promise initiative for undergraduates; and expanded graduate and professional offerings through flexible, hybrid models. Fordham is also building partnerships with Einstein College of Medicine, IBM, Meta, and cultural institutions near Lincoln Center to create new pathways in healthcare, technology, and the arts.

The provost works in close partnership with the president and senior leadership , including the senior vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer. The role involves aligning academic and financial priorities, fostering innovation in teaching and research, expanding interdisciplinary and STEM programs, and ensuring that students remain at the center of an academic enterprise grounded in Jesuit values. The provost oversees a broad portfolio that includes academic affairs, faculty affairs, curriculum and program development, graduate and professional education, student success, accreditation, global engagement, and research strategy. The new provost will also build on the strengths of a talented academic division, empowering its leaders and teams to drive innovation, deepen collaboration, and advance a shared sense of purpose across the University.

Fordham seeks a collaborative, mission-aligned leader of academic distinction with strategic insight and operational skill. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to lead through complexity, build trust across a diverse academic community, and make principled decisions with clarity and compassion. This is a moment of institutional momentum and change, and the provost will play a central role in shaping Fordham's future – one rooted in tradition, responsive to contemporary challenges, and committed to the common good.

All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in the profile at WittKieffer.com.

WittKieffer is assisting Fordham University in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by November 19, 2025.

Application materials, nominations, and inquiries can be directed to :

Robin Mamlet, Bree Liddell, and Tyler Workman

FordhamProvost@wittkieffer.com

The anticipated salary range for this position is $665,000 to $710,000, depending upon experience.

Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the principle of equal opportunity in education and employment in compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VX and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Violence Against Women Act, and other federal, state, and local laws.

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