[1] Fordham University is a Jesuit institution, the main campus of which is located in the Bronx.
Born in 1864,[2] Quinn was appointed president of the university at age 42, eighteen years after entering the Society of Jesus.
degree to students who completed two years of professional studies during these early days of Quinn's leadership,[3] and the institution's name was officially changed from St. John's College to Fordham University in 1907.
[5] Questions regarding the university's campus and the ideal location of each of its schools were frequently debated during these years.
[3] Quinn considered purchasing the estate and moving the high school to that location, but the sale was not made, and Fordham Preparatory School continues to be housed at the main university campus even today.