Tania Christina Tetlow is an American lawyer and law professor who is president of Fordham University since July 1, 2022.
She then served as an assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, prosecuting violent crimes and major narcotic cases.
[7] In 2005, Tetlow became an Associate Professor and Director of Tulane's Domestic Violence Clinic, where students represented clients escaping violent relationships and protecting their children.
Tetlow organized efforts for criminal justice reform in New Orleans for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and has advised several governments around the world.
She rose to full professor at Tulane Law School and focused her scholarship on equal protection and discrimination in juror selection.
[8] Tetlow was appointed Senior Vice-president and Chief of Staff at Tulane in 2015 and served as the top strategic advisor to the university's president, Michael Fitts.
[5] Tetlow was inaugurated as the 17th president of Loyola on November 16 at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in New Orleans.
Domonique Tolliver writes, "Tetlow claims Loyola only recently found out about the allegations after being contacted by a reporter for comment.
[14] On April 20, 2023, in the lead up to FGSW-CWA 1104's April 25 work stoppage,[15] On January 19, 2023, Tetlow wrote in an email stating, "I am happy to tell you that the University has accepted the union’s most recent offer and reached a tentative agreement, subject to approval by their membership," referring to the conclusion of contract negotiations with Fordham Faculty United, a union representing non-tenured faculty.
[19] After filing a first lawsuit in July 2021, the U.S. Navy's Board of Corrections for Naval Records (BCNR) determined that Fordham materially altered a psychological report to disenroll the student and forged a signature to fraudulently collect tuition.
Tetlow called the New York Police Department, which had recently swept a similar encampment at Columbia University.
[26] After the arrests, many Fordham faculty members spoke in support of students and sharply criticized Tetlow's response, with one professor labeling it "hypocritical.