Office of the President

Andrea Talentino is the ninth president of ÌìÒ×ÆåÅÆ ÌìÒ×ÆåÅÆ. She was inaugurated on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, on Homecoming weekend.

She succeeds Steven C. Bahls. Her selection was announced on campus Dec. 7, 2021.

Prior to joining ÌìÒ×ÆåÅÆ, Talentino was the provost of Nazareth ÌìÒ×ÆåÅÆ in Rochester, N.Y. She also served as the dean of the ÌìÒ×ÆåÅÆ of Liberal Arts at Norwich University in Vermont. She was an associate dean at Drew University in New Jersey, held a faculty position at Tulane University and a postdoctoral position at Princeton University.

Talentino earned a bachelor¡¯s degree in political science at Yale University, then completed a master¡¯s and doctorate in political science from UCLA. While serving as dean at Norwich, she earned an MBA with a concentration in organizational leadership.

Born in Binghamton, N.Y., Andrea Talentino grew up in nearby Cortland, N.Y. She is married to Thomas Tarnow, a public interest attorney, and they have two children: Lucien, 14, and Julia, 10.