Marcus Foster named new Chief Title IX Officer

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
June 29, 2022

A photograph of a sign in Tulane University's Joseph Merrick Jones Hall, which houses the Title IX office. — An archive photo of Tulane University’s Joseph Merrick Jones Hall, where the Title IX office shares a third floor suite. (Rohan Goswami)

Tulane University named Marcus Foster, a Tulane Law graduate, Chief Title IX Officer, the school announced Wednesday.

Foster will lead response to Title IX complaints like sexual assault and domestic violence.

Foster previously served as Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Diversity and Equity at State University of New York. He starts the new role July 1.

“Of all the many stellar applicants, Marcus quickly became the committee’s first and favorite choice,” President Mike Fitts and Provost Robin Forman, in an email announcement, said. “We share the committee’s excitement in bringing him back home to assume this vital role.”