Media Coverage

News organizations across the region have covered the appointment of Caroline Attardo Genco as the 16th president of the University at Buffalo.

News Stories

The University at Buffalo has a new president. And she knows her way around WNY
6/3/26
“Caroline Attardo Genco, a Buffalo native and provost at Tufts University, will be the 16th president of the University at Buffalo. Genco was appointed at Tuesday’s meeting of the State University of New York Board of Trustees...”
Buffalo native Caroline Genco named UB’s new president
6/3/26
“Caroline Attardo Genco, PhD, is the University at Buffalo’s new president. The Buffalo native’s nomination was approved Tuesday by SUNY Trustees at their meeting in Albany. It’s been a few years since she has lived in Buffalo...”
University at Buffalo has a new president
6/3/26
“The State University of New York Board of Trustees has named Dr. Caroline Attardo Genco as the next president of the University at Buffalo. Genco, currently provost and senior vice president at Tufts University and a graduate of...”
Buffalo native named UB’s next president
6/3/26
“A Buffalo native will become the University at Buffalo's 16th president on Aug. 10. Caroline Attardo Genco, who currently serves as provost and senior vice president at Tufts University, will take over for Satish Tripathi...”
Provost at Tufts to be new president at UB
6/3/26
“Dr. Caroline Genco, the provost at Tufts University in Massachusetts, was named the new president for the University at Buffalo, the SUNY board of trustees voted Tuesday. Genco has been at Tufts since 2015 and has served as...”
Caroline Attardo Genco named first female UB president
6/3/26
“Caroline Attardo Genco has been appointed as the 16th president of the University at Buffalo by the SUNY Board of Trustees. She is the first female to ever serve in the position at the university. ‘We are pleased to welcome...’”
UB’s new president, Dr. Caroline Attardo Genco, shares vision for school moving forward
6/4/26
Buffalo native Caroline Attardo Genco is the first woman president in the history of the University at Buffalo. She shares her goals for the university moving forward in this podcast.