Helen Tartar, 1951-2014,

She was the editorial director of Fordham University Press and died in an automobile accident in Colorado on March 3, 2014.  She was 62 years old.  At Swarthmore College, she majored in English. She held a master’s degree in English and a master’s degree in East Asian studies, both from Yale University. Tartar joined Fordham University Press in 2003 after a 20-year career in scholarly publishing on the West Coast. During her tenure she produced more than 650 titles with the Fordham University Press imprint.

“Helen was one of the most passionate and dedicated editors in the academic publishing community, and I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her for the past five years and to collaborate with her on transforming Fordham University Press into one of the leading scholarly presses in the United States,” said Fred Nachbaur, the director of Fordham University Press. “I was in awe of her tireless commitment to enhancing scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, and her ability to attract a devout group of authors.”

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