Rutgers University Expected to Name Holloway New President

By George N. Saliba, Managing Editor On Jan 19, 2020

It is expected that Rutgers University will soon formally announce that Northwestern University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Jonathan Holloway will become Rutgers’ next president, having been selected from a pool of some 300 applicants.

Rutgers’ President Robert Barchi announced this past July that he will step down, paving the way for the search process.

Fifty-two-year-old Holloway will become the university’s first black president in the institution’s 253-year history; he holds a PhD in history from Yale University and has expertise in African-American studies. Holloway earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, where he played football.

Several reports noted that, in effect, Holloway has both the “brains and the braun” to lead a university that is highly competitive in both academic and athletic spheres.

An array of people have already voiced support for Holloway, including, for example, Governor Phil Murphy.

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