Jonathan Holloway, provost of Northwestern University and an eminent historian, has been appointed the 21st president of Rutgers University. The Rutgers Board of Governors, with the advice and consent of the Rutgers Board of Trustees, today approved Holloway’s appointment at a joint meeting of the two boards. The Board of Governors also appointed Holloway as a University Professor and Distinguished Professor. Holloway will begin serving as president on July 1, 2020, succeeding President Robert Barchi, who began his tenure in September 2012. More.