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Announcing the Presidential Leadership Profile for Rutgers’ 22nd President

December 20, 2024
The Presidential Search Committee has conducted nearly 20 listening sessions and in-person and virtual town halls in recent weeks and heard directly from more than 600 members of the Rutgers University community. Your collective input, grounded in a deep understanding of Rutgers’ values and needs, has been instrumental in shaping the development of a presidential Leadership Profile that the Presidential Search Committee and our search firm partner, WittKieffer, are excited to share with you today. This profile lays out the qualities and qualifications we expect in Rutgers’ 22nd president and will guide WittKieffer’s nationwide search to commence in the new year. Read the full announcement.

Updates on the Presidential Search

December 16, 2024
The Presidential Search Committee shares a number of updates regarding the progress of the search for a new president of Rutgers, including details of the committee’s first meeting, the expectations of the committee and its formal charge, and themes emerging from the listening sessions held across campus. The committee will meet next in February to receive an update from WittKieffer on the status of the search, and participate in training workshops in preparation for candidate interviews. Read the full announcement.

Presidential Search Town Halls Begin This Week

December 2, 2024
Members of the Rutgers community are invited to participate in a series of in-person and virtual listening sessions that begin Tuesday, December 3, at Rutgers–New Brunswick as the university presidential search moves forward. Town halls will take place across Rutgers in December to provide community members the opportunity to offer input on the qualities and characteristics important in the next president of Rutgers University. Read the full announcement and the news release.

Rutgers Board of Governors Announces Members of Presidential Search Committee

November 27, 2024
The Rutgers University Board of Governors announced the 20 members of the Presidential Search Committee tasked with selecting the final candidates to become the State University of New Jersey’s 22nd president. Membership was selected through a deliberate and thorough process to ensure balanced representation from across Rutgers’ campuses and constituencies. The Committee invites members of the community to participate in a series of in-person campus town hall and listening sessions to be administered by WittKieffer. The initial schedule of town halls was announced. Read the full announcement and the news release.

Rutgers Board of Governors Announces Search Firm, Initiates University President Search Process

October 31, 2024
The Rutgers University Board of Governors has retained the services of WittKieffer, a highly regarded search firm with extensive experience leading executive searches on behalf of large public universities, to engage in a comprehensive and thorough nationwide search for the 22nd president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The board’s announcement officially initiates the process of selecting a successor to President Jonathan Holloway, who announced last month that he would step down on June 30, 2025. Read the full announcement.