Chancellor-Provost Conway Will Become Chancellor Conway

June 23, 2023

Members of the Rutgers Community,

On July 1, 2021, I appointed then-Provost Francine Conway to lead Rutgers–New Brunswick as Chancellor-Provost, a new title that combines the responsibilities of the previously existing roles of chancellor and provost.

With the goal of helping Rutgers–New Brunswick bring its abundant academic excellence forward for new generations, I tasked Chancellor-Provost Conway with focusing specifically on education and the student experience. Over the past two years, her vision for those priorities has yielded an ambitious suite of new initiatives under the rubric of the Academic Master Plan, all of which reflect the strengths, opportunities, and values of Rutgers–New Brunswick and its community.

Chancellor-Provost Conway’s work has highlighted the complexities of managing an institution that is a top 20 public university, a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, a world-class powerhouse of research, and a proud home of diversity and opportunity. These realities have led Dr. Conway and me to recognize the need to once again separate the roles of chancellor and provost, to ensure continual growth for all three components of our university mission: elevating the public good through excellence in education, research, and service.

To that end, effective July 1, 2023, Dr. Conway will assume the title of Chancellor of Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Chancellor Conway will continue to oversee the administrative, academic, and research operations of Rutgers–New Brunswick. She will also appoint a provost who will report to the chancellor in executing our shared vision of driving equitable student success through Access to Academic Excellence; attending to the well-being of our Beloved Community; and deepening our research, community, and economic engagement to benefit the Common Good.

Please join me in congratulating Chancellor Conway on this transition. I look forward to your support as we work together to write the next chapter of academic excellence at Rutgers.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Holloway
President and University Professor