If approved, Dr. Holloway will be replacing Robert L. Barchi, the current president, who Ms. Devlin said will step down at the end of the school year. Mr. Barchi is credited with expanding the student body, spending billions of dollars in constructing new facilities and merging Rutgers with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. But during his tenure at Yale, the school faced student protests that attracted nationwide attention. Dr. Holloway, who became the first black dean of Yale in 2014, embraced some student demands, like calling for a more diverse faculty. But he was also criticized by some students who said he should have worked harder to address concerns about race on campus.

Source: New York Times January 19, 2020 20:08 UTC