From a historic strike to pro-Palestine protests and an athletic director’s resignation, the first African American president of one the nation’s largest universities faced controversy atop controversy over the past two years.

Holloway, Rutgers' first Black president, navigated several rocky years with a faculty strike and student protests.

Jonathan Holloway was Rutgers’ first Black president. He helped the university grow but also faced criticism and questioning in Congress over pro-Palestinian encampments on campus.