Selected News Coverage and Articles

CBS Saturday Morning: How historical turning points shaped the United States
October 19, 2024
One of several historians featured in this CBS News segment about turning points in U.S. history, President Holloway is interviewed about the events of January 6, 2021.

New York Times: It's Easy to See What Drove Jonathan Holloway to Quit
September 26, 2024
Columnist Pamela Paul discusses the pressures of university leadership today in the context of Dr. Holloway's decision to conclude his presidency at the end of the 2024-25 academic year.

Star Ledger: Exclusive: Rutgers President Holloway says toxic politics drove decision to leave
September 17, 2024
Columnist Tom Moran writes about President Holloway's successes and challenges on the day he announced that he will step down as president after the 2024-25 academic year.

LearningWell Magazine: The "College Presidents for Civic Preparedness" Have an Agenda
August 27, 2024
President Holloway is featured in a story about the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness initiative to cultivate good citizenship among college students.

Philadelphia Inquirer: As free speech issues rage on campus, Rutgers' president is joining the national movement to promote civil exchange
October 26, 2023
Dr. Holloway is teaching a first-year seminar “Citizenship, Institutions, and the Public" and has joined a coalition of university presidents promoting free expression and civil discourse on college campuses.

Eyewitness News Up Close: Rutgers president discusses current state of higher education
July 10, 2022
Dr. Holloway talks with Eyewitness News' Bill Ritter about his first two years as Rutgers president and higher education issues including free speech.

PBS Pathway to Success: Dr. Jonathan S. Holloway
February 5, 2022
African American Chamber of Commerce CEO John E. Harmon, Sr., speaks with Dr. Holloway about his academic career and his scholarly works as a historian.

Chronicle of Higher Education Leadership Interview Series: A conversation with Jonathan Holloway
January 2022
Dr. Holloway joins The Chronicle's Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez to speak about leading Rutgers through a time of crisis.

NJ.com: What’s all this buzz about critical race theory? Rutgers’ President weighs in
November 15, 2021
Dr. Holloway answers questions from the Star-Ledger about what critical race theory is and why it has recently become a subject of public debate.

NJ.com: Rutgers’ president wants to fix America—one summer internship at a time
November 5, 2021
NJ.com reports on President Holloway’s inaugural address, in which he announced the Rutgers Summer Service initiative to place students in paid public service internships, and committed to raising additional funds for the Scarlet Promise Grants program.

Rutgers Today: President Jonathan Scott Holloway Announces Student Service Initiative During Inauguration
November 5, 2021
Ceremonially invested as Rutgers’ 21st president, Dr. Holloway declares that education paired with public service can save democracy and announces initiatives to make Rutgers a leader in serving the common good.

Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway Can Finally Tackle Challenges Face-to-Face
September 2, 2021
NJ Monthly writes about President Holloway's unexpectedly disjointed first year during the pandemic and his eagerness to finally be back on campus.

The New York Times: To Unite a Divided America, Make People Work for It
July 2, 2021
Dr. Holloway's essay proposes a one-year mandatory national service program as a means for young people to learn from one another and become familiar with people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds and who hold different political views.

Insider NJ: On Juneteenth, Governor Murphy Announces Leadership of Wealth Disparity Task Force
June 20, 2021
Dr. Holloway was among four individuals tapped by Governor Murphy to lead a task force studying and making recommendations to close the racial wealth gap in New Jersey.

WNYC: The Brian Lehrer Show
February 22, 2021
Jonathan Holloway talks with host Brian Lehrer about African American history in the context of today's realities and Dr. Holloway’s new book.

NJBIZ: No. 5: Jonathan Holloway
February 22, 2021
President Holloway is featured by NJBIZ in its annual Power 100 listing of the most influential people in the state of New Jersey.

Eyewitness News Up Close: Rutgers President's new book
February 21, 2021
Dr. Holloway talks to ABC 7 Eyewitness News about his new book, leading Rutgers during the pandemic, and current conversations about race (10:46 to 19:10 on the video).

ABC News Radio: Perspective
February 19, 2021
President Holloway is featured on the February 19, 2021 ABC podcast “Perspective” on his new book, his New York Times op-ed, and the insurrection at the US Capitol (21:16 to 27:12 of the podcast). 

The New York Times: Isn’t 400 Years Enough?
February 11, 2021
Dr. Holloway’s essay discusses why insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, white nationalism, and how the failure to appreciate Black history leaves our nation incomplete.

Rutgers President discusses his new book -- and how Black Americans saved democracy (subscription required)
February 8, 2021
The Star-Ledger interviews Dr. Holloway about his new book on the history of African Americans, The Cause of Freedom.

Rutgers Today: Knowing Our History
February 4, 2021
In an essay for Black History Month, Dr. Holloway asserts, “I believe that we will become a better (and safer) country once we understand the Black experience.”

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