Union Statement about Rutgers President Holloway Stepping Down

For Immediate Release: September 17, 2024

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Todd Wolfson, president of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, the union representing 6,000 full-time faculty, graduate workers, and others at Rutgers University, and the national president of the Association of American University Professors (AAUP), issued the following statement about President Jonathan Holloway’s announcement that he was stepping down at the end of the 2024–25 academic year:

When President Holloway came to Rutgers four years ago, we welcomed him and his promise to bring a new direction to many initiatives we value at our university—particularly his promise to build a better, more collaborative relationship with our unions. We were sorely disappointed that he didn’t take the opportunity to lead his administration in this way, including in bargaining our new contracts in spring 2023, which were only concluded after Rutgers’ first-ever educators’ strike. We hope the next president of Rutgers has the same intention to bring a new direction at our university—but follows through on that commitment with actions. In the meantime, we will welcome Professor Holloway back into our ranks and hope we can find ways to work together for a better Rutgers for all.

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