Jerome Williams
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost 2015 -2021
Leadership Through the Decades
Rutgers University-Newark is a proud and integral part of Rutgers University, bringing excellence in education, excellence in research, and excellence in opportunity, to northern New Jersey for more than a century. Our current Chancellor is Nancy Cantor. Learn about Chancellor Cantor’s predecessors and their roles in shaping Rutgers-Newark. There are several gaps in the historical documents, but these are the officially designated leaders we can identify.
Todd R. Clear
Provost 2014 -2015
Interim Chancellor 2013
Dr. Todd R. Clear returned to the faculty of the School of Criminal Justice after serving as provost of Rutgers University—Newark for two years. Previously he served as interim chancellor of RU-N and dean of the School of Criminal Justice.
Philip L. Yeagle
Interim Chancellor 2011-2013
Steven J. Diner
Chancellor, 2002 -2011
Prior to serving as chancellor, Dr. Diner served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS-N) at Rutgers-Newark from 1998-2011. He is also a Professor of History.
Norman Samuels
Provost 1982-2002
Prior to serving as provost from 1982-2002, Samuels was dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS-N) (1976-1982) and associate dean of FAS-N (1971 -1976), and taught political science (1967-1971). He also served as Acting President of Rutgers University in 2002-2003.
James E. Young
Provost 1973
Dr. Young joined Rutgers in 1970 as dean of the Camden College of Arts and Sciences, and became chief administrator in 1972. The following year, he came to Rutgers University, Newark, as its first provost.Â
In that role, Dr. Young oversaw the development of the campus from a collection of small independent colleges and professional schools into a major urban research university.
Horace Depodwin
Acting Provost, 1972
Malcolm Talbott
Vice President 1966
Ernest Ralph Zimmerman
Assistant Provost, 1965-1966
George H. Black
Provost & President of The University Of Newark, 1935-1945
Provost Of The Newark Colleges Of Rutgers University In 1946
Provost Emeritus From 1947-1949
Frank Kingdon
President, University of Newark, 1936
Richard D. Currier
Founder and President, New Jersey Law School, 1908
Founder and President, Seth Boyden School Of Business, 1929
Founder and President, Dana College, 1930