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 will resign at the end of Rutgers' academic year, ending a tumultuous five years as president of New Jersey's largest university.