Holloway is departing after several turbulent years that started during the pandemic and included a faculty strike, a vote of no confidence and controversy over a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus.

Jonathan Holloway, the embattled president of Rutgers University, announced Tuesday that he will step down next year after a tenure that has included contending with the COVID-19 pandemic, overseeing the university’s first-ever strike and surviving a no-confidence vote by the faculty senate.