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Leadership & Governance

Rutgers’ unique history as a colonial college, a land-grant institution, and a state university, helped shape its current governance structure. From its founding as Queen’s College in 1766 until it was reorganized as The State University of New Jersey in 1956, Rutgers was governed by a Board of Trustees.

In 1956, state law created the Rutgers University Board of Governors as the governing body of the university and kept the Board of Trustees in an advisory capacity with certain fiduciary responsibilities. The Rutgers president implements board policies with the help and advice of senior administrators and other members of the university community.

 
University Senate

The Rutgers University Senate is a universitywide deliberative body consisting of representatives of Rutgers faculty, students, staff, administrators, and alumni.

The senate meets several times during the academic year to consider matters of general university interest and to make recommendations to the university administration on those matters.

Faculty’s Role

Faculty play a major role in guiding university policy and procedures through shared governance with the boards and senior administration. The Rutgers University Senate is a universitywide representative body. The Newark Faculty Council, the Camden Faculty of Arts and Sciences Senate, and the New Brunswick Faculty Council also provide advice and guidance.

Access to Information

Access to public records and university policies are available to the university community and general public through the University Custodian of Records and the University Policy Library. Faculty and staff with questions or concerns regarding financial matters at Rutgers can follow procedures for reporting financial concerns.