American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2014) Winner
Jonathan Scott Holloway
ジョナサン・スコット・ホロウェイ
Jonathan Scott Holloway
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-01-01 （Hawaii, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Hawaii (birth) → Montgomery, Alabama (raised on military base) → Maryland (raised) → Potomac, Maryland
Career
- Occupations
- historian, academic administrator, university president, professor
- Active Years
- 1995-2025
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - faculty, Yale University - faculty; Master of Calhoun College (now Grace Hopper College), Northwestern University - Provost, Rutgers University - 21st President
- Influenced By
- David Montgomery (doctoral advisor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | School of Humanities and Sciences | American Studies | BA | 1985–1989 | United States |
| Yale University | Graduate School (History) | History | PhD | 1990–1995 | United States |
Stanford University
School of Humanities and Sciences
/ American Studies
Degree:
BA
Period:
1985–1989
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
United States
Recruited as a linebacker for Stanford football; graduated without starting a game
Yale University
Graduate School (History)
/ History
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1990–1995
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
United States
Doctoral thesis: Confronting the Veil: New Deal African-American Intellectuals and the Evolution of a Radical Voice (1995)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Confronting the Veil: Abram Harris, Jr., E. Franklin Frazier, and Ralph Bunche, 1919-1941
2002 non-fiction, historyAn academic study of African-American intellectuals in the early 20th century, examining figures such as Abram Harris Jr., E. Franklin Frazier, and Ralph Bunche.
African-American intellectual historyrace and scholarship
Jim Crow Wisdom: Memory and Identity in Black America since 1940
2013 non-fiction, modern history / cultural historyTraces memory and identity transformations in Black America since Jim Crow, analyzing how experiences and memory interact within Black communities.
memoryidentitycontemporary African-American history
The Cause of Freedom: A Concise History of African Americans
2021 non-fiction, history (concise overview)A concise overview of African-American history that surveys major events and movements in a single volume.
American historycivil rights movementslavery and emancipation
African American History: A Very Short Introduction
2023 non-fiction, history (Very Short Introduction)A short, clear introduction to African-American history written for the Oxford University Press 'Very Short Introductions' series.
overvieweducational introduction
Bibliography
- Confronting the Veil: Abram Harris, Jr., E. Franklin Frazier, and Ralph Bunche, 1919-1941 (2002)
- Jim Crow Wisdom: Memory and Identity in Black America since 1940 (2013)
- The Cause of Freedom: A Concise History of African Americans (2021)
- African American History: A Very Short Introduction (2023)
- Editorial and contributed works (edited Ralph Bunche, introduction to new edition of W.E.B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and clear proseaccessible, pedagogical stylebalance of primary sources and analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and identityrole of Black intellectualshistory of race in America
Legacy
Holloway is a respected historian of African-American intellectual history and memory studies who has also been an influential academic administrator—serving as Yale dean, Northwestern provost, and Rutgers' first Black president. His tenure at Rutgers included initiatives on diversity, climate goals and student support, as well as controversies over labor disputes and governance.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association (probable)
- Organization of American Historians (probable)
Quotes
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“There is plenty to do before I leave office on June 30, and I remain focused on that work... Above all, I remain steadfast in my belief that Rutgers is on the rise and is earning the respect it has long deserved. I look forward to seeing it flourish in the years ahead.”
Source: Resignation announcement email to Rutgers students (2024)
Trivia
- Recruited to play football at Stanford but graduated without starting a game.
- His older brother Brian Holloway played professional football in the NFL.
- Became Rutgers University's first Black president in 2020.
- Announced to serve as the seventh president and CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation effective October 1, 2025 (announced April 2025).