Margaret Marsh to Become Interim Provost of Rutgers–Camden

February 9, 2007

Members of the Rutgers Community:

As I announced to the Board of Governors today, I am pleased to tell you that Margaret Marsh, dean of the Rutgers–Camden Faculty of Arts and Sciences, has agreed to serve as interim provost of the Camden Campus upon Roger Dennis's departure at the end of the spring semester to accept the position of founding dean of the Drexel Law School.

A leader in developing innovative learning and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students alike, Dean Marsh has served since 1998 as dean of the Camden Faculty of Arts and Sciences (which includes the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, and University College).  She has a proven record of exemplary leadership, including the launch of an Honors College that attracts and retains top undergraduate students; the creation of joint and dual-degree programs to help students fast-track their graduate studies; and programs that offer direct support for students wishing to pursue international studies or research opportunities with Rutgers–Camden's excellent faculty.

Under Dean Marsh's leadership, Rutgers–Camden has expanded its portfolio of graduate programs with the launch of master's-level programs in criminal justice, computer science, childhood studies, and psychology.  The campus will welcome its first doctoral students this coming fall, when the Rutgers–Camden Ph.D. program in childhood studies becomes the nation's very first in this emerging discipline.

Dean Marsh received her bachelor's degree from our Camden Campus, and earned her Ph.D. in American history from Rutgers–New Brunswick.  She is one of the nation's leading experts in the history of reproductive medicine and technology and the recipient of two major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Dr. Marsh is the author of three books and dozens of articles and research papers.

Rutgers' Camden Campus is vital to the university's reputation and mission as New Jersey's flagship public research institution.  I am confident that Dean Marsh will sustain the momentum built by Roger Dennis and the dedicated faculty, staff, students, and graduates of the Camden Campus.

In due course, I will announce the formation of a committee to pursue a national search for a permanent provost.  Until then, please join me in thanking Margaret Marsh for taking on this leadership role of such importance to Rutgers.

Richard L. McCormick
President
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey