Rutgers is America's eighth oldest institution of higher education,
chartered as a colonial college in 1766 and designated a land-grant
institution in 1864. The Board of Trustees was the governing body of
the university from the time of its founding as Queen's College in 1766
until the university was reorganized under Chapter 61, Laws of 1956, as
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
The 1956 act created the Board of Governors as the primary governing
body of the university with the Board of Trustees continuing in an
advisory capacity with certain fiduciary responsibilities. As part of
its compact with the state, Rutgers maintains autonomy in academic
matters such as programs of study, student-body composition, faculty
hiring and promotion, and labor negotiations. It also maintains control
of its lands, endowments, and assets.
Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees are
distinguished volunteers drawn from New Jersey's business and policy
leaders and Rutgers alumni. They receive no monetary compensation, and
their terms are limited to no more than two six-year consecutive terms.
For more information about the governing boards of the university and
to view the membership listing, visit http://ruweb.rutgers.edu/governance.
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