Rutgers Then and Now

JAMES W. HUGHES is both a university professor and a distinguished professor of urban planning and policy development at Rutgers, where he served as dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy from 1995 to 2017. He has authored or coauthored over thirty-five books, including America’s Demographic Tapestry and Population Trends in New Jersey (both from the Rutgers University Press) and The Atlantic City Gamble.  DAVID LISTOKIN is a distinguished professor at Rutgers Bloustein School and is associate director of Bloustein's Center for Urban Policy Research.  A leading authority on public finance, historic preservation, and urban redevelopment, he has authored or coauthored twenty-five books, including New Brunswick, New Jersey: The Decline and Revitalization of Urban America (Rutgers University Press) and Mortgage Lending and Race.     RICHARD L. EDWARDS is both a university professor and distinguished professor who served as chancellor of Rutgers–New Brunswick from 2012 to 2017.  He previously served as executive vice president for academic affairs and dean of the School of Social Work. He was editor in chief of the nineteenth edition of the Encyclopedia of Social Work. Included among his other publications are Building a Strong Foundation-Fundraising for Nonprofits and Leading and Managing Nonprofit Organizations.JONATHAN SCOTT HOLLOWAY is the twenty-first president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He is the author of The Cause of Freedom: A Concise History of African Americans.REV. MICAH L. McCREARY is the president of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary and RCA General Synod Professor. He is the author of Trauma and Race: A Pathway to Well-Being.

"Rutgers Then and Now brings to life the vibrant trajectory of the Rutgers campus from its origin in the single building of Old Queens to the sweeping campus along the Raritan River today. Through historic and contemporary photographs, original architectural drawings and renderings, and plans and maps of the campus and its urban setting, it traces the evolution of a veritable museum of architecture and landscape. With deft and literate commentary, the distinguished authors of this volume highlight the variety of forces-architectural, social, and economic-that shaped today's Rutgers campus." - Michael Farewell, FAIA, Principal, Farewell Architects, LLC "I am fascinated by the story that Jim Hughes, David Listokin, and Dick Edwards have told in this book through words and pictures, focusing on the birthplace of our remarkable university. I take immense pride in their scholarship and their mighty achievement in capturing the sweep of Rutgers's evolution over more than two and a half centuries." - Jonathan Scott Holloway (President of Rutgers University, from the foreword)