Margaret Marsh, dean of the Rutgers–Camden Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will 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 University College of Law.

A leader in developing innovative learning and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, 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.  In a February 9 letter to the university announcing Marsh’s appointment, President Richard L. McCormick said Marsh had a proven record of exemplary leadership, including the launch of an Honors College, 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 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,” McCormick said. 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 first in this emerging discipline.

Marsh received her bachelor’s degree from Rutgers–Camden 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. 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'’ flagship public research institution,” McCormick said. “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.”

McCormick said he would announce the formation of a committee to pursue a national search for a permanent provost at a later date.