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The members of RCIE's new student entrepreneurship panel. - Photo via RCIE

RCIE launches interdisciplinary Student Entrepreneurship Advisory Council

Paige Britt, Features Editor April 23, 2025

The Rowan Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RCIE) launched a Student Entrepreneurship Advisory Council (SEAC) composed of 11 students from different colleges and backgrounds. The goal of the...

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SGA approves 2025-26 Fiscal Budget

Mattie Mac Kay, Staff Writer April 23, 2025

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its final senate meeting of the semester on April 21. This session mostly surrounded the 2026 Fiscal year budget, which was released earlier in the afternoon...

University Assembled graphic. - Graphics Editor / Brendan Cohen

University Assembled plans out Rowan’s future

Michael Bautista, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

Rowan University is accelerating its transformation with bold new projects, as revealed during the biannual University Assembled event on April 9, aimed at solidifying its position as a national leader...

A view of a Rowan water tower from the West Campus Farm. - Photo via Rowan University

Wellness Village looks to reimagine West Campus

Michael Bautista, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

Rowan University is proposing a first-of-its-kind, groundbreaking “wellness village” on the southern end of its West Campus, aiming to create a walkable, intergenerational community designed to promote...

Hawthorn Hall, the home of the International Center. - Photo via Rowan University

Eight international students see study visas revoked

Michael Bautista, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

Rowan University announced on April 9 that eight international students had their U.S. study visas revoked. The move is part of a nationwide trend under the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown.  The...

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Former Rowan communications professor passes away

Christopher Otto, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

Kenneth Albone, a retired communications professor at Rowan University, passed away at the age of 70 on March 31. According to a Facebook post from the Page Funeral Home, Albone died of natural causes,...

Students walk through campus for the Rowan YDSA march. Glassboro, NJ. Thursday, April 3, 2025. - Staff Photographer / Owen Miller

Students rally for more involvement in university decisions

Christopher Otto, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

Editor's Note: The original article that was published on April 9, 2024 has been updated and corrected for accuracy. The original piece attributed the quote: “When students are silenced, when journalists...

NJ gubernatorial candidate Bill Spadea speaks at Rowan University. Glassboro, NJ. Monday, April 7, 2025. - Staff Writer / Michael Bautista

GOP candidate for governor Bill Spadea addresses university crowd

Michael Bautista, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

Republican candidate for governor Bill Spadea spoke to a crowd on April 7 as he pitched a reform agenda that centered on school choice, cutting government spending, and reining in housing mandates.  The...

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SGA signs open letter in support of student activists

Mattie Mac Kay, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

Rowan Student Government Association (SGA) held its fifth meeting of the semester on April 7, where they signed their name to a document created by students advocating for free speech. SGA President Zackary...

Senior history major Emily Schmidt (left) presents her research to Dean Nawal Ammar (middle) and Center Director Jessica Mack. - Photo via Rowan Today

New Center for Digital Humanities Research opens its doors

Julissa Sierra, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) has been working for the past two years to make the new Center for Digital Humanities Research. The center is aimed at using digital technology to better...

Rowan graphic. - Graphics Editor / Brendan Cohen

University Senate discusses the current state of the university

Mattie Mac Kay, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

University Senate held its third meeting of the semester over Zoom on April 4. Senate President Bill Freind addressed President Ali A. Houshmand’s speech during the morning ribbon cutting, as well...

A view of the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum. The architecture was designed to mimic a camera obscura. Mantua, NJ. Thursday, March 6, 2025. - Photography Editor / Gavin Schweiger

Edelman Fossil Park & Museum opens to public

Aidan Zarcaro, Contributor April 2, 2025

After much anticipation, the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum (EFM) opened its doors to the public on March 29. Visitors were transported back 66 million years in time to experience the life cycle of the...

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