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"Adjei-Brenyah made the reading entertaining as he even had audience participation while reading excerpts from two chapters of the novel." - Staff Writer / Ryan Schaller.

Rowan welcomes NYT best-selling author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to speak about his debut novel

Ryan Schaller March 18, 2024

On Feb. 29, Rowan University’s Writing Arts Department welcomed New York Times best-selling author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah who read excerpts from his debut novel "Chain-Gang All-Stars." He also had...

The cover of "A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service" showcases a young Leth Oun and his journey to freedom in the U.S. government employee. - Photo via Professor Starnes

RU professor co-writes memoir with Cambodian refugee

Paige Britt October 18, 2023

Editor's Note: We previously referred to the memoir as a "novel," which would imply that it is fiction, which it is not. Sam Starnes, an adjunct professor at Rowan who has taught creative writing...

From “Avatar: The Way of Water.” - Photo via Dylan Field at Lightstorm

Prof. Tara Bennett discusses her newest book “The Art of Avatar: The Way of The Water”

Maryela Gallardo March 29, 2023

College students navigating their stressful lives often think about where their degree will take them, but one may not realize just how different life will be after they graduate from college. This...

Rowan invites author Jeremi Suri, Ph.D., to talk about his new book. Photo / College of Humanities & Social Sciences at Rowan

Author Talk: Jeremi Suri on “Civil War by Other Means”

Abigail Twiford November 9, 2022

Jeremi Suri, Ph.D., the fifth guest speaker for the Hollybush Author series, gave a presentation about his newest book “Civil War by Other Means” on Nov. 3 in Discovery Hall. Fifteen copies of...

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Goodwin remembers LBJ on anniversary of Glassboro Summit

Taylor Henry February 22, 2017

When President Lyndon Johnson called for a meeting with Soviet Union Premier Alexei Kosygin to discuss U.S.-Soviet relations in the summer of 1967, he did not expect that the historic meeting would...

Writing Arts professor and author, Joseph McGee reflects on adventurous life

Matt Mizanin January 23, 2017

Second Lieutenant Joseph McGee was the first person in the first group of paratroopers to jump from the C141 aircraft. After three weeks of airborne training, it was McGee’s first time leaping out of...

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