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"Using terminology that you are genuinely unfamiliar with and instances where it does not apply, weakens your case and gives the impression that you are ignorant." - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Harmon: The buzzword dilemma, how academic terms are losing their weight in online discourse

Al Harmon March 6, 2024

In the era of heightened social awareness and digital activism, there has been a noticeable surge in the adoption of academic words into everyday language. While the goal of this linguistic growth is...

Rowan's Political parties' logos. - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Campus Ideologies: Three student parties’ take on foreign affairs

Rowan Political Groups December 6, 2023

Rowan Progressives For the last two months, the world has looked on in horror at what is happening in Gaza. Bombs and rockets coming from the sky, indiscriminately murdering thousands of innocent...

If the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has shown us one thing: it's the order to help bring the war to a halt and give the region a chance at peace, the complete removal of Hamas from power is the first step. - Photo via Adobe Stock

Harmon: The imperative for peace; dismantling Hamas as a prerequisite to a ceasefire

Al Harmon November 29, 2023

The war between Israel and Hamas forces broke out on Oct. 7th, leaving behind a trail of bloodshed and worldwide objection in its path. This war has initiated discussions regarding proper approaches to...

Author Chanty Jong returns to Rowan to educate students about Cambodian genocide and the impacts of it on her life. - Staff Writer / Isaac Linsk

Author Chanty Jong comes back to Rowan to discuss life under the Khmer Rouge regime

Isaac Linsk November 1, 2023

The Rowan Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights (RCHGHR) hosted Chanty Jong on Oct. 26, 2023, to discuss her memoir.  Professor Jody Russell Manning gave an introductory...

Students at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022. - Photo via RCHGHR

Rowan Center for the Study of the Holocaust addresses genocide awareness in panel discussion

Connor Brown April 26, 2023

Students from the Rowan Center for the Study of the Holocaust (RCHGHR) led a discussion on genocide awareness coinciding with Yom Hashoah, a day to commemorate all the victims and survivors of the Holocaust which...

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...

Chanty Jong speaking on Wednesday, Nov. 3. -Photo courtesy of William Mendez

Chanty Jong Spoke of Surviving the Cambodian Genocide at Westby Hall

Miriana Beja November 9, 2021

Genocide survivor Chanty Jong visited Rowan’s campus to spread awareness surrounding trauma, mental health, and a journey of self-healing on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at Westby Hall on Rowan’s main campus  According...

Auschwitz was the largest death camp established during the Holocaust. Rossen explains why equating current events to the suffering of the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides is wrong. - Photo via history.com

Rossen: Equating the Holocaust With the Present Needs to Stop

Alex Rossen February 20, 2021

From 1939 to 1945, 6 million Jews were systematically murdered on the basis of their ethnicity in Germany. Jewish homes were destroyed and families were torn apart. Jewish businesses were ransacked. Jewish...

Romeo Dallaire is a humanitarian, former Canadian senator and retired lieutenant general, best known for leading the UN peacekeeping mission during the Rwandan Genocide. Dallaire spoke at Rowan on Oct. 16 about his experiences. - Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies hosts lecture for the 25th anniversary of Rwandan Genocide

Katelin Drew October 19, 2019

As one of its annual events, the Rowan Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies partnered with the Hollybush Institute, Chabad and Africana Studies to host the annual Paul B. Winkler lecture on Oct....

Rowan observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day with candlelit walk

Brianna Donahue January 26, 2017

A windy evening didn't prevent members of the Rowan University community from keeping candles burning in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust. On Thursday night, Rowan students, faculty and...

Rowan Opens New Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Zach Baer December 4, 2015

Seventy years ago, Holocaust survivors Charles Middleberg and Helene Bouton were in Nazi-controlled Europe. On November 18, 2015, Middleberg and Bouton, now New Jersey residents, joined together with the...

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