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The next Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for December 11. - Features Editor / Paige Britt

Board of Trustees holds first meeting of the school year

Paige Britt, Features Editor September 17, 2024

Rowan’s Board of Trustees approved all 19 items on their consent agenda at their most recent meeting.  This includes the approval of increased funding to the city of Glassboro for three firefighters...

"We are the teachers, professional staff, librarians, and coaches of the university. Without us, there is no teaching or learning at Rowan" said Joseph Basso. - Photo / Rowan University Student Affairs Blog

Letter to the Editor: Rowan fails to explain the entirety of why tuition increased

Joseph Basso May 22, 2023

As the president of the local chapter of the American Federation of Teachers union at Rowan University, I was surprised, and disappointed, at a statement that appeared in the April 26 issue...

"2021 to 2023, Rowan University’s tuition has increased by 4%." - Previous Photo Editor/Amanda Palma

Editorial: Tuition has risen, what does that mean for Rowan students?

The Whit Staff April 26, 2023

Rowan's tuition has increased once again. What does that mean for the students who are paying for it? Looking at tuition and fees alone, from 2021 to 2023, Rowan University’s tuition has increased...

Kevin McCarthy speaking during an SGA Senate meeting with SGA President Arielle Gedeon in the background - Photo via / Alexander Heller

SGA Reveals $153 Million Operating Budget

Corey Rothauser September 23, 2020

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its second meeting of the year remotely on Monday. They announced the reinstatements of three board of trustee positions and the approval of Rowan's 2021...

Members of the Rowan University Board of Trustees at a meeting held on September 13, 2017. -Photo Editor/Amanda Palma

Rowan University’s Board of Trustees approves budgets for Student Center Plaza designs and a pet therapy program

Amanda Palma April 10, 2019

Multiple budgets got approved by the Rowan University Board of Trustees, and will impact future students. The budget approvals included $100,000 for feasibility analysis and preliminary design work by...

Alternate Student Trustee candidates. Kyle Perez (left), Kevin McCarthy (middle) and Julia Gibbins (right). -Staff writer/Alexander Heller

Perez wins SGA alternate student trustee election following ‘Meet the Candidates’ event

Alexander Heller March 5, 2019

Current SGA Commissioner of Community Standards Kyle Perez was elected to the position of alternate student trustee following a "Meet the Candidates" open forum event last week. The forum was held...

Ali Houshmand speaks at the board of trustees meeting in the Chamberlain Center ballroom. News Editor / Amanda Palma

Rowan funds methods to enhance university at Board of Trustees Meeting

Justin Jardot February 6, 2019

Rowan University's Board of Trustees moves forward this school year with new ventures on their horizons. Ventures that will, inevitably, require large amounts of money. Losses in the last month of...

President Houshmand  presents student trustee, Melissa Shore with a certificate of accomplishment during the Board of Trustees meeting. -Staff Photo/Andrew Turco

Houshmand announces tuition increases for Rowan University undergrads

Matt Kass April 6, 2017

At Wednesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Rowan University President Ali Houshmand vowed not to raise tuition beyond the rate of inflation. A Rowan Announcer Extra Edition was sent out on Monday, April...

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