Rowan Today

Rowan University today announced a landmark $10 million commitment by Edelman Financial Engines to establish the School of Financial Planning. Designed to address the nation’s increasing shortage of qualified financial planning professionals, the new school will be distinguished by curriculum at undergraduate and graduate levels, with an emphasis on preparing students to attain the Certified Financial Planner professional designation.

What are people actually doing with their phones? Meet Maxi Heitmayer, human-computer interaction scholar.

Music, movement and hands‑on experiences filled the Student Center Expansion April 15 as Rowan University unveiled Defy Definition, a new institutional campaign that leaders say puts words to what the University has been building—and becoming—for years.

Rowan University recognizes employees for their outstanding contributions to the institution during the annual Celebrating Excellence Awards Ceremony.

In Episode 6 of Rowan On, audiences hear a conversation between host Karen Holloway and paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara, executive director of Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University.

Rowan-Virtua Child Abuse Research Education and Service (CARES) Institute provides hope, healing, and support for children and families affected by abuse and trauma. To honor Child Abuse Prevention Month, the institute held its annual pinwheel planting ceremony outside the Rowan Medicine Building in Stratford, New Jersey on Monday, April 6.

At a March 26 forum focused on well-being at Rowan, multiple speakers explained that well-being isn’t a single program or initiative; it’s a shared commitment that requires collaboration across the institution.

Rowan’s College of the Arts hosted Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin for an evening conversation with Department of Theatre & Dance chair Lane Savadove on March 27. Chavkin shared insights from her twenty-plus-year career as a theatre maker, company founder and freelance director.

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University has joined a global consortium to expand collaboration and drive innovation in medicine, creating new opportunities for students and faculty.

U.S. News ranks Rowan graduate programs and medical schools among the best for 2026.