By Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff Writer
Amid talk of a controversial merger with Rutgers-Camden, Rowan University has suspended its search for a new president.
Board of trustees chairman James Gruccio announced in an e-mail to Rowan employees on Thursday that the three finalists for the job had withdrawn from consideration.
“We will, however, reengage in the search process once there is clarity as to the proposed reorganization of higher education throughout the state,” Gruccio wrote.
Interim president Ali Houshmand will continue in his role while the university’s future organization is debated. Houshmand has been interim president since July and had served as chief executive officer since January 2011.
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