Rowan hires 60 faculty as research becomes a priority

By Jonathan Lai, Inquirer Staff Writer

Students at Rowan University might not immediately notice the school’s new “research” designation when they return to campus in the fall, but they will see quite a few new faces among the faculty.

The university has hired more than 60 new faculty members this year to begin in the fall, the largest single group of hires in the school’s history, as it launches a state-supported expansion into a large research institution.

In order to maintain the school’s current commitment to teaching while meeting new research responsibilities, administrators have hired faculty in two groups: professors, who will teach and do research, and instructors, who are expected to teach more classes and have no research obligation.

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