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'''Rowan University''' is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Glassboro, New Jersey]] with a medical campus in [[Stratford, New Jersey|Stratford]] and medical and academic campuses in [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]].
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The university offered students $1000 if they would accept a [[COVID-19 jab]].<ref>https://today.rowan.edu/in-the-news/2021/05/rowan-university-offers-students-incentives-to-vaccinate.html</ref> As of spring [[2022]], proof of jabbing was mandated to attend the school.<ref>https://www.rowan.edu/returntorowan/planning-resources/student-guide.html</ref>
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==History==
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In the early part of the 20th century, there was a shortage of adequately trained teachers in the state of [[New Jersey]]. It took the current name in honor of industrialist [[Henry Rowan]] and his wife Betty, who donated $ 100 million to the school - at the time the maximum sum given to a US public university.<ref>http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0F4AE72930ABDD06&p_docnum=2&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=B48D4FNGMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg</ref>
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The university includes 14 colleges and schools with a total enrollment (undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies) of just over 19,600 students.<ref>https://sites.rowan.edu/fastfacts/index.html</ref>
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Latest revision as of 10:26, 28 August 2022

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HeadquartersNew Jersey, USA
New Jersey university that offered $1000 for students to take the Covid jab

Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden.

The university offered students $1000 if they would accept a COVID-19 jab.[1] As of spring 2022, proof of jabbing was mandated to attend the school.[2]

History

In the early part of the 20th century, there was a shortage of adequately trained teachers in the state of New Jersey. It took the current name in honor of industrialist Henry Rowan and his wife Betty, who donated $ 100 million to the school - at the time the maximum sum given to a US public university.[3]

The university includes 14 colleges and schools with a total enrollment (undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies) of just over 19,600 students.[4]


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