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Meet the Interim Provost, Dr. James A. Newell

Dr. Newell's Official Biography

Provost’s Message

Our semester began with flooding, an earthquake, and then a hurricane that resulted in our taking in over 1100 refugees for two nights. Administrators, faculty, staff, and students responded and came in during the hurricane to improve the situation for those who had nowhere else to turn. I have never been more proud of our university. Now, we enter the semester with many things to do. The Medical School comes live next September, general education reform works its way through our curriculum processes, task forces will plan for the reorganization of four colleges, the search for our next president is well under way, and nearly 12,000 students walked through our doors. There is a lot on our plate at once. However, much as we came together in the face of the hurricane, I am confident that we will again come together as a university to move through these transitions and emerge as an ever better place. Our sense of community and connectedness - to the students, to each other, and to the university - differentiates Rowan from so many other universities and will be our strength again as we face whatever challenges the future may bring.

With best regards,

James A. Newell, Ph.D.

Interim Provost