Amy Towers

Winants Hall at Rutgers University in New Brunswick
Jul 9, 2026

Rutgers approves $6.2B budget, 3% tuition increase

Rutgers approved a $6.2B budget with a 3% tuition increase, hiring freeze and expanded financial aid for 2026-27.

Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Winants Hall
Jul 8, 2025

Rutgers approves $5.9B budget, tuition increase

Citing challenges such as uncertainty around federal funding, the university's spending plan includes a 5% and 6% cost hike for in-state and out-of-state students, respectively, for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Amy Towers (left), chair of the Rutgers University Board of Governors, and James Dougherty, vice chair.
Jun 20, 2025

Towers re-elected chair of Rutgers Board of Governors

Amy Towers will begin her second one-year term July 1, along with Vice Chair James Dougherty and new university President William Tate IV.