Glassboro is a borough within Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Glassboro and surrounding Gloucester County constitute part of South Jersey.

The university was the site of the Glassboro Summit Conference in 1967 between U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin.

Johnson, wary of encountering protests against the Vietnam War, preferred to meet in Washington, D.C.

[32] The summit's generally amicable atmosphere was referred to as the "Spirit of Glassboro," although the leaders failed to reach agreement on limiting anti-ballistic missile systems.

[2][3] Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Elsemere.

[35][36] The area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[7] The borough form of government used by Glassboro is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie.

The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council.

[50][51] As of 2025[update], the mayor of Glassboro is Democrat John E. Wallace, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026.

[4] Members of the borough council, and the years their terms expire, are Council President Anna Miller (D, 2027), Timothy D. Brown (D, 2026), George P. Cossabone Sr. (D, 2025), Deanna L. Garlic (D, 2026), Andrew Halter (D, 2027), Daniele Brida Spence (D, 2025).

[52][53][54][55][56][57] In March 2019, Danielle Spence was selected to fill the seat on the Borough Council expiring in December 2019 that had been held by Edward A.

[59] Anna Miller was appointed by the borough council in March 2013 from among three candidates offered by the municipal Democratic committee to fill the vacant seat of George Cossabone.

[63][64][65] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 1st congressional district is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).

[68] For the 2024-2025 session, the 3rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by John Burzichelli (D, Paulsboro) and in the General Assembly by David Bailey (D, Woodstown) and Heather Simmons (D, Glassboro).

[92][93] In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 56.3% of the vote (4,135 cast), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 37.8% (2,779 votes), and other candidates with 5.9% among the 7,347 ballots cast by the borough's 11,512 registered voters, for a turnout of 63.8%.

[102] The Glassboro Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

[117] The university was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a 25-acre (10 ha) site donated by the borough.

Beginning in the 1970s, the university expanded into a multi-purpose institution, adding programs in business, communications, and engineering.

[30] Rowan Boulevard is a mixed-use development intended to provide a vibrant downtown district for Glassboro, incorporating university student life into its design as part of an effort to accommodate a student body that has been projected to grow to about 25,000 in 2023.

[128][129][130][131] A new station at Rowan University in the vicinity of the historic depot is the planned for the proposed Glassboro–Camden Line, an 18-mile (28.97 km) diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail system.

The trail traverses the Glassboro State Wildlife Refuge before terminating at Delsea Drive.

[137] Future work will extend this trail along former railroad right of way from Delsea Drive to Rowan U's Bunce Hall.