Bharat Bhisé MBA ’78 and his wife, Swati Bhisé, have brought a philosophy of global understanding to Adelphi with the establishment of the Bhisé Center for Global Understanding (BCGU).
The BCGU is focused on issues such the reversal of de-globalization and the significance of repressed narratives in history and public discourses. It supports curriculum development, a lecture series, student and faculty research, faculty fellowships, and the annual Bhisé Global Learning Experience study abroad program.
Swati and Bharat Bhisé MBA ’78 are excited to partner with Adelphi to create thoughtful and ethical global leaders.
Mr. Bhisé has created and led several global transportation and finance companies on three continents during which he has developed a first-hand understanding of global (mis)communications. Mr. Bhisé credits Adelphi University as the first step in his career.
Swati Bhisé is an Indian classical dancer and theater performer, scholar, educator, film producer and director and Artist in Residence for Lincoln Center for 25 years. She has had many prominent performances in the United States, including the opening of the 40 th anniversary of the U.N. General Assembly in 1985. She has received Asia Society’s Game Changer Award for 2023. Mrs. Bhisé currently teaches women’s empowerment seminars at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Together, Mr. and Mrs. Bhisé have been lifelong supporters of various causes, especially gender and racial equality. Additionally, the couple has a deep commitment to global relations, and they intend for the Bhisé Center for Global Understanding to making a lasting impact on Adelphi students and to educate the next generation of global thinkers and leaders.
A distinctive new program for Levermore Global Scholars (LGS) at Adelphi University will send a group of students to India in January 2023 for an intensive, all-expenses-paid, study tour, sponsored by Adelphi alumnus Bharat Bhisé, MBA ‘78.