News at Adelphi

This month, Adelphi's new Hispanic Community Partnership Program gave 17 local high school students a firsthand look at college life.

The new LGBTQ+ and Allies Affinity Group joins the Multicultural Chapter to give our alumni with shared interests a place to connect, network and find support.

African American women make up a disproportionate percentage of victims of intimate partner violence. Are they receiving the help they need? Bernadine Waller, MA ’10, associate director of experiential learning at Adelphi's Center for Career and Professional Development and a PhD candidate in social work, just received a prestigious grant for her research—and, she is searching for an answer.

Robert A. Scott, PhD, president emeritus, published an op-ed in Newsday encouraging free college advocates to look at data that could help increase college affordability and accessibility.

Alora Hague, a sophomore at New Hyde Park Memorial High School, loves to write poetry and fiction and wants to be a published writer. To perfect her craft, she joined more than a dozen other high school students who came to Adelphi this summer for the annual Alice Hoffman Young Writers Retreat.

Professional wrestling journalist Brian Shields '99 has been inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, says Newsday.

Jeff Williams, who studied at Adelphi to earn his paralegal license in 1997, is featured in a New York Times article highlighting what happened after he was paralyzed at age 13 due to being accidentally shot by a close friend.

This fall, the Adelphi-Upstate Accelerated Scholars Program will prepare students for medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical University through a joint-admissions alliance, says Innovate Long Island.

Della Hudson has been a mainstay at Adelphi for the past 28 years. The associate dean of student affairs has been a friend and confidante to hundreds of students and has contributed her time and efforts to many initiatives, including the First-Year Community Action Program, alternative spring break, the Diversity Committee, and the Panther Pantry.

When Jacqueline Jones LaMon, JD, was six years old, she wrote her first poem after being inspired by a lesson in school about Walt Whitman. Hundreds of poems later, LaMon is now an award-winning author who was recently appointed associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and was selected as a 2019 BAU Institute Fellow.

Ellen Hagan, adjunct professor, has co-led Adelphi's Alice Hoffman Young Writers Retreat for high school students every July for the past 17 years. But Hagan is active outside of her work at Adelphi. She's an educator, performer, author of two poetry collections, and now an author of a young-adult novel.

Yahoo! News and HipHopDX wished hip-hop legend and alumnus Chuck D '84, '13 (Hon.), a happy birthday and celebrated his impact on music.

Andy Atzert took his new role as dean of the Adelphi University College of Professional and Continuing Studies on July 8. Here, he shares his thoughts on the growing numbers of nontraditional students, online programs, collaborating with other deans and the importance of the liberal arts tradition.

Longtime Saturday Night Live lighting director Phil Hymes '49 has died at 96. Read about Hymes's amazing television career in Variety.

Susan Eileen Dinan, PhD, the new dean of the Honors College, shares with us her thoughts, including on succeeding and building on the legacy of Richard Garner, PhD, the beloved founding dean of the Honors College, the appeal of a life in academia, and the importance of a sense of humor.

Jeffrey Kessler reflects on his time at Adelphi and his plans for the future.

Omar Grant '03 has been named co-president of Roc Nation, an entertainment company founded by rapper Jay-Z, says Variety.

June 2019 marks a big change in the Department of Public Safety and Transportation. We are proud to present our new Public Safety University Logo with the unveiling of our new Public Safety Officers Uniforms.

The late Val Asbedian, MS '66, is celebrated for his contributions to Apollo 11, the first moon landing, in an article in The Bedford Citizen.

Adelphi is committed to giving our faculty, students and staff the tools to advance their professional skills. That's why we've been offering free access to the many courses available on Lynda.com. This month, Lynda.com transitioned to LinkedIn Learning, and so has Adelphi.

Earlier this year, Vincent Wei-cheng Wang, PhD, was named dean of Adelphi University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). He began his tenure at Adelphi on July 1, 2019.

It doesn't take an accountant to know that you can't do better than 100 percent. And the first graduating class from the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business MS in Professional Accounting program couldn't have done better than 100 percent job placement upon graduation.

Mark Grabowski, JD, an associate communications professor, is quoted in a Newsday story about data security.

Associate professor and director of graduate art education Courtney Lee Weida, EdD, is quoted in a Refinery 29 article about how fandom culture is blurring the lines of fine art.

Get off to a great start at Adelphi with this list of ten easy things to do for First-Year students!

Just a few weeks ago, Molly Cuevas ’16, MS ’17, completed her run across the country to raise money for the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Cuevas spoke to The Garden City News about her inspiring journey.