News at Adelphi

The National Science Foundation has awarded Adelphi University $599,000 in grant funding over the next five years for The Opportunity Program, which will provide financial support, scholarship opportunities, and career guidance to 18 economically disadvantaged undergraduate students majoring in biology, chemistry, or physics. The program’s goal is to increase the number of highly skilled U.S.…

Adelphi University’s Institute for Parenting is pleased to host child psychologist and author Cynthia Monahon, Psy.D., who will be the second speaker in the Institute’s Parent Coffee Series, presenting “Parenting in the Wake of Trauma,” on Thursday, November 8, 2007, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, in Adelphi’s Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Avenue, Garden City,…

Adelphi University Assistant Professor Margaret Gray, in partnership with The Migrant Labor Project at Bard College, today released a new report on the quality of life, challenges, and working conditions of farmworkers in the Hudson Valley.

Lecture on "Leadership in a Changing World."

Adelphi University is pleased to welcome prize-winning photojournalist Audrey Ronning Topping.

Adelphi University is pleased to announce that its School of Business has earned accreditation by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving and largest global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.  Adelphi joins an…

Adelphi University released "Mental Health on Long Island," the second report from its multi-year Vital Signs campus-community project to assess Long Island’s social health.

We should assert that others be respected for their humanity even if they are different from us.

It is my pledge to continue our legacy, one story at a time: your story, my story, our story.

The liberal arts are good for educated citizens, but are not enough to prepare them for the world.

We have campus presidents fulfilling roles as philosophers, executives, entrepreneurs and advocates.

On this day let us be mindful of all those who served and the debt we owe them for their service.

Word pictures and family photographs help rekindle the mental images of a child’s play.

Robert M. Moldwin '80, M.D., F.A.C.S., will receive the Ruth Stratton Harley Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from Adelphi University at its 111th Commencement on Monday, May 21, 2007.

Judith Borten ’57, co-founder and board member of TransCen, and William Borten ’57, former Adelphi University Trustee and president and CEO of Atlantic Research Corporation, will receive honorary doctor of humane letters degrees from Adelphi University at its 111th Commencement on Monday, May 21, 2007. They will also join their 1957 classmates to celebrate their…

Donna Orender, president of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from Adelphi University at the 111th Commencement on Monday, May 21, 2007. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 AM in the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY. Prior to joining the WNBA, Ms. Orender…

By Robert A. Scott, President, Adelphi University (and Former Right-Handed First Baseman The start of the baseball season revives memories of pick-up games when as young kids we would choose sides, set the rules, and arbitrate disputes. We learned teamwork and leadership, honed our skills and abilities, and developed a set of values. We learned that sides should…

The Adelphi University Board of Trustees voted to elect Christian P. Vaupel '96, M.S., '03, as vice president for University Advancement.

Adelphi University will confirm more than 2,400 graduates at the associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels at its 111th Commencement on Monday, May 21, 2007, at 10:00 AM in the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY. Congressman John Lewis will deliver the Commencement Address and will be recognized with an honorary degree.…

The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) honored an Adelphi University administrator, student, and alumna with its highest awards. On March 30, 2007, a reception was held at Adelphi University with Adelphi alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends.  About the Award Recipients Ronald S. Feingold, dean of the Adelphi University Ruth…

Adelphi University will confirm more than 2,400 graduates at its 111th Commencement on Monday, May 21, 2007.

Learning does not occur in a vacuum. No one understands this maxim more than business professionals, who must be as well-versed on the art of negotiation as they are on economic principles. This is why the School of Business is dedicated to the concept of “action learning,” which is “a continuous process of learning and…

February 28, 2007

Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef, best-selling author, and TV show host, will discuss “How to Stop Worrying and Enjoy Globalization/Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisine” on Monday, February 19, 2007, at 7:30 PM in Adelphi University’s Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. Prior to his talk, a select group of students…

We continue to pursue excellence in terms of teaching, creative activity, and community service.

Know that you have the capacity to change everyone you meet and everything you touch.

Council of Europe's Forum on Higher Education and Democratic Culture in Strasbourg, France

We want to have hope that sports will in fact advance individual and group development for the good.

Higher education is not in turmoil; if anything, it is policy towards it that has lost its way.

By President Robert A. Scott Garden City, NY, April 19, 2006 The most prestigious colleges are called “liberal arts” institutions. Many universities call themselves “liberal arts” institutions at the core. Many futurists agree that a liberal arts education is the best preparation for work, citizenship, and family life. They agree that training is about answers — how to…