News at Adelphi
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Q&A With Alice Hoffman '73, '02 (Hon.): Lessons from the Classroom and Staying Connected to Adelphi
CategoriesPublished:Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman ’73, ’02 (Hon.), grew up in Franklin Square, New York. She completed her English degree at Adelphi in three years, then earned an MA in creative writing from Stanford University in 1974. She has published more than 30 novels, three books of short fiction, and eight books for children…
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The return of award-winning brass quintet Axiom Brass to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center is featured.
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Netflix's Tick, Tick... Boom! Is Based on the True Story of Broadway Legend Jonathan Larson
CategoriesPublished:The upcoming film, based on the life of Adelphi alum Jonathan Larson '82, is featured. The story also appeared in several other outlets, including Florida News Times Today.
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Students who have spent the past year learning remotely will notice a few changes on campus when they return. Among them is the Ruth S. Harley University Center (UC), which reopened in June after it was closed for renovation a little over a year ago. With expanded dining and meeting areas already in use, there are still a few new additions coming to the UC next year.
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For her senior thesis, physics major Gabriella (Gabi) Vidad '21 used remote sensing and widely available resources such as Google Earth to chart the severity of coral reef changes in the Philippines.
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This spring, the Center for Student Involvement changed its name.
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Faculty Updates
CategoriesPublished:We congratulate faculty who have received prestigious awards or promotions —and say goodbye to beloved retiring professors.
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For the second year in a row, the Hispanic Community Partnership Program (HCPP) was held virtually. Here, Charlene Mayers, executive assistant in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, tells us how being virtual opened doors to students who would not have been able to attend in person.
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A Narcan training event led by Marissa Abram ’08, PhD ’17, assistant professor and director of the Psychiatric Mental Health–Nurse Practitioner program in the College of Nursing and Public Health, is featured.
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Furthering diversity and inclusion efforts at the University, the Web Development and Digital Strategy (WDDS) have added individual pronouns to the employee directory.
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Congratulations to you on your appointment to the position of provost and executive vice president.
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During his time at the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology (then the Gordon F. Derner Institute of Psychological Studies), longtime professor and former associate dean Patrick L. Ross, PhD, was devoted to graduate education.
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U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
CategoriesPublished:Jonathan Cristol, PhD, who teaches about the Middle East, discusses the situation in Afghanistan in a podcast episode.
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Adelphi University's Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program/Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP/STEP) has been awarded the 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.
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Ismael Voltaire, MS '21, had already come a long way by the time he entered Adelphi's first Strategic Plan Competition in 2018.
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When Nicole Daisy-Etienne, PhD ’05, learned in March 2020 that a Hempstead student in her care had COVID-19 symptoms and a parent too afraid of immigration to get the child medical care, the Derner Hempstead Child Clinic director and clinical supervisor went into action. She pulled together a newsletter containing all the places the students…
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Matthew Wright, PhD, associate professor and chair of the physics department, pens a piece about returning to his hometown.
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Dear Adelphi Community, I am pleased to announce our University’s inaugural chief of community concerns and resolution, Allison Vernace ’13, who will launch our new Office of Community Concerns and Resolution when she joins Adelphi on August 30, 2021. As previously communicated, the Office of Community Concerns and Resolution (OCCR) will provide the Adelphi community…
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Marsha J. Tyson Darling, PhD, Appointed Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives
Published:Dear Adelphi Community, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Marsha J. Tyson Darling, PhD, to the position of special assistant to the president for strategic initiatives. Dr. Darling’s appointment will be effective September 1, 2021. Dr. Darling has been a dynamic member of the Adelphi community as a leader, scholar, program manager, professor and…
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Remembering Ann Callahan-Dick '47
CategoriesPublished:Adelphi recently lost one of our first nursing students. She was a nursing trailblazer, engaged alumna and aspiring part of Adelphi's history of preparing nurses to take the lead.
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If you're on campus the week of August 16, you may notice camera crews. That's because The College Tour is coming to Adelphi.
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In its fifth year, Adelphi University's Leading in Community (LIC) program, offered by the University's Center for Nonprofit Leadership, has doubled enrollment and connected more local, nonprofit leaders of color than ever before.
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Rising junior Danelya Zholdasbekova's path to Adelphi was unexpected. While searching the internet for top New York business schools, the Kazakhstan native said she was attracted by descriptions of Adelphi's “close-knit, diverse community, its Honors College, scholarship opportunities, and beautiful campus and location."