News at Adelphi

In Fall 2022 Adelphi opened the new Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Works to further our emphasis on and support of student research.

A response to Howard Marks’ piece “Macro models only provide an illusion of knowledge” in the Fiancial Times from Mariano Torras, PhD.

“How do we experience being alive?” That’s the question Igor Webb, PhD, professor in Adelphi University’s Department of English, explores in his latest book, Buster Brown’s America: Recollections, Reveries, Reflections—and incorporating This Old Writer: A Journal of a Plague Year. “In everyday life, we don’t experience being alive in the same way,” said Dr. Webb. “It’s not…

Continued coverage of Adelphi being named to the Campus Pride Index Best of the Best list.

Adelphi University has earned the exceptional achievement of a five-star rating on the Campus Pride Index—a nationally recognized measure of LGBTQ+ friendliness and inclusivity. Campus Pride also chose Adelphi as one of the Top 40 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Campuses.

The COVID-19 pandemic—and the more recent rise of monkeypox—have brought an often overlooked field into sharp focus: public health. At Adelphi, the work of our Master of Public Health (MPH) students and faculty has become even more important , and they have stepped up to serve.

Most colleges have programs to get incoming first-year students acquainted with the campus. Adelphi takes that idea one step farther with a program that gets new students acquainted with the University's commitment to serving the surrounding community.

Kees Leune, PhD, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, believes everyone benefits when a classroom is more diverse. It's a belief he shares with Salvatore Petrilli '05, EdD, now associate dean for academic operations and general education in the College of Arts and Sciences, and that led them in 2016 to rethink the undergraduate computer science curriculum.

Dear Adelphi Students, Faculty and Staff, I am pleased to welcome everyone to Fall 2022 on Adelphi’s campuses to continue our 126-year tradition of student success. This academic year marks the launch of our Momentum 2 strategic plan, which will guide our University through 2027 with increasingly innovative goals. Our mission to transform the lives…

Dear Adelphi Community, Adelphi University’s Health and Wellness team continues to closely watch the outbreak of monkeypox, which was recently declared a global and national public health emergency. Additionally, New York state’s governor declared a disaster emergency to ensure the state has the resources to respond. As with all public health matters, we are monitoring the situation…

Industry-steering alumni share their insights and perspectives on the future.

Jacklyn Brown ‘21, MBA ‘22, has taken the lead on the Panthers’ field hockey team, in the classroom as a business management and marketing major, and in the community.

Adelphi University has been named to Campus Pride’s annual Best of the Best Colleges and Universities for LGBTQ+ Students in the United States for creating a safe, welcoming environment for students, faculty and staff alike.

Adelphi recently lost a truly remarkable former member of our faculty: Abe Shenitzer, PhD, professor of mathematics, who survived the Holocaust to go on to a noteworthy career as a mathematician, translator and advocate who spoke publicly about his experience, passed away at the age of 101 in June 2022.