News at Adelphi
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The United Nations has proclaimed March 22 World Water Day, devoted to sustainable, clean drinking water for all. In honor of the day and the mission, here are just some of the ways Adelphi faculty, staff, students and alumni are doing their part in their careers, research, and day-to-day lives to achieve the goals of clean drinking water and cleaner oceans and coasts.
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Najee Hunt is a student leader who is actively helping create a diverse and inclusive culture on campus. As president of the campus organization Black Students United (BSU), he is passionate about supporting and mentoring fellow students of color. He has also expanded the organization's mission to include support of young people from the surrounding community.
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Students and Sheryl Mihopoulos, assistant vice president for student financial services, discusses the potential impacts of a proposed new cap on how much students can borrow to pay for college.
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There's a weekend full of music—from inspiring young playwrights to 1960s northern soul to the edges of the universe—in store at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center.
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U.S. News & World Report, one of the leading sources for reviewing colleges across the country, has released its 2020 rankings for Best Graduate Schools, and the College of Nursing and Public Health has risen an impressive 49 spots and is now ranked 115 in the nation for Best Nursing Schools (Master's).
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Perry, Greene, vice president for diversity & inclusion, talks about the importance of hiring and maintaining a diverse faculty.
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Angelica Medina was commended for her work with our Sisters United In Health outreach initiative.
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We are saddened once again by a senseless and awful act of hate which has killed and injured so many people who were practicing their faith in two mosques in New Zealand.
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Spotlight on Adelphi's Universal Access Task Force and Its Chair: Achievements and Priorities
CategoriesPublished:Dr. Perry Greene developed this task force to identify and assess the access issues so they could then prioritize and act.
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This group aims to ensure that Adelphi continues to monitor issues related to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), immigration status, and visa and international student climate, and to serve as a coordinating body for resources and information, among other things.
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Spotlight on Adelphi's Student Veterans Task Force and Its Chair: Achievements and Priorities
CategoriesPublished:This task force looked ahead at this year's priorities and looked back at last year's major achievements.
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Elaine L. Smith '78, Ed.D., R.N., ANEF, has been selected as dean of the Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health, effective March 16.
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An op-ed by Elizabeth Palley, professor of Social Work at Adelphi University and author of In Our Hands: The Struggle for US Child Care Policy.
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This 10-person group, working closely with the University Diversity Committee to further support the inclusion and acceptance of students, faculty and staff who identify as LGBTQ+, looked ahead at this year's priorities and looked back at last year's major accomplishments.
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In January 2019, fifteen students and two clinical faculty members of the Long Island Doctor of Audiology Consortium joined the Starkey Hearing Foundation (SHF) as part of their Global-Based Hearing Health Care program, “So the World May Hear,” and traveled to Peru, South America to provide free hearing healthcare and services to underserved communities.
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Adelphi University Libraries has thousands of print and digital books available. But this month it will add a different type of book—that of the human variety.
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Understanding how to teach our students. Adelphi's student body is the most diverse in the University's history. The "Understanding Our Students" session of the conference explored the needs and expectations of today's students and how Adelphi can meet them.
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After meeting with members of our community, hearing your comments and working with our architects, we have identified what will move forward and what modifications we will be making to our design.
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Online learners need a community, too. Online education is becoming increasingly popular, but providing a quality learning experience requires more than just putting content online. A session at the conference examined the elements of successful online programs.
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Margaret Gray, associate professor of political science, is quoted by the New York Times about indoor greenhouse farm labor conditions.
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Three of this year's recipients, Andy Roninson and Julia Gytri and Avi Amon, will be honored at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (Adelphi PAC) during its 2019–2020 season with an evening of performance featuring their works as part of the Larson Legacy Concert Series.
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To celebrate Women's History Month, we're highlighting some notable women who have taught, attended or spoken at Adelphi, as well as how we have advanced education for women over the years.
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In recognition of his work, Dr. Fareri was named a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science (APS), an honor given to a handful of outstanding psychological scientists in the early stages of their postgraduate research careers around the world.
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Ayesha Nashurdeen talks about the Infant Mental Health-Developmental Practice (IMH-DP) Master’s program and how it has helped build self-confidence and self-awareness.
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Mobile World Congress 2019 Recap
CategoriesPublished:Capping the end of February, was the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona which ran from February 25-28. This year, there were some exciting announcements — not just around the future of mobility, but technology in general.
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For two days—Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2—the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center is in for something a little different: The Rome Prize-winning composer and vocalist Lisa Bielawa will present a free composition workshop on Friday and give a concert of recent and older works the next day. Both events are open to the public.
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Science, technology, engineering and math are difficult topics to master for some students, but a new approach to teaching the subjects is proven to enhance learning, encourage persistence and improve graduation rates.
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Inside and outside the classroom, experiential learning works. Hands-on, high-impact learning experiences are central to Adelphi's personalized approach to education. A panel at the conference provided examples of their benefits to students.
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Social change begins in the classroom. Dr. Michael J. Sorrell has transformed Paul Quinn College, the small, private institution in Dallas. In his keynote address at the conference, he called for universities to help bring about social change and end poverty.
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The big impact of "small" teaching. Neurological research is producing new insights into the way the brain processes information. The findings are leading to new teaching techniques that improve learning—techniques that were the subject of the "Small Teaching" session.