News at Adelphi

Adelphi University excels in several 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings including Best College, Social Mobility, Best Value, First-Year Experiences and Undergraduate Nursing.

Whether they're caring for patients, working in underserved communities, solving computational problems, launching new businesses or teaching overseas, Adelphi's students are supported by those who came before them.

Adelphi University has been ranked a 2024 Best College in the United States by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)/College Pulse.

Dear Students, As we prepare for the exciting move to our new location in Brooklyn, we want to provide you with information and resources to make your transition as seamless as possible. As we’ve shared previously, our new location at 179 Livingston Street (floors five to seven) at the St. Francis College (SFC) campus in…

Maria Rossi, a student in our Master of Social Work program, found a unique way to improve women’s health in her rural Vermont county—she combines doula counseling with social work advising. She presented her innovative thinking at the World Association for Infant Mental Health Conference in Dublin this summer, an impressive global honor for a graduate student.

Joanne Corbin, PhD, joined Adelphi University on July 17, 2023, as dean of the University's School of Social Work.

Adelphi’s Class of 2023 celebrated their accomplishments with family and friends at the University’s 127th Commencement ceremony on May 23 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.

Elizabeth Palley, JD, PhD, professor of social work and director of Adelphi’s social work doctoral program, is on a mission to bring American child care policy into the 21st century.

Adelphi University’s nursing, business and public health programs have once again been included in the U.S. News & World Report rankings of top graduate programs for 2024.

Following an extensive national search, Joanne Corbin, PhD, has been selected as the next dean of the Adelphi University School of Social Work. She will begin in her new role on July 17.

Master of Social Work student Sarah Delannoy is taking her concerns to a global stage. She’ll join youth representatives from around the world in giving voice to the issues of importance to the rising generation.

New York State Assembly Member Chantal Jackson, MSW ’14, had a busy day April 7.

Faculty, administrators and students continue to raise awareness and advocate for the neurodivergent community.

For the past 20 years, a number of staff at the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)—the nation's largest public child welfare program—have chosen to advance their careers by earning their Master in Social Work (MSW) from Adelphi, thanks to Adelphi's flexible scheduling, field placement and internship opportunities.

Adelphi’s IDEATE program is the sole national winner of the John L. Blackburn Award from the American Association of University Administrators. A “bridge” between our graduate nursing and social work programs, IDEATE trains future practitioners to work together to deliver behavioral health services to children, adolescents and emerging adults.

The Adelphi University School of Social Work will present “BreaKING the Ice: Black Men's Mental Health and Wellness Conference," highlighting the importance of mental health and wellness among Black men, on Saturday, April 15.

Over the past two decades, devices that make use of artificial intelligence (AI) have infiltrated our existence.

Christopher Storm, PhD, provost and executive vice president, has announced the honorary degree recipient and keynote speaker for Adelphi’s 2023 Commencement ceremony: entrepreneur and humanitarian Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of Chobani. A leader in the food manufacturing industry, Ulukaya built Chobani on the foundation that it would do well by doing good. He was raised in a dairy-farming…

Two Adelphi students have been selected to represent the University as United Nations youth delegates. This year’s representatives are Sarah Delannoy, a graduate student majoring in social work, and Nino Burjanadze, an undergraduate student majoring in political science. They will join over 550 young people from 100 countries across the globe benefiting from the program,…

In a remarkable example of hands-on learning, social work graduate students are working directly with local police as part of their training at Adelphi’s Hudson Valley Center. For both police and students, it has been a win-win experience.

Adelphi’s Interdisciplinary Education and Training Experience (IDEATE) program, a collaborative learning project that bridges the university’s social work and nursing academic programs, has won the prestigious 2023 John L. Blackburn Award from the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA).

Adelphi faculty develop pedagogical solutions to meet the challenges of COVID-19

Classmates call her Mommy Louis, professors at Adelphi’s Manhattan Center say she is an exceptional student and Women’s Forum of New York lauded her for achieving success in the face of adversity. Still, 44-year-old Myrdline Louis, a native of Haiti who moved to the United States 23 years ago, is modestly proud and pragmatic about…

The Adelphi University School of Social Work was selected to participate in a premier program with the New York State Office of Mental Health. Graduate social work students like Stephanie Paterno work directly with adults diagnosed with severe mental illnesses—a unique bridge between two fields.

Warren Graham grew up in Hempstead, New York, in a family of civil servants. His stepfather worked in corrections and his mother worked administratively in police stations—and Graham had a lot of questions.

The Adelphi University School of Social Work is home to a community that is dedicated to life-changing student success. Its new partnership with Brooklyn-based The New Seminary makes its Master of Social Work (MSW) program available to members of the Orthodox Jewish community wishing to serve their community by pursuing careers in social work.

It's been another great year of academic achievement and recognition at Adelphi.

Adelphi's new director of the Bachelor of Social Work program and associate professor has a clear vision: “To bring distinction to the University as the premier institution for preparing social work practitioners for success in a global society."