News at Adelphi

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Adelphi University has announced the appointment of its next provost and executive vice president, Christopher Storm, PhD, who will take on the role effective July 1.

On January 6, 2021, when thousands of violent rioters launched an attack on the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., there was much more at stake than the presidential election results the insurgents sought to impede.

Steven Cox, PhD, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders and director of the Voice and Quality of Life Laboratory (VQLL) at Adelphi University, studies how voice disorders can impact individuals' physical, psychological and social functioning. He has a particular interest in communication and quality-of-life concerns in individuals treated for laryngeal cancer.

Katherine Fiori, PhD, was a young graduate student at the University of Michigan when she was first introduced to the Early Years of Marriage (EYM) Project—a long-term study launched in 1986 to look at how the early development of marriage impacts a variety of marital outcomes, including the mental and physical health of spouses, the…

Jessica Karim, a social work major at Adelphi University, has been named the 2021 BSW Student of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers-New York State Chapter.

Adelphi Gives Back Month is an Adelphi University tradition. Spearheaded by the Center for Student Involvement (CSI), it offers students multiple ways to make an impact on our community throughout the month of March.

Long a recognized go-to authority on disaster epidemiology and the public health aspects of infectious diseases such as seasonal influenza, K.C. Rondello, MD, has shared his words of wisdom in the media since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On one day we did so much and helped so many.

Bernadine Waller, MA '10, wears many hats at Adelphi. She is the associate director of experiential learning in the Center for Career and Professional Development and an adjunct professor in the School of Social Work, where she is also pursuing her PhD with the goal of using research to improve lives.

When a mutual friend introduced Sophia Powless '20 to fellow student Olivia Maybee, "I remember Olivia coming up to me and being like, 'You're Native—we're gonna be sisters!', and then we found out we were both Haudenosaunee and it was an instant connection."

An event series that brings to light how the arts can redress inequities, reflect the voices of all and push society forward.

Many colleges and universities were fully remote during the height of the pandemic. In Fall 2020, Adelphi opened to our community. With exhaustive planning, regular testing protocols and almost 100 percent compliance from our students, faculty and staff, our University upheld our mission and provided a safe campus environment throughout the semester.

The newly renovated and expanded Ruth S. Harley University Center is now a beautiful, environmentally friendly, state-of-the-art center for life at Adelphi.

The Annual Women’s Leadership Conference allows Adelphi University to recognize careers of graduates and friends while providing the opportunity to create meaningful business connections.

Who is better prepared for success in college: first-generation students, meaning the first in their families to pursue higher education, or non-first-generation students, those whose parents and perhaps earlier generations in the family attended college?

Adelphi instructors and students aren't only making the best of remote learning during the time of pandemic. In some cases, they're taking advantage of it and building on it.

At a time when the financial outlook for many colleges and universities has been negatively affected by the pandemic, Standard & Poor's (S&P) has reaffirmed Adelphi University's rating of A- with a stable outlook.

With racial tension continuing across the country, Adelphi has responded to include voices of students, faculty and administrators by creating a new diversity and inclusion action team this summer, the Equitable Adelphi Action Team. Formed by the Division of Student Affairs, the Equitable Adelphi Action Team is “a student-centered council that will provide the University…

Since childhood, Courtney Lee Weida, EdD, associate professor and director of graduate art education in Adelphi’s Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, has found the princess archetype “both captivating and problematic.” Dr. Weida partnered with her sister, Jaime Chris Weida, PhD, assistant professor of English at Borough of Manhattan Community College (The City University of…

One artist captures nature in a time of climate change.

New research reveals the impact of leadership on new product development.

Demystifying blockchain, Bitcoin and other digital money matters

A young alumna tells of her experience at Adelphi’s third Women's Leadership Conference.

An Adelphi novelist and the creation of a new genre: “collective criticism"

A well-known scholar of issues in East Asian politics and international relations, Vincent Wang, PhD, dean of Adelphi's College of Arts and Sciences, continues to be a highly sought-out speaker and presenter.

The 2016 presidential election had a powerful effect on many therapy patients: They were upset, and they wanted to talk about it.