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As a nursing major at Nassau Community College, Will Torres, now a rising senior and first-generation college student, realized he wanted to explore other options at a four-year institution. He wanted a campus close to his Glen Cove hometown that offered small classes and individually tailored instruction. He also wanted a friendly and inclusive campus.
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Dear Adelphi Community, In our June 24, 2020, letter to the community, we outlined a plan of action to work toward equity and engage in antiracist practices on our campus. Over the course of this past 2020–2021 academic year, this work has been ongoing and a collaborative effort throughout campus. Hundreds of our community members have…
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Every year, Adelphi honors four exceptional employees with a President's Award for Excellence and one employee with the President's Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. According to President Christine M. Riordan, the honorees “have won the admiration of their peers and colleagues by providing an extraordinary level of service to the University, and working to advance our shared values and goals."
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Adelphi is a safe, welcoming and inclusive home for all, and the Campus Pride Index recognizes our unwavering commitment to our LGBTQ+ community. Our stars continue to climb ever closer to 100 percent. We are very proud.
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As we head into the end of the spring semester, we reflect on how we've overcome a year of unexpected change and challenge to work together in new and innovative ways to stay safe, learn and thrive—as Panthers do!
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Dear Adelphi Community, On September 16, I shared this message with you, recognizing Adelphi’s need for and commitment to change to advance a more diverse, inclusive and equitable University environment where every individual feels welcomed and valued. Our Faculty Senate and administration have collaborated significantly over the past semester, along with members of the faculty,…
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Now in his 12th year at Adelphi, Scott Zotto '04, MSW '09, answers questions about his vision for leadership, validation and allyship within the LGBTQ+ community. He notes, “I'm inspired by the people I work with. Their drive, their passion, their tenacity: It's overwhelming."
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As society inches toward greater equality for women and sexual minorities, psychologists continue to report links between prejudices against these groups and religion.
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Gabrielle Deonath, an Adelphi alumna who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications in May 2018, is the co-editor of the new anthology, untold: defining moments of the uprooted, which will be released in March 2021 by Mango and Marigold Press. The focus is on representing Muslim and South Asian females. During her time at…
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Dear Adelphi Community, October is LGBTQ+ History month! Adelphi stands with pride to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and values the lived and shared experiences of each member of our community. With joy, we celebrate innumerable contributions within every school, discipline and professional community. The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion launched its inaugural “First Fridays”…
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What happens to live entertainment production during a pandemic? It stops, then it adapts. On October 1, two alumni in the business—Joe Minoso '01 and Dana Blair '04, MBA '08—gave an online audience an inside look at the industry's struggles this year, how it's changed now that production has resumed and where it's headed.
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If you deeply believe that you want to be a nurse and you are willing to put in the hard work to become one, you CAN and you WILL be a nurse. Do not stop believing in yourself, you can do it.
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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…
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Adelphi researchers challenge long-standing assumptions and break new ground in patient care.
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Welcome Weekend signifies the official start to an Adelphi Panther's journey. The weekend is full of memory-making events and activities, a ceremony that officially welcomes students to the academic community, and, of course, a ton of Panther pride.
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June is a time when individuals across the country and the world celebrate the LGBTQ+ community as part of Pride Month. Adelphi University, too, celebrates the many contributions of the LGBTQ+ community within our campus and honors their continued struggle for equity within our nation and the world.
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In this Q and A, Josh Altman, MBA, PhD, and Erin Furey from Adelphi’s Student Counseling Center share their vision and the virtual ways they are successfully helping students cope with the pandemic.
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Since May 2016, the Adelphi community has been greeted by the sight of an LGBTQ+ Pride flag. Displayed between the Ruth S. Harley University Center and the Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise, the flag is a permanent representation of the University's support for and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community.
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From winning a national championship to a viral commencement proposal, we're counting down some of our favorite moments of the year
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Ronald B. Lee ’67, chair of the Adelphi University Board of Trustees, today announced that the board has renewed and extended the contract of President Christine M. Riordan, Adelphi’s first woman president.
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Research by Geoffrey Ream, PhD, associate professor of social work, is featured in the Chicago Tribune on anti-bullying training being required in states across the U.S. The article, originally published in the Associated Press, also appears in many other outlets.
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Adelphi is becoming a model of diversity and inclusion. Our second consecutive HEED Award shows our progress—and compassion.
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Already named the NE10 Woman of the Year, lacrosse star and classroom standout Chelsea Abreu '19 also became the first Panther to be named a finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.
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Adelphi used to be in the "best-kept secret" category. Today, we're a U.S. News & World Report Best College in the nation—and a "best" in four other important areas.
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When Geoffrey Ream, PhD, associate professor in the Adelphi University School of Social Work, set out to study the variability in circumstances around suicide deaths among youth and young adults by sexual/gender identity, he didn't anticipate the media attention around one finding.
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Perry Greene, PhD, who will be retiring as vice president for diversity and inclusion at the end of the 2019–2020 academic year, is continuing to add accomplishments to his Adelphi University legacy.
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Adelphi's cybersecurity track is about much more than coding.
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Adelphi has a long-standing commitment to civic engagement and to addressing the challenges facing society. As part of this tradition, a growing number of faculty members are striving to produce research that resonates beyond academia—community-based research that may help resolve issues and enhance quality of life for marginalized populations.
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This month, Adelphi's new Hispanic Community Partnership Program gave 17 local high school students a firsthand look at college life.
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Created five years ago to help students of color, Adelphi's expanding mentoring program has just received a prestigious Eduventures Innovation Award. The honor is only one measure of the program's success.