News at Adelphi

Adelphi University has been recognized for its exceptional student support initiatives, programs and postgraduate success by two prominent organizations: Colleges of Distinction and Phi Theta Kappa.

Adelphi's simulation labs provide settings for future nurses to practice their skills.

Thanks to a grant from the Spencer Foundation, two faculty members from the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences will use technology to study the emotional atmosphere of school buildings.

Noting that some of his graduate nursing students had barriers to success—like tech skills or communication challenges—Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo, PhD, launched the Equitable, Targeted and Structured Onboarding Program. Read about the success of this program, and how he is now collaborating with four other universities to replicate it.

2022–2023 Faculty Excellence Awards Recognize Professional Dedication in Arts and Sciences, Education and Health Sciences, and Psychology

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.

The Adelphi University Robert B. Willumstad School of Business has introduced a hybrid accelerated option for its Professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program.

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.

Just three years after earning a master's degree in creative writing, Robin Gow, MFA ‘20, has sold three books to major publishers.

The caring science approach in nursing is on the rise, said Jean Watson, PhD, a distinguished professor emerita and dean emerita, University of Colorado Denver College of Nursing, as she addressed 90-plus Adelphi College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH) attendees in an April 26 Zoom presentation.

Sauropods—including iconic long-necked dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus and Apatosaurus —were the largest animals ever to walk the Earth. No other dinosaur or land mammal even comes close. Now, a new Adelphi University study provides insights into how these supergiants achieved their record-breaking sizes over time. “It was previously thought that sauropods evolved their exceptional sizes independently a few times in…

College of Nursing and Public Health faculty presented on a variety of topics at the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) 35th Annual Scientific Sessions, which took place March 23 and 24 in Philadelphia.

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.

Beginning in Fall 2023, Adelphi University will offer a new interdisciplinary, 22-credit Museum Studies program to current and prospective undergraduate students.

What began in January 2023 as a visit by the Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health Dean Deborah Hunt, PhD ’12, to Mohammad Yunus in Bangladesh has since led to a lecture by the Nobel Prize laureate on March 21 on the Adelphi campus—and now to a nursing school partnership agreement.

Philosophy may be seen as an area of academic speculation, but Shawn Kaplan, PhD, associate professor of philosophy and director of the Ethics and Public Policy program, researches how moral concerns affect current real-world issues.

Adelphi’s annual Scholarship and Creative Works Conference, better known as Research Day, celebrated its 20th anniversary with undergraduates and graduate students presenting their work in each of our Core Four areas of focus: arts and humanities, STEM and social sciences, health and wellness, and the business and education professions.

Adelphi senior Samuel Kang is the winner of two national honors at this year’s Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for his play, what we will be. He reflects on the continued leadership of Adelphi’s theater program.

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.

Zahin Ritee is a physics scholar, a leader, a high achiever—and an award-winning singer. Now she's been named a Barry Goldwater Scholar for excellence in STEM.

Ryan Wallace, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, has received a federal grant to tackle the threats acidification and harmful algal blooms pose to Long Island Sound ecosystems and organisms.

The poet William Blake may have decried how the muses—the "Fair Nine"—have forsaken poetry, but the art form continues to thrive at Adelphi.

When Shana Caro, PhD, joined the Adelphi faculty in Fall 2022 as an assistant professor of biology, she had a pressing priority. “I wanted to locate a place where I could do fieldwork that was close to campus so that I could easily bring students from campus to help with my research.”

How do you get to Sesame Street? Design your own major in puppetry and take it to your dream career in Broadway’s Winnie the Pooh, on Sesame Workshop—and even on a Super Bowl commercial featuring Cookie Monster.

After 12 years of leadership, groundbreaking research and numerous academic publications and awards, the dean of the Adelphi Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology is stepping down. Please join us in celebrating his extraordinary accomplishments.

The College of Professional and Continuing Studies' Finish Line Program is designed to help students who left Adelphi get back on track to a degree. Dedicated advisers are skilled at meeting the needs of returning students by charting their personalized paths to graduation and future success.

Palliative care focuses on managing the symptoms and stress that accompany serious illnesses. This certificate from the College of Professional and Continuing Studies trains nurses in this fast-growing specialization.

Students new to Adelphi will have expanded First-Year Seminar (FYS) options this fall, when a pilot program of interdisciplinary offerings launches. Designed to enhance opportunities for community building and provide a multifaceted approach to subject matter, each course follows a cohort model with classes led by two to four professors from different academic disciplines. Students…

Good things come to those who wait, the saying goes, but our perception of how quickly time passes varies from person to person. Are people who perceive time as passing quickly more willing to delay gratification?

Robert B. Willumstad School of Business alum Jared Mroz ’22 earned his master‘s in business analytics—while working in a leadership position at financial powerhouse Morgan Stanley. See how he managed this dual path.