News at Adelphi

Rachel Fryman, a clinical social worker in Adelphi’s Learning Resource Program, is honored by State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin as one of Long Island’s outstanding women.

“Let your truth guide you and let your passion and tenacity sustain you.”

African American women make up a disproportionate percentage of victims of intimate partner violence. Are they receiving the help they need? Bernadine Waller, MA ’10, associate director of experiential learning at Adelphi's Center for Career and Professional Development and a PhD candidate in social work, just received a prestigious grant for her research—and, she is searching for an answer.

The University’s Manhattan Center brings some of Adelphi’s most popular programs to a global community of busy city residents.

Research by Geoffrey Ream, Ph.D., associate professor of social work, has revealed a shocking fact: Nearly one-quarter of young teens who died by suicide were LGBT.

"You will never be bored with being a social worker," Alyse November, licensed clinical social worker, tells Adelphi students. "The opportunities are endless."

At Adelphi, students reap the benefits of personalized attention from their professors and all the opportunities nearby New York City holds. But according to Peter West, Ph.D.—the newly appointed associate provost for student success—there's always room to do better.

Adelphi Social Work Professor Philip Rozario shares his views in a letter to the editor.

Stacy Brief, a junior at Adelphi, struggled with emotional issues and thoughts of suicide as a teen. But she has channeled her struggles into helping others overcome their challenges.

Bernadine Waller, MA '10, associate director of experiential learning at Adelphi's Center for Career and Professional Development and a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Social Work, was awarded a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R36 grant to complete her dissertation.

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.

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.

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.

Amanda Nagler talks about the holistic approach of the Infant Mental Health-Developmental Practice (IMH-DP) Master’s program.

As a welfare examiner for the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, Colleen Itzkowitz has spent the past 12 years of her career focused primarily on paperwork and eligibility. Now, as a graduate student in social work at Adelphi, she has an internship in addition to her job, spending late afternoons and evenings with the Emergency Unit at Child Protective Services.

Nicole Stroke speaks about how she found the Infant Mental Health-Developmental Practice (IMH-DP) Master’s program and how it has changed her outlooks on her career and parenting.

How can women who face gender-based violence create conditions of safety and well-being in their lives? That is the question that animates the research efforts of Stavroula Kyriakakis, Ph.D., associate professor in the Adelphi University School of Social Work.

Lawrence Keating, M.S.W. ’90, is featured in a Newsday article about helping other Vietnam veterans deal with war.

The Campus Recreation department is partnering with the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program for Breast Cancer Awareness Week.

The School of Social Work's upcoming Social Work Practice Fellows (SWPF) program is designed to heighten the teaching and leadership skills of participating M.S.W.-level social work supervisors. But the initiative aims to do more than that.

Several noteworthy postgraduate workshops are planned for the coming weeks and months as the School of Social Work continues its commitment to providing excellence in professional development and continuing education.

For the past three years, Carol S. Cohen, D.S.W., associate professor in Adelphi's School of Social Work, has served as principal investigator on a team of evaluators studying an innovative and unprecedented collaboration between seven U.S. schools of social work engaged, in pairs, with seven Chinese institutions.

According to Diann Cameron-Kelly, Ph.D., associate professor and B.S.W. program faculty chair, early paternal engagement can have life-changing results.

Jackie Sabatino speaks about her path to graduation from the Infant Mental Health-Developmental Practice (IMH-DP) Master’s program