News at Adelphi

During February and into March, Adelphi acknowledges the achievements, sacrifices and accomplishments of Black people in our own community and around the world.

Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Beamon '72, '00 (Hon.), will be the featured guest in “A Giant Leap in a Time of Struggle," a discussion scheduled for Thursday, February 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A collaboration of Adelphi Athletics and the “Great Minds, Great Conversations" series, the event is also part of the University's observance of Black History Month.

Fifty years ago, as protests by Black students across the United States gained prominence, Black and Puerto Rican students at Adelphi University seized the moment to push for the creation of a program of study about their own histories in America.

In 2007, Adelphi University launched Bridges to Adelphi, an award-winning program that helps students on the autism spectrum or who have nonverbal learning disabilities transition to college life and succeed academically and socially.

To Members of the Adelphi Community, In light of the profoundly disturbing events that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, we invite our Adelphi faculty, staff and students to join an open community forum and panel discussion. Please save the date: Tuesday, January 12 12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. “Assault on the Capitol and Democracy”…

As a student in Valley Stream Central High School, Jolie Correa compared colleges, weighing which to attend. She made her decision to enroll in Adelphi after participating in Adelphi's Hispanic Community Partnership Program (HCPP) in the summer of 2019. The inclusivity Adelphi offers made it stand out from the competition.

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?

In 2017, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-Generation Student Success launched the First-Generation College Celebration, a day for institutions to celebrate students, faculty and staff who are the first members of their family to attend college.

Adelphi observes National Native American Heritage Month in a new way this year—thanks to several departments and campus groups, including a new student group, the Indigenous Peoples Awareness Coalition (IPAC).

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…

Melissa Randazzo, PhD, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, is taking her expertise to Uganda to train educators and therapists there.

Aptly nicknamed “the voice of the students," The Delphian has been Adelphi's sole campus newspaper for 69 years. It has been named Best College Newspaper several times in the past nine years by the Press Club of Long Island, and staff members and writers have also won numerous awards.

Dear Students, At noon today we met with approximately 40 students in a forum dedicated to hearing your experiences of racism at Adelphi. Some of you told us about very specific personal experiences of microaggression, bias and racism. Thank you for your honesty, openness, trust and respectfulness. We commit to responding actively to what you…

Alma Lorena Monreal Munoz is a painter and designer who has been honored as a young entrepreneur in her hometown of Hermosillo, Mexico. She's also a winner of this year's You Are Welcome Here Scholarship, coming to Adelphi for our five-year BBA/MBA program.

Adelphi is committed to the issues of race, social justice and equality and is now offering a new special topic course, Race: A Critical Perspective.

Dr. Monique Mohammed ’14, MS ’16, earned her Doctor of Optometry degree this spring. She couldn’t have done it, she said, without the support she received from the CSTEP and mentoring programs as a student at Adelphi. Read her inspiring story.

Adelphi University’s commitment to helping students overcome obstacles and achieve academic and personal success has earned the institution several badges from Colleges of Distinction, a guide for college-bound students. The University was first honored with a Colleges of Distinction badge in 2010.

Malika Grayson ’11, PhD, is an application portfolio manager at Northrop Grumman, a member of the 2018 10 Under 10 and the second Black woman to obtain a PhD in mechanical engineering from Cornell University. She’s also a speaker, educator and an advocate for women of color in the STEM fields. Now she’s featured in Wall of Wonder:…

The Faculty of Color Network at Adelphi University has been recognized by INSIGHT Into Diversity as one of only 38 employee resource groups nationwide to receive an Inspiring Affinity Group Award. The award recognizes the Faculty of Color Network’s efforts to encourage recruitment and retention of diverse faculty by bringing new members fully into the…