News at Adelphi

Adelphi virtually hosts two college-readiness programs for high school students: the Hispanic Community Partnership Program and Pre-College Certificate Program.

Dear Adelphi Community, We are delighted to see that the firm advocacy and determination of Adelphi University and all our peers in higher education—coupled with support from representatives across the nation—have resulted in the reversal of the July 6 announcement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to prohibit international students from remaining on campus…

Although written in 1978, Professor Emeritus Kermit Frazier's play Kernel of Sanity still resonates as it examines modern Black issues.

Dear Adelphi Community, On Monday, July 6, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released guidelines prohibiting international students from remaining on campus if all of their classes are online. This was an unexpected and senseless policy that runs counter to what we stand for as a university. We write to express our unqualified support for our…

ParentChild+ helps young children in underserved communities across 15 states. The organization's goal is to use education to break the cycle of poverty for low-income families, engaging early in life to help toddlers, their parents, and their family child care providers access a path to possibility.

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.

While adjusting to teaching and learning online, Jennifer Perrone finds hope during the pandemic with the birth of her son.

We continue to work in partnership with students, faculty and staff to develop actionable antiracism plans that work toward dismantling racial inequities and demonstrating our authentic commitment to racial justice.

Being at home wasn't going to stop Corrada Spatola '20 from making the most of her last semester at Adelphi. Thanks to the virtual student chats offered by various departments at Adelphi, she got to interact with her fellow students and learned how to navigate our new normal.

In recognition of Juneteenth, a nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States of America, Adelphi University is joining other colleges, universities and organizations around the country in offering a paid day off to employees.

Kirkland Vaughans, PhD ’85, adjunct faculty member in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology and director of the Derner Hempstead Child Clinic, is quoted in a New York Times story about healing from the trauma associated with racism.

Stephanie Lake, PhD, director of Adelphi's criminal justice program, shares her perspective on this timely topic. The story was published in The Christian Science Monitor and also ran on Yahoo! News.

Adelphi remembers Jean Lau Chin, EdD, an accomplished and beloved member of our community.

It is our priority to create a supportive, equitable, diverse, and fair home for every Adelphi student, faculty, and staff member.

Faculty members Kellyann Monaghan, Geoffrey Grogan and Brooks Frederick discuss what inspired and motivated them to create portraits of George Floyd.

Jacqueline Woodson '16 (Hon.) has received the Hans Christian Andersen Award for writing. Her books are being widely read and recommended for portraying the black experience.

Adelphi University has been awarded the 2020 Institutional Excellence Award by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE).

Jennefer Maldonado looks back fondly on her journey double majoring at Adelphi in mathematics and computer science, with a minor in scientific computing.

Under its new management team, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) will continue to raise Adelphi's profile by participating in several annual diversity-related conferences.