News at Adelphi

“These scholarships are a way to give back because Adelphi’s given me so much,” said the proud Adelphi alumna.

The Men Leaders Paving Paths for Young Men conference gave young Latino men insights on how college is key to succeeding professionally and personally and helping their families and communities. 

Strong support for successful programs and an openness to voices from the campus community helped Adelphi become one of just 10 universities out of approximately 200 in New York state to earn a 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity.

For the seventh consecutive year, INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has recognized Adelphi University with its annual Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.

Associate Professor David Machlis, PhD, took a group of university leaders to Poland this spring to study not only the Holocaust but the roots of hatred. A few weeks later, Dr. Machlis’s Two Museums Program for Adelphi students won a national award for its efforts to build understanding and combat intolerance.

The seventh annual conference encouraged attendees to adopt artificial intelligence, advocate for inclusion and be confident in their capabilities.

Seven alumni share how Adelphi opened doors, helped them overcome personal obstacles and set them up for professional and personal success.

Faculty members in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology launch New Graduate Programs at a Glance (known as GOAL), to help students from underrepresented groups successfully navigate grad school applications.

Thanks to this esteemed educator, director and mentor, this series coming in Spring 2025 will explore the latest topics, practices and career options in clinical psychology.

Sophie Breslow ‘24, now an MSW candidate, credits the Learning Resource Program for her successful college experience and preparing her to support other neurodivergent students navigating their own college journeys.

Ron Robinson ’87, founder and CEO of BeautyStat, brought biochemistry major Rachel Amirova to a product launch event in the Hamptons.

The three-year-old program introducing high school students to advanced research received a national honor for its commitment to increasing diversity in the STEM fields.

Dear Adelphi Community Members, Adelphi University is proud of its ongoing commitment to providing an environment free of sex discrimination and harassment. In accordance with The U.S. Department of Education’s 2024 Title IX Final Rule, we have  implemented new policy for Sex Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct and Other Prohibited Conduct Grievance Procedures, effective August 1, 2024.…

The Two Museums program has received a prestigious Recognition of Achievement from the Eduventures Innovation Awards Program.

Kyana Gordon ’24 was turned away from doing research at her high school. Now, after two years in Adelphi biology labs, she's off to conduct epidemiological research in Jamaica as a Fulbright Scholar. Meet her and three other winners of prestigious national academic awards.

Candice Garwood, a student in Adelphi's Levermore Global Scholars program, is this year's recipient of the fellowship from Campus Compact for students working to bring about change. She is the seventh consecutive Adelphi student to win the annual award.

Adelphi is awarded for its efforts in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Peri Finkelstein ’22, MBA ’23, continues to take the nonprofit she founded to greater heights while giving back to a program that gave her so much.

Adelphi University is included on the outlet’s list of higher education institutions best for LGBTQIA+ community members to attend.

The United States is facing a nursing crisis.

Four Adelphi University professors have been awarded SUNY Teacher Workforce Investment Grants totaling $1,244,035 to support a project focused on targeting and retaining diverse teaching professionals.

During the past two years, College of Nursing and Public Health Dean Deborah Hunt, PhD ’12, has been laser focused on the international collaboration with Professor Mohammad Yunus’ Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing in Bangladesh. 

Adelphi University School of Education Assistant Professor Suraj Uttamchandani, PhD, and Associate Professor Matthew Curinga, EdD, and John Drew, associate professor of communications, have received funding from the Mozilla Foundation to redesign two courses in responsible computing.

Recently, the U.S. Department of Education released its updated “Final Title IX Regulations,” with changes effective August 1, 2024.

Adelphi University will recognize two inspiring leaders, and alumni, with honorary degrees at its Commencement ceremonies at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, on Tuesday, May 21.

Whatever challenges the College’s nontraditional students face, our academic advisers are there to help, every step of the way. 

On March 9—during Women’s History Month—Adelphi hosted its seventh annual Women’s Leadership Conference, titled: “The Era of Embracing Change: Dare To Be Extraordinary.”

From Ground Zero to COVID-19 to communities around the globe, Clinical Associate Professor K.C. Rondello, MD, has devoted his career to helping protect our health. In January, he traveled with a group bringing medical services to people from underserved communities abroad. His dozens of such international experiences have spanned five continents over 15 years.

Joseph Celentano, MBA ’04, senior adjunct professor of management, is recognized for his outstanding achievements in actively supporting the growth of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the community.