News at Adelphi

Henry Gomez ’24 balances earning his online Master of Social Work with family life, community activism and his job serving students in New York City’s public schools.

For this year’s Social Action Initiative project, "Uplifting Voices," students connected social work theory to practice by interviewing people in the community, and these are now featured on the StoryCorps site.

By training professionals to treat trauma in youth across the nation, the institute extends the School of Social Work mission far beyond campus.

Patients reveal the emotional burden of treatment during lockdown.

From helping clients cope with the effects of the pandemic to creating more climate-resilient communities to learning to heal through the arts, the School’s continuing ed workshops give mental health professionals the opportunity to gain valuable skills and earn credits. Renee Rawcliffe, director of continuing education and professional development, discusses the School’s approach and impact on the behavioral health community.

Despite physical and mental health challenges stemming from his time in the military, Gavin Walters, MSW ’20, is now thriving as director of a veterans program in two counties in New York state and facilitator of a coalition that covers the entire state. Adelphi’s Hudson Valley Center—and an exceptionally dedicated professor—made a life-changing difference for Walters.

Coming soon: candidate advertisements blanketing the airwaves, political signs planted on lawns, robocalls extolling the campaign promises of the latest contenders for elected office.

A student-led photovoice project empowers people in treatment to share their experiences and build community ties.

Different subsets of the transgender population have different rates of marijuana use when medically transitioning, new research finds

Every October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program celebrates survivorship—and being there for those affected by breast cancer.

The 2023 Women's Leadership Conference, Themed “Defining Leadership for Our Lives, Our Careers and Our Communities," Broke Attendance Records While Aiming to Break Glass Ceilings and Preconceived Ideas

Whether they're caring for patients, working in underserved communities, solving computational problems, launching new businesses or teaching overseas, Adelphi's students are supported by those who came before them.

Maria Rossi, a student in our Master of Social Work program, found a unique way to improve women’s health in her rural Vermont county—she combines doula counseling with social work advising. She presented her innovative thinking at the World Association for Infant Mental Health Conference in Dublin this summer, an impressive global honor for a graduate student.

Elizabeth Palley, JD, PhD, professor of social work and director of Adelphi’s social work doctoral program, is on a mission to bring American child care policy into the 21st century.

Over the past two decades, devices that make use of artificial intelligence (AI) have infiltrated our existence.

Christopher Storm, PhD, provost and executive vice president, has announced the honorary degree recipient and keynote speaker for Adelphi’s 2023 Commencement ceremony: entrepreneur and humanitarian Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of Chobani. A leader in the food manufacturing industry, Ulukaya built Chobani on the foundation that it would do well by doing good. He was raised in a dairy-farming…

Two Adelphi students have been selected to represent the University as United Nations youth delegates. This year’s representatives are Sarah Delannoy, a graduate student majoring in social work, and Nino Burjanadze, an undergraduate student majoring in political science. They will join over 550 young people from 100 countries across the globe benefiting from the program,…

In a remarkable example of hands-on learning, social work graduate students are working directly with local police as part of their training at Adelphi’s Hudson Valley Center. For both police and students, it has been a win-win experience.

Adelphi faculty develop pedagogical solutions to meet the challenges of COVID-19

The Adelphi University School of Social Work was selected to participate in a premier program with the New York State Office of Mental Health. Graduate social work students like Stephanie Paterno work directly with adults diagnosed with severe mental illnesses—a unique bridge between two fields.

The Adelphi University School of Social Work is home to a community that is dedicated to life-changing student success. Its new partnership with Brooklyn-based The New Seminary makes its Master of Social Work (MSW) program available to members of the Orthodox Jewish community wishing to serve their community by pursuing careers in social work.

A generous gift to our School of Social Work will help graduate students gain knowledge and practical experience in the field of gerontology.

Adelphi social work professor advocates for better practices and policies after shocking statistics on suicide come to light.

Throughout our 125-year history, many of Adelphi’s women leaders were the only women in the classroom, boardroom or corner office—and had to blaze a trail for the women who followed in their respective fields.

These new partnerships will expand access to the School of Social Work's nationally recognized programs, diversify the profession and serve underrepresented communities.

A rising senior conducting research on retinal imaging; a trilingual future speech-language pathologist; and a doctoral student who brought social work to an orphanage in Kenya—our three Fulbright Scholars share their stories.