News at Adelphi

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.

Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology adjunct professor Matt Aibel relates performance to therapy, teaching—and is rediscovering the joys of being back on stage.

From software engineering to teaching to research, alumni find common ground in their Adelphi experience.

The members of the Mad Professors come from the dance, math and psychology departments, united by a passion for playing classic rock of the '60s, '70s and '80s.

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.

The TD Charitable Foundation grant will support critical mental health services offered by Adelphi's Derner Hempstead Child Clinic.

Individual students and student-led organizations were given a spotlight for their work this past academic year.

Adelphi proudly announces its 2023 Newman Civic Fellow, Joe Sawma. Opportunities like the Newman Fellowship award—a yearlong civic learning and networking experience—are life-changing for our students. Sawma is seen here in the Dining Hall of the Ruth S. Harley University Center, where he created his food donation program to fight food insecurity.

When Shana Caro, PhD, joined the Adelphi faculty in Fall 2022 as an assistant professor of biology, she had a pressing priority. “I wanted to locate a place where I could do fieldwork that was close to campus so that I could easily bring students from campus to help with my research.”

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.

Long Islander Sandra Martinez is the new Bilingual Outreach Coordinator for the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support program, located in Garden City.

Retired educator Judith Ammerman, MA ’64, MS ’73, has always championed learning as vital to shaping lives and forging futures. And, as a lifelong philanthropist who earned two master’s degrees at Adelphi, she has generously established three endowed funds supporting students, faculty and the University with a planned gift of $1.5 million. 

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.

Melanie Bush, PhD, professor of sociology and an expert in teaching methods around the globe, has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist Award. During her three-year tenure, she will develop new insights into the ways we can make education more just and equitable for all.

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.

Language is an essential tool for connecting with others. As the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) states, effective communication is a human right that should be accessible to all. It is a right that speech-language pathologists and audiologists help people with language disorders exercise.

Michele Doubrava, a full-time working mother of two who is soon to be a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, knows exactly what she wants to do with the master's degree she will receive from Adelphi in December 2022. She wants to dedicate her career to helping people suffering from severe mental illness.

Organized by two Adelphi Department of Mathematics and Computer Science assistant professors, the inaugural session of the Adelphi Summer Institute in Mathematical Epidemiology gave Long Island high school students an opportunity to conduct original research projects in mathematical epidemiology that focused on COVID-19 and cancer.

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

At Adelphi, from day one, our new PATH core curriculum—with its focus on Preparation, Awareness, Transformation and Hands-On Learning—points students in the right direction on their pathway to college and lifetime learning.

Adelphi's 2022 Spirit Weekend, running from October 12–October 16, will offer five days of fun on campus and beyond—and more events than ever before.

On Adelphi's busy campus, there's a place where students, faculty and staff can find a moment for prayer or reflection and meet with others to worship, enjoy a meal or share ideas.

Most colleges have programs to get incoming first-year students acquainted with the campus. Adelphi takes that idea one step farther with a program that gets new students acquainted with the University's commitment to serving the surrounding community.

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.

Shawana Singletary, assistant vice president and chief enrollment officer, talks about her role leading international, undergraduate and graduate admissions and enrollment, what attracted her to Adelphi, and the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Biology professor Aaren Freeman, PhD (second from left), is known for his efforts to bring oyster beds back to Oyster Bay, Long Island. Now he’s also pioneering a new way to fertilize the town’s golf courses—with kelp. It’s a great example of Adelphi's commitment to sustainability.