News at Adelphi

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.

On April 27, the Adelphi University School of Social Work will present “BreaKING the Ice: Black Men’s Mental Health and Wellness Conference,” highlighting the importance of mental health and wellness among Black men.

The junior majoring in international relations is using her research and outreach skills to make a difference for her native country.

Undergrad Nino Burjanadze, a Levermore Global Scholar, has been selected for a semester-long internship with The Washington Center Academic Internship Program in Washington, D.C. She will advocate for better resources for schools located in areas with funding challenges, like Native American reservations and low-income housing communities.

Dean MaryAnne Hyland, PhD, has been named a 2024 Power Player in Corporate Social Responsibility. But the honor, she says, belongs to the entire Robert B. Willumstad School of Business.

Students from the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences, led by Dean Xiao-lei Wang, PhD, traveled to Italy in early January for the international course entitled “Exploring Italy: Unveiling the Rich Tapestry of Italian Culture.” 

Hanna Kim, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology, has returned from a year away, studying and educating others about the Hindu community and religious group she has been researching for decades. Now she’s ready to complete a book on her work—and fuel her students’ passion for scholarship.

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.

This January, graduate students and faculty traveled to Jamaica to gain a global perspective on the field of speech-language pathology.

For the first time since the pandemic, high school students gathered at Adelphi to learn how to advocate for their rights and those of people of all races, cultures, religions and genders. 

Climate change is a topic that surfaces each time there is news of the latest flood, forest fire, tornado or temperature extreme.

On Saturday, March 9, more than 350 professionals, industry leaders, alumni, students and community members will come together for Adelphi University’s premier Women’s Leadership Conference.

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In addition to continuing to serve as associate provost for faculty support and global affairs, in 2024, she will lead Levermore Global Scholars, a program that initially drew her to Adelphi because of its unique learning goals.

In 2023, Adelphi experienced strong news coverage nationally and locally in a wide range of media.

A new TV show, Carl the Collector, will be the first PBS animated series starring a character on the autism spectrum. Stephen Shore, EdD, clinical associate professor, who is on the spectrum himself and is a globally recognized expert on autism from the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences, was called in to advise.

Caroline Elkins, PhD, Harvard professor and author, presented on the untold history of colonialism in Kenya.

Friends, family and a who's who of colleagues celebrated Jacques Barber, PhD, who recently retired after 12 years as dean of the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology.

Carl Mirra, PhD, associate professor in the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences, has made several service trips to Ukraine, and sees a school system in transformation. “We are witnessing a historic moment where democracy is being forged in schools and society amidst a crisis," he explains.

The Green House, an exhibit of paintings by Jennifer Maloney, associate professor of art and art history, opened at the Adele and Herbert J. Klapper Art Gallery in the Ruth S. Harley University Center on Adelphi University’s Garden City, New York, campus on October 23. The exhibition will run through December 15.

Michael O'Loughlin, PhD, professor in the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences and the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, grew up poor in Ireland, and might have been destined for a life not much better off than his ancestors before him.

For the first time ever, Adelphi University was ranked in the Times Higher Education (THE) 2024 World University Rankings by Subject.

For Anagnostis Agelarakis, PhD, professor in Adelphi's history department, archaeology is an endlessly generative practice.

New discoveries connect Indigenous Alaskans to their ancestors

When the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum decided to refresh the way it presents itself to the public, it tapped David Pierce, assistant professor of art and art history, to help lead the project. This designer, painter, filmmaker and animator spent the summer in Hanoi to begin working with the museum to develop a new logo, signage, brochures and other materials.

Professor and three Adelphi colleagues initiate and organize a conference to address how to help young adults with disabilities transition to life after high school.

Thanks to a major gift from Bharat Bhisé, MBA '78, students and faculty will examine history, relations and economics to address global issues and increase understanding.

Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Adelphi faculty hosted a teach-in to help students make sense of the conflict.

Assistant Professor Natalia Prado-Oviedo, PhD, is studying the genomes of elephants in U.S. zoos to increase the odds of survival for this endangered species.

The fraught relationship between Central American immigrant mothers and their reunified children.