News at Adelphi

As society inches toward greater equality for women and sexual minorities, psychologists continue to report links between prejudices against these groups and religion. Chana Etengoff, PhD, assistant professor in Adelphi’s Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, co-authored a deeply insightful paper on the psychological and sociological underpinnings of this issue, titled “Sexual Prejudice, Sexism, and…

Tetracycline in the Environment: A New Solution Pharmaceuticals save human and animal lives, but when they end up in our waterways, they present a dangerous form of pollution. The popular antibiotic tetracycline, for example, is found in wastewater in heavily populated and livestock-rich regions. In nature, the drug promotes antibiotic resistance in disease-causing organisms and…

More than 252 million of the world's entrepreneurs are women, and an average of almost 18 percent of women globally said they too aspire to start a new business. Jason (HyunJun) Na, PhD, assistant professor of finance and economics, and Murat Erogul, PhD, associate professor of management, explore the current climate in external funding that impacts the business prospects of entrepreneurs—specifically women entrepreneurs—in their paper “A Global Review of Female Entrepreneurial Finance," which was recently published in the International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business.

Since the January reopening of Adelphi University's newly renovated Ruth S. Harley University Center (UC), several local and state government officials and community members have stopped by to visit. In early February, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Evlyn Tsimis, JD, deputy county executive for economic development, took a tour of the completely reimagined building and hub of the University's Garden City campus.

Rajib Sanyal, PhD, dean of the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, has been named a recipient of the 2021 Diversity in Business Award by Long Island Business News. A virtual award ceremony will be held on Tuesday, March 2. Dr. Sanyal, once an international student in the United States, is keen on ensuring students have…

For Adelphi University, the civil rights movement began not in the 1960s but in the '40s—in 1945, when Helen Holmes Taylor enrolled as the University's first undergraduate student of color.

Students, have you experienced more stress and anxiety in the past year? You're not alone. COVID-19, working remotely and spending more hours at home have taken their toll on the mental and emotional health of many students.

The Bridge was founded by a group of seven Adelphi alumnae with a mission to create deeper, more enriching and sustainable relationships between Adelphi Theatre students and alumni and industry professionals. By serving as a conduit for conversation, perspective and opportunity and operating as a sounding board and team of creative community consultants, the collective seeks to ensure the educational community’s continued success.

Last fall, Schanica Pickens, director of the Master of Social Work program and director of student engagement and academic affairs, moderated Media Perceptions of Black (MEN)tal Health Practitioners.

A flame is a symbol of life and of death, love and desire, and destruction. Eternal Flame is the title of a virtual exhibition with a strong Adelphi connection. The exhibit is curated by Cara Lynch ’12, MA ’15, and includes works by Lauren Skelly Bailey ’12; Carson Fox, professor of art and art history;…

Food insecurity is defined as “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods, including involuntarily cutting back on meals and food portions or not knowing the source of the next meal." It’s one of the most pressing issues of our times. Anyone can experience food insecurity, including college students, faculty and staff.

In polls conducted by Campus Recreation this past summer and fall, students voiced their preference for in-person fitness classes and more access to the fitness center, said Linda Gundrum, MS '86, director. In response, Campus Rec is responding to these requests with more in-person classes, new pop-up intramural activities and expanded hours for the fitness center for Spring 2021.