News at Adelphi

The Town of Hempstead has awarded Adelphi University a $2 million grant to aid reopening efforts. The town's contribution is part of funds received from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, helping offset unexpected costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Violeta Ilik made time to answer some questions about her past accomplishments and her thoughts about her new job, what Adelphi has to offer and how the University's library system can grow.

In response to students experiencing trauma from the COVID-19 crisis, Adelphi University's School of Social Work has launched the Adelphi Mutual Aid Group Project, providing students with opportunities to share their experiences during a time of pandemic social distancing.

Online classes can present challenges for some students with disabilities. Adelphi's Student Access Office has worked overtime during the global health crisis to ensure assistive technologies are available for students who need them.

Omar Grant ’03 always wanted to be in music. Now the co-president of Roc Nation’s record label, he said he never would have gotten there without his business degree from Adelphi.

Dr. Monique Mohammed ’14, MS ’16, earned her Doctor of Optometry degree this spring. She couldn’t have done it, she said, without the support she received from the CSTEP and mentoring programs as a student at Adelphi. Read her inspiring story.

Adelphi University’s commitment to helping students overcome obstacles and achieve academic and personal success has earned the institution several badges from Colleges of Distinction, a guide for college-bound students. The University was first honored with a Colleges of Distinction badge in 2010.

K.C. Rondello, MD, clinical associate professor in the College of Nursing and Public Health, is quoted in this New York Times story on the ethics of testing for COVID-19.

Harpist Skyla Budd '13, guitarist Daniel Moreno '13 and flutist Philip Lauto '15 were Adelphi music majors who became inspired to form a trio after performing “Seven Meditations on Tibet” by Carmen Moore—a piece that, according to Budd, “required the unusual instrumentation of a harp, guitar and flute. Due to that performance, we all realized what an interesting and unique sound we had and formed Trio Delphi.”

The Delphian has won second place in the Best College Newspaper category from the Press Club of Long Island (PCLI), a local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. This marks the ninth consecutive year of placing in this category. In addition, staff writer Christopher Alvarez ’20 won the Disability Journalism Scholarship for the articles he…

An op-ed on the rise of telehealth by Josh Altman, PhD, associate director of Adelphi’s Student Counseling Center, is featured in Modern Healthcare.

Robert Goldberg, clinical associate professor of finance and economics at Adelphi, shares his expertise in a Newsweek story about the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on corporate debt.

Malika Grayson ’11, PhD, is an application portfolio manager at Northrop Grumman, a member of the 2018 10 Under 10 and the second Black woman to obtain a PhD in mechanical engineering from Cornell University. She’s also a speaker, educator and an advocate for women of color in the STEM fields. Now she’s featured in Wall of Wonder:…

The Faculty of Color Network at Adelphi University has been recognized by INSIGHT Into Diversity as one of only 38 employee resource groups nationwide to receive an Inspiring Affinity Group Award. The award recognizes the Faculty of Color Network’s efforts to encourage recruitment and retention of diverse faculty by bringing new members fully into the…

Dear Adelphi Community, As we shared in our June 26 message to campus, our plans for the start of the fall semester and partial reopening are moving forward swiftly and thoughtfully. On July 15, we confidently submitted Adelphi’s Master Restart Plan in Response to COVID-19 to New York State. Our faculty and staff are actively working around the clock…

In May 2007, U.S. Congressman John Lewis spoke to Adelphi University graduates. Giving the commencement address to the Class of 2007, he said, “If you want a better, more just, more fair society, then you have to find a way to get in the way.”

Campus Recreation continues to provide ways to stay active throughout the summer.

The board of trustees has appointed Goldman Sachs as Adelphi University's outsourced chief investment officer.

The Council of Presidents of the Northeast-10 Conference voted unanimously on Thursday, July 16, to suspend all NE10-sponsored competition and championships through December 31 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adelphi virtually hosts two college-readiness programs for high school students: the Hispanic Community Partnership Program and Pre-College Certificate Program.

Dear Adelphi Community, We are delighted to see that the firm advocacy and determination of Adelphi University and all our peers in higher education—coupled with support from representatives across the nation—have resulted in the reversal of the July 6 announcement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to prohibit international students from remaining on campus…