News at Adelphi

A mother, teacher, mentor, early-childhood-education advocate, lover of the arts and culture and a world traveler, Alice Brown never lost her sense of wonder and the ability to see the world through the eyes of a child.

Since 2013, Adelphi University has prepared students to make a difference in children's lives through sports and physical activity. Students pursuing an MS in Sport Management or MA in Physical Activity Studies have the opportunity to enhance their graduate experience through Adelphi's hands-on Sport-Based Youth Development specialization.

The website College Choice has cited Adelphi as one of the country's most accommodating schools for students with physical disabilities, autism spectrum disorder or learning disabilities.

A $1 million bequest initiated in 2011 by the Larson Family Trust came to fruition in 2022, memorializing Jonathan Larson ’82, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and composer of the Broadway musical RENT.

The McElroy Family Performing Arts Center Fund was created in 2021 to enhance and create exceptional programming at our Performing Arts Center related to dance, music or theater.

For nearly two decades, Phyllis and Frank ’77 Angello have been devoted champions of an Adelphi education and generous benefactors to the University.

A growing endowment for underrepresented doctoral students.

In honor of the University’s 125th anniversary, Robert B. Catell ’99 (Hon.) pledged to grow his Catell Family Endowed Scholarship Fund to $125,000.

Career achievement awards for six faculty members—Chris Muran (pictured), Jacques Barber, Kirkland Vaughans, Robert Bornstein, Mark Hilsenroth and Lea Theodore—reflect the Derner School’s impact on psychoanalytic thought.

Why inflation now? What is “stagflation"? Professor of economics Mariano Torras, PhD, discusses the state of the U.S. economy.

Aurore Ineza had a life-changing student experience at the African Girls' Summit in Niger, reporting on panels led by the world’s top nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). As a global thinker, this future journalist covered critical discussions of human rights for girls around the world.

How would you describe your professional experience here at Adelphi? I am an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH). I received my PhD in Nursing Science from Adelphi University in 2018. My dissertation was on hypertension in Blacks/African Americans, in which I investigated the relatively most important factors of treatment…

Adelphi University's aim is to foster a culture where every member of the University feels valued, supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals. This includes providing opportunity and access for all people.

Black History Month is a period of reflection, one that can be as painful and solemn as memories of our nation's history—which must be told in all of its complexities to educate, inspire and heal—are relived. Despite the distressing historical realities faced by the Black community, Black History Month also gives us a platform to celebrate the contributions, triumphs and advancements in spite of adversity. It is a time to honor the many contributions both past and present.

Lezai Favors, a senior majoring in sociology, is projected to receive her BA in May 2022, then continue for an additional year in the Scholar Teacher Education Program (STEP) for her MA in Childhood Education.

Fall 2021 marked the launch of an exciting new initiative, the Nassau-Adelphi Gateway program. The distinctive partnership provides a best-of-both-worlds choice for Nassau Community College (NCC) students. While earning their associate degrees at NCC, they are able to take advantage of the four-year cocurricular Adelphi experience—living and dining on campus, participating in clubs and recreation, and being part of the Adelphi community outside the classroom—with a streamlined transfer pathway for completing their bachelor's degrees at Adelphi. This August, Adelphi welcomed the first cohort of 27 Nassau-Adelphi Gateway students.

Every year, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) honors outstanding performances in film, television, theater, music and literature through its annual NAACP Image Awards.

Adelphi recently received a $1 million gift from our trailblazing nurse alumna, the late Mildred “Millie” Loughlin Kahane ’49. She was a first-generation scholarship recipient who became a leader—one inspired to “pay it forward.” The next generation of Adelphi nurses and our University are grateful for her generosity.

Business analytics is a degree of the future. Just ask Jaime Dasso ’18, MS ’20. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a specialization in finance, Dasso decided to shift careers and return to his alma mater to pursue a Master of Science in Business Analytics. He was hired at CH Global Capital, an…