News at Adelphi

Adelphi University has once again been recognized among the nation’s top institutions in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges rankings, with the undergraduate nursing program making one of the most significant gains in recent years.

While other colleges and universities encourage career planning in students’ senior year, more and more students are beginning career planning in their first year at Adelphi.

The Faculty Center for Professional Excellence is delighted to welcome the newest members of Adelphi’s faculty community.

Adelphi University’s innovative Bhisé Global Learning Experience has been recognized with the highly coveted 2025 Khaladjan International Award for Innovation in Higher Education by the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA).

Dear Adelphi Community, As of September 15, 2025, the potential Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike has been postponed, as several LIRR unions have requested the federal government’s review of the dispute. Any possible service disruption is now expected to occur in 2026. LIRR service is expected to continue without disruption, and Adelphi’s Panther Express Shuttle…

On Thursday, October 16, 2025, the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program will host its annual Celebration of Survivorship Gala, an evening dedicated to honoring the strength of breast cancer survivors, patients, caregivers, and their families.

Dear Adelphi Community, I’m saddened to share the news that Adelphi University Board of Trustees Member Emerita Angela Jaggar ‘62, MA ‘65, PhD, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025. Remembered fondly for her intellect, generosity and warmth, Angela’s transformative impact on the University and our students will endure for generations to come. She served…

Dear Adelphi Community, As you may have seen in recent news reports, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has entered into a potential strike period. While negotiations are ongoing, Adelphi University’s Department of Public Safety and Transportation wants to ensure our students, faculty and staff are prepared for all potential outcomes, including a possible service…

Adelphi welcomes 14 new faculty members to four of our colleges.

Dear Adelphi Community, The Department of Public Safety and Transportation would like to inform you that the Annual New York State Fire Life Safety Inspections will take place on the Garden City Campus on September 9 to September 12. We anticipate that the residence hall inspections will take place on September 9.  The Nassau County Fire…

For the third consecutive year, Adelphi University has been recognized as the highest-ranked private university on Long Island on Forbes’ 2026 America’s Top Colleges list.

On Monday, September 29 at 7:00pm, the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program invites survivors, caregivers, and supporters to join its Warriors Book Club for a free virtual gathering.

Dear Adelphi Community, As the Fall 2025 semester kicks off, it’s a great time to remind everyone that September is National Campus Safety Awareness Month. I invite you to join us as we renew our commitment to keeping our campus safe for all. Safety is a team effort, and I encourage each of you to explore…

The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program is proud to announce the launch of its new Survivorship, Treatment, Education, and Peer Support (STEP) Program, designed to provide licensed social work services, vital resources through educational workshops and forums, provider training, and an inspiring video series.

A longtime member of the Derner faculty passed away in 2025—Richard Hansen, PhD, was extremely important not only to Adelphi’s postgraduate psychology programs but to the entire psychoanalytic profession. Below is a tribute to Dr. Hansen’s contributions to the field of psychology and the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology.

According to the Innocence Project, 63 percent of the wrongfully convicted individuals the organization helped to exonerate were victims of eyewitness misidentification and 29 percent gave false confessions.

According to a 2025 survey by AARP, approximately 95.4 million people make themselves vulnerable to theft by responding to calls, texts or friend requests from people they don’t know. Deciding who we can trust versus who is out to scam us is growing increasingly difficult in a world where scams are becoming more convincing and…

On their very first day as Derner doctoral students, Travis Nair and Anne-Marie Romain struck up a friendship—the start of a lasting bond that has mutually supported them through the milestones and challenges of Adelphi’s nationally top-ranked clinical psychology doctoral program.

Samuel Abrams ’23 and Daniel Hickey ’20 are using their vision and skills at jobs with top-flight companies in the creative industry—Abrams for Universal Studios in Orlando, and Hickey for the video game company High Moon Studios in Carlsbad, California.

Adelphi is one of the few area universities to offer both undergraduate and advanced degrees in artificial intelligence, a reflection of its commitment to preparing students for today’s—and tomorrow’s—careers.

Undergraduate finance majors in the Student Investment Fund course manage a portfolio of holdings that are part of the University's endowment. How savvy are they? Quite savvy—their portfolio has tripled in value.

A talk with Michael Balboni ’81, JD, former New York state senator and deputy secretary for public safety under two of the state’s governors, about his long connection with Adelphi and plans for leadership of the University’s board.

Adelphi University has been named one of 251 colleges and universities on Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s 2025 Transfer Honor Roll in recognition of the dynamic pathways it has created to support transfer students. Adelphi is one of only four schools on Long Island to be recognized.

Orientation Weekend is an Adelphi tradition.

At Adelphi’s Innovation Center, students find a remarkable place to share their projects, research and goals for the future.