News at Adelphi

There's a certain surge of hopefulness that can accompany news of scientific advances, a sense that doomsday might be averted. We want to believe that disease and environmental devastation can be sidestepped, and that science will take us there.

Jasur Shukurov appears to be your average college senior at Adelphi.

The results from Adelphi's 2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Outcomes Report are in: Not even a global pandemic can keep Adelphi's award-winning Center for Career and Professional Development career educators from preparing students for lifelong personal and professional success.

Adelphi junior Dhruv Gupta has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Canada Mitacs Globalink Program scholarship. A special program of Fulbright Canada, the award provides summer internship opportunities for 50 top-ranked American undergraduate students interested in pursuing advanced research in their academic discipline.

Our expert on the United Nations and European Union explains how global decisions made in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine will affect future decades. The insights from Katie Laatikainen, PhD, professor and acting chair of political science, are compelling.

Reminiscing about the famed late artist and Broadway creator Jonathan Larson ’82, colleagues and professors remember his time at Adelphi. And we look at how Adelphi will continue to lead in arts education beyond our 125th year.

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“[Perkins] insisted New York politicians visit factories and mines across the state to see the conditions themselves.”—Robert Linné, PhD, professor of education and coauthor of The New York City Triangle Factory Fire (Images of America) Professors Frances Perkins and Annie Marion MacLean, PhD, colleagues in Adelphi College’s fledgling sociology department in the early 20th century,…

Bienvenidos a todos and thank you for visiting the evolving Latin American Studies Program.

There's no limit to how far an Adelphi background in soccer and a strong work ethic can take you.

Imagine being able to send your sullen, obnoxious tween to live with another family. Their foster family not only puts up with them, they educate and train them. Your child is returned to you as a young adult, mature, skilled and ready to take on the family duties.

Adelphi University has a new partnership with Wiley University Services to develop and launch six online programs over the next two academic years.

During March—Women’s History Month—Adelphi’s Student Government Association announces the recipients of the Women’s Recognition Awards. These are awarded to outstanding women who have been nominated for their leadership, service and commitment to excellence that benefit and inspire members of the Adelphi community—women such as one of the faculty recipients of the 2021 Women’s Recognition Award: Justyna Widera-Kalinowska, PhD, associate…

Wesley Memeger Jr. earned his PhD in chemistry from Adelphi in 1966 but, reminiscent of the Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, Dr. Memeger's successes haven't been limited to the sciences. Over the last six decades, the Florida native has distinguished himself as a chemist, painter and activist.

In high school, junior Monique Marcelle was very involved in extracurricular activities. Once she chose Adelphi, she knew she wanted to be involved just as she'd been in high school. As a first-year student, she heard about Black Students United (BSU) and went to a meeting.

In our society, the needs of people with disabilities are often unacknowledged, or even ignored.

Dear Adelphi Community, We are pleased to announce Adelphi’s Commencement plans to celebrate our Class of 2022. Adelphi University will hold a traditional in-person Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 23, at Nassau Live Center, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, New York. Our Doctoral Hooding Ceremony for eligible PhD candidates will be…

Chuck D is known around the world as a cofounder of the iconic hip-hop group Public Enemy, the group which got him into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and gave him a voice as a rapper, author and activist.

Going 13 out of 14 is an impressive statistic, especially when it comes to physics. Over the last 14 years, Adelphi University's Physics Club has been recognized as an outstanding chapter by the Society of Physics Students National Office (SPS National) a whopping 13 times.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We are breaking down the traditional one-class, one-professor model in courses like Race 360 and Water 360. Adelphi’s interpretation of this innovative trend gives students a chance to see a single subject from varying fascinating perspectives. For undecided students, 360 courses offer fresh insight and new options for college careers.