News at Adelphi

Internships are a foundation of an Adelphi education and one of the best ways students can prepare for careers. From shadowing surgical technicians at an eye bank to researching nanotechnology in Poland, our students spent the summer of 2024 having extraordinary internship experiences.

Associate Professor David Machlis, PhD, took a group of university leaders to Poland this spring to study not only the Holocaust but the roots of hatred. A few weeks later, Dr. Machlis’s Two Museums Program for Adelphi students won a national award for its efforts to build understanding and combat intolerance.

The seventh annual conference encouraged attendees to adopt artificial intelligence, advocate for inclusion and be confident in their capabilities.

Seven alumni share how Adelphi opened doors, helped them overcome personal obstacles and set them up for professional and personal success.

Faculty members in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology launch New Graduate Programs at a Glance (known as GOAL), to help students from underrepresented groups successfully navigate grad school applications.

Thanks to this esteemed educator, director and mentor, this series coming in Spring 2025 will explore the latest topics, practices and career options in clinical psychology.

Inspired by his grandfather’s struggle with Broca’s aphasia, molecular neuroscience major Hemish Naidoo explores scientific literature for patterns in language loss. His goal is to find clues that could inform future treatments and support those affected by similar conditions.

The scholarship will provide support to students earning a master’s in mental health counseling in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology who will go on to help those who struggle to overcome their “darkest moments.”

At Adelphi, research is highly valued for undergrads as well as graduate students. This summer, six undergraduates are making new discoveries—inside and out of the lab.

The “bible of school psychology” has a new lead editor: Professor Lea Theodore, PhD, whose work is helping to guide practitioners in this evolving field.

“As soon as I rolled on campus, I immediately felt at home,” recalls Peri Finkelstein ’22, MBA ’23.

For Shivan Bassaw ’15, MBA ’21, a proud Bronx resident, Adelphi University wasn’t just a convenient choice—it was a place where dreams took flight.

A biologist and a psychologist give us the facts about the spider and arachnophobia.

The Two Museums program has received a prestigious Recognition of Achievement from the Eduventures Innovation Awards Program.

The College Rise program is a new mentoring initiative helping local high school students from underrepresented communities prepare for college. Created by Senior Adjunct Professor Joseph Celentano, MBA ’04, it was inspired by his own experience as one of the first in his family to attend college.

Beyond the engaging story and colorful characters, this summer's hit movie is rooted in neuroscience, thanks to the expertise of renowned psychologist and scientific consultant Paul Ekman, PhD ’58, ’08 (Hon.).

Peri Finkelstein ’22, MBA ’23, continues to take the nonprofit she founded to greater heights while giving back to a program that gave her so much.

Technology leader Deborah Zawisza ’80 enjoyed being back on campus and bringing real-world expertise into the classroom.

Members of Adelphi’s Class of 2024 celebrated their accomplishments surrounded by family and friends at the University’s 128th Commencement ceremony on May 21 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.

One might say that with more than 15 years of research experience—and her inquiries while studying at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor before that—Katherine Fiori, PhD, professor and associate dean in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, is something of an expert at turning an idea into scholarship.

Becoming a mother while enrolled in the undergraduate accounting program at the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business did not slow this Adelphi student down. In fact, she continued right through to graduate studies and is now working toward an MBA. Meet Janary Mojica Martinez ’23 and her baby Kairo, and see how the School of Business has supported her inspiring academic journey.

This fall, Adelphi made significant jumps in the U.S. News & World Report rankings of colleges and undergraduate programs. In the recently released U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School list, Adelphi’s programs in nursing, public health, audiology and social work all made ranking jumps. Read about these exceptional programs, and learn why they are gaining national recognition.

The Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology now has a very special student in Helen Bua, Esq., who was recently featured in The New York Times and is currently an attorney for the Queens County Family Court in Queens, New York. She decided to make a significant career change and study psychoanalysis. Learn how Adelphi supports career changes at any age.

Dean MaryAnne Hyland, PhD, has been named a 2024 Power Player in Corporate Social Responsibility. But the honor, she says, belongs to the entire Robert B. Willumstad School of Business.

Joseph Celentano, MBA ’04, senior adjunct professor of management, is recognized for his outstanding achievements in actively supporting the growth of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the community.

On March 1, future entrepreneurs from the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business got valuable real-world experience in what it would take to launch their own businesses when they competed in the University’s annual Shark Tank-style Business Plan Competition.

The beloved faculty member was known for his “intelligence, passion and commitment to students,” and for making “accounting and tax fun.”