News at Adelphi

On October 17, 2018, Cholena Smith, Shinnecock scholar and educator, brought her people's culture, history and traditions to Adelphi in honor of Native American Heritage Month in November and Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 8.

Korede Adegoke, Ph.D., began her professional career as a physician in her home country of Nigeria, committed to the treatment of pregnant women and their children. Dismayed by the preventable deaths she witnessed almost daily, she eventually came to the conclusion that the best way to help improve health among vulnerable populations would be to go into public health research and teaching.

Halle Russo is a worker with the CIO Group at Adelphi.

In response to the shooting on October 27, 2018, in which 11 members of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh lost their lives, the Adelphi community came together on the evening of Monday, October 29, for a multidenominational service on the Flagpole Lawn.

It's nearing Election Day, and it's not a big presidential contest, only the midterms, so you're likely to hear a lot more people asking the age-old American question: “Does my vote still count?"

Dr. Rudolph’s research brings together political, social, and cultural history. She has worked as the Managing Editor of the journal French Politics, Culture and Society and is author of the book At Home in Postwar France: Modern Mass Housing and the Right to Comfort. 

How can women who face gender-based violence create conditions of safety and well-being in their lives? That is the question that animates the research efforts of Stavroula Kyriakakis, Ph.D., associate professor in the Adelphi University School of Social Work.

When Chotsani West, M.A. '07, returned to Adelphi in 2014 to start the University's Mentoring Program, her task was to help improve the retention rate of students of color.

Jean Lau Chin, Ed.D., a professor at Adelphi University's Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology and a recognized authority on leadership, spent six months studying global and diverse leadership as the 2018 Fulbright Scholar as Distinguished Chair at the University of Sydney in Australia.

Growing up in Afghanistan under the Taliban, adjunct communications professor Mehdi Salehi saw firsthand how drones could be used for destructive purposes. Now, having fled Afghanistan, he's teaching at Adelphi University and using drones as a force for good as the founder of his company, Drone Labs, which deploys the technology to support humanitarian work.

Seniors Laura Rojas and Kimberly Campuzano spent this summer doing research in New Mexico and Colorado, respectively. On October 3, they gave presentations summarizing their experience and research to their audience in Blodgett Hall.

This year's Spirit Weekend saw a major change, as the king and queen handed over the "reigns," so to speak: Henceforth, the rulers of the Spirit Court will preside under the more gender-inclusive title of Prestigious Panthers.

In the nonprofit world, opportunities are knocking. And Adelphi is helping students answer—all year long.

As promised, I would like to share our next update regarding some of the temporary changes we will all need to make in the New Year as the renovation of the Ruth S. Harley University Center (UC) progresses. As you probably expect, the project is a big one, and it’s going to have an impact on the important spaces and services that our UC currently provides.

I am distraught and saddened by the hateful violence that occurred this weekend at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.

Department of English Chair and Professor Jennifer Fleischner, Ph.D., will be featured in a symposium to celebrate Mary Todd Lincoln’s 200th birthday on November 2, says KyForward.com.

Adelphi Associate Professor David Prottas, Ph.D., was quoted in a Newsday article about the thoughts of Long Island workers on their pay and benefits.

Student Jessica Karim uses cutting-edge technology to facilitate her college experience.

Adelphi adjunct professor and award-winning author Deborah Serani, Psy.D., is featured in a Reader's Digest article about what psychologists want people to know about depression.

The Adelphi University Board of Trustees elected three new members on October 1, 2018: Michael A.L. Balboni '81, J.D.; Carmen M. Ortiz '78, J.D., '12 (Hon.); and Michael J. Tiedemann '89.

Adelphi is mentioned in The Patch on being among the top 500 in WalletHub’s college ranking release.

A new book by Levermore Global Scholars Research Fellow Jonathan Cristol, Ph.D., addresses how the United States ended up in Afghanistan, why we're still there, and how there are no easy answers in international politics.

Adelphi's LGBTQ+ students, and the welcoming environment they find here, are points of pride for the University.

Hillary Rutter, executive director of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, is quoted in a Newsday article about new treatments for breast cancer.

Adelphi University has received the 2018 INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award in recognition of its commitment to diversity and inclusion.

In May 2018, more than 1,700 students graduated from Adelphi. Meet four who blazed their own paths.

Addressing the emotional component is a critical part of the healing process in mastectomy and breast reconstruction.

Lawrence Keating, M.S.W. ’90, is featured in a Newsday article about helping other Vietnam veterans deal with war.

When the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program saw the need for a support group for women under 40, it met these women where they are—online.

As you know, this spring we will begin to renovate the existing Ruth S. Harley University Center to reflect the changing needs of our University. Our goal is to communicate with you each week as updates are made available.