News at Adelphi

Adams ’08 is getting incredible praise as Mozart in Amadeus, and Luke Hofmaier ’12 just received a best actor nomination from the prestigious Berkshire Theatre Critics.

The University's joint enrollment program with NYU makes it possible for students like Dasum Lee ’18 to earn their bachelor's and dental degrees in just seven years.

The United States insisted the Taliban hand bin Laden over if they wanted to gain diplomatic recognition—a moment, Jonathan Cristol, PhD, argues, that represented another consequential fork in the road.

A tribute to Richard Garner, PhD, founder and dean of Adelphi's Honors College, and a professor, mentor and benefactor to countless students.

Music students Dori-Jo Gutierrez and Kevin Lubin turn Walt Whitman's poetry into song for the poet's 200th birthday celebration.

“Looking back, I see that Adelphi changed my life in a lot of ways. Due to the small class size, I was able to develop personal relationships with faculty, which allowed me to participate in ways that I would not have been able to had I attended a larger institution.”

“Adelphi has inspired me, developed me, challenged me, supported me, and gifted me with an inimitable network of friends, mentors, and colleagues.”

Tasneem Shoubir hated going to the dentist as a child. Now she's entering the Honors College and starting Adelphi's seven-year joint program with NYU's School of Dentistry.

Susan Eileen Dinan, PhD, the new dean of the Honors College, shares with us her thoughts, including on succeeding and building on the legacy of Richard Garner, PhD, the beloved founding dean of the Honors College, the appeal of a life in academia, and the importance of a sense of humor.

Honors College students are required to attend three cultural events each semester. That’s easy with New York City in close reach.

Dr. Dinan will take her position as dean of Adelphi's Honors College on July 1.

Senior Lila Woodbridge worked with Joan L. Schimke, associate professor of communications, on a documentary short about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire screened at Cinema Village in Manhattan.

At Adelphi, students reap the benefits of personalized attention from their professors and all the opportunities nearby New York City holds. But according to Peter West, Ph.D.—the newly appointed associate provost for student success—there's always room to do better.

Dr. Carson won the Teaching Excellence Award for untenured faculty at Adelphi University and his teaching and research interests include literary theory, aesthetics, political theory, and ecocriticism.

Dirt covered the hands of Queens, New York, native Julio RuizDiaz last summer as he excavated artifacts in the Alaskan wilderness.

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. 

“Adelphi gave me the opportunity to come to New York and start a brand new life. I can’t imagine who I would be if it weren’t for all the incredible experiences I was able to create at Adelphi.”

“Adelphi has educated me, sustained me, challenged me, built me up, and has forever enriched my life with an extraordinary network of friends, mentors, and colleagues. Vita sine litteris mors est!”

Sarah O'Connor '16 was on a fashion shoot in Italy, but her thoughts weren't on striking poses for the camera.

Graduating seniors Jai Punjwani and Jack Demm honored faculty members who have influenced them the most. Those inspirational professors were Diane Della Croce, Ph.D., and Salvatore Giunta.

Dr. Richard Garner is an accomplished scholar, published author, Alumni Legend and current and founding dean of the Honors College.