News at Adelphi

Adelphi University joins top-ranked universities in the United States on Money’s prestigious list of the 735 Best Colleges in America for 2026. With this recognition, Adelphi secures its place ahead of several peer institutions, highlighting the University’s high-value private education, low student debt and strong career outcomes. “This recognition affirms Adelphi’s standard of excellence, proving…

May graduates Julia Carpio and Hussein Ali Rifath are jump starting their careers with Fulbright English Teaching Assistant fellowships that will place them in front of classrooms in Greece and Spain.

A recent $1.77 million legacy gift supporting the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center is building on the rich history of the University's theatre, dance and music programs.

Graduates in the Class of 2026 are going places, many of them quickly. Meet 19 new degree holders who walked off the stage at Commencement knowing exactly where their next steps will be taking them. Whether it’s professional or graduate school or jobs in finance, education, technology, healthcare or business, they’re on their way to leadership positions in their fields.

Adelphi's 130th Commencement on May 21, 2026, saw 1,165 students, ranging in age from 19 to 59, receive bachelor’s degrees.

HBO’s medical drama The Pitt has been praised for its multifaceted characters and intense storylines set in the emergency department (ED) of a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, trauma center. Conceived by actor Noah Wyle, who also stars in the show, the drama has also been praised for the accuracy of its depiction of a fast-paced emergency medical…

Every year, Adelphi University celebrates the occasion of nursing students graduating with its Pinning Ceremony—a decades-old rite of passage that marks the transition of students as they leave the University to begin their nursing careers.

Adelphi is bringing its innovative Flex MBA and two graduate business certificate programs to its new Manhattan Center in the fall. And generous scholarships make earning this degree more affordable than ever.

With more than 200 classes to choose from—many online or with flexible schedules—Adelphi’s summer classes give undergraduate and graduate students more options than ever to reach their academic and career goals. Here are a few that are highly recommended.

For more than four decades, Richard Belson, DSW ’77, has taught and inspired students in the School of Social Work with an unmistakable presence—the kind of professor whose influence follows students into careers, therapy rooms and complicated corners of human relationships.

Adelphi’s graduate psychology, health and nursing programs continue to gain momentum and earn national recognition.

Academic research will share the stage with the performing and visual arts at this year’s Scholarship and Creative Works Conference, with new features including a 24-Hour Play Festival, student gallery talks and a Nobel laureate keynote.

Adelphi University is expanding its Flex Master of Business Administration (MBA) program to its new Manhattan Center, located at 529 Fifth Avenue (at 44th Street), beginning in Fall 2026.

Each year, Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences students trade familiar hallways for ancient cobblestones. Our faculty-led Italy program immerses future educators and health professionals in a living classroom—visiting schools, exploring wellness traditions and navigating life across cultures.

A grant-funded indoor garden is giving MS in Nutrition and Dietetics students hands-on experience while providing fresh produce to the community.

On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump released a sweeping package of tariffs that were meant to correct trade imbalances and curb the United States’ reliance on foreign goods. “Liberation Day,” as the president declared it, was a shock to the world’s economic system—and to companies everywhere. Tariffs took center stage in the global forum, applied so broadly that the stock market temporarily crashed.

In February 2026, Nordic government ministers met in Denmark to discuss expanding the Helsinki Treaty, which has served as the framework for Nordic cooperation for the last 50 years, to include Greenland, along with two other autonomous territories.

Adelphi's new Manhattan Center opens this year with career-boosting professional and graduate programs in fields facing workforce shortages in New York City.

Adelphi art graduates prove that a creative career is not only viable, but that the possibilities are limitless.

As a consultant on the hit television show's 2025 season, assistant professor of biology Kaiya Provost, PhD, played a vital role by teaching cast members to mimic the birdcalls that helped solve the mysterious death of the Arconia apartment building's doorman.

Before Hawkins, Indiana, there was Montauk, New York. True story: The Netflix series Stranger Things was originally titled Montauk by the Duffer Brothers, creators of the hit series, and it was set on Long Island rather than Indiana. Its real-life inspiration is a former military installation—Camp Hero, now a state park—with a defunct radar dish that still looms over the cliffs of Long Island’s eastern tip, and whose history is mired in Cold War secrets, conspiracies and urban legends.

Adelphi University earns renewed arboretum status, strengthening its commitment to sustainability.

The Princeton Review has recognized Adelphi University’s online Master of Public Health (MPH) program.

Adelphi University has been awarded more than $94,000 to address geriatric mental health, primarily in the Hudson Valley region of New York state.

For three consecutive years, the Adelphi University Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences online master’s degree in education programs have earned a spot in the U.S. News & World Report best online rankings.

Intensive sessions give MBA students hands-on experience with negotiation, teamwork and problem-solving—the skills employers look for in business school graduates.

Members of Adelphi’s Delta Sigma Pi chapter joined hundreds of business students for networking and professional development at the 56th Grand Chapter Congress.

Adelphi University continues its tradition of nursing excellence with exceptional 2025 NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination) results.

The 100 percent acceptance rate of Honors College students who applied to medical school in 2025 highlights the College’s long success in preparing students for professional schools.

In this special feature, Adelphi faculty experts from across our schools and colleges lay out their predictions for the new year.