News at Adelphi

The COVID-19 pandemic—and the more recent rise of monkeypox—have brought an often overlooked field into sharp focus: public health. At Adelphi, the work of our Master of Public Health (MPH) students and faculty has become even more important , and they have stepped up to serve.

Kees Leune, PhD, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, believes everyone benefits when a classroom is more diverse. It's a belief he shares with Salvatore Petrilli '05, EdD, now associate dean for academic operations and general education in the College of Arts and Sciences, and that led them in 2016 to rethink the undergraduate computer science curriculum.

Industry-steering alumni share their insights and perspectives on the future.

Throughout our 125-year history, many of Adelphi’s women leaders were the only women in the classroom, boardroom or corner office—and had to blaze a trail for the women who followed in their respective fields.

While some alumni continue in the field, others are putting the skills they've acquired in the program to use in a variety of careers.

Adelphi’s communication sciences and disorders program provides a broad range of treatment, care and support to people of myriad linguistic backgrounds—from toddlers to seniors. We are privileged to work with diverse communities across Long Island.

Study abroad offers students the opportunity to live in another country for months at a time, to experience different cultures, foods, languages and people and to visit historical landmarks or even neighboring cities and countries.

Opportunity to teach in the Madeira Islands honors her Portuguese heritage.

Our newest Newman Civic Fellow, Caio Gomes, is an environmentalist and student leader, who speaks five languages. We are committed to nurturing student leaders who want to find and create solutions for challenges in society.

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.

Adelphi University welcomed more than 350 participants at its fifth annual Women's Leadership Conference on Saturday, March 26. The day of learning, empowerment and career networking was held in the newly renovated Ruth S. Harley University Center on Adelphi's Garden City, New York, campus.

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.

Doctoral students helping refugees seek asylum in the United States. Undergraduates working within the United Nations. A professor who educates the world on the history of the Holocaust.

Adelphi University's Innovation Center is providing students and faculty with vital artificial intelligence (AI) and design thinking skills with help from IBM Skills Academy. After a successful pilot program in Summer 2021, Adelphi will once again offer their synchronous, noncredit certificate program in January 2022.

Victoria Bruchhauser, a junior majoring in nursing, is one of the three students from the College of Nursing and Public Health who took part in the Innovation Center's virtual exchange program.

Jonathan Cristol, PhD, is an expert on Middle East policy, with deep understanding of the Taliban’s history. Author of The United States and the Taliban before and after 9/11, Dr. Cristol shares his predictions for life under the Taliban in Afghanistan and what we might expect from the new regime.

Many people look at theater as a form of entertainment, but what if theater could be a catalyst to learning? That's exactly what Micah Oelze, PhD, assistant professor of history, had in mind when he decided to bring Theatre of the Oppressed NYC to Adelphi.

Here in New York, too few science students were trained to write the custom code required for high-level research. Adelphi answered the need by creating the first minor in scientific computing in New York state, in partnership with Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Adelphi University Libraries has acquired 46 prints by the renowned photojournalist Peter Turnley, whose work has been featured in some of the world’s most prestigious publications, including Newsweek, National Geographic, LIFE and Harper’s Magazine. The collection, donated to the University art collection by three anonymous donors, will be available for individual viewing and instructional purposes.…

Understanding data—and how to use it—is a critical part of any career today. Beginning Monday, May 31, in collaboration with the IBM digital badging program, Adelphi’s Innovation Center will offer a six-week synchronous online class in data science and design thinking. Led by Adelphi experts accredited in IBM Skills Academy, this new collaborative program will…

CNPH Diversity Council Faculty Panelists Reveal How Their Heritage and Experiences Influenced Their Research Pursuits

Pharmaceuticals save human and animal lives, but when they end up in our waterways, they present a dangerous form of pollution.

When the United Nations wanted to host a concert celebrating its 75th year and the 10th anniversary of its Academic Impact program, it chose the Adelphi Symphony Orchestra. Our students and alumni had the outstanding experience of playing before a global Zoom audience.

In January 2020 and January 2019, undergraduate students taking the Intersession International Business course with Pamela Buckle, PhD, MA ’13, professor of management, and Joseph Sheldrick, MBA ’97, adjunct faculty in decision sciences, were treated to a unique experiential learning and cultural immersion opportunity focused on China. 

Over the past 20 years, sources of knowledge have rapidly increased. In addition to traditional media and library collections, we can find information in blogs, social media, Wikipedia, big data, Zoom Rooms and Google Hangouts, among many other sources. With this expansion come questions on how we create, obtain and share knowledge and how we make knowledge accessible while respecting privacy.

Adelphi will now offer a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations degree for students interested in taking a deep dive into world politics and issues. The new undergraduate program is designed to equip students with analytical tools and interdisciplinary perspectives to make sense of the rapidly changing world and prepare them for a career in diplomacy, international business, law and advocacy, and global public policy.

Adelphi instructors and students aren't only making the best of remote learning during the time of pandemic. In some cases, they're taking advantage of it and building on it.

Melissa Randazzo, PhD, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, is taking her expertise to Uganda to train educators and therapists there.

Mark Grabowski, JD, associate professor of communications, is quoted in a story about White House briefings. In addition to running in The New York Times, the story was in U.S. News & World Report and numerous other news outlets.