News at Adelphi

When Deborah Hunt, PhD '12, learned that patient errors are on the rise despite years of new protocols, the dean of the Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health decided to provide best practices for all healthcare workers.

Every year, College Factual ranks schools in a variety of categories for its Best Colleges in America list. This year, Adelphi University was recognized as one of the Best Colleges in America for 2023.

Cara Lynch ’12 has made mural magic again, this time in Long Beach, New York. Lynch’s particular brilliance is not merely eye-catching, site-appropriate public art. She has been creating public art since she graduated from Adelphi and, last semester, began teaching as an adjunct in the Department of Art and Art History. She also includes the community when she…

Graduates with an MS in applied mathematics and data science are breaking down barriers and taking on careers in STEM. One of them was advised in high school not to study science—and is now working in the Collider-Accelerator Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Open access is the concept of making scholarly, peer-reviewed literature available online without barriers such as access charges.

A distinctive new program for Levermore Global Scholars (LGS) at Adelphi University will send a group of students to India in January 2023 for an intensive, all-expenses-paid, study tour, sponsored by Adelphi alumnus Bharat Bhisé, MBA ‘78.

Dear Adelphi Community, I am excited to share news of a unique global learning experience for our students made possible by an inspiring alumnus. Bharat Bhisé, MBA ’78, has established the Bhisé Global Learning Experience Fund to further promote a global mindset at Adelphi by sponsoring an intensive, all-expenses-paid, overseas study tour for a cohort of Levermore…

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Adjunct Faculty Development Grant supports the current research of adjunct faculty members with a $500 award.

Taking Spanish at the Wantagh, New York, high school was “serendipity," said Laraine Fletcher '61, PhD, a longtime anthropology professor at Adelphi University. It was the decision of a lifetime.

“How do we experience being alive?” That’s the question Igor Webb, PhD, professor in Adelphi University’s Department of English, explores in his latest book, Buster Brown’s America: Recollections, Reveries, Reflections—and incorporating This Old Writer: A Journal of a Plague Year. “In everyday life, we don’t experience being alive in the same way,” said Dr. Webb. “It’s not…

In addition to teaching, Derner faculty members engage in scholarship and research. Here are recent highlights of their work.

Students who graduated from the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business in May received much more than a solid education and a bachelor’s degree. They were the first Adelphi undergraduates in four years to have had access to the business school’s innovative Willumstad Winning Edge program—giving them the skills, credentials, connections and real-world experiences critical…

Since 1957, when it became the first university-based professional school accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology has been at the forefront of clinical psychology training. As Derner celebrates 65 years of pioneering leadership, it is entirely fitting that it also celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Patrick…

Shawana Singletary, assistant vice president and chief enrollment officer, talks about her role leading international, undergraduate and graduate admissions and enrollment, what attracted her to Adelphi, and the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Adelphi University has earned the Reimagined Computer Science Curriculum for an Inspiring Programs in STEM Award given by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. This honor recognizes the effort that colleges, universities and outside organizations have undertaken to empower women and underrepresented students of all levels to succeed in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. “Awards from INSIGHT…

Renowned for her research on parent-child attachment, she is committed to building Derner's legacy of setting the standard in clinical training.

When Adelya Urmanche, PhD ’22, was looking for a school for her doctoral studies, she wanted to stay close to home. At the age of 9, Urmanche emigrated from Kazan, Russia, with her mother, landing first in Brooklyn, New York, and then in New Jersey. Home had moved around enough for her already. She wanted a strong psychology program that offered both research and clinical experience, but she also wanted to stay near her mother.

The physical world can present challenges to those with disabilities. So can the online world. That's why in the Accessible Computing Seminar, taught by Robert Siegfried, PhD, professor of mathematics and computer science, students learn how to use their programming skills to accommodate everyone.

The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), an independent agency overseen by the U.S. Department of Education, recognized our Master of Public Health (MPH) program for identifying, preventing and solving community health problems. This accreditation ensures that students are receiving a high-quality education in public health.

These new partnerships will expand access to the School of Social Work's nationally recognized programs, diversify the profession and serve underrepresented communities.

Adelphi University has forged an innovative partnership with Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) to expand access to its nationally recognized social work program to eastern Long Island starting this fall.

Adelphi University's School of Social Work has announced a new master's degree partnership with The New Seminary. The two-year cohort will be offered fully online for 15 to 20 students.

After a national search, Adelphi University has named Deborah Hunt, PhD, as the next dean of its College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH), effective July 25. Dr. Hunt is currently a professor and associate dean of nursing at Mercy College.

A rising senior conducting research on retinal imaging; a trilingual future speech-language pathologist; and a doctoral student who brought social work to an orphanage in Kenya—our three Fulbright Scholars share their stories.

Undergraduate and graduate students presented STEM and liberal arts research, music and dance performances, original literature, and computer science and gaming demonstrations at our 17th annual Scholarship and Creative Works Conference. It is always a uniquely empowering Adelphi experience.

Come this fall, Adelphi students will have access to a host of new and refreshed facilities designed to enhance learning, personal development and well-being.

Adelphi University's School of Social Work doctoral candidate Jennifer Eileen Reddin Cassar has been selected to join the Fulbright Specialist Roster.