News at Adelphi

More than 50 years ago, in the early 1970s, a dedicated group of students in Adelphi’s Communication Department came together to produce a documentary highlighting Philadelphia’s Settlement Music School, an organization committed to helping disadvantaged young people thrive through the power of music. The film, What the Notes Say, was created under the guidance of…

It is the year of Alice Hoffman ’73, ’02 (Hon.). The bestselling novelist will host Adelphi’s third annual Writers & Readers Festival just as her new anthology is published, her iconic novel Practical Magic readies for a return to the screen, a new Broadway adaptation debuts, and her latest novel hits bookstores.

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.

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.

What the movie got right—and wrong—about the novel and the Bard’s tragedy, according to Adelphi's Shakespeare expert, Louise Geddes, PhD, associate dean for student success strategic initiatives

A $1.77 million planned gift supports both immediate upgrades and long-term excellence at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center in Garden City, New York.

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.

A new “collective of perspectives” has been tapped to guide College of Arts and Sciences strategy and ensure that future generations of graduates are equipped to lead in an unpredictable world.

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.

A discovery made by Professor Brian Wygal, PhD, and Associate Professor Kathryn Krasinski, PhD, of the Department of Anthropology, about the arrival of migrants from Asia in the Americas is featured. The findings of this study were also syndicated several times, including by MSN and Yahoo.

This article features Kirsten Ziomek, PhD, associate professor of history, and her recent speaking engagement at Lafayette College about her research.

Physics majors at Adelphi no longer just solve problems on a whiteboard—they build their own solutions from scratch.

As a child, Frida Molina ’23 taught herself to dance. After earning her BFA in Dance at Adelphi, she has gone on to become a dancer with some of pop’s biggest stars.

Adelphi University continues to expand its global academic footprint, earning a new 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) ranking in the medical and health discipline along with continued recognitions for its social sciences, psychology and education programs.

If you ask anyone at Adelphi University who knew him, Professor Gottipaty Rao, PhD, had a passion for physics, and he loved nothing more than sharing with students his love for the study of matter and energy and how they interact.

Louise Geddes, PhD, associate dean for student success strategic initiatives, is a guest on this podcast, where she discusses her research, teaching and the impact of AI on education.

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

"People don’t get to see enough art—and art is more than what you see in museums and galleries. ... It gives people joy. As an artist, I see making public art as an opportunity to give something back."

Archaeologist and professor of history Anagnostis Agelarakis, PhD, shares his thoughts on a discovery he made about a murder in ancient Greece.

Able News at The Viscardi Center staff reporter Christopher Alvarez ’20 interviewed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani just weeks before his inauguration. The two discussed improvements to housing, transportation and employment.

Adelphi alumna credits online MS in Emergency Management with equipping her to lead through pandemics, security crises and daily operational challenges.

As Adelphi University prepares to welcome its first students to its new midtown Manhattan location in Summer 2026, the executive director of the new Manhattan Center, Jennifer Lancaster, PhD, talks about the benefits it will provide career-oriented adults and Adelphi.