News at Adelphi

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.

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

Even the strongest therapeutic relationships can hit rough patches—what psychologists call “ruptures.” A new grant-funded study at the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology is seeking evidence that these moments aren’t failures, but opportunities for growth.

As a 2025 National Science Foundation-funded scholar at UC Irvine’s Summer Institute in Neuroscience Program, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology student Juliana Morsello conducted research on diffusion kurtosis imaging as a way to identify biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease—a highly competitive opportunity that immersed her in hands-on neuroscience research not often experienced by undergraduates. Morsello’s…

Research by Gavriel Knafo, doctoral student and adjunct professor, and Joel Weinberger, PhD, professor of psychology, is helping us understand how voters’ unconscious perceptions are driving political outcomes, and exposing the illusion of political independence.

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.

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

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.

There are advantages to integrating AI in the classroom—with caveats.

A grant of over $740K has been awarded to Adelphi University to create modern learning spaces for students in its new Manhattan Center.

Adelphi isn’t just a university; it’s a powerful force for change, extending far beyond the Garden City campus. It’s a place where dedicated alumni, armed with their skills and passion, answer the call to give back, actively shaping the health of the communities they serve.

Few students—or parents—would say that homework is their favorite time of day. And parenting approaches vary from completely hands-off to über-involved when it comes to providing assistance with assignments. What’s really best for kids when it comes to homework help?

Examining the connection between empathy and anxiety

Demystifying the cognitive processes involved in hypnosis.

For the fourth consecutive year, Adelphi University has been recognized as one of the world’s most prestigious universities.

Adelphi University's Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology has been selected as a collaborative partner in a $5.2 million grant.

Adelphi University has once again been recognized among the nation’s top institutions in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges rankings, with the undergraduate nursing program making one of the most significant gains in recent years.

The Faculty Center for Professional Excellence is delighted to welcome the newest members of Adelphi’s faculty community.

Adelphi welcomes 14 new faculty members to four of our colleges.

A longtime member of the Derner faculty passed away in 2025—Richard Hansen, PhD, was extremely important not only to Adelphi’s postgraduate psychology programs but to the entire psychoanalytic profession. Below is a tribute to Dr. Hansen’s contributions to the field of psychology and the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology.

According to the Innocence Project, 63 percent of the wrongfully convicted individuals the organization helped to exonerate were victims of eyewitness misidentification and 29 percent gave false confessions.

According to a 2025 survey by AARP, approximately 95.4 million people make themselves vulnerable to theft by responding to calls, texts or friend requests from people they don’t know. Deciding who we can trust versus who is out to scam us is growing increasingly difficult in a world where scams are becoming more convincing and…

On their very first day as Derner doctoral students, Travis Nair and Anne-Marie Romain struck up a friendship—the start of a lasting bond that has mutually supported them through the milestones and challenges of Adelphi’s nationally top-ranked clinical psychology doctoral program.

Adelphi University is proud to announce a transformative new partnership with the Audacia Foundation and 1199 SEIU Training and Employment Funds (TEF) to offer fully funded scholarships to students pursuing careers in vital healthcare and social service fields. More than 100 Adelphi students are expected to benefit from this initiative, with additional scholarships still available…