News at Adelphi

A history major looks at how the Adelphi community—and everyone—can all honor Native American heritage, culture and history this month and year-round.

At Spirit Weekend, Adelphi again announced the students chosen to be this year's Prestigious Panthers and members of the Spirit Court.

Professor and three Adelphi colleagues initiate and organize a conference to address how to help young adults with disabilities transition to life after high school.

Shayla Clarke '16, MS '19, went from criminal justice to emergency management to a vital role in the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management and an Adelphi 10 Under 10 award.

Adelphi University's unwavering commitment to veterans shines through a revamped Veterans Lounge and a special Veterans Day ceremony.

Thanks to a major gift from Bharat Bhisé, MBA '78, students and faculty will examine history, relations and economics to address global issues and increase understanding.

Shayla Clarke ’16, MS ’19, fell in love with Adelphi the second she arrived on campus.

Steven Lander ’14 chose to attend Adelphi University because of the perfect blend of academic excellence with a nurturing and inclusive community.

Biology professor Matthias Foellmer, PhD, is giving native plants and local pollinators a newly renovated home on our 70-acre organic campus arboretum.

Camila Restrepo, a senior psychology major, is putting her skills to work at The New Hope Mental Health Counseling Services.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education has awarded Adelphi University and Principal Investigator Andrea Ward, PhD, associate provost for research and special projects, a $2.49 million grant for the “Ensuring STEM Student Success Through an Integrative Support Program.”

Whether they're caring for patients, working in underserved communities, solving computational problems, launching new businesses or teaching overseas, Adelphi's students are supported by those who came before them.

From software engineering to teaching to research, alumni find common ground in their Adelphi experience.

Two alumnae have contributed to support the College's faculty and graduate students in MS Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, respectively.

Adelphi celebrated three Fulbright Scholars last year from our undergraduate, graduate and doctoral classes. This year, three Adelphi faculty have earned Fulbright honors—and one will become a prestigious Fulbright Program Adviser through the Fulbright Development Initiative.

Dear Adelphi Community, This morning, the Supreme Court issued a decision against Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s use of race-conscious admissions practices. While this ruling will have a widespread impact on the landscape of higher education, I want to take a moment to explain how it affects Adelphi and reiterate our commitment to…

Adelphi University has been recognized for its exceptional student support initiatives, programs and postgraduate success by two prominent organizations: Colleges of Distinction and Phi Theta Kappa.

Students, faculty and employees are invited to reflect on the cultural and historical significance of the holiday and how to carry on its legacy.

Noting that some of his graduate nursing students had barriers to success—like tech skills or communication challenges—Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo, PhD, launched the Equitable, Targeted and Structured Onboarding Program. Read about the success of this program, and how he is now collaborating with four other universities to replicate it.

The Adelphi University Robert B. Willumstad School of Business has introduced a hybrid accelerated option for its Professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program.

Elizabeth Palley, JD, PhD, professor of social work and director of Adelphi’s social work doctoral program, is on a mission to bring American child care policy into the 21st century.

Adelphi’s annual Scholarship and Creative Works Conference, better known as Research Day, celebrated its 20th anniversary with undergraduates and graduate students presenting their work in each of our Core Four areas of focus: arts and humanities, STEM and social sciences, health and wellness, and the business and education professions.

Bharat Bhisé, MBA ’78, believes Adelphi students should have global exposure to other countries, cultures and economies—and he funded an all-expenses-paid study tour to India to prove it. Meet the students who benefited from this extraordinary inaugural trip.

The Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health is one of 10 schools in the United States selected by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to participate in an important initiative on resilience and self-care. Dean Deborah Hunt, PhD ’12, explains—and shares her vision for nursing.

In a remarkable example of hands-on learning, social work graduate students are working directly with local police as part of their training at Adelphi’s Hudson Valley Center. For both police and students, it has been a win-win experience.

Adelphi’s Interdisciplinary Education and Training Experience (IDEATE) program, a collaborative learning project that bridges the university’s social work and nursing academic programs, has won the prestigious 2023 John L. Blackburn Award from the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA).

A study outlines ways to encourage student inquiry