News at Adelphi
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When Bharat Bhisé, MBA ’78, CEO and founder of Bravia Capital, established a distinctive new program for the Levermore Global Scholars program at Adelphi University, he said one of his objectives was to help students learn to be critical thinkers.
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Little America, an acclaimed anthology series on Apple TV+, is inspired by the true stories of U.S. immigrants. All eight episodes will become available on December 9 on Apple TV+. And the third episode, “The 9th Caller,” is about a young Sri Lankan woman who is played by Isuri Wijesundara ’18. Like the title character, Wijesundara…
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This year’s International Education Week (IEW) has a lot to celebrate: a week of events, Adelphi's rich history of global connections, a return to pre-pandemic opportunities for our students to study abroad, and the welcome presence, once again, of our international students.
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This past weekend marked two important anniversaries: the sixth year Adelphi held Spirit Weekend and the fifth anniversary of one of the University’s newest traditions: the naming of the Prestigious Panthers—the gender-neutral alternative to the traditional homecoming king and queen—as well as the Spirit Court. While two students—one male, one female—serve as king and queen,…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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Joe Sawma is the 2022 recipient of Adelphi's Outstanding First-Year Student Award—and given his academic and extracurricular achievements so far, it's not hard to see why.
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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.
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Opportunity to teach in the Madeira Islands honors her Portuguese heritage.
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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.
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Caio Gomes is a junior international relations major with minors in peace studies and environmental studies. He is also a Levermore Global Scholar, Adelphi's innovative academic community dedicated to preparing students to become global thinkers and leaders in a changing world. After college, Gomes plans to tackle issues regarding human rights, social and climate justice, and world peace.
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Goal 4 of Momentum: Strategic Plan for Adelphi University, 2015–2021, called for Adelphi to become a “powerfully connected university.” This goal committed us to strengthening our connections with alumni, friends, partners, our region and the Adelphi community. Our relationships in all these areas inspire Adelphi pride and help secure our University’s future, advance our mission…
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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.
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Adelphi presented numerous opportunities to get involved and develop my passions....These opportunities taught me how to shoulder responsibilities, multi-task, prioritize, stay organized, and lead.
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Jacqueline Jones LaMon, JD, current vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, initiated the interdisciplinary 360 courses in the Fall 2019 semester when she was associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The 360 courses have become popular with both faculty members and students—and a mainstay of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Social justice and student leadership are strong ideals at Adelphi, producing four Newman Civic Fellows in as many years. Our 2021 advocate for a better world is Newman Fellow Miguel Velasquez.
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For the fourth consecutive year, an Adelphi University student has been named a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact. Miguel Velasquez, a sophomore in Adelphi’s prestigious Levermore Global Scholars program who is majoring in history in the accelerated 4+1 Scholar Teacher Education Program (STEP), has been selected as a 2021–2022 Newman Civic Fellow.
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On January 18, 2021, the renovated and expanded Ruth S. Harley University Center (UC) will be reopened and accessible to the Adelphi community.
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Dear Panthers and Families, It was great to see so many of you engaged and having fun during our successful Virtual Spirit Weekend last weekend. Capturing our Panther Pride virtually was a challenge we’ve been working on for months, and I think our community knocked it out of the park. Whether you mixed and mingled,…
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A newly published book by an Adelphi University political science professor and a London School of Economics (LSE) international relations professor has been awarded the 2020 Friends of Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) Biennial Book Award. Group Politics in UN Multilateralism (Brill, 2020), edited by Katie Laatikainen, PhD, professor of political science…
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Sylvia Frances Moss '64, Tomislav Kostadinov '10, Emily Ladau '13, Dottie Herman and Hilda Perez '11 have been elected as new members of the Adelphi University Board of Trustees.
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Jonathan Cristol, PhD, a research fellow in the Levermore Global Scholars Program, is quoted in a story in The National.
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The dedication of our students shows why Adelphi recently earned the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification.
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Jonathan Cristol, PhD, Levermore Global Scholars research fellow at Adelphi, is quoted in an AP News story about how the coronavirus pandemic will affect globalization.