News at Adelphi

Adelphi University will recognize two inspiring leaders, and alumni, with honorary degrees at its Commencement ceremonies at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, on Tuesday, May 21.

René Steinke joined Adelphi University in January 2024 as the new director of the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing program in the College of Arts and Sciences.

The Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (Adelphi PAC) kicks off its 2024 spring season with exciting musical, dance and theatrical performances for the whole family.

Multitalented junior Angelina Saccone performed with the New York State Symphony Orchestra Musicians at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, thanks to adjunct professor and Adelphi Symphony Orchestra director Stefano Miceli.

In October, the Adelphi community gathered for one of our favorite traditions, the Fall Arts Festival.

Baby boomers. Generation X. Millennials. And then came Gen Z—today's adolescents and young adults.

Every year, the Adelphi University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) awards Dean's Innovation Grants to select faculty members to fund their projects.

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.

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

Adelphi faculty explore a century of American immigration through art, music and film.

During the first half of 2023, Adelphi University added five prominent business leaders to its President's Advisory Council.

Part of Adelphi’s long-term strategy is to become a home for increasing numbers of students and faculty of Hispanic backgrounds and to continue conducting research and offering opportunities that support our growing Latinx community. We’re well on our way.

Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology adjunct professor Matt Aibel relates performance to therapy, teaching—and is rediscovering the joys of being back on stage.

The Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (PAC) has announced a lineup for the upcoming fall season, including exciting musical, dance and theatrical performances from Broadway hits to Shakespeare's classics.

The members of the Mad Professors come from the dance, math and psychology departments, united by a passion for playing classic rock of the '60s, '70s and '80s.

Prestigious grant supports new production of University Professor Paul Moravec's Underground Railroad opera.

Students get hands-on industry experience working on statistical consulting projects that deliver results for Hiatus and Fragrance.net

Chuck D and Jacqueline Woodson Delight Attendees. So Does Surprise Guest Flavor Flav.

Showstopping performances by alumni and students joined heartfelt tributes to Adelphi standout supporters as the University honored its rich legacy and contributions to the arts at the 23rd annual President's Gala, An Evening for the Arts at Adelphi: Legends and Legacies, on June 10 at the Garden City Hotel.

Associate professor and chair of the Department of Dance Orion Duckstein’s idea for choreographing a piece about his grandmother’s life emerged at an unexpected moment.

Adelphi senior Samuel Kang is the winner of two national honors at this year’s Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for his play, what we will be. He reflects on the continued leadership of Adelphi’s theater program.

I have been slowly sharing the news of Nick Petron, MA ’70’s retirement after 50 years at Adelphi, the first 10 as professor and director and approximately 30 as chair of the Department of Theatre. Once they get over their surprise, many acknowledged that “it’s the end of an era.” Nick was my instructor and…

To study theater at Adelphi University is to find accomplished working professors, friends-for-life classmates, the proximity of New York City and a legacy of successful, supportive alumni. Adelphi trains “people of the theater,” said Maggie Lally ’82, associate dean of faculty programs and associate professor of theater. “The professional experience of our faculty and their…

Over the past two decades, devices that make use of artificial intelligence (AI) have infiltrated our existence.

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.

Just two days before Thanksgiving last fall, The Kelly Clarkson Show announced to the world that The Fairview School Choir from P.S. 14, a Queens, New York, elementary school, had been named the 2022 NBC Star Choir. That meant that a couple of weeks later, the students, dressed in festive red and green, were singing and…

In Spring 2022, Associate Professor Jacqueline Olvera, PhD, became director of Latin American Studies. She succeeded Raysa Amador, PhD, now professor emerita of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, who became the first head of the program in the early 1970s. Dr. Olvera began planning a transition for the program, based on review of the program over two…

In 2020, Carolina Cambronero Varela ‘09 and adjunct faculty member and artist Argie Agelarakis, MA ‘00, began working on a special project—to harness the power of art in support of social activism. Together, with the critical support of Stephanie Lake, PhD, director of Adelphi’s criminal justice program, they inaugurated Artivism in the spring of 2021.

Chuck D ’84, ’13 (Hon.), who earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Adelphi, is rediscovering his college roots as an illustrator. The hip-hop pioneer is releasing his first fine art book this month, Livin’ Loud. An homage to legendary musicians in hip-hop, rap and rock, it features more than 250 of his works.

Adelphi recently changed the name of its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) to the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB). Find out why this change is so important on college campuses and learn about new ways the office is working to increase the sense of belonging among students and staff.