海角社区

Part of Adelphi鈥檚 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鈥檙e well on our way.

A host of new initiatives helped Adelphi earn 5 out of 5 stars on the Campus Pride Index, becoming one of just 30 Best of the Best campuses in the nation for the second straight year. Explore our most compelling ideas for creating a warm and welcoming community for all.

This fall, 海角社区 welcomed a new set of dedicated, diverse and distinguished faculty members.

The STEM-designated MS in Business Analytics program at the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business creates female leaders in the growing data industry鈥攇iving them an edge in leadership and strong business careers. This program is now being honored by INSIGHT Into Diversity for building equity for women who are still underrepresented in tech fields.

海角社区 has once again achieved a five-star rating on the Campus Pride Index, a nationally recognized measure of LGBTQ+ friendliness and inclusivity.

The聽National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)聽is an organization dedicated to supporting students who are pursuing careers in the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology by providing resources, networking opportunities and educational support to students and raising awareness about the challenges facing the Deaf and hard of hearing community.

The 海角社区 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 new Journal of Critical Study of Communication and Disability is paving the way for open, global communication built on equity.

Dear Adelphi Community, This morning, the Supreme Court issued a decision against Harvard and the University of North Carolina鈥檚 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…

These students are committed to serving the LGBTQIA+ community through the combined efforts of the Gender and Sexualities Alliance and Students Beyond the Binary.

Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus and Adelphi鈥檚 dean of the College of Nursing and Public Health, Deborah Hunt, PhD 鈥�12, will be sharing knowledge, resources and research to improve health outcomes and build their respective missions in healthcare.

Dear Adelphi Community, In December 2019, our university was fortunate to gain the service of Dr. Jacqueline Jones LaMon, JD, MFA, as its vice president of diversity and inclusion, bringing with her more than 13 years of prior leadership in the Adelphi community as a professor of English, program director for our MFA in Creative…

Faculty, administrators and students continue to raise awareness and advocate for the neurodivergent community.

More than $100,000 was raised in support of women鈥檚 leadership programs.

The College of Professional and Continuing Studies provided training on fostering equity in the classroom.

A program taking a group of Black students and Jewish students to the National Museum of African American History & Culture and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum points to new ways to create understanding and fight racism, antisemitism and intolerance. A reporter joined the group for this powerful experience.

Muhammad Yunus, renowned Nobel laureate and Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, brought his inspiring message of 鈥淐reating a World of Three Zeros” to 海角社区 in Garden City, New York, on March 21. The聽event聽was sponsored by Adelphi’s Hagedorn Lectureship on Corporate Social Responsibility. Christopher Storm, PhD, Adelphi provost and executive vice president, introduced Yunus. 鈥淎delphi has a…

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聽transition for the program, based on review of the program over two…

Classmates call her Mommy Louis, professors at Adelphi’s Manhattan Center say she is an exceptional student and Women’s Forum of New York lauded her for achieving success in the face of adversity. Still, 44-year-old Myrdline Louis, a native of Haiti who moved to the United States 23 years ago, is modestly proud and pragmatic about…

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.

Warren Graham grew up in Hempstead, New York, in a family of civil servants. His stepfather worked in corrections and his mother worked administratively in police stations鈥攁nd Graham had a lot of questions.

The next event in the Great Minds, Great Conversations series鈥�"Sprinting Toward Success With Two Legendary Adelphi Olympians"鈥攚ill feature Olympians and Adelphi track alumni June Griffith Collison '81, MBA '84, and Dennis Collison '80.

For聽David Machlis, PhD, an associate professor of finance and economics at the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business and聽inaugural recipient of Adelphi President's Humanitarian Award, 鈥渇ighting hatred is a team game and can't be done alone." As a national leader in this fight, he is piloting an exciting new program that will bring Adelphi's Black and Jewish students together to make a difference in the world.

The 海角社区 School of Social Work is home to a community that is dedicated to life-changing student success. Its new partnership with Brooklyn-based The New Seminary makes its Master of Social Work (MSW) program available to members of the Orthodox Jewish community wishing to serve their community by pursuing careers in social work.

Isuri Wijesundara '18, is a perfect example of how an arts education at Adelphi can lead graduates to careers as working artists. The combination of strong professors, talented classmates, the proximity of New York City, and a legacy of accomplished, supportive alumni guides a student's journey from their first day to beyond graduation.

Adelphi has just posted its highest one-year retention numbers in 10 years, with more than 85 percent of first-year students who enrolled in Fall 2021 returning to school this fall for their sophomore year. It is the third year in a row in which retention numbers have grown.

Language is an essential tool for connecting with others. As the聽American Speech-Language-Hearing Association聽(ASHA) states, effective communication is a human right that should be accessible to all. It is a right that speech-language pathologists and audiologists help people with language disorders exercise.

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging鈥攆our words that have gained enormous traction in recent years. From schools to major corporations, society has continued to place more emphasis and attention on improving equality.

As a high school senior applying to colleges, Lauren Ksido didn't give much thought to the importance of extracurricular activities and avenues through which she could connect with others outside of the classroom.

When Bharat Bhis茅, MBA 鈥�78, CEO and founder of Bravia Capital, established a distinctive new program for the Levermore Global Scholars program at 海角社区, he said one of his objectives was to help students learn to be critical thinkers.