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Doctoral students helping refugees seek asylum in the United States. Undergraduates working within the United Nations. A professor who educates the world on the history of the Holocaust.

For the fourth year in a row, Adelphi has won a top national award for its commitment to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) on its campus.

I must admit, being asked 'What's your major?' is one of the most nerve-racking questions thrown at college students, at least for me. The simple question leads to a whirlwind of assumptions and fears for our future careers. I recently got some clarity after writing this article on an inspiring Adelphi alum who is the epitome of someone who hasn't been pigeonholed by her major.

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.

After a year and a half of COVID restrictions, ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ celebrated the new academic year with the announcement of a major grant awarded to the College of Arts and Sciences.

Jacques Barber, PhD, professor and dean, and J. Christopher Muran, PhD, professor and interim dean while Dr. Barber is on sabbatical, have collaborated on a revised psychodynamic therapy chapter in Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change 7th Edition (Wiley 2021), considered “the bible of psychotherapy." It builds on the original chapter published in 2013, for which they also collaborated.

In March 2020, as New York entered lockdown and COVID-19 patients overwhelmed area hospitals, Lea Theodore, PhD, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology professor and director of the Derner school psychology program, received an email out of the blue.

Francine Conway, PhD ’99, said her “training at Adelphi is a gift that keeps on giving.” She’s using the skills she learned from her mentors, George Stricker, PhD, former dean, and Kirkland Vaughans, PhD ’85, clinical director and supervisor, in her roles as the chancellor-provost and the first Black dean of Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Graduate School…

Adelphi’s Innovation Center (IC), located on the first floor of Swirbul Library, launched in February 2020. Its mission is simple: to develop opportunities for applied learning by connecting faculty and students with external business partners to prepare students for today’s competitive job market.

Goal 6 of Momentum: Strategic Plan for ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, 2015–2021 committed Adelphi to taking steps to achieve “global recognition and renown.” Once thought of as a regional “commuter college” and cited as a “hidden jewel,” we aspire to being known across the country and around the world as a modern metropolitan university offering outstanding academics,…

Goal 5 of Momentum: Strategic Plan for ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, 2015–2021, directed the University to build on its “financial and operational strength.” Over the past six years, we have taken greater advantage of our existing resources, streamlining operations and integrating new processes. Our goal is to maintain a seamlessly high-functioning, highly regarded enterprise. Below, we share…

Goal 4 of Momentum: Strategic Plan for ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, 2015–2021, called for Adelphi to become a "powerfully connected university."

Goal 1 of the Momentum plan committed the University to placing a new "emphasis on world-class academics."

Goal 2 of Momentum: Strategic Plan for ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, 2015-2021, committed the University to maintaining a "relentless focus on student success."

Goal 3 of Momentum: Strategic Plan for ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, 2015-2021 committed the University to becoming a "model of diversity and inclusion."