News at Adelphi
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Published:Higher education needs fresh answers for career-driven learners—and Adelphi’s Manhattan Center is delivering them. Launched this past summer, this New York City hub offers high-impact graduate and professional training tailored for today’s workforce. Here is how students across five programs are leveraging this innovative urban center to transform their futures.
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Published:The 2027 results are in. Adelphi University is widely recognized not only as the top private university on Long Island but also as one of the country’s top 100 private colleges.
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Published:For women facing breast cancer, taking the first step toward getting information, seeking support and prioritizing their health is important.
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Published:Updates to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) mean some New Yorkers are losing benefits. Here’s what social work students and practitioners need to know.
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Published:Students across Adelphi’s social work programs explain what they studied, what it meant to share their work and how research is shaping their careers.
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Published:Adelphi University has spent decades quietly outthinking and out-innovating institutions many times its size. The following “firsts” aren’t just milestones—they are the blueprints for how Adelphi is changing the world.
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Published:Dear Faculty, Staff and Adelphi Hudson Valley Students, I am writing to share an important update regarding the future of our Hudson Valley Center, where we have offered graduate-level social work education since 1973. As I mentioned during the full faculty meeting last week, the Adelphi University Board of Trustees approved the closure of our…
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Published:Adelphi University has once again been recognized among the nation’s top higher education institutions in the U.S. News & World Report 2027 Best Colleges rankings, jumping seven positions overall from 2026 to No. 191 and placing among the top 20 universities in New York State. Adelphi is also debuting at No. 93 in the new…
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Published:On Thursday, June 11, the Adelphi University Board of Trustees hosted the official ribbon cutting and celebrated the grand opening of the University’s state-of-the-art Manhattan Center. Located in the heart of New York City at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 44th Street, the highly anticipated facility is poised to serve as a critical talent…
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Published:Adelphi's 130th Commencement on May 21, 2026, saw 1,165 students, ranging in age from 19 to 59, receive bachelor’s degrees.
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Published:941 graduate scholars celebrated their achievement at Adelphi’s 130th Commencement.
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Published:Adelphi University’s Class of 2026 crossed the stage at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, in two commencement ceremonies on Thursday, May 21. Surrounded by family and friends, Adelphi undergraduate and graduate students from all eight of the University’s schools and colleges celebrated their milestones and achievements.
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Published:When Melody Centeno ’08, MSW ’12, presented a role play in her group practice class at Adelphi, she had no idea what a good actor she was. “I looked up, and half the class was crying because of how I presented,” she remembered. “It made me think, ‘Maybe I have some skill here.’”
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Published:For more than four decades, Richard Belson, DSW ’77, has taught and inspired students in the School of Social Work with an unmistakable presence—the kind of professor whose influence follows students into careers, therapy rooms and complicated corners of human relationships.
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Published:Adelphi's new Manhattan Center opens this year with career-boosting professional and graduate programs in fields facing workforce shortages in New York City.
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Stavroula Kyriakakis, PhD, professor of social work, provides expertise on domestic violence spikes in the winter months in a live segment on their Washington, D.C., evening news.
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Published:Adelphi University has been awarded more than $94,000 to address geriatric mental health, primarily in the Hudson Valley region of New York state.
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Published:This virtual four-week creative healing experience is for individuals affected by breast cancer and those who care for them.
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Elizabeth Palley, JD, PhD, professor of social work at Adelphi, is quoted in this article about child care policy. The story was also posted by DNYUZ.
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Lois Goetz, Bilingual Social Worker at the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program was interviewed for an article featured in EverydayHealth.com. The article discusses how women newly diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer may find a support group specifically for women with MBC valuable.
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Published:As Adelphi University prepares to welcome its first students to its new midtown Manhattan location in Summer 2026, the executive director of the new Manhattan Center, Jennifer Lancaster, PhD, talks about the benefits it will provide career-oriented adults and Adelphi.
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Elizabeth Palley, JD, PhD, professor of social work, weighs in on New York City’s Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s plans for child care.
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Published:Adelphi isn’t just a university; it’s a powerful force for change, extending far beyond the Garden City campus. It’s a place where dedicated alumni, armed with their skills and passion, answer the call to give back, actively shaping the health of the communities they serve.
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Published:Leading intimate partner violence expert shares eye-opening data and a call to action
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Elizabeth Palley, JD, PhD, professor of social work, shares how SNAP benefits impact American families, particularly what and how they eat.
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Published:Adelphi research finds educated women are more likely to lead food-secure households in rural Afghanistan
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An op-ed by Elizabeth Palley, JD, PhD, professor of social work, discusses federal dismantling of the Office of Special Education Programs. This piece was syndicated by MSN and Yahoo! News.
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Published:The Adelphi University School of Social Work (SSW) and The New York Community Trust teamed up to expand access to graduate education for professionals from underrepresented groups already working in the field of social work—and the results are beginning to come in.