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Published:Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» is a welcoming choice for its more than 1,000 international students from 72 countries. Lately, a number of Mongolian students have chosen to pursue their educations at Adelphi. “By coming to Adelphi, our Mongolian students have entrusted their futures with us,” said Vincent Wang, PhD, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.…
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Published:Muhammad Yunus, renowned Nobel laureate and Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, brought his inspiring message of “Creating a World of Three Zeros” to Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» in Garden City, New York, on March 21. The event was sponsored by Adelphi’s Hagedorn Lectureship on Corporate Social Responsibility. Christopher Storm, PhD, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»provost and executive vice president, introduced Yunus. “Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»has a…
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Published:First-year students Monish Churaman and Amita Radakichenane’s innovative business idea, SmileLab Printing Technologies, won first place ($5,000) in the latest Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Robert B. Willumstad School of Business Business Plan Competition. All told, the finalists competed for $11,000 in prize money. Their winning idea “eliminates the need for crowns, bridges and dentures being produced in labs…
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Published:Two Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»students have been selected to represent the University as United Nations youth delegates. This year’s representatives are Sarah Delannoy, a graduate student majoring in social work, and Nino Burjanadze, an undergraduate student majoring in political science. They will join over 550 young people from 100 countries across the globe benefiting from the program,…
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Published:Bharat Bhisé, MBA ’78, believes Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»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.
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Published:Kirsten Ziomek, PhD, associate professor and director of Asian studies, has been recognized with a fellowship for research on Japan in World War II. Her expertise on forced labor and colonial soldiers brings a new understanding of the Asian-Pacific operations.
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From the Sidelines to the Front Lines: Three Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Alumni Respond to Crisis in Ukraine
CategoriesPublished:When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, three Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»alumni—international students Aleksandar Aleksiev ’11, Gabriel Hardy-Françon ’14, and Camille Pajor ’09, MBA ’16—quickly decided they couldn’t stay on the sidelines. All three made humanitarian trips to the border—and inside Ukraine—to bring aid and to help refugees escape and get resettled away from the war…
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Published:Longtime Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»political science faculty member Regina Axelrod, PhD, died on November 3, 2022, with a legacy as an esteemed professor, campus leader, and faculty and student advocate.Â
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Published:A multidisciplinary team's research could inform the way zoos and other groups design new homes for wildlife.
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Published:Honors College alumna Camille Pajor ’09, MBA ’16, shares her inspiring life story and explains how her career brought her to the war-torn Ukrainian border to assist refugees. It’s a story of determination, compassion and strength.
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Published:Melanie Bush, PhD, professor of sociology and an expert in teaching methods around the globe, has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist Award. During her three-year tenure, she will develop new insights into the ways we can make education more just and equitable for all.
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Published:When Bharat Bhisé, MBA ’78, CEO and founder of Bravia Capital, established a distinctive new program for the Levermore Global Scholars program at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³», he said one of his objectives was to help students learn to be critical thinkers.
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An Alum’s Gift of Global Awareness
CategoriesPublished:“No matter how much information there is in Google, one needs the ability to ask questions, because education is an interactive experience. I believe in hands-on learning and mentorship programs.â€
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Published: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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Published:A distinctive new program for Levermore Global Scholars (LGS) at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» will send a group of students to India in January 2023 for an intensive, all-expenses-paid, study tour, sponsored by Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»alumnus Bharat Bhisé, MBA ‘78.
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Published:Dear Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»by sponsoring an intensive, all-expenses-paid, overseas study tour for a cohort of Levermore…
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A recent business success lecture hosted by Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»alumnus Bharat Bhisé, MBA '78, founder and CEO of Bravia Capital, is featured.
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Published:Taking Spanish at the Wantagh, New York, high school was “serendipity," said Laraine Fletcher '61, PhD, a longtime anthropology professor at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³». It was the decision of a lifetime.
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Published:The COVID-19 pandemic—and the more recent rise of monkeypox—have brought an often overlooked field into sharp focus: public health. At Adelphi, the work of our Master of Public Health (MPH) students and faculty has become even more important , and they have stepped up to serve.
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Published:Kees Leune, PhD, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, believes everyone benefits when a classroom is more diverse. It's a belief he shares with Salvatore Petrilli '05, EdD, now associate dean for academic operations and general education in the College of Arts and Sciences, and that led them in 2016 to rethink the undergraduate computer science curriculum.
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Published: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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Published:While some alumni continue in the field, others are putting the skills they've acquired in the program to use in a variety of careers.
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Published:Adelphi’s communication sciences and disorders program provides a broad range of treatment, care and support to people of myriad linguistic backgrounds—from toddlers to seniors. We are privileged to work with diverse communities across Long Island.
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Published:Study abroad offers students the opportunity to live in another country for months at a time, to experience different cultures, foods, languages and people and to visit historical landmarks or even neighboring cities and countries.
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Published:Opportunity to teach in the Madeira Islands honors her Portuguese heritage.
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Published: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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Published:Our expert on the United Nations and European Union explains how global decisions made in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine will affect future decades. The insights from Katie Laatikainen, PhD, professor and acting chair of political science, are compelling.
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Published:Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» welcomed more than 350 participants at its fifth annual Women's Leadership Conference on Saturday, March 26. The day of learning, empowerment and career networking was held in the newly renovated Ruth S. Harley University Center on Adelphi's Garden City, New York, campus.
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Published:Aurore Ineza had a life-changing student experience at the African Girls' Summit in Niger, reporting on panels led by the world’s top nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). As a global thinker, this future journalist covered critical discussions of human rights for girls around the world.