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The College of Arts and Sciences Newsletter
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Dear Friends,
We hope the Year of the Rabbit brings you much vigor and success. In this issue of ASCEND, we invite you to peruse several noteworthy developments happening in the College of Arts and Sciences. Jacqueline Olvera, PhD, associate professor of sociology, has spearheaded the inspiring reimagination of what is now the Latin American and Latinx Studies program. A photo retrospective reviews theater Professor Nicholas Petron’s illustrious career at Adelphi that spans five decades. Our student population is becoming increasingly global; there is now a contingent of students from Mongolia, an area that has changed rapidly, politically and economically, in the last three decades. In this issue, we inaugurate a series called “What Can You Do With a Degree in ____?” We begin with theater and will continue with physics in the fall. This issue rounds out with the exciting changes in our General Education program, such as the cohort design for First-Year Seminars.
We hope you enjoy reading ASCEND.
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Vincent Wei-cheng Wang, PhD
Dean
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Latin American Studies Becomes Latin American and Latinx Studies, Aims for New Relevance for Today's Students
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With sociology Associate Professor Jacqueline Olvera, PhD, as its new director, the renamed program has added a new introductory course and has plans for additional changes in coming years.
READ MORE>
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How Mongolian Students Are Finding Their Way to Adelphi
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Adelphi hosts students from 72 countries. Recently, we've been welcoming students from Mongolia. They're attracted to our educational offerings, beautiful campus near New York City and diversity. And they enrich our community by their presence.
READ MORE>
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Innovative First-Year Seminar Offerings to Debut This Fall
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In this cohort model, professors from the humanities, social and physical sciences, mathematics, and other academic areas will team up to explore a single topic from multiple perspectives. It's apt preparation for becoming informed, contributing members of a global society.
READ MORE>
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Actor, Educator and Adelphi Legend: Celebrating Nick Petron, MA ’70, for His 50-Plus Years of Leadership
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He's been a professor, chair, mentor, colleague, friend and a 2017 Adelphi Legend. Now, after more than 50 years of nonstop performances in and out of the classroom, Nick Petron, MA ’70, is ready to hang up his hat—at least as a full-time faculty member at Adelphi. Alumni and friends share their memories of a true theater legend.
READ MORE>
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What Can You Do With a Theater Degree? Five Alumni Share Their Stories on Where This Versatile Degree Has Taken Them
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A theater degree prepares students for much more than being onstage, and these alumni are proof of this. An associate production manager at Lincoln Center; a New York City public school teacher; an actor fresh from a role on an Apple TV+ series; an actor/writer/instructor; and an actor/educator who does stand-up and owns a company that specializes in inclusion performances for children share their stories on the versatility of a theater degree.
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Remembering Regina Axelrod, PhD, Political Science Professor, Campus Leader and Advocate for Students
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The Adelphi community lost a longtime professor, campus leader and student advocate with the death of Regina Axelrod, PhD, on November 3. Colleagues and alumni share their recollections.
IN MEMORIAM>
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Special Events, Recent and Upcoming, in the College of Arts and Sciences
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Tuesday, April 4, 1:30 p.m.
Sponsors: The Department of English and the Gender and Sexuality Studies program
The African, Black and Caribbean Studies program is a co-sponsor of this program.
The Department of English is hosting three readings on campus for National Poetry Month by Assistant Professor Maya Marshall (April 5), author Cynthia Manick (April 19) and poet José Olivarez (April 26), all at 4:00 p.m.
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Your Gift on Giving Day Will Make a Difference
On April 19, the Adelphi community will come together for 1,896 minutes of giving to honor our founding year of 1896. But you don’t have to wait until then to make a difference. You can donate today to support the College of Arts and Sciences and its goal for Giving Day. Your gift to the Dean’s Excellence Fund provides students with a variety of high-impact experiences and learning opportunities. Your generosity will set students up for success at Adelphi and beyond.
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We invite you to be part of the College of Arts and Sciences community on social.
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Locations: Garden City • Hauppauge • Manhattan • New York's Hudson Valley • Online
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Financial and other information about Adelphi University's programs and activities can be obtained by contacting the New York State Attorney General Charities Bureau, 28 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10005, be found on the New York Attorney General’s website at www.charitiesnys.com or by contacting the Charities Bureau at (212) 416-8401.
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