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Dr. Manoj Pardasani joined Adelphi University as dean of the School of Social Work at a very precarious time. “I started in June 2020 in the midst of a pandemic,” Dr. Pardasani said. “It was a strange time to start as a leader of any school.” Though the timing wasn’t ideal, Pardasani embraced his dual…

The scene outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles looked like a typical Sunday on April 28, 2013. The temperature hovered in the low 70s with a light covering of clouds until the sun emerged in the early afternoon. Inside, the scene wasn’t too unusual. All 15,000+ seats were filled with fans who had come…

The human services field combines elements of many different disciplines to address individual and societal needs. The field offers a broad range of human services career options, from direct social work practice in governmental, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, to leadership roles within these organizations. Social workers must have a unique blend of knowledge about and…

Meet Feon Cheng and Kimberly Cox-York. They’re part of the team of nutrition experts who teach in Adelphi’s online MS in Nutrition program. They have a passion for teaching and, like their students, strive to build a healthier world through nutrition science. In these two spotlight interviews, Cheng and Cox-York each talk about how they…

Healthcare data is a powerful resource that can deepen understanding of patients’ needs and reveal ways to improve healthcare organizations and policies. The amount of patient data available will grow rapidly as organizations collect more and more patient details and embrace advanced solutions in imaging and analytics. With evidence and predictions gleaned from big data,…

Victoria Chiesa is a content producer and editor for the United States Tennis Association. She helps shape the voice of USTA.com and USOpen.org while also writing about local and grassroots tennis. Victoria is a graduate of the Adelphi MS in Sport Management program, during which she served as Adelphi’s coordinator of sports information for the…

Bryan Flannery is a public relations coordinator for the New York Liberty and a recent graduate of the Adelphi MS in Sport Management program. He’s working with the WNBA team to celebrate a landmark 25th-anniversary season that comes right on the heels of one of the most unusual years in the association’s history. In this…

“Knowing ourselves is the most important part of that journey. Because that’s going to show up in our work with clients.” Social work practitioners focus on improving the lives of others, and so it can seem contradictory or even uncomfortable to turn the lens inward. Yet, as Associate Professor Laura Quiros explains, introspection is critical…

Sports is a massive industry—projected to reach a value of $83.1 billion in North America by 2023 according to PricewaterhouseCoopers—that encompasses long-running professional leagues like the NFL and MLB as well as emerging areas like esports. Growth is fueled by the relationships among players, teams and their dedicated fans. Like any other type of business,…

At Adelphi, we believe that bringing together students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences is what makes our programs so strong. In this series, we’re featuring four MA in Educational Technology alumni who came to the master’s program from an array of professional backgrounds and who found success afterwards in four different sectors.…