Adelphi Ranked a Top University for Equality Opportunity, LGBTQ+ Support
Garden City, NY (06/20/2024) — Adelphi University continues to receive national recognition for its commitment to equal opportunities and LGBTQIA+ community allyship. Both are priorities of the University's Momentum 2 strategic plan to welcome students, faculty and staff members of all backgrounds, belief systems and individual expressions and to provide them with equal access to the opportunities and support they need to succeed at Adelphi and beyond.
Equal Opportunity Magazine ranks Adelphi among its Top 20 Universities for 2024, based on a survey of its readers to assess a university's diversified curriculum and student base, and how faculty and staff foster a diverse and inclusive learning environment. The magazine, launched in 1968 as the first diversity career publication in the United States, is read by over 100,000 members of minority groups who are students, entry-level employees and professionals in all career disciplines. Adelphi will be featured in its July 2024 issue.
Adelphi was also recognized as one of Her Campus's 10 Queer-Friendly Colleges to Have on Your Radar. Her Campus, a leading media platform dedicated to empowering college women around the globe, gives Adelphi high rankings in "all things queer-friendly." It praises the University's "gender-inclusive housing and has many different on-campus resources, groups, programs, and organizations that are centered around the diversity and inclusion of queer students."
It also notes Adelphi's perfect five out of five-star rating from the Campus Pride Index, a national listing of LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities.
"We are very pleased to see the national recognition of our commitment to creating a University community that is inclusive for every member of our community to thrive in," said Sentwali Bakari, Adelphi's vice president for student affairs and diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. "These rankings reaffirm what the Adelphi experience truly means and are a great example of what our students can expect and the plentiful opportunities available to them."
Learn more about Adelphi's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and LGBTQIA pride initiatives and rankings.
About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university in the United States with a personalized approach to higher learning
Adelphi University, New York, US, is a highly awarded, internationally ranked and powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives. It is recognized for small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training at the undergraduate and graduate level with particular strength in its 'Core Four' academic areas: the Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness.
Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university. It serves more than 7,250 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York-just 23 miles from New York City's cultural and internship opportunities-and at dynamic learning hubs in Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.
More than 119,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities, and the world.
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