Adelphi Receives 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
Garden City, NY (09/15/2022) — For the fifth year in a row, Adelphi University has received a prestigious national award for its efforts in fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging on campus. Adelphi is one of only 103 colleges and universities in the United States to receive a 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest publication focused on diversity in higher education.
"It is such an honor to be recognized in a prominent way for the work that the entire community is doing toward advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) on campus," said Jacqueline Jones LaMon, vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at Adelphi. "Work that is being done in Adelphi's individual schools and colleges, and throughout the administrative units, has really helped make this possible."
LaMon notes that Adelphi's DEIB team continues to be dedicated to building programs that help everyone feel seen and supported. Here are some of the notable initiatives that helped Adelphi earn the 2022 HEED Award:
Adelphi just launched a new Multicultural Center on campus as a hub for diverse programming and resources-an inclusive place where all students can explore their identities, and celebrate and learn from each other.
The centralized Complaint and Investigation Office opened last fall as a single point of contact for receiving and processing complaints and reports of harassment, hate, racism, bias and inappropriate conduct. It provides an easily accessible and safe place for students to share any concerns and receive support.
The faculty-led Academic Diversity Implementation Team and student-led Equitable Adelphi Action Team were created in Fall 2020 to help identify and dismantle racism at Adelphi. Their goals include implementing diversity training, launching anti-bias workshops, decolonizing curricula and addressing microaggressions.
Adelphi made a major adjustment to its merit scholarship policy last year, no longer requiring recipients to meet a minimum GPA to retain their scholarship. This permanent policy change will allow students the ability to choose challenging courses without worrying that a lower grade might endanger their scholarship.
"The fact that we continue to receive the HEED Award means we're not just maintaining a level of commitment to diversity and inclusion, but actually exceeding where we were the year before," LaMon said. "That's most exciting for me-that this is an ongoing commitment of an ever-changing community."
For more information about the 2022 HEED Award, visit insightintodiversity.com. See more about diversity at Adelphi at adelphi.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion
About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning
Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives through 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, with particular strength in our Core Four: 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 7,500 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 Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.
More than 118,000 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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For the fifth year in a row, Adelphi University has been awarded the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity.