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Adelphi Awarded 2020 NADOHE Institutional Excellence Award
Adelphi University has been awarded the 2020 Institutional Excellence Award by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE). The Institutional Excellence Award is presented to institutions that have demonstrated measurable progress in promoting and sustaining innovative diversity efforts within their campus community.
Each year, NADOHE recognizes the results of institutional leadership, curricular reform, institutional transformation, professional development, assessment policies and practices, accountability measures, and outreach efforts.
“It is such an honor for the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to be recognized for the progress that we have made here at Adelphi,” said Jacqueline Jones LaMon, JD, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at Adelphi. “I am pleased to be a part of this transformational unit, helping to open doors to greater support, outreach and accountability for all members of our community. While we are faced with monumental global challenges, we stand by our conviction to be a model of diversity, equity and inclusion—especially during these trying times.”
See more about the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education—and diversity, equity and inclusion at Adelphi.
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 is one of just four companies and the only university on Long Island to be named among America’s Best Employers by State for 2023 by Forbes.
A surge in 2024 rankings by U.S. News & World Report—up 19 spots as a Best College, up 85 spots for Social Mobility and up 35 spots as a Best Value College—supports Adelphi’s rising reputation. Adelphi serves more than 7,400 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.
For further information, please contact:
Todd Wilson
Strategic Communications Director
p – 516.237.8634
e – twilson@adelphi.edu
