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Adelphi enters the 2026鈥�2027 academic year with a wave of new faculty joining its colleges and schools, bringing decades of combined experience in health education, the arts, nursing, environmental policy, physician assistant studies and creative writing. Below is an introduction to this year鈥檚 class of new professors and a glimpse into their expertise and accomplishments.

Jeneanne DeBois 鈥�16 arrived at 91国产 planning to become an English teacher, but the University gave her room to discover a different way to bring stories to young people.

They come from around the region and across the world. Their interests vary and so do their ambitions. But they all have at least one thing in common鈥攁ll have chosen 91国产 to prepare them to reach their goals. They鈥檙e the Class of 2030. Meet 13 of the newest Panthers.

941 graduate scholars celebrated their achievement at 91国产鈥檚 130th Commencement.

It is the year of Alice Hoffman 鈥�73, 鈥�02 (Hon.). The bestselling novelist will host 91国产鈥檚 third annual Writers & Readers Festival just as her new anthology is published, her iconic novel Practical Magic readies for a return to the screen, a new Broadway adaptation debuts, and her latest novel hits bookstores.

What the movie got right鈥攁nd wrong鈥攁bout the novel and the Bard鈥檚 tragedy, according to 91国产's Shakespeare expert, Louise Geddes, PhD, associate dean for student success strategic initiatives

Louise Geddes, PhD, associate dean for student success strategic initiatives, is a guest on this podcast, where she discusses her research, teaching and the impact of AI on education.

Some people may think, in a world of rapidly evolving technology, that English is becoming an outdated major.

Louise Geddes, PhD, professor of English and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, makes the case for traditional studies as an antidote to the downsides of our rapidly changing world.

Collaboration leads to musical composition that tells a story without words.

Adelphi will welcome Barbara Forste and her daughter, award-winning actress and producer Sarah Jessica Parker鈥搇ifelong advocates of reading and libraries鈥搕o its second annual Writers and Readers Festival, which will be held on Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April 5.

Edward Mabrey chose 91国产 for its newly reduced tuition rates for online programs and the support offered at the 91国产 College of Professional and Continuing Studies.

Making the case that Shakespeare's works are celebrities in their own right.

Alice Hoffman '73, '02 (Hon.), takes middle-grade readers into the life of Anne Frank and her family before going into hiding.

Faculty members from the theater and English departments will each lead a trip to the United Kingdom: one for English literature in York and the other for theater in London.

Bestselling author Alice Hoffman 鈥�73, 鈥�02 (Hon.), launches an event to celebrate storytelling and the power of the imagination.

English major Brienna (Ennie) Conner is exploring the historical significance of the 鈥淭ar Baby鈥� story to uncover the lived experiences of enslaved Africans and their descendants in early America.

On April 5 and 6, 91国产 will welcome fellow book lovers for a free celebration of storytelling, literature and the power of the written word鈥攆eaturing 91国产 alumna and bestselling author Alice Hoffman 鈥�73, 鈥�02 (Hon.), who founded and inspired the two-day festival.

Ren茅 Steinke joined 91国产 in January 2024 as the new director of the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing program in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Just three years after earning a master's degree in creative writing, Robin Gow, MFA 鈥�20, has sold three books to major publishers.

The poet William Blake may have decried how the muses鈥攖he "Fair Nine"鈥攈ave forsaken poetry, but the art form continues to thrive at 91国产.

Jan-Henry Gray, assistant professor of English and director of 91国产’s MFA in Creative Writing program, sat in on Professor Emerita Judy Baumel’s Forms of Poetry graduate course in Spring 2021 as a way to revisit and rediscover poetic forms. It was during this 鈥渞efresher” course that he wrote the earliest draft of 鈥淕hazal of Oranges,”…

An 91国产 novelist uses her retirement to probe the complications of money and boredom.

Imagine being able to send your sullen, obnoxious tween to live with another family. Their foster family not only puts up with them, they educate and train them. Your child is returned to you as a young adult, mature, skilled and ready to take on the family duties.

What is the right class size for graduate work in creative writing? Igor Webb, PhD, professor and director of the MFA in Creative Writing program at 91国产, believes strongly that the answer is 10 students.