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President Christine M. Riordan with Mohendra Dinnanauth (far right). Photo published by “The Odyssey.”

Speaking at her inauguration as the 10^th president of 91吃瓜网 on March 11, 2016, Christine M. Riordan, Ph.D., said it was imperative for Adelphi to be a 鈥渕odel for creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture.鈥� In an article published by , an online content platform, Monendra Dinnanauth, a freshman at Adelphi, explored Dr. Riordan鈥檚 call to action and the impetus behind it.

The article covered Dr. Riordan鈥檚 observations gleaned from the 100-Day Listening Tour conducted last summer and fall. The story also mentioned the , which lays out the University鈥檚 current diversity initiatives in depth.

Dinnanauth wrote that the student body 鈥渉opes that Dr. Riordan鈥檚 work becomes contagious and spreads to campuses worldwide.鈥�

He quoted fellow student Noor Meer, who said that fears that she would be stigmatized at Adelphi melted away at the beginning of freshman year. 鈥淭he way I was expected to be treated at Adelphi versus the way I was actually treated were two completely different things,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 actually felt accepted.鈥�

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