On Oct. 5, Gov. Cuomo held a live press conference in order to announce New York state’s plans going forward in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the announcement, Cuomo emphasized the importance of increased testing, contact tracing, and enforcement of and compliance with the state’s COVID guidelines, especially amongst […]
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UUP holding rallies on SUNY campuses to close the “Tap Gap” in 2021 budget
State University faculty, staff and students held coordinated rallies on several campuses last week to call on state legislators and the governor to increase funding for the SUNY system in next year’s budget. Members of the United University Professions — which represents professors on 29 SUNY campuses — held simultaneous […]
SUNY administration building renamed in honor of Carl McCall
Gov. Andrew Cuomo renamed the state university’s central administration building in Albany after recently retired SUNY Chairman H. Carl McCall. In addition to the building renaming, Cuomo awarded McCall the Governor’s Medal of Public Service for his 50 years of public service during which time he served as chairman of […]
SUNY Chancellor hopes to inspire students with a more diverse faculty
In her second State of the University Address, SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson unveiled her plans to enroll more full-time online students and hire more underrepresented faculty across the SUNY system. Beginning this fall, the SUNY system will begin enrolling more students in exclusively online degree programs. “We will rethink our […]
Publisher’s Corner: Excelsior Scholarship is a good start, but hardly a “free” program
I have always believed that if we are committed to fairness and equality of opportunity for everyone, college should be free. While we are willing to guarantee free access to education via the public schools through high school, many of our private (independent) colleges are charging $60,000 and even more […]
SUNY New Paltz enhances campus security and active shooter preparedness
In response to the number of mass shootings happening nationwide, the SUNY New Paltz University Police Department is hosting open classes to educate students on active shooter safety and strengthen campus security. While the SUNY New Paltz Police Department has offered a presentation on active shooter safety for years now, […]
Clean energy, research and innovation are chancellor’s vision for SUNY
State University of New York Chancellor Kristina Johnson delivered her first State of the University System Address on January 22, sharing her vision to increase research, encourage more individualized education and reduce the system’s carbon footprint across 64 SUNY campuses within the next decade. “In my travels to the campuses, […]
SUNY Charter Schools Committee approves alternative requirements for teachers
The SUNY Charter Schools Committee on Wednesday approved a controversial plan that could allow certain charter schools to bypass state teacher certification criteria. The move, approved 4-1 by the committee, allows high-performing charter schools authorized by SUNY to create independent criteria for teacher certification, removing the requirement of a bachelor’s […]