New SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras Discusses Oneonta COVID Outbreak, New Role

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Ian Pickus

Published August 28, 2020 at 4:21 PM EDT

From left: Garry Douglas, Jim Malatras and Ray DiPasquale celebrate after signing partnership agreements

SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras has taken over the 64-campus system at a time of health and financial challenges across higher education. The former SUNY Empire and Rockefeller Institute president previously served as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's state operations director. He spoke with WAMC's Ian Pickus on Friday afternoon, just after announcing SUNY's response to a COVID-19 cluster at SUNY Oneonta.

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Ian Pickus

A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, produced and hosted the Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.

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