State University of New York

Some SUNY and CUNY students say if funding for higher education is affected by federal spending cuts under the Trump administration, they hope the state will step in.

As state lawmakers pass final budget measures, the head of New York’s public university system is hoping for more tuition assistance for college students.

(Airs 02/09/24 @ 3 p.m. & 02/11/24 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and Adjunct Professor at the University, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara, and Ian talk about a new program at the State University of New York designed to put student journalists to work in news deserts, police coverage, Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin, and much more.

Student advocates gathered at the New York State Capitol in Albany to rally behind a New Deal for public higher education in the state.

A waiver of application fees has resulted in a sizable increase in the number students applying to State University of New York colleges and universities.

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy has a core principle known as the Seventh Generation, which dictates that any decisions made today must result in a sustainable world seven generations into the future.

Student government leaders from throughout the SUNY system are demanding student representation on the search committee for a new chancellor.

The State University of New York is expanding its microcredentials program.

Local officials, students and advocates joined a SUNY faculty union to call for increased investment in the state university system.

SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras remained in his job Wednesday, despite new calls for him to resign over audio released by the Albany Times Union, where he can be heard shouting and using foul language as he berates a state university employee.