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

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