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SUNY schools to close down in-person classes to minimize coronavirus exposure risk

By & • Mar 11, 2020
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The vast state and city university systems in New York are switching to long-distance learning March 19, and most students will be going home due to worries about the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.


Governor directs state education officials to continue diversity in admissions policy

By • Jul 5, 2018

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is directing the state university system to continue policies that promote racial diversity among students after the Trump administration said the federal government will let schools leave race out of admission decisions.

Free food pantries becoming standard on SUNY, CUNY campuses

By • Apr 18, 2018
Eileen Buckley / WBFO News

New York is making free food pantries a standard fixture on all its public college campuses.

Statewide college applications up, as tuition-free programs take hold

By • Feb 7, 2018

The prospect of going to college for little or no money is paying off for SUNY and CUNY, with statewide applications up - a lot.

How will $4B state deficit impact free tuition program for college students?

By • Oct 10, 2017
WBFO's Mike Desmond

A lot of New York residents want to take advantage of the Excelsior scholarship for public colleges and universities in the state. However, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo talking about a $4 billion budget deficit, there might be a fight over money for the next three years.

'Biggest-Ever Free College' Program Reaches 6 Percent Of New York Students

By • Oct 2, 2017

When he announced the Excelsior Scholarship, billed as the biggest-in-the-nation free college program, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo promised dreams could come true for all.

Medaille going to prison to offer college courses

By & • Aug 10, 2017
File Photo

New York State is planning to expand opportunities for college courses in some state prisons. However, one Republican Assemblymember is blasting the "handout to cons" as a publicity-grabber for the Governor.