President Donald Trump’s recent actions on immigration issues have left attorneys and agencies scrambling to determine their options. On Friday, Trump signed an executive order to keep immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim nations out of the United States for three ...

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Hundreds of thousands of New York students would be able to attend college for free under a proposal announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to make state universities tuition-free for residents earning $125,000 or less. The Democrat unveiled his plan Tuesday ...

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ALBANY — New York’s state university system has adopted a new definition of sexual consent that requires a clear, affirmative agreement between partners, part of a larger effort to reduce sexual violence on college campuses. The SUNY Board of Trustees ...

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A settlement has been reached with the State University of New York to recover $115,094 in excess Medicaid payments for dental services performed from Jan. 1, 2005, through Aug. 31, 2009, at the Daniel Squire Oral Diagnostic & Treatment Center ...

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ALBANY — State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher is asking lawmakers to increase aid for the state’s community colleges and university hospitals. Zimpher told the panel of lawmakers at a budget hearing Thursday that $57.3 million is needed ...

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The SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering will host a Nano Job Fair on Nov. 14 at the CNSE Photovoltaic Manufacturing and Technology Development Facility in Rochester. Qualified women, veterans and minority candidates are being targeted to help fill ...

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SYRACUSE — A federal jury has awarded $600,000 in back pay to a former college professor in central New York after ruling university officials retaliated against him for complaining about discrimination. The U.S. District Court jury in Syracuse sided with Jason ...

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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the appointment of former state comptroller H. Carl McCall to serve as chairman of the State University of New York board of trustees. "His extensive financial background makes him the perfect leader ...

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ALBANY — The framework of an agreement struck by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders is expected to result in a property tax cap, the extension of New York City rent control, tuition increases at the State university of New York and more by Tuesday night.

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Two key professors at the University at Buffalo Law School have been elevated to the rank of distinguished professor by the State University of New York board of trustees.

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a funding competition for the State University of New York’s four university centers to grow, hire more faculty and raise tuition. The SUNY 2020 program based on a long proposed model ...

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Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has announced an agreement in which the State University of New York will safeguard students from deceptive and unfair credit card marketing.

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