Aug. 13, 2025 By Adam Daly Some 16,500 New Yorkers between the ages of 25 and 55 have applied for the state’s new free-tuition program for adults studying in high-demand fields at community colleges, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. The program, which helps adults without a prior degree enter higher education, expands on CUNY’s…
May. 24, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Queens State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, the first woman to chair the Senate Committee on Higher Education, was honored with a SUNY medal this week for her longtime advocacy of education. The distinction came on the 50th anniversary of SUNY’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), which covers the full cost…
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May. 22, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Congress Members Dan Goldman (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn) and Jamaal Bowman (D-Bronx/Westchester) on Monday sent a letter to several leaders of New York City’s public and private universities, urging them to conduct an audit of their available space for possibly housing migrants. In the missive, the pair implored SUNY Chancellor John…
Apr. 24, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller SUNY Stony Brook University has been tapped to operate a new $700 million climate change-focused research, education and jobs center slated for an undeveloped section of Governors Island, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday. As part of the city’s efforts to combat climate change, the 400,000-square-foot hub, which…
Mar. 27, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A healthy majority of New Yorkers support Governor Kathy Hochul’s bid to make further rollbacks to the state’s recently reformed bail laws and the state legislature’s proposal to raise income taxes on those making over $5 million-a-year, a new poll from Siena College shows.