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A blimp, not a hot air balloon as was originally thought, made an emergency landing at a State University of New York campus on Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It wasn’t clear how many people were aboard the blimp when it landed in a field by SUNY Purchase College around 7:15 a.m., the FAA said. It didn’t...

A hot air balloon had to make an emergency landing at a State University of New York campus on Wednesday.

All 64 SUNY campuses will implement a chosen name and pronouns policy to ensure that transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary students’ identities are reflected and respected, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. “Every person, regardless of their gender identity or the name they choose to go by, deserves to have identity documentation that reflects who they are,” Hochul said. “This historic change by...

Pride Month kicks off in New York City as the Pride flag was raised over the historic Stonewall National Monument.

A state college withdrew funding Wednesday for an upcoming talk by Jalil Muntaqim, a former Black Panther who was imprisoned for nearly 50 years for killing two New York City police officers.

Classes have been canceled upstate at SUNY Potsdam after the murder of a talented senior from Putnam County.

Jim Malatras resigns as SUNY Chancellor after documents released by the attorney general revealed Malatras had mocked Cuomo accuser Lindsey Boylan via text.

State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras says he will resign as he faces mounting backlash over the release of text messages showing he mocked one of the women who later accused former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment. Malatras announced his resignation Thursday in a letter to the chairman of the SUNY Board of Trustees. It takes effect…

Leaders of New York’s public college system are standing behind Chancellor James Malatras, who has faced calls to resign after the release of text messages showing he mocked one of the women who later accused former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment. “He’s acknowledged he made a mistake, taken full responsibility for it, and apologized appropriately,” the State University...

Melissa Russo reports.

Students attending college at one of New York’s public universities in the spring will have to quarantine at home for a week first and be tested for COVID-19, officials said. Katherine Creag with the latest.

Before they return in the spring, after two months away, students will first have to quarantine for seven days. Katherine Creag reports.

Students attending college at one of New York’s public universities in the spring will have to quarantine at home for a week first and be tested for COVID-19, officials announced Sunday. The spring semester will start later than usual, on Feb. 1 instead of Jan. 22, and there will be no spring break, which was canceled to prevent the spread…

Concern about the country’s coronavirus surge is fueling a shift at colleges in New York. Leaders are worried that students traveling for Thanksgiving break could bring the virus back to campuses and trigger new spikes! Long Island reporter Greg Cergol reports on the state’s action plan.

New York’s public university system is requiring students to test negative for the coronavirus before they can leave for Thanksgiving break in hopes of preventing community spread as students fan across the country. The system’s 64 colleges and universities must come up with plans by Nov. 5 to test about 140,000 students within 10 days before Thanksgiving break, State University…

The State University of New York at Oneonta on Thursday announced its president had resigned to “pursue other opportunities,” following a coronavirus outbreak that forced the school to switch to all-remote classes for the rest of the semester. The central New York school said in a statement Dennis Craig would temporarily take on the role formerly held by Barbara Jean…

In a statement, the president of SUNY Cortland said the campus would remain open and students living there would continue to do so, but would be doing classwork remotely

In an attempt to ensure bars and restaurants in areas where college students gather are abiding by COVID health measures, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state will increase enforcement efforts around popular establishments frequented by college students. With outbreaks linked to colleges and universities across the nation, and in the state, “these stepped-up efforts will help keep our students, faculty,…

After a coronavirus outbreak, SUNY Oneonta has sent their students an official letter to send them home, Rana Novini reports.

SUNY Oneonta will close for in-person instruction for the rest of the semester and send students home following a spike in coronavirus infections, the university said Thursday. Chancellor Jim Malatras initially put the college on a two-week “pause” period Aug. 30 in order to focus on testing while limiting the spread of COVID-19. At that point, there had been 105…