May 25, 2023 Excelsior Scholarship — essentially free tuition for many — returns for in-state New York students; deadline Aug. 31 Gov. Kathy Hochul today announced that the application for the Excelsior Scholarship for new applicants for the 2023-2024 academic year is now open here. The…
August 2, 2018 SUNY chancellor issues statement after Excelsior criticism After a Times-Union article that had quotes challenging the clarity of the state’s “free tuition” Excelsior Scholarship as it enters Year 2, SUNY Chancellor…
November 5, 2017 More Excelsior Scholarship stats arrive By Darren Johnson Campus News Since our last issue, more Excelsior Scholarship numbers have come in, which helps better explain how the funding played…
October 6, 2017 Excelsior Scholarship: Community colleges say “free is good” By Darren Johnson Campus News I intended to write a big followup to last month’s cover story on how the “free tuition” Excelsior Scholarship…
July 31, 2017 Will a majority of the Excelsior Scholarship applications be rejected? By Darren Johnson Campus News I tend to err on the side of caution — as opposed to risking accidentally spreading fake news —…
May 20, 2023 Timmons is new Holyoke CC president Calling him “creative,” “innovative, and a “strong leader” who would be an “excellent ambassador for the college,” the Holyoke Community College Board of Trustees…
June 21, 2022 2-year colleges lose their “community” By Darren Johnson Campus News In my state, New York, many of the two-year colleges have ditched the word “community” from their names; so…
June 17, 2021 3300 graduate from LaGuardia Community College — PLUS CLASS STATS! A virtual commencement celebration was held earlier today for the more than 3,300 members of the LaGuardia Community College Class of 2021. “On behalf of LaGuardia Community College, I commend the more than 3,300 members of the Class of 2021 for sticking…
June 3, 2020 SUNY Chancellor to resign Pictured: Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson and Morrisville State College President David E. Rogers in September 2017. (FILE PHOTO) After less than three years, SUNY’s…
January 23, 2020 SUNY Student Assembly leader applauds Cuomo budget Statement from Trustee and SUNY Student Assembly President Austin Ostro on Governor Cuomo’s Proposed FY 2021 Budget: “SUNY Students are pleased to see increased…
January 13, 2020 New threshold for free SUNY/CUNY tuition: $150,000 Governor Cuomo’s 2020 State of the State address included a proposal to expand free college tuition to more middle-class families, by raising the Excelsior…
August 9, 2019 Back-to-school mom makes good By Darren Johnson Campus News Sometimes necessity is the mother of invention, and a mother of two (with a third on the way) had…
June 20, 2019 SUNY names interim leaders, sets tuition State University of New York Board of Trustees today announced several leadership and finance actions, including the appointed interim presidents to Stony Brook University…
April 11, 2019 So who is on a community college campus in the summer? There used to be tumbleweeds at most community colleges in the summer time. Faculty were long gone after May finals, the physical plant took…
January 30, 2019 Timmons joins C-GCC George Timmons, Ph.D., of Schenectady, N.Y., has been appointed Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs at Columbia-Greene Community College. Prior to accepting the…