Statement from Johanna Duncan-Poitier on SUNY Campus Success in Attaining Grants for Low-Income Students from U.S. Education Department

 “I am pleased to congratulate Farmingdale State College, Rockland Community College and Suffolk Community College for being the recipients of federal grant dollars aimed at expanding their capacity to serve low income students. Only four colleges in New York were successful in this initiative.

“As part of the U.S. Education Department’s ‘Strengthening Institutions’ program, these three SUNY schools will have the opportunity to use these well deserved funds for faculty-development, establishing an endowment or improving academic programs, all for the students that need it most.

“As we work to implement our new strategic plan, The Power of SUNY, this will serve as one of many critical victories in the quest to strengthen the education pipeline for New York.”

For the full release from the U.S. Department of Education, click here.

Johann Duncan-Poitier is SUNY’s Chancellor's Deputy for the Education Pipeline and Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges.

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