Statement from SUNY Interim Chancellor Deborah F. Stanley on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 17, 2022
"On this day and every day, the State University of New York recognizes the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the responsibility of public higher education in achieving a more equitable, inclusive, and stronger society. Dr. King once said ‘the function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.' With a committed faculty and staff and a vital and diverse student body across our 64 campuses, we strive to follow Dr. King's words to ensure our next generation of leaders can help create a world that embodies the principles of equality and justice. Inspired by Dr. King's message of love for all people and a legacy of teachings, words and actions that truly transcends time and is as relevant today as it was decades ago, our students can face and overcome any challenge in our society for years to come."
About the State University of New York
The State University of New York, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers, five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, a law school, the country’s oldest school of maritime, the state’s only college of optometry, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.4 million students amongst its entire portfolio of credit- and non-credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide are nearly $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2022, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunities, visit suny.edu.
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