Chancellor Malatras Statement on PRIDE Week
June 21, 2021
"Throughout the month of June and now during Pride Week, we celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community across the State University of New York, our State, and beyond. In doing so, we amplify voices for equality, and freedom from discrimination, harassment, hate, and violence. We are fostering discussions among our faculty, staff, and students about the degree to which our campuses are inclusive of LGBTQIA+ students and employees, and how we can do so to ensure that everyone feels a sense of belonging on our campuses. While the U.S. Department of Education endorsed Title IX protections last week for transgender students that generated optimism, we know there is still much work to be done. Our commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community is unwavering. We will continue to take action to remove barriers so that all who work, teach, and study at SUNY can be their authentic selves and thrive. At SUNY, we strive to be that welcoming environment—one rooted in respect and understanding—and we will continue to fight for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community—especially our students, faculty, staff, their families, and allies—every step of the way."
About the State University of New York
The State University of New York 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, 12 Educational Opportunity Centers, over 30 ATTAIN digital literacy labs, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.7 million students across its 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 $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2025, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and annually one in three New Yorkers who earn a college degree is a SUNY alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunities, visit suny.edu.
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