June 2025

June 30, 2025

Statement from Chancellor King and SUNY Board of Trustees on Pride Month

"Pride Month is a celebration of love and the incredible diversity that makes New York State, and our entire nation, extraordinary. Following the Stonewall Uprising of June 1969, New York State became the birthplace of the Gay Rights movement and

June 26, 2025

SUNY Chancellor King Announces Support for EOP Students to Prepare for Graduate School Admissions

Albany, NY – State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced that 1,500 students in the SUNY Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) will have free access to comprehensive test preparation resources over the next

June 24, 2025

SUNY Chancellor King Announces Nominations Open for Harvey Milk Scholarship Award for Student Leadership in LGBTQIA+ Community

Albany, NY – In celebration of Pride Month, State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced the opening of nominations for the second annual . The scholarship honors University at Albany class of 1951 alumnus and LGBTQIA+

June 19, 2025

Statement from Chancellor King and SUNY Board of Trustees on Recognition of Juneteenth

"Juneteenth—June 19, 1865—is not the day the Civil War ended, or the day President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, but we mark it because it is the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas finally gained knowledge of their liberation.

June 18, 2025

SUNY Chancellor King Celebrates Success of ASAP|ACE During Student Success Summit

Utica, NY – The State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today celebrated the success of ASAP|ACE completion models during the annual Student Success Summit hosted at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. The summit convened 100 stakeholders

June 16, 2025

SUNY Chancellor King Announces First SUNY Maritime Pay It Forward Fund Class

Albany, NY – The State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced a cohort of 18 students as the first group to join SUNY Maritime's Summer Sea Term via financial assistance and supportive services provided by the Pay It

June 16, 2025

SUNY Chancellor King Launches SUNY Reconnect Tour

Albany, NY – State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today launched the SUNY Reconnect Tour and announced that he will be visiting SUNY community colleges throughout the state to promote New York's free community college program

June 13, 2025

SUNY Chancellor King Celebrates Student Excellence in the Arts

Chancellor John B. King Jr. today recognized two students as this year’s recipients of the Thayer Fellowship of the Arts, one winner of the Patricia Kerr Ross Competition, and three Best of SUNY art exhibit winners.

June 4, 2025

Governor Hochul Announces Expansion of Nation Leading Retention and Completion Program to Help More New Yorkers Remain in College and Earn Their Degree

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the expansion of SUNY ASAP|ACE, the nation's leading evidence-based retention and completion model, from 4,270 students at 25 SUNY campuses in Fall 2024 to 7,050 students at 34 SUNY campuses in Fall 2025.

June 3, 2025

Chancellor King and SUNY Board of Trustees Appoint Leaders for Hudson Valley, Herkimer County, and Columbia-Greene Community Colleges

Albany, NY – The State University of New York Board of Trustees today appointed permanent presidents at Hudson Valley, Herkimer, and Columbia Greene community colleges.