Statement from Chancellor King and SUNY Board of Trustees on Pride Month
June 30, 2025
"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 the quest for equal treatment under the law for all LGBTQIA+ Americans.
"At SUNY, we have worked tirelessly to ensure that all students are welcomed and are part of an inclusive and respectful environment when they come to any of our 64 campuses. We know that diversity is our strength, that love is love, and that everyone deserves to live as their true selves. We revel in Pride Month, and we will continue to ensure that every student, every educator, every staff member, and every visitor will always feel welcomed and respected when they are part of SUNY."
Click here for pictures of SUNY Chancellor John King Jr., SUNY Trustees Rallis and Vacin, and members of the SUNY community at the 2025 New York City Pride March.
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, 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 $1.16 billion in fiscal year 2024, 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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