SUNY rolls out $53 million to hire more faculty
SUNY Chancellor John King made the announcement during his first visit to Long Island on Thursday. Stony Brook University — a SUNY flagship campus — will receive $12 million.
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SUNY Chancellor John King made the announcement during his first visit to Long Island on Thursday. Stony Brook University — a SUNY flagship campus — will receive $12 million.
The incoming SUNY Chancellor is no stranger to educational interests in New York.
He was the U.S. education secretary during the Obama administration.
King served as New York's education commissioner for four years before becoming the U.S. Secretary of Education under President Barack Obama.
This policy change is a step toward equity in higher education.