State University of New York Archives

SUNY reaches renewal agreement with Elsevier

by Maya BrownAdministration News Top StoryMay 18, 2020May 19, 2020

The State University of New York Libraries Consortium announced on April 7 that it will not renew its bundled journal subscription deal with the scientific and medical journal publisher, Elsevier, but it will instead reduce its subscription package.

SUNY campuses create task force to plan fall reopening

by Gabby PardoAdministration NewsMay 11, 2020

Seven groups are uniting to form the State University of New York COVID-19 Re-Imagine and Resume Residential Education Task Force, whose goal is to create a plan to reopen SUNY campuses in the fall.

Cuomo calls for increased federal support to treat and contain coronavirus cases on New York schools start to close

by Alek LewisLong Island NewsMarch 15, 2020March 16, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government to deploy the Army Corps of Engineers to retrofit non-hospital facilities, such as SUNY dorms, to make more room for COVID-19 patients in a press conference on Sunday.

SUNY, CUNY classes going remote after March 19

by Brianne LeddaBreaking News Top StoryMarch 11, 2020March 11, 2020

City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York (SUNY) schools will be going remote for the rest of the Spring 2020 semester starting March 19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in a press conference on March 11.

When financial aid gets in the way of education

by Cindy MizakuOpinionsMay 5, 2019May 5, 2019

In Fall 2017, I started my first semester at Stony Brook University on the pre-med track. Like many undergraduate students on similar paths, I rely on financial aid to pay for college.

SBU history professor sued for sexual discrimination

by Rebecca LiebsonFeatured News Top StoryAugust 14, 2018November 5, 2018

A Stony Brook history professor has been accused of sexually degrading a former student in a lawsuit filed against him, the University and SUNY.

Stony Brook community arranges relief efforts for Puerto Rico

by Maria CesteroNewsOctober 18, 2017October 18, 2017

The category five hurricane prompted representatives from Stony Brook Medicine and the Health Sciences Association to take action.

SUNY applications will no longer ask for criminal history

by Jill RyanFeatured News Top StorySeptember 29, 2016September 29, 2016

Convicted felons, with the exception of sex offenders, will no longer have to disclose their criminal history on any State University of New York enrollment applications.

Sexual assault lawsuit set back by lawyer shake-up

by Arielle MartinezFeatured News Top StoryFebruary 28, 2016

The lawsuit filed by SBU alumna Sarah Tubbs against the university has come to a halt because the law firm that represented her alleged assailant has left the suit.

Cuomo pushes for extension of SUNY 2020

by Will WelchNews Top StoryJanuary 26, 2016January 27, 2016

Cuomo’s support is an important step toward passing an extension of SUNY 2020, which is set to expire this spring and has been essential to SBU’s growth over the five years.