The anointing of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s close ally as the next head of New York’s public colleges and universities isn’t sitting well with the state’s faculty.
A resolution crafted by the Faculty Council of Community Colleges and University Faculty Senate, which is not expected to be voted on during Friday’s meeting naming Jim Malatras the next chancellor of the SUNY system, calls for a vote of no confidence in the politically appointed members of the SUNY Board of Trustees.
“The politically appointed members of the Board of Trustees have condoned the unilateral appointment of a chancellor, acting in a manner that disregards norms, practices and traditions in higher education,” reads the resolution.
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