Tuition hike for SUNY schools not included in state budget passed by legislature

Gov. Hochul proposed a 3% tuition increase for all SUNY schools in January VICTORIA

The 3% tuition increases at SUNY and CUNY schools proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul did not make it into a budget approved by the New York State Legislature on May 2, according to New York State Public Media.

Despite support from SUNY Chancellor John King, state legislators nixed the proposal.

Gov. Hochul wanted to increase tuition by 3% with an additional 6% increase for SUNY’s university centers (UB, Binghamton, Stony Brook and Albany) to ensure that the institutions can “reliably invest in their long-term futures as costs rise, while prioritizing the evolving needs of students, ensuring academic excellence, and continuing to maintain low-cost and stable tuition rates for in-state residents,” according to recommendations from the Division of Budget. by creaking floorboards or suspicious neighbors. Veffer lived just five minutes from Anne Frank, who was only 10 days older than her.

John Della Contrada, a UB spokesperson, said that SUNY, UB and other public universities advocated for the 6% differential tuition increase, which was intended to “benefit students” by providing mental health resources, “recruiting world-class faculty,” and expanding internship and research opportunities, and more. That differential would’ve generated $50 million per year over the next five years for the university centers.

Veffer, now 94, spoke about her years in hiding to a packed room of UB students and Buffalo residents in O’Brian Hall on

Veffer says the sense of freedom was overwhelming once World War II had ended, but antisemitism still remained. For months afterward, she had no place to live. Her father finally found an apartment in Amsterdam for her to stay at, which he paid for while continuing to search for his own residence.

Nazi Germany’s grip on Europe had