Campus News
SSD advocates for increased funding to support students with disabilities, passage of related State Senate bill
=Services for Students with Disabilities, the University office that promotes accessibility and educational development, met last week with Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo MA ‘84 on Zoom to build support for legislation and funding....
Community
State Senate reintroduces NY HEAT Act to address energy costs
Earlier this month, State Sen. Liz Krueger, a Democrat representing Manhattan’s East Side, reintroduced the New York Home Energy Affordable Transition Act, or the NY HEAT Act to lower the cost of...
Community
State agriculture program experiences funding cuts
Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo MA ‘84, a Democrat who represents a Binghamton-area district in Albany, said millions of dollars in federal funding allocated to support a New York state climate resiliency program have...
SUNY News
NIH funding cap prompts backlash from SUNY Chancellor King
Recent internal guidance restricting the National Institutes of Health’s spending could affect researchers across the country, including those at Binghamton University. On Jan. 22, the Trump administration began placing restrictions on NIH’s...
Campus News
Education Department issues guidance ordering universities to remove race-based programs
In the weeks since President Donald Trump took office and put diversity, equity and inclusion programs in his administration’s crosshairs, Binghamton University has seen little impact to its existing infrastructure. It is...
Community
Binghamton's Human Rights Commission sees first appointments since November referendum
A referendum to change how members of the Binghamton Human Rights Commission were appointed passed in the fall. Now, the City Council has appointed its first members after more than eight years...
Community
TPS, DACA programs face uncertain future one month into Trump's second term
Several immigration programs face uncertain futures a month into President Donald Trump’s second term. On his first day in office, Trump signed several executive orders aimed at tightening border security and restricting...
Feature
'Silly Nice' fights for an equitable cannabis market
In a historically underrepresented field, Silly Nice, a small Black- and veteran-owned cannabis brand, is part of an effort to uplift minority-owned businesses. Silly Nice provides artisanally crafted and sustainable products at...
Campus News
LASU spearheads rally against mass deportations
In response to President Donald Trump’s blitz of immigration-centered executive orders, the Latin American Student Union spearheaded a rally and march against mass deportation on Thursday. Representatives of the American Civic Association,...
Campus News
The search for a new University president officially begins
Following the first meeting of the newly formed presidential search committee last week, the hunt to find Binghamton University’s eighth president has officially begun. Finding a replacement is no easy feat, according...