Nine minors to be removed from Fredonia curriculum
After the removal of 13 majors, some students had remained hopeful that administrators would choose to keep the remaining programs....
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Campus Life and Student Affairs unveil policy regulating on-campus assemblies
DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Some of the most memorable events from the past year at SUNY Fredonia have been the protests organized by the student advocacy group Students for Fredonia. These protests have been organized to raise awareness and rally students against the various program cuts enacted by Fredonia’s administration.......
Students for Fredonia holds protest regarding 15 possible minor cuts
ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor In December of 2023, Fredonia President Stephen Kolison Jr. announced plans to discontinue 13 majors across the university’s curriculum. Discontinued majors include philosophy, Spanish and photography. All 13 majors were officially discontinued by the administration on March......
Rumors swirl as proposed program cuts continue to threaten student livelihood
DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Over the last few weeks, rumors have been swirling around Fredonia’s campus regarding the proposed program cuts, leading to an atmosphere of suspicion and mistrust between students and the administration. One such rumor is that the proposed programs have officially and irreversibly been cut by the......
SUNY Fredonia releases new policy proposal regarding public forums and events
THE LEADER STAFF Three new policy proposals have been released by SUNY Fredonia’s administration. One of these policies, titled, “Public Forum/Third Party Event Policy,” could severely impact protests and similar demonstrations on campus. According to the policy, a “Third Party” refers to “Any person or persons not associated with or......
Gallery: Fredonia students and faculty hold protest against program cuts
SUNY Fredonia students and faculty/staff alike joined forces in a protest this afternoon as a result of proposed program cuts announced yesterday during a “special campus meeting.” The proposed cuts include several arts and humanities programs, including photography, sculpture, philosophy, sociology, Spanish and early childhood education (birth-2), among several other......
SUNY Chancellor King visits Fredonia
CASSIDY PIERCE Special to The Leader On Monday, March 6, SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. came to visit Fredonia’s campus. King was appointed as SUNY’s 15th Chancellor on Dec. 5, 2022, and he aims to visit every SUNY campus before the end of the semester. Fredonia is the 22nd......
Stephen H. Kolison Jr. formally installed as SUNY Fredonia President during Investiture
ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief Even though Dr. Stephen H. Kolison Jr. began his term as president of SUNY Fredonia on Aug. 17, 2020, his Investiture Ceremony was just held on Sept. 9, 2022 at 1 p.m. in King Concert Hall. The ceremony was delayed two years due to the......