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Fredonia Students Fight for Fair Funding

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ISABELLA INZINNA Staff Writer To say that students were upset about program cuts would be an understatement.  While many students were distressed, two decided to take things into their own hands. Benjamin Evans and Alexander Fisher organized a protest in under 24 hours after the address from President Kolison.  Unfortunately,......
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Remembering Shannon T. Jonas

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LEE PYE Special to The Leader Professor and Ph.D. Dr. Shannon Tate Jonas passed away suddenly on Dec. 23, 2023. Jonas was born on February 12, 1978, making him only 45 years old.  Jonas became a professor at Fredonia in 2018, teaching courses like Craft of Writing, Intro to Creative......
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An overview of the proposed program cuts

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DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor There’s 13 things that have been on everyone’s mind here at Fredonia — the 13 majors that have been proposed to be cut from the university’s offerings. What remains unclear is how things got to this point. It’s well-known to the campus community that Fredonia’s been......
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United University Professions responds to potential program cuts

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ALEXANDER BUCKNAM Special to The Leader  President Stephen Kolison made an announcement on Dec. 6, 2023, where he notified the campus community of program cut proposals, which left many students angry and upset.  Fredonia unions quickly took action to make up plans on how they could help save the programs. ......
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SUNY Fredonia releases new policy proposal regarding public forums and events

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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......
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Gallery: Fredonia students and faculty hold protest against program cuts

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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......
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Featured SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison announces potential program cuts at SUNY Fredonia

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THE LEADER STAFF UPDATE 12/8/23, 11:52 a.m.: UPDATE 12/7/23, 11:32 p.m.: UPDATE 12/6/23, 9:21 p.m.: UPDATE 12/6/23, 5:51 p.m.: SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison hosted a “special campus meeting” today, Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 2:30 p.m.  This meeting was geared towards faculty and staff, as an email was not shared......
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Reed Library’s ‘Year of Open Science’ initiative promotes research access, collaboration

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ROSEMARIE RAPISARDA Staff Writer Graphic by Gwen Devlin|Special to The Leader College students will agree that there are few things more frustrating than finding the perfect article for your research paper only for it to be blocked behind a paywall.  Inspired by the White House’s recent open science initiative, Reed......
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Fredonia hosts SUNY Model European Union

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DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor On Saturday, Nov. 4, Fredonia hosted the State University of New York’s Saturday Model European Union (SUNYMEU), a one-day simulation of the Council of the European Union.  Directed by Professor Raymond Rushboldt of the Department of Politics and International Affairs, the event lasted for approximately five......

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