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[OPINION] How Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan could affect SUNY students – or not

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYK          Managing Editor The crushing reality for 43.5 million Americans is that they have federal student loan debt (Education Data Initiative). That’s about 13% of the total population of the United States.  On Aug. 23, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration announced plans to ease that debt. The Administration hoped to......
Opinion

[OPINION] The New York State budget – how it impacts Fredonia

Contributor to The Leader
DAN QUAGLIANA  Special to The Leader  Last November, New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) was elected to her first full term in office. Hochul’s election was widely seen as a positive development for SUNY colleges, especially Fredonia.  Throughout her time in office, Hochul has made it a priority to revitalize......
News

Fredonia’s Strategic Plan – the answer to the budget problems?

Contributor to The Leader
DAN QUAGLIANA  Special to The Leader  There is an open secret around campus that SUNY Fredonia is running a budget deficit. In a nutshell, this means that the university is spending more money than it brings in.  According to a WKBW article published on Dec. 22, 2022, “the UUP [United......
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How will COVID affect SUNY Fredonia’s budget?

Contributor to The Leader
TANNER TRUAX Special to The Leader  SUNY Fredonia continues to hemorrhage as COVID-19 stretches an already thin budget.  How much of a hemorrhage?  Nothing a bandage could cover. “We anticipate borrowing 1.2 million dollars at the end of this year,” said Mike Metzger, vice president for finance and administration. This......
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SUNY Fredonia responds to scholarship reduction rumors

Contributor to The Leader
JAMES MEAD Web Editor If you’ve been following Fredonia’s response to COVID-19, you’ve likely heard rumors about how budget cuts may affect scholarships. On May 6, a Fredonia student posted on Facebook that he had been contacted by Student Accounts and informed that his Fredonia-granted scholarships for this semester, totaling......

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