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As a public university, we have a constitutional obligation to protect speech, even when that speech fundamentally conflicts with our core values. As one of the most diverse public research institutions in the nation, we are equally committed to fostering an environment in which all students feel safe and included – and that the right to protest is also protected. These two central parts of our identity need not exist in conflict.

University at Albany President Havidán Rodríguez has joined the Presidents for Latino Student Success network, a consortium of higher education leaders convened by Excelencia in Education, the nation’s premier authority on efforts to accelerate Latina and Latino student success.

Now in its second year, "Project SAGES" is thriving. The UAlbany initiative aims to increase representation and advancement of women researchers in STEM fields.

Athletes from the Capital Region Special Olympics community and students from UAlbany are teaming up to present the first Unified Sports Showcase Day on April 18.

School of Social Welfare to Host Interactive Conversations on Key Social Justice Topics

UAlbany is home to one of the state’s inaugural STEP programs, which seek to prepare historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged middle and high school students for college and careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields and licensed professions. For 37 years, UAlbany has provided academic enrichment, internship and mentoring opportunities through this program to students from schools across the Capital Region.

UAlbany students share their thoughts on Women’s History Month

The Department of Africana Studies at the University at Albany will co-sponsor an event Tuesday with the New York State Commission on African American History highlighting Black women and their contributions to democracy and society in honor of Women’s History Month.