"The administrator-in-charge's term shall automatically be revoked 60 days following disapproval, and such candidate shall be ineligible to serve as an administrator-in-charge or to otherwise assume the duties of the presidency absent express approval by the State University trustees. The SUNY board approved it unanimously."
"In November, the SUNY board took the unprecedented step of voting down the nomination of Conzatti to become NCC's full-time president. It was the first time SUNY had rejected someone nominated by a local college board, officials said."
"The community college board responded by suing SUNY just 24 hours later, contending the state was overreacting to contentious labor relations and was pandering to the faculty union."
SUNY's board of trustees approved a new regulation restricting interim president appointments to one year, targeting Maria Conzatti, who has served as Nassau Community College's interim president since January 2022. The regulation takes effect June 1 and automatically revokes interim appointments 60 days after disapproval, making Conzatti ineligible for the presidency without express SUNY approval. This follows SUNY's unprecedented November rejection of Conzatti's nomination for the permanent position. The college's board of trustees, which supports Conzatti, immediately filed a lawsuit against SUNY, arguing the regulation overreacts to labor disputes and unfairly targets the interim leader. The conflict reflects ongoing tension between the college board and faculty union regarding leadership.
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