State University of New York faculty and area state legislators are warning that cutbacks could be coming at state colleges and universities – including SUNY Buffalo State and SUNY Fredonia – that have built significant operating deficits this year. To ward off those potential cuts, the faculty and legislators are asking for $350 million in new state funding to address deficits facing SUNY schools across the state. Buffalo State and Fredonia both are facing $16 million deficits during the current academic year, and 17 other SUNY campuses are operating at a deficit, said Fred Kowal, president of United University Professions, the union representing faculty and staff at 29 state-operated campuses.
