Chosen Names to Appear on College Diplomas, Campus Profiles, and More
SUNY Students Able to Select 'X' Marker When Asked to Provide Gender
Full Implementation Must Occur by the Start of the Fall 2023 Semester
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the State University of New York Board of Trustees directed all 64 SUNY campuses to update their policies regarding the use of a chosen name and pronouns to ensure that transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary students' identities are fully reflected and represented in campus systems. This historic change is the next step taken in SUNY's mission to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for students within the LGBTQIA+ community.
"Every person, regardless of their gender identity or the name they choose to go by, deserves to have identity documentation that reflects who they are," Governor Hochul said. "This historic change by the SUNY system is a victory in our ongoing fight to ensure that New York is a place of love and belonging. My administration remains committed to taking the steps necessary to ensure equality and respect for the LGBTQIA+ community."
"SUNY's new chosen name and pronoun policy being rolled out at all 64 SUNY campuses will provide all students with access to a welcoming higher education environment where they can be themselves," Lieutenant Governor Delgado said. "By providing equity for all SUNY students, New York is once again proving that we are the nation's leader when it comes to forward-thinking policies that advance acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community."
Campuses are required to have all operational systems reflect a student's chosen name and pronouns in any instance consistent with federal law where a student is comfortable sharing such information. The student's chosen name and pronouns will appear in campus portals, class rosters, student email addresses, and more. With Governor Hochul's recent announcement that New Yorkers can select 'X' as a gender marker on their driver's license, SUNY students are additionally able to select 'X' when asked to provide gender by the college.
About The State University of New York
The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY's 64 colleges and universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers, five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, a law school, the state's only college of optometry, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.3 million students in credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide are nearly $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2021, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunity, visit https://www.suny.edu/.
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