ALBANY — The long-running battle over leadership at Nassau Community College escalated Tuesday when the State University of New York Board of Trustees took action that could result in preventing Maria Conzatti from continuing to serve as the school’s leader.

And when the college’s leadership responded by making clear it has no intention of following SUNY’s directive.

At issue is the tenure of Conzatti, who has been leading the Uniondale school in an interim or acting capacity since January 2022 — even though SUNY guidelines say temporary appointments should last no more than six months. Over that period, her title has been changed to "administrator-in-charge" by SUNY, an NCC official said, though she remains the top executive.

The issue also involves a long-running, increasingly bitter

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