ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) --
Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation requiring Title VI Coordinators on every New York college campus. The governor cited this move as a step forward in combatting racial bias, antisemitism, and any form of bigotry on college campuses. UAlbany already has a Title VI Coordinator, Samuel Caldwell, who says this is a way to ensure students feel safe and supported.
"This is their home for the overwhelming majority of the year" Caldwell stated. "We want that to be a place where they don't have concerns about how they show up, how they're going to be embraced, how they're going to be welcomed, or what our norms are around here relative to how we treat people."
Caldwell said the operations in the Title VI office at UAlbany center the student experience fir