{"id":380525,"date":"2021-12-13T20:46:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T17:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-suny-chancellor-malatras-eligible-for-450k-study-leave\/"},"modified":"2021-12-13T20:46:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T17:46:10","slug":"ex-suny-chancellor-malatras-eligible-for-450k-study-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-suny-chancellor-malatras-eligible-for-450k-study-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-SUNY Chancellor Malatras eligible for $450K &#8216;study leave&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Ex-SUNY Chancellor Malatras eligible for $450K &#8216;study leave&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>State University of New York Chancellor James Malatras, who was forced to resign amid a cloud of controversy for his role in enabling ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is eligible for a $450,000, year-long \u201cstudy leave,\u201d a copy of his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment contract obtained by The Post reveals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The SUNY Board of Trustees is reviewing Malatras\u2019 contract signed Aug. 31, 2020, when he was first appointed to the position, which says the SUNY boss could pocket his current $450,000 annual salary after leaving his chancellor post.<\/p>\n<p>Once the year is up, he\u2019ll also be eligible for a max $245,000-per-year faculty post, akin to the \u201chighest salary\u201d in SUNY\u2019s Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> or Public Affairs at Empire State College, plus state retirement benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll matters related to the contract of Jim Malatras are currently under review by the Board of Trustees,\u201d SUNY spokesman Leo Rosales told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe contract is being reviewed. It\u2019s all being reviewed,\u201d eoched SUNY Board of Trustees chairwoman Merry Tisch.<\/p>\n<p>His resignation as chancellor is effective on Jan. 14 and the board is looking for an interim replacement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jim Malatras.\" class=\"wp-image-20472913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>State University of New York Chancellor James Malatras could pocket his current $450,000 annual salary after leaving his post.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Hans Pennink<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Malatras, a Cuomo loyalist, stepped down last Thursday following pressure from SUNY students, faculty and elected officials after new documents released by state Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Letitia James\u2019 office showed he helped smear Lindsey Boylan \u2014 the first woman to publicly accuse the disgraced ex-governor of sexual harassment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Malatras slimed Boylan over a dispute about workplace issues in May 2019 \u2014 18 months before Boylan accused Cuomo of harassment, according to interview transcripts released by the AG\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>In one text to Cuomo staffers, Malatras wrote:\u00a0\u201cMalatras to Boylan: Go f\u2013k yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s release some of her cray emails!\u201d he said in another text.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jim Malatras with Andrew Cuomo.\" class=\"wp-image-20472906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>James Malatras (second from right) stepped down following pressure from SUNY students, faculty and elected officials after new documents showed he helped smear Cuomo accuser Lindsey Boylan.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefani Reynolds\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Malatras did apologize, calling his comments \u201cinappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The SUNY board\u2019s actions are under the microscope after the Malatras debacle. Board members praised his tenure and opposed his resignation until the end.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul initially took a hands-off approach regarding Malatras\u2019 status, but then personally called Tisch, saying he had to go after more revelations about his poor treatment of subordinates were aired publicly.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Malatras\u2019 benefits package is raising eyebrows, as he served a little over a year of his five-year appointment, slated to expire in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jim Malatras.\" class=\"wp-image-20472594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cLet\u2019s release some of her cray emails!\u201d James Malatras texted to Cuomo staffers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mike Groll\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere are often golden parachutes in upper administrator\u2019s packages, but by SUNY standards that does appear a bit extra,\u201d said Andrew Solar-Greco, president of SUNY Stony Brook United University Professions \u2014 the campus faculty and staff union.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is also an issue since most SUNY adjuncts don\u2019t earn a living wage \u2014 often only $3,000 per course taught \u2014 and have little to no job security and no payoff like Malatras.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ex-SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher similarly got a nice deal as part of her resignation: She received her $504,700 chancellor salary for a one-semester study leave and afterward signed on as a tenured professor for an annual salary of $245,000, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lohud.com\/story\/news\/politics\/politics-on-the-hudson\/2017\/04\/26\/leaving-chancellor-zimpher-may-take-245k-suny-job\/100927118\/\">Democrat and Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kristina Johnson \u2014 Malatras\u2019 predecessor \u2014 left SUNY for another job at Ohio State University in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_10.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jim Malatras.\" class=\"wp-image-20472922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_10.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_10.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jim-Malatras_10.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>James Malatras will also be eligible for a max $245,000-per-year faculty post.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Hans Pennink<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Malatras also joins a list of people who lost their jobs after being named in James\u2019 report and tied to the controversial efforts helping Cuomo, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Josh Vlasto and Rich Bamberger, formerly of public relations firm Kivvit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Time\u2019s Up ex-CEO Tina Tchen and former board member Roberta Kaplan, and former president of the Human Rights Campaign Alphonso David.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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