The SUNY Board of Trustees accredited an employment contract for ex-Chancellor Jim Malatras wherein he'll be making $450,000 throughout his year-long "examine go away" and can return subsequent 12 months in a tenured school place.
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ALBANY – James Malatras, the pressured-to-resign State College chancellor, is being paid $450,000 for his not too long ago began year-long “examine go away” — and subsequent 12 months he’ll get a six-figure tenured SUNY school place, his accredited exit contract reveals.
The SUNY Board of Trustees formally greenlit Malatras’ employment contract, a duplicate of which was obtained by The Submit, three days in the past, on Jan. 16 – that means he’s already began his $450,000 paid go away.
As soon as the 12 months is up, he’ll assume a tenured school place at SUNY Empire Faculty – the place he was president – and he’ll be paid a $186,660 annual wage.
Malatras resigned following intense stress from SUNY school, college students, state lawmakers and even Gov. Kathy Hochul for smearing considered one of disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s sexual harassment accusers, Lindsey Boylan.
The previous SUNY government served as a high confidante to Cuomo throughout the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and was his director of state operations.
His resignation as SUNY chancellor was efficient on Friday, Jan. 14, per the doc.
“After an intensive evaluate by exterior counsel, the SUNY Board of Trustees have resolved and fulfilled its contractual obligations to former Chancellor Dr. Jim Malatras. Constant together with his preliminary contract, Dr. Malatras will likely be offered one-year examine go away adopted by a tenured school place at Empire State Faculty. We imagine this decision is truthful and equitable,” SUNY spokesman Leo Rosales informed The Submit in a press release.
Malatras has additionally agreed to not sue “with respect to any matter associated to SUNY,” based on the contract.
SUNY employed exterior attorneys to evaluate the settlement, for roughly a month — since Malatras introduced plans to step down on Dec. 9.
“SUNY thought it was vital to acquire unbiased authorized recommendation earlier than reaching any settlement,” mentioned a SUNY spokesperson, who declined to call the regulation agency.
Malatras slammed Boylan over a office concern dispute in Might 2019 — 18 months earlier than Boylan accused Cuomo of harassment, based on interview transcripts launched by state Lawyer Normal Letitia James’ workplace as a part of her bombshell Aug. 3, 2021 sexual harassment report into Cuomo.
In a single textual content to Cuomo staffers, Malatras wrote: “Malatras to Boylan: Go f–ok your self.”
“Let’s launch a few of her cray emails!” he mentioned in one other textual content.
SUNY Board Chair Merryl Tisch remained a supporter of Malatras till the tip, praising his tenure since he began on Aug. 31, 2020.
He served simply over a 12 months of his 5 12 months appointment.
SUNY unexpectedly accredited SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley to interchange Jim Malatras as interim chancellor on Dec. 20 – inflicting the longtime educator to stall her retirement plans slated for Dec. 31, 2021.
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