Gaines has spoken out against transgender women competing in women’s sports competing against Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, at the 2022 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
The $12 million from the state — part of a SUNY investment package — will be an annual investment and has been added to UB’s operating budget.
The lawsuit, filed earlier this month in the New York State Court of Claims, alleges that both universities “failed to properly vet students prior to admission and admitted students known to have a violent history,” who then attacked Lewis.
Seven buildings on North Campus and five buildings on South Campus were damaged in December’s historic blizzard that has claimed the lives of 43 Western New Yorkers.
The resolution would also cancel classes held on Juneteenth, start the fall semester one week early some years and end the spring semester one week early to eliminate the overlap between commencement and exams, among other provisions.