<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/06-02/04-aronin-education-trailblazer.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>06/02/2026 05:30:00 AM</pubDate><title>Heidi Aronin Recognized as a 2026 Higher Education Trailblazer</title><sub-title/><description>Please join me in congratulating Heidi J. Aronin, MPA, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, on being named to City &amp; State New York’s 2026 Trailblazers in Higher Education list, which recognizes higher education leaders whose contributions are making a lasting impact across New York State.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.downstate.edu/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/06-02/_images/city_and_state_heidi_aronin.png" alt="Heidi Aronin"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/06-02/04-aronin-education-trailblazer.xml</loc><tags><tag>Awards</tag></tags><categories/></item>