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THE ITHACAN

The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

At the All Student and Family Gathering on March 25, La Jerne Cornish, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, announced that the college is planning to be fully open for Fall 2021.

Education publication reports on resistance to faculty cuts

By Alexis Manore, News Editor February 9, 2021
Inside Higher Ed, an education publication, published a story about the resistance to the Academic Program Prioritization process at the college.
College aims to recruit and retain faculty of color

College aims to recruit and retain faculty of color

By Madison Moore, Staff Writer February 8, 2018
There are only 17 African-Americans, 25 Asians and 30 Hispanics out of the 732 faculty that work on campus.
Professors at Ithaca College are paid less than their counterparts at similar four-year private colleges in New York state, according to data from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Ithaca College faculty are paid less than at other institutions

By Madeline Lester, Staff Writer April 28, 2016
Professors at Ithaca College are paid less than their counterparts at similar four-year private colleges in New York state. Despite this data, some faculty and administrators believe it is not fair to compare these other institutions in New York state to the college.
Editorial: Protests not only reason for Rochon stepping down

Editorial: Protests not only reason for Rochon stepping down

January 27, 2016

Ithaca College President Tom Rochon’s decision to step down from his position is most often associated with the image of students taking the stage at his own event to discuss “community action on racism...

Ithaca College discussed moving course evaluations online at the Dec. 1, 2015, Faculty Council meeting

Ithaca College discusses moving course evaluations online

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer January 26, 2016
As Ithaca College advances discussions about moving all course evaluations online, there is doubt in local and national conversations on the effectiveness of using course evaluations to judge a professor’s skill.
Editorial: Rochons public relations campaign headed south

Editorial: Rochon’s public relations campaign headed south

November 19, 2015
Rochon seems to be digging himself deeper into a hole of contradictions and continues to avoid the very issues that put him on the defensive.
President Tom Rochon sits in the Taughannock Falls Room after POC at IC walked out of a meeting Oct. 23.

Open Letter: Faculty make list of complaints against Rochon

By Ithaca College Faculty November 19, 2015
We have not seen this degree of widespread distress, anger, and dissatisfaction since President James Whalen’s years (1975-1997).
College sees increase in adjunct faculty

College sees increase in adjunct faculty

By Kira Maddox, Proofreader April 23, 2014
Employment trends at Ithaca College show a noticeable increase in the number of part-time, per-course faculty employed in higher education.
Colleges overall donations exceed national trend

College’s overall donations exceed national trend

By Kayla Dwyer, Assistant News Editor February 19, 2014
Total donations to the college have outpaced the national average for the year 2013, which saw a 9 percent growth in giving to schools nation-wide.
Editorial: Survey says: Tell us now

Editorial: Survey says: Tell us now

By The Ithacan February 12, 2014

Ithaca College has not participated in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Great Colleges survey in three years. President Tom Rochon said at an All College Meeting in Spring 2011 that the survey did...

The Campus Acceptance, Inclusion and Fairness Survey, administered by Institutional Research and the Office of Human Resources, asked faculty, staff and students to measure the quality of the campus.

Ithaca College doesn’t enter Great Colleges survey

By Kayla Dwyer, Assistant News Editor February 5, 2014
The deadline to register for The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Great Colleges program is Feb. 17, but Ithaca College decided against entering again this year.
Tanya Saunders, assistant provost for international studies and special projects, said china offers unique educational and cultural experiences.

Ithaca College to open China center in Shanghai

By TinaMarie Craven, Staff Writer October 2, 2013
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon signed an agreement last week confirming the college’s commitment to discussing the proposed China center at the Shanghai Normal University.
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