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Ithaca College released its response to the claims made by IC professor Brad Hougham on June 27 in which a motion for dismissal was requested. (Illustration by Kaiden Chandler/The Ithacan; photo by Mikhail Nilov/Pexels)
Ithaca College files motion to dismiss Title IX case claiming anti-LGBTQ+ environment
By Kaeleigh Banda, News Editor • June 30, 2025
Ithaca College filed a motion to dismiss the civil lawsuit filed by Brad Hougham, a professor in the Department of Music Performance.
Tim Downs, chief financial officer and vice president of Finance and Administration, shared the projected FY 2025 budget summary and compared it to the FY 2025 forecast.
Ithaca College to lower discount rate by 2028 as part of plan to decrease deficit
By Kaeleigh Banda, News Editor
The Ithaca College Division of Finance and Administration hosted a Dollars and Sense presentation May 29. The session was open to faculty, staff and students to discuss the college's performance in fiscal year 2025 and the FY 2026 budget. To continue to combat the college’s financial deficit, the discount rate for first-year students will be dropped from 64% to 60% by FY 2028. 
Aaron Bouyea has been hired as the next director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation. The college began searching for a new director when Susan Bassett ’79 announced in February that she planned to retire at the end of the 2024-25 academic year. Bassett had been director of the program since 2013.
IC hires new athletic director
By Isabella McSweeney, Sports Editor
Ithaca College announced that Aaron Bouyea has been hired as the next director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation. The announcement was made by Stanley Bazile, vice president for Student Affairs and Campus Life, on May 27. The college began searching for a new director when Susan Bassett ’79 announced in February that she planned to retire at the end of the 2024-25 academic year. Bassett had been director of the program since 2013.
President La Jerne Cornish spoke at the State of the College meeting Oct. 26, 2023. Ithaca College administrators held a State of the the College meeting May 20 to share updates on enrollment and the college’s finances going into the 2025-26 academic year.
Ithaca College administration shares updates on enrollment and FY26 budget
By Eamon Corbo, Assistant News Editor
Ithaca College administrators shared updates on enrollment and the college’s finances going into the 2025-26 academic year at the State of the College meeting May 20.
David Muir ’95 walked on stage to a series of gasps, which quickly turned into cheers and applause.
David Muir ’95 surprises Class of 2025 graduates at Commencement
By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
The students concluded their undergraduate studies with a fist bump from President La Jerne Cornish and remarks from two of the college’s most famous alumni, Bob Iger ’73 and David Muir ’95.
In the complaint, Brad Hougham, a professor in the Department of Music Performance, accused some members of the president’s cabinet of fostering a toxic educational environment. (Julian DeLucia/The Ithacan, File Photo by Abby Brady/The Ithacan).
Ithaca College professor files Title IX lawsuit claiming anti-LGBTQ+ environment
By Prakriti Panwar and Kaeleigh Banda May 9, 2025
Brad Hougham, a professor in the Department of Music Performance, filed a civil lawsuit against Ithaca College on April 30. Hougham, through his attorneys, claims that he experienced a “hostile sexual environment” and anti-LGBTQ+ work environment on campus. 
The Ithaca College baseball team fell to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers in the final game of the Liberty League Championship Tournament on May 11 at Booth Field. The Bombers will continue their fight for the title next season.
Liberty League leaves baseball and softball on roller coaster of emotions
By Isabella McSweeney, Co-Sports Editor • May 13, 2025
The Ithaca College baseball team ended the 2025 season with a heartbreaking loss to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers on May 11 at Booth Field. After a 16-6 loss May 10, the Bombers fought to protect their Liberty League Championship Tournament title, but they were unable to find their groove
The Cherry Arts produces Saviana Stanescu's play 'Ithaca Fever,' later to be awarded NEA grant funding for its world premiere. Since the grant's termination, The Cherry Arts has been asking for donations to cover the costs of the project.
NEA grant cancellations hit local arts spaces in Ithaca
By Sheelagh Doe, Life and Culture Editor • May 15, 2025
In November 2024, The Cherry Arts — a local arts hub in Ithaca whose a
AI on campus: Navigating the new normal in school
AI on campus: Navigating the new normal in school
By Isabella Bogosel and Narges Kasiri May 1, 2025
Artificial intelligence is rapidly weaving its way into campus life, and our community is learning to navigate it in real time.

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