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Recapping the Ithaca Forever Strategic Plan and 116 faculty reductions

Recapping the Ithaca Forever Strategic Plan and 116 faculty reductions

By Lorien Tyne, News Editor • April 19, 2023
Since Fall 2019 when Ithaca College first introduced the Ithaca Forever Strategic Plan, there has been considerable frustration and confusion throughout the campus community.
Junior faculty face obstacles to have job security and tenure

Junior faculty face obstacles to have job security and tenure

By Lorien Tyne and Maddy Vogel • April 5, 2023
Tenure-track faculty commonly feel higher levels of stress, which is exacerbated by pre-existing, workplace power dynamics and life factors. 
Sophomore psychology major Nicole De La Mota said she has heard in class from her psychology professors that some psychology courses will likely shift from three to four credits in the future.

Psychology minors face registration struggles because of low course offerings

By Kai Lincke, Staff Writer • November 30, 2022
Faculty cuts in the Ithaca College Department of Psychology have left many students minoring in psychology struggling to register for Spring 2023 classes and meet the requirements needed to graduate. 
Ithaca College President La Jerne Cornish is now a quarter of the way through her first academic year as president.

Q&A: IC President La Jerne Cornish discusses values and administrative changes

By Caitlin Holtzman and Syd Pierre • October 26, 2022
Editor-in-Chief Caitlin Holtzman and news editor Syd Pierre sat down with President La Jerne Cornish to discuss her goals as president and changes made in the college’s administration.
Editorial: IC administrators must prioritize their faculty

Editorial: IC administrators must prioritize their faculty

By The Ithacan • September 21, 2022
Raising wages and allocating funding for dying programs should be the highest priority for the college if they are to stay afloat as an institution.
In Fall 2019, then Provost and now President La Jerne Cornish announced the decision to phase out the honors program to the Honors Steering Committee.

Students and faculty impacted by honors program phasing out

By Leila Marcillo-Gomez, Assistant Photo Editor • August 31, 2022
The decision to phase out the honors program has led to confusion and disappointment for some of the students and faculty that have been involved in it.
Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado’s monthly base compensation increased by $1,039 to $41,174 per month during the 2019–20 fiscal year.

After saying her salary would freeze, President Collado’s compensation rose

By Alexis Manore and Elijah de Castro • May 5, 2022
Despite claiming multiple times that she froze her salary during the 2019–20 academic year, former Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado’s monthly base compensation increased by $1,039 to $41,17
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