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Ithaca College community members protest against the faculty, program, department and major cuts at a rally held by the Open the Books coalition Feb. 8. Members of Open the Books and other students attended the "Future of the College" gathering March 4 to ask members of the administration questions about the cuts.

Administration answers student questions regarding APP

By Syd Pierre, Editor In Chief • March 11, 2021
Ithaca College administrators held a Q&A session with students regarding their concerns with the Academic Prioritization Program process March 4.
A vote of no confidence is held when groups on campus, like the SGC, the Faculty Council and the Staff Council, feel that the president or administration is ineffective at running the college.

SGC discusses holding vote of no confidence

By Syd Pierre, Editor In Chief • March 9, 2021
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council (SGC) discussed a vote of no confidence at its March 8 meeting. 
Jason Freitag, associate professor in the Department of History, emphasizes the college's need for collaborative shared governance among stakeholders to improve the future of the school.

Commentary: Now is a crucial time for shared governance

By Jason Freitag • March 9, 2021
A robust commitment to collaborative shared governance is needed now to move the college through this dark time and ensure that the college thrives.
Zack Ford ‘07 is the current secretary of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Ford argues that the college needs to downsize, and the Academic Program Prioritization process gives faculty as much notice as possible.

Commentary: Pretending change isn’t necessary doesn’t help

By Zack Ford • March 9, 2021
If the college is shrinking one way or another, I much prefer a scenario in which our faculty have as much notice and support as possible.
Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado answers questions at a press conference in September 2018. Collado and La Jerne Cornish, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, approved the plan to cut 116 full-time equivalent faculty positions Feb. 24.

Q&A: Administration speaks about APP and faculty cuts

By Madison Fernandez, Editor in Chief • March 5, 2021
Collado and Cornish spoke about the campus community’s reactions to the changes and the APP process moving forward.
The Faculty Council at a meeting Sept. 5, 2017. The Ithaca College Faculty Council met with Tim Downs, vice president of Finance and Administration and chief financial officer, and discussed the college’s financial status.

Faculty Council considers holding vote of no confidence

By Alyshia Korba, Assistant News Editor • March 4, 2021
The Ithaca College Faculty Council discussed a vote of no confidence against the administration during its March 2.
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.

Alumni meet to discuss final APP recommendations

By Makayla Carozzolo, Contributing Writer • March 3, 2021
Ithaca College Alumni Against Austerity voiced its discontent with the approval of the final APP recommendations in a March 1 event. 
This weekly series aims to put human faces on the faculty members who have been notified of their termination as a result of the Academic Program Prioritization.

The Faces of Austerity March 4

By Harriet Malinowitz, lecturer in the Department of Writing • March 3, 2021
This series aims to put human faces on faculty members who have been notified of their termination as a result of the Academic Program Prioritization.
From left, senior Sarah Jennison, Longview resident Rachel Kaufman and Desirée Tolchin '20 chat as part of Ithaca College's Sociology of Aging class. The Department of Aging Studies is one of the departments that will be cut.

Aging studies department slated to be cut due to APP

By Jordan Broking, Staff Writer • March 3, 2021
The aging studies major is one of 26 majors, programs and departments slated to be eliminated as a result of the APP process.
The Ithaca College Presidential Search Committee has announced that it has picked an executive search firm to use in the search for the 10th president of the college.

Administration discusses APP, campus life and COVID-19

By Caitlin Holtzman, Editor in Chief • February 27, 2021
Administrators spoke about the COVID-19 pandemic and the Academic Program Prioritization (APP) process during the All-Student and Family Gathering.
This weekly series aims to put human faces on the faculty members who have been notified of their termination as a result of the Academic Program Prioritization.

The Faces of Austerity Feb. 25

By Harriet Malinowitz, lecturer in the Department of Writing • February 25, 2021
This series aims to put human faces on faculty members who have been notified of their termination as a result of the Academic Program Prioritization.
This weekly series aims to put human faces on the faculty members who have been notified of their termination as a result of the Academic Program Prioritization.

The Faces of Austerity Feb. 18

By Harriet Malinowitz, lecturer in the Department of Writing • February 25, 2021
This series aims to put human faces on faculty members who have been notified of their termination as a result of the Academic Program Prioritization.
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