The Ithacan

Accuracy • Independence • Integrity

President Shirley M. Collado leaves our institution having championed values of diversity, equity and inclusion. We wish her luck in her new position

It’s not too late to slow down and examine how the college can proceed and address the enrollment decline before embarking on this disastrous plan.

Students have complained about the facilities, including the showers, accessibility, elevators, meal plan requirements and poor maintenance.

Higher education in the U.S. is a business. Schools will market themselves through favorable reviews, pleasant images and flattering advertisements.

Pursuing a no confidence vote would have burned the already shaky relations between the administration and the college community. 

The “Shape of the College” document tells the same old story about cutting the faculty without a word about cutting the administration.

The arbitrator found that Schneller’s actions did not warrant disciplinary warning. The college has been ordered to expunge the warning.

If students are Ithaca College’s “why,” then why are those same students being ignored and talked down to?

The only protection faculty at IC have against destructive top-down management decisions is to stand in solidarity with one another.

Ultimately, faculty members need to be commended for their work in altering their curricula. This demonstrates what makes the college special.

Students are saying that they want more communication and transparency regarding these faculty cuts. Students are also requesting basic information.

Clearly, this is something no one wants to see happen. Shared governance can be achieved. The college is just making it more difficult.