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Editorial: College owes transparency to prospective students

Editorial: College owes transparency to prospective students

By The Ithacan • April 8, 2021
Higher education in the U.S. is a business. Schools will market themselves through favorable reviews, pleasant images and flattering advertisements.
Editorial: Furthering campus divide will not help the college

Editorial: Furthering campus divide will not help the college

By The Ithacan • March 17, 2021
Pursuing a no confidence vote would have burned the already shaky relations between the administration and the college community. 
In 2007, Ithaca College named Michael Twomey a Charles A. Dana Professor of Humanities and Arts. Twomey retired from the Department of English in 2017.

Commentary: Community needs updates on administrative cuts

By Michael Twomey • February 23, 2021
The "Shape of the College" document tells the same old story about cutting the faculty without a word about cutting the administration.
The Contingent Faculty Union urged the college’s administration to be creative in its attempts to save money amid the COVID-19 pandemic and to support contingent faculty members, who are most at risk of being laid off. 

Arbitrator rules against administration in contingent faculty case

By Madison Fernandez, Editor in Chief • February 19, 2021
The arbitrator found that Schneller’s actions did not warrant disciplinary warning. The college has been ordered to expunge the warning.
Editorial: Stonewalling and Arrogance Counter to Our Values

Editorial: Stonewalling and Arrogance Counter to Our Values

December 18, 2020
If students are Ithaca College’s “why,” then why are those same students being ignored and talked down to?
The Contingent Faculty Union urged the college’s administration to be creative in its attempts to save money amid the COVID-19 pandemic and to support contingent faculty members, who are most at risk of being laid off. 

Commentary: Full scale of faculty layoffs may be misrepresented by administration

By James Miranda, John Burger, Mark Baustian, Rachel Fomalhaut, and Tom Schneller • November 23, 2020
The only protection faculty at IC have against destructive top-down management decisions is to stand in solidarity with one another.
Editorial: Professors need to be commended not cut

Editorial: Professors need to be commended not cut

By The Ithacan • November 23, 2020
Ultimately, faculty members need to be commended for their work in altering their curricula. This demonstrates what makes the college special.
Editorial: Students are forced to take matters into their own hands, yet again

Editorial: Students are forced to take matters into their own hands, yet again

By The Ithacan • November 22, 2020
Students are saying that they want more communication and transparency regarding these faculty cuts. Students are also requesting basic information.
Editorial: Community members need to take a stand in prioritization process

Editorial: Community members need to take a stand in prioritization process

By The Ithacan • November 9, 2020
Clearly, this is something no one wants to see happen. Shared governance can be achieved. The college is just making it more difficult.
Editorial: Administrators are sacrificing too, but how much?

Editorial: Administrators are sacrificing too, but how much?

October 29, 2020
The campus community desperately wants to trust the administration while it is making drastic changes to the college.
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.

Administrative salaries unclear amid campus cuts

By Madison Fernandez, Editor in Chief • October 29, 2020
When asked to clarify members of the SLT’s current salaries, Dave Maley, director of public relations, denied the request.
Voting bills should have been accepted by IC administration

Voting bills should have been accepted by IC administration

By The Ithacan • October 24, 2020
This election will affect students for years to come, and it is imperative that young adults vote if they want to have a say in their future.
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