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The Asian American Alliance celebrates Focus Asia month. JC Kuo writes that white allies must appreciate the differences in AAPI cultures.

April to focus on Asian-American culture at Ithaca College

By Angela Weldon, Assistant Life & Culture Editor • March 30, 2016
Throughout the month of April, the Asian American Alliance will be hosting a series of events as part of Focus Asia Month, which will focus on embracing Asian-American culture and identity.
Students hand out copies of The Ithacan to prospective students and families during the fall 2015 protests at Ithaca College. Many students have mixed feelings about diversity on campus after transitioning to college from more diverse locations.

Culture Clash: Students struggle with perceived diversity at IC

By Justin Henry, Staff Writer • March 9, 2016
Social justice advocacy from groups that seek to amplify the voices of marginalized students has forced the campus community to reconsider itself as a diverse and welcoming place.
Derek Adams, assistant professor in the Department of English, talks to the audience at the Nov. 11, 2015 teach-in in Textor. Adams was one of three faculty members that POC at IC demanded receive immediate tenure.

Newly tenured IC professors do not include POC at IC’s picks

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • March 2, 2016
The list of professors at Ithaca College who were awarded tenure for 2015–16 was announced Feb. 21. However, missing from the list were the names of the professors that POC at IC demanded be given immediate tenure.
A rape in the third degree reportedly occurred between 1:15 a.m. and 4 a.m. Jan. 22 near Boothroyd Hall at Ithaca College.

Ithaca College to begin diversity and inclusion initiatives

By Jessica Ferreira, Staff Writer • February 9, 2016
A work group formed in October 2015 between Residential Life and Public Safety is currently focusing on the creation of a community review board to make decisions about concerns regarding Public Safety.
Sean Eversley Bradwell has been hired for the newly created position of Director of Programs and Outreach within the Division of Educational Affairs at Ithaca College.

Q&A: Sean Eversley Bradwell discusses MLK’s legacy

By Sabrina Knight, Senior Writer • February 3, 2016
Senior Writer Sabrina Knight sat down with Sean Eversley Bradwell, assistant professor in the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity, to speak about Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, today’s higher education climate and the recent unrest on college campuses across the country.
Collective momentum: College activists drive institutional change

Collective momentum: College activists drive institutional change

By Faith Meckley and Sophia Tulp • January 28, 2016
Students protesting the racial climate at Ithaca College are not the only ones finding a collective voice with which to address institutionalized racism. In a tumultuous fall semester, at least 75 other colleges and universities have begun bringing their demands for change to their administrations.
Ithaca College part-time faculty and students from Students for Labor Action pose for a photo outside the Peggy Ryan Williams Center, after the part-time faculty met with Ithaca College administrators April 15.

Open Letter: Contingent faculty voice support for activism

By Part-time faculty members • December 9, 2015
We wish to express our confidence that serious, conscientious changes in campus governance will make the College stronger and safer for everyone.
The Ithaca College Student Government Association reveals the results of the student no confidence vote in Emerson Suites on Nov. 30. The SGA has opened an application for students interested in joining the search committee for the next president.

UPDATE: Ithaca College students vote no confidence in Rochon

By Kyle Arnold and Max Denning • November 30, 2015
Ithaca College students have voted “no confidence” in President Tom Rochon, with 71.75 percent of students who voted expressing no confidence.

Updated: College announces chief diversity officer position

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer • November 11, 2015
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon announced the creation of a chief diversity officer position to provide leadership over “ongoing work to improve our campus' racial climate.”
The student group POC at IC and its allies stand on stage and voice their lack of confidence in President Tom Rochon at the “Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias” event Oct. 27. After the demonstration, they walked out of the event amid “no confidence” chants.

Commentary: Campuswide meeting brings shift in power dynamic

By Guillaume Gentil • November 4, 2015
Their speeches tackled contradictions in the administration’s handling of incidents of discrimination against ALANA students.
POC at IC protested at the Ithaca College Open House event on Oct. 24, both in response to an administrative statement put in the folders of all prospective students and to educate Open House attendees on the campus climate. The students issued their own statement to the visitors.

Administration and POC at IC issue statements at Open House

By Ithaca College Administration and POC at IC • October 28, 2015
We hope you are open to hearing perspectives other than that of the administration.
Commentary: Alumna addresses racial issues with 2011 research

Commentary: Alumna addresses racial issues with 2011 research

By Joyti Jiandani • October 28, 2015
It is possible to build a community where ALANA students feel safe, supported and respected. This comes through an action-based approach.
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