Commentary: IC Reorganization Requires Transparency and Inclusiveness in Decision Making Processes
The realignment of schools, departments and programs needs to be based on the imagination of those who teach, think, research and write — faculty.
The realignment of schools, departments and programs needs to be based on the imagination of those who teach, think, research and write — faculty.
The IC Staff Council released a statement March 15 in response to the recent dialogue surrounding the Academic Program Prioritization process.
Pursuing a no confidence vote would have burned the already shaky relations between the administration and the college community.
The number of BIPOC faculty being cut is not the only issue. Racist professors still having a job and being protected by tenure needs to be addressed.
The Open the Books coalition held two protests the week of the release of the Academic Program Prioritization recommendations.
It’s been obvious that over the last four months, the administration has not been open to discourse with the campus community.
The “Shape of the College” document tells the same old story about cutting the faculty without a word about cutting the administration.
The Open the Books coalition held a “Protest in the Snow” on Feb.
The arbitrator found that Schneller’s actions did not warrant disciplinary warning. The college has been ordered to expunge the warning.
There is no denying that the college needs to make painful department and program cuts and layoffs, but the haste of the process is infuriating.
A real liberal arts mission would mean cherished programs are preserved and workers are considered indispensable.
The Open the Books Coalition hosted a “Day of Action Against Austerity” at Ithaca College on Feb.