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As the Supreme Court re-evaluates Affirmative Action, Ithaca College grapples with the debate surrounding race-based opportunities in its own community.

College grapples with debate around race-based opportunities

By Prakriti Panwar, Staff Writer • November 8, 2022
As the Supreme Court re-evaluates Affirmative Action, Ithaca College grapples with the debate surrounding race-based opportunities in its own community.
From left, senior Bella Topping, juniors Amulya Ravitej Bachala, Morgana Zendejas Peterson and Hope Borsic are BOLD scholars.The BOLD Leadership Network received a $2 million grant.

Ithaca College chapter of BOLD receives a $2 million grant

By Eleanor Kay, Staff Writer • March 31, 2022
The Ithaca College chapter of the BOLD Women’s Leadership Network received a $2 million grant from the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation. 
Elyse Nepa, Clery Act and crime prevention coordinator in the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management, is a part of the Sexual Violence and Prevention Committee.

Program aims to educate students about violence prevention

By Caroline Grass, Staff Writer • November 10, 2021
A new program at Ithaca College, IC Responsibility (ICR), aims to educate students about intervention to ensure that violence prevention education.
'The Intersection' - A Conversation with Seidy Bobadilla

‘The Intersection’ – A Conversation with Seidy Bobadilla

By Frankie Walls, Managing Editor • October 14, 2021

The Ithacan · 'The Intersection' - A Conversation with Seidy Bobadilla In this week’s episode, host Frankie Walls sits down with senior Integrated Marketing and Communications major Seidy Bobadilla...

The BOLD Women’s Leadership Network requires that applicants identify as women, but Samantha Elebiary, BOLD Program Director at the college, said nonbinary identifying students are not discouraged from applying. Elebiary said students are not required to disclose their gender identity on the application. 

BOLD program under investigation for Title IX complaint

By Ashley Stalnecker, Senior Writer • February 10, 2021
The U.S. Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Ithaca College’s BOLD program after receiving a complaint of a Title IX violation.
The BOLD Women’s Leadership Network requires that applicants identify as women, but Samantha Elebiary, BOLD Program Director at the college, said nonbinary identifying students are not discouraged from applying. Elebiary said students are not required to disclose their gender identity on the application. 

Pussycat Foundation grants BOLD program $1.2 million

By Alexis Manore, Assistant News Editor • February 5, 2020
The Pussycat Foundation recently granted the Ithaca College BOLD Women’s Leadership Network $1.2 million to continue the program.
Jan Singer '86 spoke at “Workplace 2020: The Elements you need to Ignite NOW,” an event hosted by the Ithaca College Women’s Mentoring Network on Oct. 24. She shared the story of her career and gave advice to approximately 100 female-identifying students, faculty and staff. 

Former Victoria’s Secret CEO presents on women in business

By Alyshia Korba, Staff Writer • October 29, 2019
Jan Singer, '86, spoke at “Workplace 2020: The Elements you need to Ignite NOW,” an event hosted by the Women’s Mentoring Network Oct. 24.
The Class of 2020 is the second class of BOLD Scholars at the college and is comprised of eight seniors: Clare Nowalk, Breana Nieves Vergara, Markiesha Morgan, Kelly Madden, Ashae Forsythe, Audrianna Evelyn, Diana Castillo and Calissa Brown.

BOLD scholars mentor high school students with new program

By Alyshia Korba, Staff Writer • September 18, 2019
Project Embolden, a mentorship program with New Roots Charter School, creates bonds among Ithaca high school students and Ithaca College students. 
Senior Laura Waxman, a BOLD scholar, spoke at the event “Engaging Mental Health in People of Color (EMPOC)” to discuss the mental health of people of color Oct. 11.

BOLD scholars discuss mental health of people of color

By Alexis Manore, Staff Writer • October 18, 2018
The first cohort of BOLD scholars launched a new initiative centered on the mental health of people of color in a kickoff event Oct. 11.
Editorial: The dawn of a new era under President Collado

Editorial: The dawn of a new era under President Collado

August 30, 2017
Collado is promising, to say the least, and has arrived to much excitement and fanfare in the campus community.
Ithaca College is the newest institution to be a part o the BOLD Women's Leadership Network, which is a scholarship program.

Collado brings BOLD scholarship program to Ithaca College

By Falyn Stempler, Staff Writer • August 30, 2017
The college joined this program as a result of President Shirley M. Collado’s personal connection to the program.
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