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The Ithaca College National Association of Black Accountants and Beta Alpha Psi, an accounting, finance and business honor society, invited Paquita Davis-Friday, interim dean of the Zicklin School of Business at CUNY Baruch College and professor in the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy, to speak at their meeting. 

Expert discusses workplace diversity, equity and inclusion

By Noa Ran-Ressler, Assistant News Editor • April 12, 2023
Davis-Friday discussed diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace with accounting, finance and business students.
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.
The event, held Feb. 14, was part of the Difficult Dialogues: Cultivating Cultures of Belonging Symposium — an event created to facilitate discussion of complex and controversial subjects by bringing guest speakers to campus to address challenging subjects.

Guest speaker gives presentation on equity in education

By Elizabeth Kharabadze, Staff Writer • February 16, 2022
Raja Gopal Bhattar, a diversity, equity and belonging strategist, spoke at IC about incorporating equity, inclusion and belonging into education.
The findings of The Ithacan Diversity Report shows that 33.4% of The Ithacan's board is represented by persons of color (BIPOC) and 51.9% of the board identify as heterosexual.

The Ithacan Diversity Report 2021-22

By Ithacan Staff • December 8, 2021
This Ithacan Diversity Report serves as a benchmark for future use as The Ithacan sets a standard of transparent reporting for its newsroom.
Osorto said the majority of his work has consisted of ensuring that the college recognizes and supports the religious, spiritual and secular identities of students and working to create opportunities for campus community members to have interfaith discussions about belonging to multiple identities. 

Religious and spiritual leader to leave college in November

By Jillian Bleier, Assistant News Editor • October 20, 2021
Hierald Osorto, executive director for Student Equity and Belonging and Religious and Spiritual Life, will be departing Ithaca College in November.
In past years, the two programs were run separately, but Shadayvia Wallace officially took position as the director of both programs Aug. 16

Two campus programs have a new program director

By Olivia Stanzl, Contributing Writer • August 25, 2021
Shadayvia Wallace is the new program director for both the Martin Luther King Scholar Program and First Generation Programs at Ithaca College. 
The Ithaca College SGC discussed anti-racist curriculum initiatives with RahK Lash, director of the Martin Luther King Scholar Program and the Center for IDEAS.

SGC discusses anti-racist curriculum initiatives

By Syd Pierre, Staff Writter • December 10, 2020
The Ithaca College SGC discussed anti-racist curriculum initiatives with RahK Lash, director of the Martin Luther King Scholar Program and the Center for IDEAS.
As a black Jewish woman, Yavilah McCoy said, her intersectional identity has forced her to deal with multiple kinds of oppression throughout her life. McCoy said she aims to avoid divisiveness in social justice.

Activist speaks on intersectionality in activism

By Cora Payne, Assistant News Editor • February 19, 2020
Yavilah McCoy, an educator, anti-racism activist and diversity, equity and inclusion consultant, visited Ithaca College on Feb. 18 to speak.
From left, senior soccer player Devon Morris, sophomore football player Donte Garcia, sophomore runner Katelyn Hutchison and junior rower Mikayla Henry participate in the Voices of Experience panel Jan. 21 in the Emerson Suites.

Student-athlete panel discusses race identity in athletics

By Emily Adams, Sports Editor • January 22, 2020
A panel of student-athletes spoke about racial identity during the Voices of Experience event Jan. 21 in the Emerson Suites.
From left, Sean Eversley Bradwell, director of the Center for Inclusion Diversity Equity and Social Change (IDEAS); Leslyn McBean-Clairborne, Tompkins County Legislator and deputy director of the Greater Ithaca Activity Center; RahK Lash, associate director of the Center for IDEAS; and sophomore Yetunde Smalls, student member of the Ithaca College Board of Trustees presented a panel discussion on the origins, ownership and usage of the “N-word" Jan. 30.

Panel discusses origins and ownership of the “N-word”

By Elizabeth Henning, Staff Writer • February 1, 2019
“When you have been bought and sold for centuries and you have had prices put on your soul, the only thing you control is language,” Bradwell said.
Editorial: College should react to racist video with nuance

Editorial: College should react to racist video with nuance

December 12, 2018
This incident, while incredibly painful and concerning, is teaching us something.
Students exit the community gathering held on Dec. 12 to discuss a viral video of a student using a racial slur. Sophomore Briana Williams writes that the forum was ineffective in addressing racial issues on campus.

Campus community discusses racist video posted by student

By John Turner, Contributing Writer • December 12, 2018
Approximately 200 students, faculty and staff members of the Ithaca College community came together at an open forum to discuss a racist video that surfaced on social media early last week.
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