The Ithacan

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The new student and transition office at the college should be applauded for going to these significant lengths to make sure first-generation students feel as welcome as possible.

I hope that any member of the Ithaca College community will feel welcome to join me for these important programs which showcase diverse and often underrepresented histories.

Although this is prevalent in most job industries in the Western world, academia is a key industry, as it is crucial for students to be led by people who accurately represent them.

To live up to the goals Ithaca College has, I recommend the college stop all the talk about how diverse we are and take some action.

The principles and techniques of intergroup dialogue can be applied to fields outside of just sociology and psychology classes, Derek Adams said.

The fact of the matter is this: Boards that draw from different demographics are more successful because they make better decisions.

There needs to be more consistent inclusion of diverse people and perspectives within education at Park.

In the following letter, we address issues with the current ICC diversity credit and outline our suggestions for its revitalization.

Although well-intentioned, this line of thinking is far from perfect — in fact, we found multiple issues with the “diversity” perspective of the ICC.

The highs of the narrative can’t compensate for the lows of the message. “13 Reasons Why” isn’t the mental health education it could have been.

Cultural taxation—psychologist Amado Padilla coined the term to describe minority faculty’s obligation to serve the diversity needs of the college.