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THE ITHACAN

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THE ITHACAN

Naeem Inayatullah, professor in the Department of Politics, urges the college to prioritize its workers over capital interests.

Commentary: Reframing Ithaca College’s vision

By Naeem Inayatullah March 16, 2021
The administration’s commitment to disaster capitalism has permanently divided our community. Our wounds are deep; they will not be easily healed. 
From left to right, Ithaca College professors Hugh Egan, Claire Gleitman and Tom Swenson are among the 11 faculty members discussing the value of tenure.

Commentary: Why tenure is an institutional value

March 16, 2021
As we watch our community reeling from the current cuts, we should be invested in unambiguously defending tenure as a cherished institutional value.
Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado answers questions at a press conference in September 2018. Collado and La Jerne Cornish, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, approved the plan to cut 116 full-time equivalent faculty positions Feb. 24.

Q&A: Administration speaks about APP and faculty cuts

By Madison Fernandez, Editor in Chief March 5, 2021
Collado and Cornish spoke about the campus community’s reactions to the changes and the APP process moving forward.
Editorial: Claiming transparency is not actual transparency

Editorial: Claiming transparency is not actual transparency

By The Ithacan March 4, 2021
By restricting The Ithacan’s reporting, the administration is not upholding its promise of being fully transparent and open to the public.
Sophomore Julia Young discusses the impact of the faculty cuts and how they will affect student morale and engagement beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commentary: Will spring ever arrive at Ithaca College?

By Julia Young March 3, 2021
Professors contribute to campus culture, they are involved in student life and they motivate their students to be leaders in our community.
Sandra Steingraber is a distinguished scholar in residence in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences. She is leaving Ithaca College following the finalization of the faculty cuts.

Commentary: A Farewell to Ithaca College after 18 years

By Sandra Steingraber March 3, 2021
It’s our contingent and NTEN faculty who are engaged in some of the most innovative, intersectional, progressive teaching on campus.
The Academic Program Prioritization Implementation Committee (APPIC) released its final recommendations for the APP in the “Shape of the College” document Feb. 18. The final recommendations, like the draft document, recommend the elimination of 116 FTE faculty positions and 26 departments, programs and majors.

Ithaca College approves plan for faculty cuts

By Alexis Manore, News Editor February 25, 2021
The APPIC released its final recommendations for the APP in the “Shape of the College” document Feb. 18. The final recommendations recommend the elimination of 116 full-time equivalent faculty.
Students voice their opposition to the faculty cuts at a protest organized by the Open the Books coalition Feb. 22. Protesters held a banner at the crosswalk outside the Peggy Ryan Williams Center.

Students protest faculty cuts with sign display at PRW

By Jordan Broking, Staff Writer February 23, 2021
The Open the Books coalition held a fifth protest demanding financial transparency regarding faculty and program cuts.
Fae Dremock, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, welcomes freshmen to the department at the Fall 2019 Ice Cream Social.

Environmental studies department opposes faculty cuts

By Syd Pierre February 18, 2021
The Ithaca College Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences (ENVS) is voicing its opposition to the draft “Shape of the College” document.
To fight the cuts and push for shared governance, some faculty members are creating an Ithaca College chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The AAUP works to develop standards in higher education and advocates for academic freedom and shared governance. 

‘Shape of the College’ draft met with criticism

By Alexis Manore, Alyshia Korba, and Caitlin Holtzman February 11, 2021
Faculty, students and alumni share their reactions to the "Shape of the College" draft.
From left, junior Julia Machlin and sophomore Sara Stohl speak at the Open the Books rally Feb. 8 at Free Speech Rock outside of Phillips Hall.

Protesters demand transparency regarding faculty cuts

By Alyshia Korba and Jordan Broking February 9, 2021
The Open the Books Coalition organized a protest on campus against the proposed faculty and program cuts Feb. 8.
The Ithaca College Presidential Search Committee has announced that it has picked an executive search firm to use in the search for the 10th president of the college.

Testimonials: Alumni express concerns about faculty cuts

By Ithaca College alumni February 8, 2021
Some Ithaca College alumni are voicing their opposition to the implementation of the APP process and the resulting faculty and program cuts.
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