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Virtual Reality in Higher Education

By Cayenne Lacko-Cave and Iris Nelson • May 4, 2022

Senior Jade Greer opens up about the hardships she has faced paying for higher education. She works both on and off campus and expresses the many sacrifices she has made to be where she is today.

Commentary: The cost of higher education continues to burden students

By Jade Greer • February 24, 2022
If I’m not in class, I’m working. If I’m not working, I’m sleeping. Everything I do, every aspect of my life is with money in mind.
Editorial: College’s program inspires intergenerational learning

Editorial: College’s program inspires intergenerational learning

December 5, 2019
The college’s relationship with the senior living community promotes the importance of lifelong education.
Editorial: Indigenous history plays essential role in higher ed

Editorial: Indigenous history plays essential role in higher ed

November 21, 2019
The college is one of many institutions that exist as a result of the violent and unethical redevelopment of indigenous land.
Racial politics in higher ed

Racial politics in higher ed

By Mahad Olad • November 6, 2019

On Sept. 30, Harvard University won a lawsuit against Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a conservative legal organization hell-bent on wiping out affirmative action programs on college campuses in the...

Editorial: Prison education program promotes educational equity

Editorial: Prison education program promotes educational equity

October 10, 2019
The college’s collaboration with the Cornell Prison Education Program demonstrates its commitment to educational equity.
Editorial: College's program shows commitment to refugees

Editorial: College’s program shows commitment to refugees

September 26, 2019
Violence, persecution, natural disaster and war have forced millions of people to flee their home countries and seek refuge in other nations.
Point/Counterpoint: The N-word in educational settings

Point/Counterpoint: The N-word in educational settings

September 19, 2019

    Racial epithets have a space in the classroom Mahad Olad Paul Zwier is a law professor at Emory University. Last September, he got in trouble for uttering the word "nigger"...

Racial epithets have a space in the classroom

Racial epithets have a space in the classroom

By Mahad Olad • September 19, 2019
Do racial epithets have any place in the classroom? They certainly should. Classes are spaces where no controversial topic is off the table.
N-word has no place in educational settings

N-word has no place in educational settings

By John Turner • September 19, 2019

Necro. Niger. Negro. Nigga. Black. The word "nigger" has never had a positive connotation. Although the spelling of the word has evolved, the feeling of the whip is still the same.  It is believed...

Laurie Koehler was recently appointed as Ithaca College's vice president for marketing and enrollment strategy. She hopes to engage the campus community to help strengthen the college's enrollment strategy.

Q&A: VP shares goals for marketing and enrollment

By Madison Fernandez, News Editor • September 10, 2019
News Editor Madison Fernandez sat down with Koehler to discuss her first month at the college and her plans to engage with the campus community.
Ithaca College’s 2017 federal form 990 was released April 16 for the 2017–18 fiscal year. It provided salary information for some of the college's top administration officials including President Shirley M. Collado.

Tax form presents Collado’s starting salary

By Madison Fernandez, News Editor • April 17, 2019
Ithaca College’s 2017 federal form 990 was released April 16 for the 2017–18 fiscal year, indicating President Shirley M. Collado’s salary.
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