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In Fall 2019, then Provost and now President La Jerne Cornish announced the decision to phase out the honors program to the Honors Steering Committee.

Students and faculty impacted by honors program phasing out

By Leila Marcillo-Gomez, Assistant Photo Editor • August 31, 2022
The decision to phase out the honors program has led to confusion and disappointment for some of the students and faculty that have been involved in it.
Thomas Pfaff, professor in the Department of Mathematics, has interacted with Ithaca College administrators often as the former Honors Program director for three and a half years and as a faculty member.

Professor discusses harmful impacts of administrative culture

By Madison Moore, Staff Writer • November 13, 2017
Thomas Pfaff, professor in the Department of Mathematics, wrote an article for Inside Higher Ed titled, “The Need for Slower Administrators.”
Thomas Pfaff, professor in the Department of Mathematics, has interacted with Ithaca College administrators often as the former Honors Program director for three and a half years and as a faculty member.

IC struggles to find Honors Program director candidates

By Sophia Tulp, Staff Writer • October 19, 2016
No candidates have formally applied to be director of the Ithaca College Honors Program, with less than two months until the position becomes vacant. The two most recent directors say this underscores
From left: Tom Pfaff, Honors Program director and professor in the Department of Mathematics, and Patricia Spencer, faculty director for service learning in the Office of Civic Engagement and assistant professor in the Department of Writing, will step down from their positions claiming a lack of support from the Ithaca College administration.

Two Ithaca College faculty directors to step down

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor • May 4, 2016
Two Ithaca College administrators have announced they will be stepping down from their positions, claiming a lack of administrative support from the college.
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